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3. The never dying worm of a guilty conscience shall torment thee, as if thou h•dst swallowed down a living poysonfull ⟨p. 72⟩snake, which shall lie gnawing and biting thine heart for sin past, day and night. And this worm shall torment by showing the cause of thy misery; that is, that thou didst never care for him that should have saved thee. By showing thee also thy sins against the Law. By showing thee thy sloth, whereby thy happiness is lost. Then shall thy conscience gnaw, to think, so many nights I went to bed without prayer, and so many days and hours I spent in feasting, and foolish sporting. Oh, if I had spent half that time, now mis-spent, in praying, in mourning, in meditation; yonder in heaven had I been. By showing thee also the means that thou once hadst to avoid this misery: Such a Minister I heard once, that told me of my particular sins, as if he had been told of me: Such friend persuaded me once to turn over a new leaf. I remember so many knocks God gave at this iron heart of mine: So many mercies the Lord sent: But, oh! no means could prevail with me.

3. The never dying worm of a guilty conscience shal torment thee, as if thou h•dst swallowed down a living poysonfull ⟨p. 72⟩snake, which shal ly gnawing and biting thine heart for sin past, day and night. And this worm shal torment by showing the cause of thy misery; that is, that thou didst never care for him that should have saved thee. By showing thee also thy sins against the Law. By showing thee thy sloath, whereby thy happiness is lost. Then shal thy conscience gnaw, to think, so many nights I went to bed without prayer, and so many dayes and hours I spent in feasting, and foolish sporting. Oh, if I had spent half that time, now mis-spent, in praying, in mourning, in meditation; yonder in heaven had I been. By showing thee also the means that thou once hadst to avoid this misery: Such a Minister I heard once, that told me of my particular sins, as if he had been told of me: Such friend perswaded me once to turn over a new leaf. I remember so many knocks God gave at this iron heart of mine: So many mercies the Lord sent: But, oh! no means could prevail with me.