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2 This Doctrine is useful to men of a ¹civil carriage, of an honest and in-offensive behaviour in the world, that have been religiously educated, lived ingenuously, that never broke out into such gross and exorbitant courses as other men have done:

2 This Doctrine is usefull to men of a ¹civil carriage, of an honest and in-offensive behaviour in the world, that have been religiously educated, lived ingenuously, that never broke out into such grosse and exorbitant courses as other men have done:

1. 1Use 2. To civill men.

To you I would say three things.

1 Whereas you say, that you are of a more civill life then others, and so you are apt to persuade your selves your case is better then others: Consider, others are more easily and ordinarily converted then you are: Publicans go to heaven before you. You read in Luke 18. 14. the Publican went ¹away justified rather then the Pharisee. Luther hath a notable gloss upon these words: It is far more easy for harlots and notorious sinners to be saved, then for proud titular Saints; because the former are easily brought to a sense of their sins, but the latter are like to perish in the conceit of their own righteousness, except they be converted in an extraordinary manner. This I speak, not that I would dissuade you