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Excerpt from The Confession of Faith, Together With the Larger and Lesser Catechisms: Composed by the Reverend Assembly of Divines, Sitting at Westminster, Presented to Both Houses of Parliament
The Epi?le to the Reader. Bandmans hand to pluck them up the Ayrneeds no other canfo of darknelfe, than the ahleute of the Sun, nor Water hf coldne?ie than its dillance from the Fire, becaufe thefe are the genuine produ&s ofnature. -were it fo well with the Soul( as fome of the Philofophers have vainly imagined to Oome into the world as an Ah rel/21706414, a meet blank or piece of white paper, on which neither anything written any blots, it would then be equally re'ceptive of good and evil, and no more averfe to the one than to the other, but how much worfe its condition indeed is, were Scripture li lent every mans experience does evidently manifeft. Who is there that knowes any thing of his own heart and knowes not thus much, that the Suggefiions of Satan have fo eafte and fr'ee admittance into our hearts, that our utmolt' watchfulnelle is toolittle to guard us - from them, whereas the motions olgods fpirit are fo unacceptable to us, that our utmoli diligence is too littleto get our hearts open to enter tain them. Let, therefore the Excellency Necelftty, Diffi culty of true Wildome, fiirup endeavours in you, fomewhat proportionable to fuch an accomplilliment, above all getting, get?gderfidpdeygand[catchrfiar?fifdom as for_bidde'n treafnrea; it much concerns you in re pea of your lelves.
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