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Yea, Consider further, That it is a most dangerous ⟨p. 194⟩thing for an essay of mercy to pass away and to do no good, for mercy to come and as it were make a trial upon the heart, and then leave it and no good done; this is a sad condition: It is not so dangerous while Men and Women are in such an estate as the mercy of God hath not made an essay as it were upon them. But now, When the Grace of the Gospel shall come to make an essay upon the heart, to make as it were a trial upon the heart and to have the repulse, this is a dangerous thing; for an offer of Gods Grace to be rejected is very sad, to loose one opportunity of Gods Mercy is a very sad thing; how dost thou know that ever they will come upon thy heart with that power that once they did, and therefore thy condition is very sad.

Yea, Consider further, That it is a most dangerous ⟨p. 194⟩thing for an essay of mercy to pass away and to do no good, for mercy to come and as it were make a trial upon the heart, and then leave it and no good done; this is a sad condition: It is not so dangerous while Men and Women are in such an estate as the mercy of God hath not made an essay as it were upon them. But now, When the Grace of the Gospel shall come to make an essay upon the heart, to make as it were a tryal upon the heart and to have the repulse, this is a dangerous thing; for an offer of Gods Grace to be rejected is very sad, to loose one opportunity of Gods Mercy is a very sad thing; how dost thou know that ever they will come upon thy heart with that power that once they did, and therefore thy condition is very sad.

And know further, That when the Lord begins to reveal to thee the things of the Gospel, and thou puttest them off; those flashes of affection and conviction that thou hast had will prove to be matter of terror of conscience another day.