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Sinners are represented as blind & def
They must be turned from
darkness to light, in order to yr turn
ing from ye power of Satan to God.
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// - When yr hearts are opened to attend to
divine truths & ye eyes of yr understand-
ing are enlightened to discern sin
in yr reality & importance, they
may be said to be brot out of dark-
ness into light, even tho no new truth
is added to yr former stock of doctrines
knowledge , because ye {things} {which} they
before know now appear to you in
a different light - Things {which} once
looked doubtful, now appear certain -
- Things yt passed for trifles are now
regarded as important - Things {which}
they used to think upon now & then, (but seldom) now
dwell upon your mind - Things {which}
they would talk about lightly, now af-
fect them sinfully - Sin appears
sinful- the O vain - X appears precias
& heaven desireable. {Judgement} is regarded
as certain; and hell sounds dreadful -
- The scriptures are now received as
ye word of God, & (as) containing truths
of ye highest moment & concern -
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is said to brot into marvellous light.
- He wonders how he could in time past
be so blind to his sins & so insensible
of his danger {which now appear so plain -
- how he could be so thotless of future {things}
{which} now appear so certain - so inatten- -
tive to ye truths of God's word, {which} now
appear so interesting & important -
once he heard, but interested not - saw, but per-
ceived not - now he understands with ye heart
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