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Thirdly, we must especially beware of presumptuous sins: for if we live therein our hearts will cease to smite us, or at least we shall be senseless of these strokes: as may be seen in the case of David: when he had cut off the lap of Sauls garment and numbered the people (which were but infirmities) forthwith his conscience rebuked him, and he was humbled before the Lord: but when he had committed adultery, and murder, either the checks of his conscience were none at all, or else ⟨p. 8⟩they were so weak, ¹that he had no sense nor feeling thereof: so that Nathan was driven to fetch about (as it were) and to use all the art that might be, to make him see his offences, and pass sentence against himself for the same. Let us therefore by his example learn to beware how we presumptuously sin against our consciences, especially in palpable and gross offences, least our minds being by degrees blinded, and our affections, by little and little corrupted, we become in the end very blocks and stones, and have our consciences so darkened, that they will not accuse us, or our hearts so benumbed, that they will not be moved with the strokes of God, and with the checks of his holy spirit.

Thirdly, we must especially beware of presūptuous sins: for if we liue therein our hearts will cease to smite vs, or at least we shall be senselesse of these strokes: as may be seene in the case of Dauid: when he had cut off the lap of Sauls garment and numbred the people (which were but infirmities) forthwith his conscience rebuked him, and he was humbled before the Lord: but when he had committed adulterie, and murder, either the checkes of his conscience were none at all, or else ⟨p. 8⟩they were so weake, ¹that hee had no sense nor feeling thereof: so that Nathan was driuen to fetch about (as it were) and to vse all the art that might be, to make him see his offences, and passe sentence against himselfe for the same. Let vs therefore by his example learne to beware how we presumptuously sinne against our consciences, especially in palpable and grosse offences, least our mindes being by degrees blinded, and our affections, by little and little corrupted, we become in the end very blocks and stones, and haue our consciences so darkened, that they will not accuse vs, or our hearts so benummed, that they will not be mooued with the stroakes of God, and with the checks of his holy spirit.