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Obiect. Theq Iaylor was humbled with an extraordinary iudgement.
Answer. No doubt but he had heard the word of God before: for Paul had been sometime in that City, so as that judgement was but as an hammer to drive into his heart the nails of Gods word: for it is the proper use of Gods judgements to beat down the hard and stout heart of man, and so to make him sensibly apprehend▪ Gods wrath denounced in his Word against sinners. So▪ wasr Manasseh brought to apply the threatenings of Gods word to himself by a great judgement.
Answer. No doubt but he had heard the word of God before: for Paul had beene sometime in that City, so as that iudgement was but as an hammer to driue into his heart the nailes of Gods word: for it is the proper vse of Gods iudgements to beate downe the hard and stoute heart of man, and so to make him sensibly apprehend▪ Gods wrath denounced in his Word against sinners. So▪ wasr Manasseh brought to apply the threatnings of Gods word to himselfe by a great iudgement.
2 From despair of all help in our selves, or any other creature:1 This made the Jews and Jailer say;s What shall we do? So long as man retaineth any conceit of help in himself, all his misery, and grief for it, will never bring him to Christ.
2 From despaire of all helpe in our selues, or any other creature:1 This made the Iewes and Iaylor say;s What shall we doe? So long as man retaineth any conceit of helpe in himselfe, all his misery, and griefe for it, will neuer bring him to Christ.
3.1 From our wretchedness and vileness by reason of sin, whereby God is offended, and his wrath provoked; as well as from our cursedness by reason of the punishment and fearful issue of sin: Thus was the prodigal child grieved, because he hadt sinned against his Father.
3.1 From our wretchednesse and vildnesse by reason of sinne, whereby God is offended, and his wrath prouoked; as well as from our cursednesse by reason of the punishment and fearefull issue of sinne: Thus was the prodigall childe grieued, because he hadt sinned against his Father.
