Heaven upon earth in the serene tranquillity and calm composure, in the sweet peace…

I shall only say for Use of this: 1. O! that ye knew what an abominable thing sin is, and how dreadfully dangerous it is, thereby to defile and pollute the Conscience, which is the most noble thing in you; sin would sure be more abhorred and fled from: Its really a wonder that men should love dead Works so well, when there is no Botch nor Plague so infectious and contagious, so hurtful and destructive to the Bodies, as it is to the Souls of men. 2 This we may also see, that its no marvel that men who are given to sin, be hard to be wakened and reclaimed; for continuance in sin makes the Conscience full of holes as it were, that all slips and falls through it; or (as the Apostle speaks) it makes the Conscience to become cauterized, senseless, and feelingless▪ as the flesh is, that a Chirurgeon designs to consume away; so I say, continuance in sin, deadens and eats out the very life and feeling of the Conscience; though it will be found to be a Conscience still, and a Conscience that will speak, and speak aloud one day, albeit in Gods righteous Judgement, it be silent now. 3. We may also see here the reason why many persons are so very filthy, that sin becomes a delight to them, so that the sin that others could not sleep with, they cannot sleep till they get it committed; because through a custom of, and continuance ⟨p. 329⟩in sinning, their mind and Conscience is defiled▪

I shall only say for Use of this: 1. O! that ye knew what an abominable thing sin is, and how dreadfully dangerous it is, thereby to defile and pollute the Conscience, which is the most noble thing in you; sin would sure be more abhorred and fled from: Its really a wonder that men should love dead Works so well, when there is no Botch nor Plague so infectious and contagious, so hurtful and destructive to the Bodies, as it is to the Souls of men. 2 This we may also see, that its no marvel that men who are given to sin, be hard to be wakned and reclaimed; for continuance in sin makes the Conscience full of holes as it were, that all slips and falls thorow it; or (as the Apostle speaks) it makes the Conscience to become cauterized, fenseless, and feelingless▪ as the flesh is, that a Chirurgeon designs to consume away; so I say, continuance in sin, deadens and eats out the very life and feeling of the Conscience; though it will be found to be a Conscience still, and a Conscience that will speak, and speak aloud one day, albeit in Gods righteous Judgement, it be silent now. 3. We may also see here the reason why many persons are so very filthy, that sin becomes a delight to them, so that the sin that others could not sleep with, they cannot sleep till they get it committed; because thorow a custom of, and continuance