2. They also think that these fears tend to the spoiling of their
faith, when, alas, for them, poor men that they are, they have none
at all! and therefore they harden their hearts against them.
3. They presume they ought not to fear; and, therefore, in despite
of them, wax presumptuously confident.
4. They see that those fears tend to take away from them their
pitiful old self-holiness, and therefore they resist them with all
their might.
{373} HOPE. I know something of this myself; for, before I knew
myself, it was so with me.
CHR. Well, we will leave, at this time, our neighbour Ignorance by
himself, and fall upon another profitable question.
HOPE. With all my heart, but you shall still begin.
CHR. Well then, did you not know, about ten years ago, one Temporary
in your parts, who was a forward man in religion then?
HOPE. Know him! yes, he dwelt in Graceless, a town about two miles
off of Honesty, and he dwelt next door to one Turnback.
{374} CHR. Right, he dwelt under the same roof with him. Well,
that man was much awakened once; I believe that then he had some
sight of his sins, and of the wages that were due thereto.
HOPE.
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