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therefore this puts an awe upon conscience, that he dares not venture on sin (to wit) as in former time.

Twelfthly, The wicked under disquiet of soul for sin, they are more apt to apply the comforting part of the Word, then to apply the threatening and commanding part of the Word; when they were troubled by the Ministry of the Word, Deut. 29. 19. And it come to pass when be beareth the ¹words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace though I walk after the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst. Say they, we shall have peace, though we do walk according to the imaginations of our own hearts, to add drunkenness to thirst; they could apply peace, but they would not apply threatenings, though they did walk in the imaginations of their own hearts. Wicked men under horror of conscience, they are more apt to apply comforts, though groundless, then to apply threatenings, though their portion. Jer. 3. 4, 5. Will ⟨p. 179⟩²thou not for this cry unto my Father, thou art the guide of my youth? Will be reserve his anger for ever, will be keep it unto the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest. They did evil as much as they could, yet they would presume to say, God was their Father; they claimed interest in God: This is the character of a wicked man, to apply the comforting part of the world, not the threatening part of the world: But good men are more apt to apply the threatening part of the Word, then the promising part of the Word, Psal. 77. 2. In the day of my trouble, I sought the Lord; my sore van in the night, and ceased not; my soul ³