The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

2. Difference of education and conversation, some have been nuzzled in ignorance, others brought up in the knowledge of the truth, not considering of this, occasions much mischief: Discourse to an ignorant person of the necessity of faith and repentance, you lose your labour oft times, he conceits he hath believed and repented; for he takes faith to be a believing, though without any grounds, that God hath pardoned him, and repentance a crying God mercy, &c. one must consider where foundations must be laid—and where we need only raise superstructions: some have had a loose and profane education, others civil and religious: the former require more terror, the latter more caution, lest they deceive themselves.

2. Difference of education and conversation, some have been nuzzled in ignorance, others brought up in the knowledge of the truth, not considering of this, occasions much mischief: Discourse to an ignorant person of the necessity of faith and repentance, you lose your labour oft times, he conceits he hath believed and repented; for he takes faith to be a believing, though without any grounds, that God hath pardoned him, and repentance a crying God mercy, &c. one must consider where foundations must be laid—and where we need only raise superstructions: some have had a loose and profane education, others civil and religious: the former require more terrour, the latter more caution, lest they deceive themselves.

3. Difference of guilt. Great difference is to be made in the handling of sinners of a smaller size, and inveterate sinners: as God expects, so Ministers must endeavour that sorrow may bear some proportion with the sin — Peter having sinned grievously wept bitterly Mat. 27. last.