Thegarments，too，whichEmmanuelhadgiventhemwerebutinasorrycase;somewererent，someweretorn，andallinanastycondition;somealsodidhangsolooselyuponthem，thatthenextbushtheycameatwasreadytopluckthemoff。
Aftersometimespentinthissadanddesolatecondition，thesubordinatepreachercalledforadayoffasting，andtohumblethemselvesforbeingsowickedagainstthegreatShaddaiandhisSon。AndhedesiredthatCaptainBoanergeswouldpreach。Soheconsentedtodoit;andthedaybeingcome，andhistextwasthis，’Cutitdown，whycumberethittheground？’Andaverysmartsermonhemadeupontheplace。
First，heshowedwhatwastheoccasionofthewords，namely，becausethefig—treewasbarren;thenheshowedwhatwascontainedinthesentence，namely，repentance，orutterdesolation。Hethenshowed，also，bywhoseauthoritythissentencewaspronounced，andthatwasbyShaddaihimself。
And，lastly，heshowedthereasonsofthepoint，andthenconcludedhissermon。Buthewasverypertinentintheapplication，insomuchthathemadepoorMansoultremble。Forthissermon，aswellastheformer，wroughtmuchupontheheartsofthemenofMansoul;yea，itgreatlyhelpedtokeepawakethosethatwererousedbythepreachingthatwentbefore。Sothatnowthroughoutthewholetown，therewaslittleornothingtobeheardorseenbutsorrow，andmourning，andwoe。
Now，aftersermon，theygottogetherandconsultedwhatwasbesttobedone。’But，’saidthesubordinatepreacher，’I