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

3. Carelessness and listlessness; This is the temper of many, knowing the difficulty of believing, repenting, &c. and remembering their own guilt, they cast off the care of that, which they think will be to no purpose, &c. You must therefore possess them with the necessity of Christian carefulness; what madness it is to be careless now, which is the only season of caring to any purpose; &c. What folly it is to free themselves from the care of a few days, to ascertain to themselves everlasting care and torment, &c. Also you must possess them with the benefit of this care, and laying it to heart, &c. That it is Gods course in opening the heart, to stir up this care.

3. Carelesness and listnesness; This is the temper of many, knowing the difficulty of believing, repenting, &c. and remembring their own guilt, they cast off the care of that, which they think will be to no purpose, &c. You must therefore possess them with the necessity of Christian carefulness; what madness it is to be careless now, which is the only season of caring to any purpose; &c. What folly it is to free themselves from the care of a few dayes, to ascertain to themselves everlasting care and torment, &c. Also you must possesse them with the benefit of this care, and laying it to heart, &c. That it is Gods course in opening the heart, to stir up this care.

4. Resting in generals. Dolosus versatur in generalibus. This deceives many into Hell: You may discourse excellently against sin in the general, and raise in them some passion against it, yet not profit them at all, &c. For true repentance takes notice of particular sins, &c. And as generals have no existence, but in the particulars according to principles of Philosophy: So it is sin in particular, which doth primarily affect the heart of a true penitent.

4. Resting in generals. Dolosus versatur in generalibus. This deceives many into Hell: You may discourse excellently against sin in the generall, and raise in them some passion against it, yet not profit them at all, &c. For true repentance takes notice of particular sins, &c. And as generals have no existence, but in the particulars according to principles of Philosophy: So it is sin in particular, which doth primarily affect the heart of a true penitent.