Path: news.ccsf.jp!shiino.jp!mmcatv.co.jp!jpix!newsfeed2.kddnet.ad.jp!newsfeed2.kddnet.ad.jp!newspeer1.nwr.nac.net!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!novia!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!post02.iad01!roadrunner.com!not-for-mail From: Equity Subject: Re: =?ISO-2022-JP?B?WxskQjZbNV4zbiREPUVNVxsoQl0bJEIhJ0VsNX5DTxsoQg==?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCEhJjpHOWI6W0g9PWpFQiFKIzE3biMyIzFGfCEoQTEwLTVVGyhC?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCJE49fTMyISY2JzlUISZISDphIVw/TTt2ISZAcEYwJHIkOSRrGyhC?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCMkMzMjxUTyJDZiFcQ084ITYmSEgkTiVqJTklSCVpNjxHdyEiGyhC?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCUU06YTpuJGohIkU3OUQySE8iOEYkSzpHOWI6W0g9PWokSCQ3GyhC?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCJEYkTkBVRyQkcjJMJD8kNSRsJD8kJCFLGyhC?= Newsgroups: alt.hackers.malicious,fj.soc.law,fj.soc.politics,japan.jiji References: Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:50:37 GMT Organization: NTT Communications Co.(OCN) Message-ID: Lines: 30 NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.68.81.203 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com Xref: news.ccsf.jp fj.soc.law:8067 fj.soc.politics:118064 japan.jiji:74878 the manner of persons being wrought upon; and here there is a vast variety, perhaps as manifold as the subjects of the operation; but yet in many things there is a great analogy in all.-Persons are first awakened with a sense of their miserable condition by nature, the danger they are in of perishing eternally, and that it is of great importance to them that they speedily escape and get into a better state. Those who before were secure and senseless, are made sensible how much they were in the way to ruin, in their former courses. Some are more suddenly seized with convictions-it may be, by the news of others' conversion, or some thing they hear in public, or in private conference-their consciences are smitten, as if their hearts were pierced through with a dart. Others are awakened more gradually, they begin at first to be something more thoughtful and considerate, so as to come to a conclusion in their minds, that it is their best and wisest way to delay no longer, but to improve the present opportunity. They have accordingly set themselves seriously to meditate on those things that have the most awakening tendency, on purpose to obtain convictions; and so their awakenings have increased, till a sense of their misery, by God's Holy Spirit setting in therewith, has had fast hold of them. Others who before had been somewhat religious, and concerned for their salvation, have been awakened in a new manner; and made sensible that their slack and dull way of seeking, was never like to attain that purpose. These awakenings when they have first seized on persons, have had two effects; one was, that they have brought them immediately to quit their sinful practices; and the looser sort have been brought to forsake and dread their former vices and extravagances. When once