been blasphemers of GOD, and open disturbers of the peace of the world.But in nothing does the enthusiasm of these persons discover it self more, than in the disregard they express to the Dictates of reason. They are above the force of argument, beyond conviction from a calm and sober ad|dress to their understandings. As for them, they are distinguish'd persons; GOD himself speaks inwardly and immediately to their souls. They see the light infu|sed into their understandings, and cannot be mistaken; 'tis clear and visible there, like the light of bright sun|shine; shews it self and needs no other proof but its own evidence. They feel the hand of GOD moving them within, and the impulses of his SPIRIT; and cannot be mistaken in what they feel. Thus they support themselves, and are sure reason hath nothing to do with what they see and feel. What they have a sensible experience of, admits no doubt, needs no probation. And in vain will you endeavour to con|vince such persons of any mistakes they are fallen into. They are certainly in the right; and know themselves to be so. They have the SPIRIT opening their under|standings and revealing the truth to them. They be|lieve only as he has taught them: and to suspect they are in the wrong is to do dishonour to the SPIRIT; 'tis to oppose his dictates, to set up their own wisdom in opposition to his, and shut their eyes against that light with which he has shined into their souls. They are not therefore capable of being argued with; you had as good reason with the wind.And as the natural consequence of their being thus sure of every thing, they are not only infinitely stiff and tenacious, but impatient of contradiction, censo|rious and uncharitable: they encourage a good opinion of none but such as are in their way of thinking and speaking. Those, to be sure, who venture to debate with them about their errors and mistakes, their weak|nesses and indiscretions, run the hazard of being stig|matiz'd by them as poor unconverted wretches, with|out the SPIRIT, under the government of carnal reason, enemies to GOD and religion, and in the broad way to hell.0