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that have laughed at all religion and godlineſs ; is there any merciful words that I may take hold of ? Yea, God faith, Prov. i. 22. “ Ye ſcorners, that delight in ſcorning, and fools that hate knowledge, turn ye at my reproof ; behold, I will pour out my Spirit unto you, I will make known my word unto you.” Doth he ſay ſo ? Then put him to his word, ſaying, O do as thou haſt ſaid.
But what faith God to me that hath a plagued heart, a baſe heart, full of all manner of evils, and all the plagues of hell ? Why, God faith, Ezek. xxxvi. 26. " A new heart will I give you, and a 'new ſpirit will I put within you ; and I will take away the ſtoney heart out of your fleſh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cauſe you to walk in my ſtatutes." And, whatever be thy plague, he hath ſaid, I am the LORD that healeth thee. Hath he ſaid ſo ? Then, O put him to his word, ſaying, LORD, do as thou haſt ſaid.
Ah ! But doth God ſay any thing to a ſtupid wretch, that only hears you,
but is no more affected than the ſtones of the wall, and that is quite dead, and
