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The Pilgrim's Pꝛogreſs

it cauſeth there a great out-cry againſt ſin. Secondly —————

Fait. Nay hold, let us conſider of one at once: I think you ſhould rather ſay, It ſhows it ſelf by inclining the Soul to abhor its ſin.

Talk. Why, what difference is there between crying out againſt, and abhoring of ſin?

To cry out aginſt ſin, no ſign of Grace. Fait. Oh! a great deal; a man may cry out againſt ſin, of policy; but he cannot abhor it, but by vertue of a Godly Grace. antipathy againſt it: I have heard many cry out againſt ſin in the Pulpit, who yet can abide it well enough in the heart, and houſe, and converſation. Joſephs Miſtris cried out with aloud voice, as if ſhe had been very holy; but ſhe would willingly, notwithſtanding that, have committed uncleanneſs with him. Some cry out againſt ſin, even as the Mother cries out againſt her Child in her lap, when ſhe calleth it Slut and naughty Girl, and then falls to hugging and kiſſing it.

Talk. You lie at the catch, I perceive.

Fait. No, not I, I am only for ſeting things right. But what is the ſecond thing whereby you would prove a diſ-
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