The doctrine of the law and grace unfolded, or, A discourse touching the law…

First, if thou do get off thy Convictions, and not the right way, (which is by seeing thy Sins washed away by the Blood of Jesus Christ) it is a question whether ever God will knock at thy Heart again or no; but rather say, Such a one is joined to Idols; let him alone. Hos. 4. 17. ⟨image 6⟩Though he be in a natural state, let him alone. Though he be in, or under the Curse of the Law, let him alone. Though he be in the very hand of the Devil, let him alone. Though he be a going post-haste to Hell, let him alone. Though his Damnation will not only be Damnation for Sins against the Law, but also for slighting the Gospel, yet, let him alone. My Spirit, my Ministers, my Word, my Grace, my Mercy, my Love, my Pity, my common Providences, shall no more strive with him, let him alone. O sad! O miserable! who would slight Convictions that are on their Souls, which tend so much for their good?

First, if thou do get off thy Convictions, and not the right way, (which is by seeing thy Sins washed away by the Blood of Jesus Christ) it is a question whether ever God will knock at thy Heart again or no; but rather say, Such a one is joyned to Idols; let him alone. Hos. 4. 17. ⟨image 6⟩Though he be in a natural state, let him alone. Though he be in, or under the Curse of the Law, let him alone. Though he be in the very hand of the Devil, let him alone. Though he be a going post-haste to Hell, let him alone. Though his Damnation will not only be Damnation for Sins against the Law, but also for slighting the Gospel, yet, let him alone. My Spirit, my Ministers, my Word, my Grace, my Mercy, my Love, my Pity, my common Providences, shall no more strive with him, let him alone. O sad! O miserable! who would slight Convictions that are on their Souls, which tend so much for their good?

Secondly, if thou shalt not regard how thou do put off Convictions, but put them off without the precious Blood of Christ being savingly applied to thy Soul; thou art sure to have the misspending of that Conviction to prove the hardening of thy Heart against the next time thou art to hear the Word preached or read. This is commonly seen, that those Souls that have not regarded those Convictions that are at first set upon their Spirits, do commonly (and that by the just Judgments of God upon them) grow more hard, more senseless, more feared and sottish in their Spirits; for some, who formerly would quake and weep, and relent under the hearing of the Word, do now for the present sit so senseless, so feared, and hardened in their Consciences, that certainly if they should have Hell-fire thrown in their Faces, as it is sometimes cried up in their Ears, they would scarce be moved; and this comes upon them as a just Judgment of God,