Therefore if the ways of […] be pressed and §6[…] with zeal, as matters absolutely necessary, […] that their commodities seem to be cried down, and their comforts dashed, and their persons […], and […] under […] as that they are […] men, even your most civil naturalist, a man […] is most […] in his carriage, will count, it a matter of […] to proceed to […] […] against such, and you shall […] these men, most […] and restless in persecution, because they do it upon a misconceit, as a duty of […]. They conclude they are as good as men should be, and do as much as any ought. Acts 26. 9. So […] […], I […] […] with my self […] to do many things contrary to the Name of Jesus: and […] Saviour Christ […] it, […]. 16. 2. That they […] think they do God good service in […] […] opposing the ways and Servants of Christ, and […] in the highest degree. So that if the Lord let in any light to such a one, to reveal either more or better to him, he stands amazed as a man new come out of a dream, he knows not where he is, or what he hath done all his life long. If this be true, I never knew either my sin, or my self; I am of all men most miserable: As Paul, when the Lord met him and stopped him in his way, and broke in upon him with his Converting Grace, he falls down trembling and astonished, Lord, […] thou? And, What wilt thou have me to do? Acts 9. 5, 6, 7. He neither […] Christ, nor himself, nor his own estate, he was as far to seek as if he had never heard of these things; therefore the Apostle Peter expresses it thus, 1 Pet. 2. 9. Who hath called you […] darkness to his marvellous, light: That a man begins to wonder and marvel to see themselves so wonderfully cozened and ⟨p. 292⟩deluded all their days, they have often heard of sin, but never saw it before now, they have heard of humiliation, and faith, and sanctification, but never understood what they were; but now they begin to see an absolute need of them, and there never was any man whom God called effectually to himself, but he stands wondering at his sins that they should be so loathsome, and yet that he should love them so much; at the beauty and excellency of Christ, that he hath neglected so much, marvelling at his own pride and security in that miserable estate that now he finds himself in.
Therefore if the wayes of 〈…〉 be pressed and §6〈…〉 with zeal, as matters absolutly necessary, 〈…〉 that their commodities seem to be cryed down, and their comforts dashed, and their persons 〈…〉, and 〈…〉 under 〈…〉 as that they are 〈…〉 men, even your most civil naturallist, a man 〈…〉 is most 〈…〉 in his carriage, will count, it a matter of 〈…〉 to proceed to 〈…〉 〈…〉 against such, and you shal 〈…〉 these men, most 〈…〉 and restless in persecution, because they do it upon a misconceit, as a duty of 〈…〉. They conclude they are as good as men should be, and do as much as any ought. Acts 26. 9. So 〈…〉 〈…〉, I 〈…〉 〈…〉 with my self 〈…〉 to do many things contrary to the Name of Jesus: and 〈…〉 Savior Christ 〈…〉 it, 〈…〉. 16. 2. That they 〈…〉 think they do God good service in 〈…〉 〈…〉 opposing the waies and Servants of Christ, and 〈…〉 in the highest degree. So that if the Lord let in any light to such a one, to reveal either more or better to him, he stands amazed as a man new come out of a dream, he knows not where he is, or what he hath done all his life long. If this be true, I never knew either my sin, or my self; I am of all men most miserable: As Paul, when the Lord met him and stopt him in his way, and broke in upon him with his Converting Grace, he falls down trembling and astonished, Lord, 〈…〉 thou? And, What wilt thou have me to do?