[…] they see more and can therefore judge better of the1 worth of persons and things; so their conscience now hath more scope, and the light of reason hath more liberty, and allowance to express that they know, and nothing now can withstand and hinder; for while men are held captive under the power of their lusts and corruptions of their hearts, in which they live, and which for the while they are resolved to follow; though […] reason happily do yield it, and their own hearts and Consciences cannot but inwardly confess it, the persons are holy, the […] are […] which they condemn ⟨p. 556⟩and dangers dreadful which they […]; yet to profess so much openly to others, and to the world were to judg themselves while they would acquit others, and condemn their own courses, while they […] praise and honour the carriages and persons of others, […] therefore darken the evidence of the word by […] […] and reproaches, […] the witness of […] and stop its mouth that it cannot speak out. Thus […] 1. 18. they hold down the truth in unrighteousness When the truth that is by their judgments assented unto, and by their hearts yielded, and therefore should break out and give in testimony to the good ways of God: their corrupt and unrighteous and […] hearts hold it prisoner, will not suffer it either to appear unto others or prevail with themselves; As it […] with the Scribes & Pharisees when the wonder was wrought by Peter, say they Acts, 4. 16. that indeed a not […] miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all […] dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny […] (q. d. they would have done it if they could) but that it spread no further, let us charge them straitly that they speak no more in this name. But here when the conscience of a poor sinner is convinced, and the heart wounded, and that resistance and gainsaying distemper is taken off and crushed, now […] is in commission and hath […] scope & the coast is now clear that reason may be heard, now the broken hearted sinner will speak plainly, these are the guides that God hath setup, their direction I will attend, these are the dear and […] servants of the Lord whom I must honour, and with them I would […] trust my soul, not with the blind guides, and […] teachers, who daub with untempered mortar and are not trusty to God, nor their own souls, and therefore cannot be […].
〈…〉 they see more and can therefore judge better of the1 worth of persons and things; so their conscience now hath more scope, and the light of reason hath more liberty, and allowance to express that they know, and nothing now can withstand and hinder; for while men are held captive under the power of their lusts and corruptions of their hearts, in which they live, and which for the while they are resolved to follow; though 〈…〉 reason happily do yeild it, and their own hearts and Consciences cannot but inwardly confess it, the persons are holy, the 〈…〉 are 〈…〉 which they condemn ⟨p. 556⟩and dangers dreadful which they 〈…〉; yet to profess so much openly to others, and to the world were to judg themselves while they would acquit others, and condemn their own courses, while they 〈…〉 praise and honor the carriages and persons of others, 〈…〉 therefore darken the evidence of the word by 〈…〉 〈…〉 and reproaches, 〈…〉 the wittness of 〈…〉 and stop its mouth that it cannot speak out. Thus 〈…〉 1. 18. they hold down the truth in unrighteousness When the truth that is by their judgments assented unto, and by their hearts yeilded, and therefore should break out and give in testimony to the good wayes of God: their corrupt and unrighteous and 〈…〉 hearts hold it prisoner, wil not suffer it either to appear unto others or prevail with themselves; As it 〈…〉 with the Scribes & Pharisees when the wonder was wrought by Peter, say they Acts, 4. 16. that indeed a not 〈…〉 miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all 〈…〉 dwel in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny 〈…〉 (q. d. they would have done it if they could) but that it spread no further, let us charge them straitly that they speak no more in this name. But here when the conscience of a poor sinner is convinced, and the heart wounded, and that resistance and gainsaying distemper is taken off and crushed, now is in commission and hath scope & the coast is now clear that reason may be heard, now the broken hearted sinner wil speak plainly, these are the guides that God hath setup, their direction I wil attend, these are the dear and servants of the Lord whom I must honor, and with them I would trust my soul, not with the blind guides, and teachers, who daub with untempered morter and are not trustie to God, nor their own souls, and therefore cannot be .
- 1Reas. 2.
