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2. That God doth not ordinarily suffer his own to […] long under the insensibleness of such sins. How •ng he may, is not for us to tell, yet he is wont […] due time to awaken their Consciences, and •ve them the feeling of them. He sends some messenger or other to rouse them; some Prophet, […] he did to David. Either he meets them in an Ordinance, and causeth some word to fasten on them, or in a Providence, as Josephs Brethren; and thus God doth in faithfulness, because whiles ⟨p. 152⟩Conscience is thus wasted and stunned, it can do its Office aright in nothing, and so the mans graces are not exercised in vigour, but miss their end, which he will not suffer ever to be in such whom he hath planted his fear in.

2. That God doth not ordinarily suffer his own to 〈…〉 long under the insensibleness of such sins. How •ng he may, is not for us to tell, yet he is wont 〈…〉 due time to awaken their Consciences, and •ve them the feeling of them. He sends some •essenger or other to rouse them; some Prophet, 〈…〉 he did to David. Either he meets them in an Ordinance, and causeth some word to fasten on them, or in a Providence, as Josephs Brethren; and thus God doth in faithfulness, because whiles ⟨p. 152⟩Conscience is thus wasted and stunned, it can do its Office aright in nothing, and so the mans graces are not exercised in vigour, but miss their end, which he will not suffer ever to be in such whom he hath planted his fear in.