Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

A fifth impediment, is a conceit that this is the only way to open a gap to all licentiousness; but ¹who are they that say thus? surely none but Atheists, that fear neither God nor man, or else Papists, that are blinded themselves, and would blind others. Oh that such learned men as many of them be, should be so grossly ignorant of Gods truth; Indeed they that have not this faith, may open a gap to all licentiousness, ⟨p. 171⟩but no true believer that hath found this conquering and insulting faith, for he is the most fearful man of all other to commit sin, and before this a man never makes conscience of sin, Act. 15. 9. and Act. 26. 15. when this once comes, it opens his eyes and makes him pry into his own heart, to see what a dunghill it is, and so makes him labour to cast out all his filthy affections and sinful lusts, and to endeavour after holiness and righteousness; so far is this from making a man licentious: for it is the very ro•t from whence all holiness of heart and life flows, and therefore let no man suffer this conceit to hinder him from seeking this faith.

A fifth impediment, is a conceit that this is the onely way to open a gap to all licentiousness; but ¹who are they that say thus? surely none but Athiests, that fear neither God nor man, or else Papists, that are blinded themselves, and would blind others. Oh that such learned men as many of them be, should be so grossly ignorant of Gods truth; Indeed they that have not this faith, may open a gap to all licentiousness, ⟨p. 171⟩but no true believer that hath found this conquering and insulting faith, for he is the most fearful man of all other to commit sin, and before this a man never makes conscience of sin, Act. 15. 9. and