Spiritual refining

First, Those that live in their sins, and in an unconverted estate, by either an affected, or a gross ignorance. Or 2. Such who have knowledge, and yet knowingly, and wilfully commit those sins, that inwardly their own Consciences, enlightened by the word, condemns them for. In these two ranks all wicked men may be placed: For as for Heathens, who have a mere negative ignorance or unbelief in God and his word, because they never had Prophets sent among them, some (Divines) say they are not damned for the not knowing, or not believing of those things which are manifested merely by revelation; but because they detained the natural light of Conscience in unrighteousness. We speak not then of such, but of those who are under the sun-beams of the word, and yet are frozen in their sins, (a Devils miracle) or under the sweet droppings of the Gospel, yet are a barren wilderness: Now some of these persevere in their sins, from a sinful damnable ignorance. They know not the necessity of conversion: they understand not what all these sermons tend to: They are altogether unacquainted with such a work of Gods Spirit. This ignorance doth not excuse. For the servant that doth not know his masters will, shall yet be beaten with many stripes, Luke 12. 47. because it is either first, an effected ignorance, they desire to be in darkness, and not to see the light, that so they may the more quietly, and securely lye down in their sins; they will not understand, that so they may not do good: there is this horrible impiety upon mens hearts, that they are afraid of divine light: they shut the eyes, lest they should behold that which is Truth, or good: even as a man draweth the curtain that no light may hinder him to take his rest; as the thief hateth the light because it discovers his wickedness. Take heed then thou are not in the number of such profane wretches; thou carest not for hearing, preaching, for reading the Scripture, for acquainting thy self and family with the principles of religion: This will breed scruples in thy Conscience: this will make thee see thy profaneness, thy injustice, to be crying sins; and therefore thou stoppest thy ear with the deaf Adder, that no enchanting may draw thee out of the hole. This is affected ignorance. Or secondly, It is gross ignorance, and that is which cometh by negligence, and profane carelessness:

First, Those that live in their sins, and in an unconverted estate, by either an affected, or a grosse ignorance. Or 2. Such who have knowledge, and yet knowingly, and wilfully commit those sins, that inwardly their own Consciences, enlightned by the word, condemns them for. In these two ranks all wicked men may be placed: For as for Heathens, who have a meer negative ignorance or unbelief in God and his word, because they never had Prophets sent among them, some (Divines) say they are not damned for the not knowing, or not believing of those things which are manifested meerly by revelation; but because they detained the natural light of Conscience in unrighteousness. We speak not then of such, but of those who are under the sun-beams of the word, and yet are frozen in their sins, (a Divels miracle) or under the sweet droppings of the Gospel, yet are a barren wilderness: Now some of these persevere in their sins, from a sinful damnable ignorance. They know not the necessity of conversion: they understand not what all these sermons tend to: They are altogether unacquainted with such a work of Gods Spirit. Tthis ignorance doth not excuse. For the servant that doth not know his masters will, shall yet be beaten with many stripes,