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30 ? Nay, ſaid Chriſtian, pray Sir, do you.

Inter. Then ſaid the Interpreter, Is there no hope but you muſt be kept in this Iron Cage of Deſpair?

Man. No, none at all.

Inter. ''Why? the Son of the Bleſſed is very pitiful.''

Man. I have $y$ Crucified him to myſelf, a freſh. I have deſpiſed $y$ his Perſon,I have deſpiſed his Righteouſneſs, I have counted his Blood an unholy thing, I have done deſpite $z$  to the Spirit of Grace: Therefore I have ſhut my ſelf out of all the Promiſes; and there now remains to me nothing but threatnings, dreadful threatnings, faithful threatnings of certain Judgement, which ſhall devour me as an Adverſary.

Inter. For what did you bring your ſelf into this condition?

Man. For the Luſts, Pleaſures,and Profits of this World; in the injoyment of which, I did then promiſe my ſelf much delight: but now even every one of thoſe things alſo bite me, and gnaw me like a burning worm. In-