The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

2. Faith doth Realize all this to the Soul, which God hath said against sin. Faith doth not make these things more real, then they are: but doth Realize things to the Soul, not imaginary, but real things, which, being looked upon as real things, do humble.

2. Faith doth Realize all this to the Soul, which God hath said against sin. Faith doth not make these things more reall, then they are: but doth Realize things to the Soul, not imaginary, but real things, which, being lookt upon as reall things, do humble.

This is the Reason, why one, when he hears of Gods threatenings denounced against Sin; goes home, and lies in the dust; is humbled, and cast down; as Josiah, when he read the book of the Law. And another stands up, out-faceth Hell, and the curse; He is never humbled; nor cast down. It is because the one he looks upon these things are real; and true: the other he looks upon them, as fancies, Imaginary things.

This is the Reason, why one, when he hears of Gods threatnings denounced against Sin; goes home, and lyes in the dust; is humbled, and cast down; as Josiah, when hee read the book of the Law. And another stands up, out-faceth Hell, and the curse; He is never humbled; nor cast down. It is because the one he looks upon these things are reall; and true: the other hee looks upon them, as fancies, Imaginary things.

If men believed, that all that evil, which God hath threatened against Sin, were true, they could not drink down sin as water, nor eat the bread of Sin, with such delight, as they do.

If men beleeved, that all that evil, which God hath threatned against Sin, were true, they could not drink down sinne as water, nor eat the bread of Sin, with such delight, as they do.