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follow those paths." They have answered like the Jews: "We will not walk in
them; but we will follow the thoughts of our hearts"; and they have said,
"We will be as the other nations."
904. They make a rule of exception.
Have the men of old given absolution before penance? Do this as exceptional.
But of the exception you make a rule without exception, so that you do not
even want the rule to be exceptional.
905. On confessions and absolutions without signs of regret.
God regards only the inward; the Church judges only by the outward. God
absolves as soon as He sees penitence in the heart; the Church when she sees
it in works. God will make a Church pure within, which confounds, by its
inward and entirely spiritual holiness, the inward impiety of proud sages
and Pharisees; and the Church will make an assembly of men whose external
manners are so pure as to confound the manners of the heathen. If there are
hypocrites among them, but so well disguised that she does not discover
their venom, she tolerates them; for, though they are not accepted of G
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exceedingly with a sense of the awful greatness and majesty of God; and
both of them told me to this purpose, that if, at the time, they had
entertained the least fear that they were not at peace with this so
great a God, they should certainly have died.
It is worthy to be remarked, that some persons, by their conversion,
seem to be greatly helped as to their doctrinal notions of religion. It
was particularly remarkable in one, who, having been taken captive in
his childhood, was trained up m Canada in the popish religion. Some
years since he returned to this his native place, and was in a measure
brought off from popery; but seemed very awkward and dull in receiving
any clear notion of the Protestant scheme till he was converted; and
then he was remarkably altered in this respect.
There is a vast difference, as observed, in the degree, and also in the
particular manner, of persons' experiences, both at and after
conversion; some have grace working more sensibly in one way, others in
another. Some speak more fully of a conviction of the justice of God in
their condemnation; others, more of their consenting to the way of
salvation by Christ; and some, more of the actings of love to God and
Christ. Some speak more of acts of affiance, in a sweet and assured
conviction of the truth and faithfulness of God in His promises; others,
more of their choosing and resting in God as their whole and everlasting
portion; and of their ardent and longing desire after God, to have
communion with Him; and others, more of their abhorrence to themselves
for their past sins, and earnest lon