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3. It reproves them who in stead of ¹drawing near to God, draw back from God: these are enegadoes; they once seemed to put forth their blossoms, and gave good hope of their conversion, but their Spring is changed to Autumn. Either fear of persecution, or hope of preferment hath turned them away from the profession of Religion. Such were Bolsecus, Petrus Carolus, and others^*, Hos. 8. 3. Israel hath cast off the thing that is good. At Ausborough the Papists give ten florins a year to such as revolt from the Protestant Faith. Men draw back from God, because they never had the Spirit of God to confirm them. Such as have the Spirit's indwelling, never take their final leave of God. The Spirit in the heart is called an earnest^*, not a pawn. A pawn may be called for again, and taken away, but an earnest remains, and is part of the sum behind. O how odious is it to draw back from God! The name Judas is had in abomination at this day. Sure no Protestant would baptize his child Judas. And how dismal was his end! he who had no bowels to an innocent Christ, his bowels gushed out. If it be good to draw near to God, it ⟨p. 209⟩must needs be evil to draw back from him, Psal. 37. 27. Thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

3. It reproves them who in stead of ¹drawing near to God, draw back from God: these are enegadoes; they once seemed to put forth their blossoms, and gave good hope of their conversion, but their Spring is changed to Autumn. Either fear of persecution, or hope of preferment hath turned them away from the profession of Religion. Such were Bolsecus, Petrus Carolus, and others^*,