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A64099 The rule and exercises of holy dying in which are described the means and instruments of preparing our selves and others respectively, for a blessed death, and the remedies against the evils and temptations proper to the state of sicknesse : together with prayers and acts of vertue to be used by sick and dying persons, or by others standing in their attendance : to which are added rules for the visitation of the sick and offices proper for that ministery.; Rule and exercises of holy dying. 1651 Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667. 1651 (1651) Wing T361A; ESTC R28870 213,989 413

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est avidus Quisquis non vult mundo secum pe●eunte mori Sen. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Par est moriri neque est melius morte in malis rebus miserie Plaut Rud. Aut fuit aut veniet nihil est praesentis in illa Morsque minus poenae quam mora mortis habet Virtutem incolu nem odimus Sublatam ex oculis quaerimus invidi Horat. Et laudas nullos nisi mortuos poetas Mart. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pindar Ecclus. 41.1 Amittenda fortitudo est aut sepeliendus dolor Cic. Forrem polce animum mortis terrore carente ● Qui spatium vitae extremu● inter munera ponat Hostem cum fugeret se Fan●nius ipse peremit Mar. Beati er●mus cum corporibꝰ ●e lictis cupiditatu● aemu●ationum erimus expertes quodque nunc facimus cum laxatique curis sumus ut spectare aliquid yelimus vi●ere Tuscul. Qu. Mor utinam pavidos vita subducer● nolle● Sed virtus te sola ● daret Lucan Maneant opera interrupta minaeque Murorum ingentes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Quam pellunt lachrymae fovent sor●em dura negant cedere mollibus Siccas si videat genas Durae cedet hebes sors patientiae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Il. o. Et cum nihil imminuat doloris cur f●ustra turpes esse volumus Senec. Non le vat misero dolor virtutem verba pucas ut l●cumligna Solatium est pro honesto dura tolerare ad causam a patientia respicit 1 Pet. 2.19 Heb. 11.36 Mat. 5.11 Magis his quae patitur vexat causa patiendi Hi quicquid biberint vomitum remetientur tristes bilem suam regustantes Senec. Tantum cura potest ars doloris desiit Caelius fingere podagram Mart. l. 7 ep 38. Josh. 7.12 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Soph. * Who so him bethost Inwardly and oft How hard it were to flit From bed unto the pit From pit unto pain That nere shall cease again He would not do one sin All the world to win Inscript marmori in Ecclosparoch de Feversham in agro Cantiano 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ipsi ceu vi Deo nullo est opus apud Senecam Scaliger recte emendat Ipsi ceu Deo c Ex Graeco scilicet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 L. Cornel. legatus sub Fabio Consule vividam naturam virilem animam servavi quoad animam e●flavi tandem disertus ope medicorum Esculapii dei ingrati cui me voveram sodalem perpetuo futurum si fila aliquantulum optata protulisset Vetus inscriptio in Lusitania Nunc omnibus anxius aris Illachrimat signatque fores pectore terget Limina nunc frustra vo●at exorabile nomen Papin l. 5. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Graeci vocant cum ●ors propter impatientiam pe●itur Job 5.8.10 vers 11.16 17. 18. 26. Psalm 63.6 7 8. Psalm 23.3 4 Psalm 27.5 Psal. 102 v. 19 20 Psalm 77.1 c 1 Cor. 10.13 Rom. 15.4 5. 1 Sam. 3.18 2 Cor. 12.7 8 9 Lam. 3.18 19 c. ibid. ibid. Job 14.13 Job 2.10 Psal. 6. Psal. 11 Psal. 16 Psal. 17 Psalm 31.9 27. 31. Non jam validi radicibus haerens Pondere fixa suo Sanctiusque ac reverentius visum de actis ●●orum credere quam scire facit Fides tua te salvum faciet non exercitati● scriptururam Fides in regula posita est scil in symbolo quod jam recitaverat habet legem salutem de observatione legi●●t exercitatio autem in curiositate consistit habens gloriam solam de peritiae studio Cedat curiositas fidei cedat gloria saluri Tert. de praescript S. Augustinus vocat symbolum comprehensionem fidei vestrae atque perfectionem Cordis signaculum nostrae militiae● acramentum Amb lib. 3. de veland virgin Aug. serm 115. Non per difficiles nos Deus ad beatam vita●n quaestiones vocat In absoluto nobis facili est aeternitas ●esum suscitatum a mortuis per Deum credere ipsum esse Dominum confiteri S. Hilar. lib. 10. de Trinit Haec est fides Catholica de symbolo suo dixit Athanasiu velqu cuncque author est S. Athanas de fide Nicena 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ep ad Epict. Tertul. ad Sapul In Phoedo Rom. 14.6 Rom. 8.31 c. 1 Joh. 2.1 1 Tim. 1.15 2 Thes. 2.13 Ibid. v. 16 17. 2 Thes. 3.5 2 Thes. 1.11 1 Thes. 5.9 10. Act. 3.23 Isa. 2.22 Joh. 11.25 Ibid. ver 40. 1 Cor. 15.55 Ibid. Desce●●li sti ad Olympia sed ne●o praeter te coronam habes victoriam non habes Mitius ille perit subita qui mergitur unda Quam sua qui liquidis brachia lassat aquis Ovid. Etiam innocentes mentiri cogit dolor Ipse illigatus peste interimor textili Lavor honesta hora salubri quae mihi calorem sanguine● servet Rigere pallere post lavacrum mortuus possum Tertul. Apol. c. 42. Cognata faece sepulti 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Aelian lib. 4. var. hist. cap. 1. Vide August lib. 50. Hom. Hom. 4. serm 57. de te●pore Faustum ad Paulinum Ep. 1. in Biblioth pp. tom ● vet ed t. Concil Arelat 1. c. 3. Carthag 4. c 7.8 Quis luce suprema Dimisiste mea●sero non ingemit horas Sil. Ital. l. 15. Sic contra r●rum natnraemunera nota Corvus maturis frugitus ova refert In Adrian 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vide life of Christ Dise of repentance Rule of holy living chap. 4. Sect. of repentance and volume of Serm. serm 5 6. a Ne tamen ad stygia famulus descenderet umbras Ureret implicitum cum scelerata lues Cavimus Cogimur a suetis animum suspendere rebus Atque ut vivamus vivere desinimus Corn. Gallus Gnossius haec Rhadamanthus habet durissima regna Castigatque auditque dolos subigit fateri Quae quis apud superos furto laetatus inani Disttulit in seram commissa piacula mortem Aened 6. Cineri gloria sera venit Tu mihi quod rarum est vivo sublime dedisti Nomen ab exequiis quod dare fama solet Ou pondre ou rendre ou les peines denfers attendre Quid debent ●aesi a●ere u ●● rei ad paenam confugiunt Vera ad Deum conversio in ultim● positorum mente potius est aesti●anda quam tempore ●el p. ep 2. c. vera conversio scil ab insi delitate ad fidem ●hristi per Baptismum Lamen 3.41 Job 7.20 Lamen 1.18 20. Lamen 5.19 Psalm 25.7 Psalm 109.21 Psalm 143. Psalm 101.1 Psalm 5.1 Credebant hoc grande nefa morte piandum Si juvenis vetulo non assurrexerat si Barbato cu●cu●q puer Iuven. Sat. 13. 1 Thes. 5.17 Luke 18.1 1 Thes. 5.17 Mark 16.16 Luke 13.3 Acts 3.19 Matth. 5.3 Luke 14.10 John 13.14 Math. 5.5 Colos. 3.1 2. Matth. 10.16 1 Thes. 5.8 Rom. 8.24 Luke 16.29 Mark 4.44 1 Tim. 4.13 Heb. 10.25
Heb. 13.17 Matth. 18.17 2 Thes. 3.6 2 ep John 10. Titus 3.10 Colos. 3.14 1 Tim. 1.5 1 Tim. 2.22 Mark 12.30 Matth. 6.14 1 John 3.16 Matth. 18.9 Matth. 18.15 James 1.4 Luke 21.19 Heb. 12.3 Gal. 6.9 Ephes. 5 20. 2 Thess. 1.3 Luke 6.32 2 Tim. 3.2 1 Thes. 5.16 Philip. 3.1.4.4 1 Thes 5.19 Ephes. 4.30 Acts. 7.51 Ephes. 5.33 1 Tim. 5.8 Colos. 3.21 Ephes. 6.4 1 Thes. 5.20 2 Tim. 2.24 Matth. 18.7 1 Cor. 10.32 Heb. 12.14 1 Cor. 6.1 Philip. 4.8 2 Cor. 8.21 1 Thes. 5.22 James 5.19 20. Matth. 10.32 Heb. 12.4 Matth. 5.12 James 1.2 Luke 22.19 Joh. 20.30.31 Acts 3.23 Mark 1.1 Luke 10.16 Revel 22.18 1 Cor. 11.16 Jude 3. * Rom. 14.13.22 Rom. 16.17 Mat. 23.8 9 10. 1 Pet. 5.3 1 John 4.1 1 Thes. 5.21 1 Cor. 9.25 Titus 2.2 Matth. 16.24 Colos. 3.5 Rom. 8.13 Luke 6.34 Mark 13.35 Matth. 24.42 25.13 Matth. 5.22 Ephes. 4.26 1 Cor. 6.10 Matth. 5.22 Matth. 5.34 James 2.1 1 Tim. 5.22 2 Tim. 4.12 1 Cor. 10.31 Matth. 5.6 Titus 3.9 Matth. 5.44 Rom. 12.14 1 Tim. 2.1 Titus 3.14 Ephes. 4.28 Matth. 5.48 1 Pet. 3.8 2 Pet. 1.6 7. 2 Cor. 8.7 2 Cor. 9.5 Ephes. 5.4 1 Tim. 2.9 James 1.9 Philip. 2.10 Magnifica verba mors prope admota excutit Nam verae voces tum demum pectore ab imo e iciu●tur Lucret. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyrus apud Xenoph. l. 8. institut Vide Chap. 1. Sect. 4. * Lucian de luctu Vid. reg 6. paulo infr Herod●t Musa 5. Plin l. 4. c. ●1 Xiphilin in Severo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nicarchus Fallax saepe fides testataqne vota peri●un● Constitues tumulum si ●apis ipse tuum Written upon a wall in S. Edmunds Church in Lumbard-street Contra avaritiam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Psal. 16.2 c. Psal. 18.30 31. Ps. 22.19 Psal. 42. Psal. 68 26. Psal. 71. Psal. 71. ibid. Psal. 72 Psal. 116 ibid. ibid. Exod. 20.19 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Xenoph 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lib. 8. Jam. 5.14 James ● 14 Gabriel in 4 ●on● dist ●● James 5.16 Prov. 28 ●3 1 John ● 9 Matth. 3. ● Acts 1● 18 1 Cor. 11.31 Si ta●uerit quis percussus est non egerit poenitentiam nec vulnus suum fratri magist●o voluerit confiteri magister qui linguam habet ad curandum ●acile ei prodesse non poterit Si enim ●rubescat aegrotus vulnus medico confiteri quod ignorat medicina non curat S. Hiezon ad caput 10. Eccles. Si enim hoe fecerimus revelavorimus peccam nostra non solum Deo sed his qui pof●une mederi vulneribus nostris atque peccatis delebuntur peccata nostra Origen hom 17. in Lucam a Plaut ●●inum mus Tam facile pronum est superos contemnere testes Si morta lis idem nemo sciat Juv. Sat. 13. Qui homo culpam admisit in se nullus est tam parvi pre●●● quin pude at qu●n urget sese Qui homo culpam admisit in so ●ullus est tam parvi pretij quin pude at qu'n ●urget sese Plaut Aulul Verum hoc se amplecti ●ur uno Hoc amat h●claudat matro ●a●n nullam ego rango Hor. Ser. l. 1. sat 2. Apud Surium die 27. Sept. 1 John 3.20 1 Cor. 4.4 Illi mors gravis incubat q●i notus n●mis omnibus ignotus moritur sibi Nun● si depositum non insiciatur amicus si reddat veteremou● tota aerugine sollem Prodigiosa si les ●huscis ●ign● libelli Iuven. sat 13. Gal. 6.1 Jam. 5.15 1 Cor. 5.5 12 13 2 Cor. 2.6 Homines in remissione peccatorum ministerium suum exhibe●t non jus alic 〈◊〉 potestatis exercent Neque enim in suo sed in nomine Pat●i Fihj Spiritu Sancti peccata dimittuntur ●sti rogant divinitas donat S. Ambr. de spir S. l. 3. c. 19 Summum futuri judicii prae●us dicium est si quis ita deliquerit ut a communicatione orationis conventus on ●is ●ancti commercii rele●etur Tertul. pol. c. 39. Atque hoc idem innuitur per summam Apostoli censurano in reos ma imi crimmis sit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 id est excommunicatus majori excommunicatione Don inus veniet ●cil ad judicandum eum adquod iudiciu haec corsura colesiae est relativa inordine Tum demum pena dabit ad qua nisi resipiscat hic consignatur Arelat ●● 3. Vide 2 Cor. 2 10 ●● Cyprian ep 73. Caus. 6. Q. 6 q. 7. Ca● 13. vide etiam Conc. Ancyr c. 6 ●ure● 2. c. 12. O sacrum convivium in quo Christus sumicur recolitur memoria passi ni● e●us mens impletur gratia futurae glorie nobis pignus datur Ita vide ut prosit illis ignosci quos ad poenam ipse Deus deduxit quod ad me attinet non sum crudelis sed vereor no quod remisero patiar Tryphaena dixit apud Petro●ium Saeviquoque implacabiles Domini crude litatem suam impediuntsi quando penitentia fugitivos re duxit dedititiis hostibus par●imus * Quaecunque ergo de poenitentia jubendo dicta sunt non ad exteriorem sed ad interiorem referenda sunt sine qua nullus unquam Deo reconciliari poterit Gratian. de penit d. 1. Quis aliquando 1. Cor. 2.3 1 Cor. 15.22 Rom. 8.32 i●e rule of holy living Chap. 4. Sect. 10. 〈◊〉 of the life of ●esus Par● 3. Disc. 18. Caus. 26. q. 7. ab infirmis Matth. 9.6 Acts 3.26 Est modus gloriandi in consei●ntia ut noveris fidem tuam esse sinceram spem tuam esse certam August Psal. 149. * Una est nobilitas argumentumq coloris Ingenui timidas non habuisse manus 1 Tim. 1.15 Ezek. 33.11 Luke 15.7 1 John 2.1 1 Cor. 5.20 Ezek. 18. Joel 2. James 3.2 1 Joh. 1.8 Rom. 11.32 Rom. 6.23 Hebr. 13.5 Vixi p●●cavi poenital naturae cessi Psalm 130. * Psalm 49. Psal. 16.15 Heb. 13.20 1 Tim. 6.15 16. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iliad † Ecolus 38.17 * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dixit Socrates de Ergastulario lugente N●mo me lachrymis decoret nec funera fletu Faxit cur volito vivus per ora virum Ennius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyrus apud Xenop * S. Chrysost hom 4. Hebr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Il. † Mors op●i● a est periredum lachrimant sui●●ippol Sen. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Expectavimus ●achrymas ad ostentati nem doloris paratas ut ergo ambitiosu● detonuit te it surerbum pallio caput m●n●bus inter se usque ad articulorum str●pi um contritis c. Petron. b 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c Non Siculae da● pes dulcem elaborabunt sapo●e●o non avium Citharaeque cantus so ●num reducent d Tremulumque caput descendere jus●it In Coelum longam manantia labra salivam a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iliad † b Lib. 6. variae histor cap. 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nam quid sibi saxa cavata Quod pulchra volunt monumenta Res quid nisi creditur illis Non mortua sed data somno Prud. hym in exeq defunct Cupit omnia ferre Prodigus totos melior succendere census Desertas e●osus opes Statius lib. 2. Silvar Totus hic locus contemnendus est●m nobis non negligendus in nostris Cicero Id cine●rem aut manes credis curare sepultos 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Fugientibus Trojanis minatus est Hector 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Il. ● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Xenop 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sit tibi terra levis mollique tegaris arena Ne tua non possinteruere ossa cane● Mart * Nam quod requiescere corpus vacuum sine mente videmus Spacium breve restat ut alti repetat collegia sensus Hinc maxima cura sepulchris impenditur Prudent hymn in exeq defunc ●armoreo Licinu tuu●ulo sacet at Cato parvo Pompeius nullo credi nus esse Deos. Varro Aracinus * Fama orbem replet mortem for occulit at tu Desine scrutari quod tegit ossa solum Si mihi dent animo non impar fata sepulchrum Angusta est tumulo terra Britanna meo Ce●nit ibi maestos mortis honore carentes I eucaspim Lyciae ductorem classi Orontem Aeneid 6. I ustravitque ●iros di itque novissima verba Aeneid 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Il. † 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Isoc Plataica miserum in lattore Tenxi flebant cineri ingrato suprema ferebant Eneid 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Il. † H 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cyrus apud Xenop lib. 8. instit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Illiad †
the holy man must pray and another time he must exhort a third time administer the holy Sacrament and he that ought to watch all the periods and little portions of his life lest he should be suprized and overcome had need be watched when he is sick and assisted and called upon and reminded of the several parts of his duty in every instant of his temptation This article was well provided for among the Easterlings for the Priests in their visitations of a sick person did abide in their attendance and ministery for seven dayes together The want of this makes the visitations fruitlesse and the calling of the Clergy contemptible while it is not suffered to imprint its proper effects upon them that need it in a lasting ministery 3. S. Iames advises that when a man is sick he should send for the elders one sick man for many Presbyters and so did the Eastern Churches they sent for seven and like a college of Physitians they ministred spiritual remedies and sent up prayers like a quire of singing Clerks In cities they might do so while the Christians were few and the Priests many But when they that dwelt in the Pagi or villages ceased to be Pagans and were baptized it grew to be an impossible felicity unlesse in few cases and to some more eminent persons but because they need it most God hath taken care that they may best have it and they that can are not very prudent if they neglect it 4. Whether they be many or few that are sent to the sick person let the Curate of his Parish or his own Confessor be amongst them that is let him not be wholly advised by strangers who know not his particular necessities but he that is the ordinary Judge cannot safely be passed by in his extraordinary necessity which in so great portions depends upon his whole life past and it is a matter of suspicion when we decline his judgement that knowes us best and with whom we formerly did converse either by choice or by law by private election or publike constitution It concerns us then to make severe and profitable judgements and not to conspire against our selves or procure such assistances which may handle us softly or comply with our weaknesses more then relieve our necessities 5. When the Ministers of religion are come first let them do their ordinary offices that is pray for grace to the sick man for patience for resignation for health if it seems good to God in order to his great ends For that is one of the ends of the advice of the Apostle and therefore the minister is to be sent for not while the case is desperate but before the sicknesse is come to its crisis or period Let him discourse concerning the causes of sicknesse and by a general instrument move him to consider concerning his condition Let him call upon him to set his soul in order to trim his lamp to dresse his soul to renew acts of grace by way of prayer to make amends in all the evils he hath done and to supply all the defects of duty as much as his past condition requires and his present can admit 6. According as the condition of the sickness or the weaknesse of the man is observed so the exhortation is to be less and the prayers more because the life of the man was his main preparatory and therefore if his condition be full of pain and infirmity the shortnesse and small number of his own acts is to be supplied by the act of the Ministers and standers by who are in such cases to speak more to God for him then to talk to him For the prayer of the righteous when it is servent hath a promise to prevail much in behalf of the sick person But exhortations must prevail with their own proper weight not by the passion of the Speaker But yet this assistance by way of prayers is not to be done by long offices but by frequent and fervent and holy in which offices if the sick man joyns let them be short and apt to comply with his little strength and great infirmities if they be said in his behalf without his conjunction they that pray may prudently use their own liberty and take no measures but their own devotions and opportunities and the sick mans necessities When he hath made this general addresse and preparatory entrance to the work of many dayes and periods he may descend to particulars by the following instruments and discourses SECT III. Of ministring in the sick mans confession of sins and repentance THe first necessity that is to be served is that of repentance in which the Ministers can in no way serve him but by first exhorting him to confession of his sins and declaration of the state of his soul. For unlesse they know the manner of his life and the degrees of his restitution either they can do nothing at all or nothing of advantage and certainty His discourses like Ionathans arrows may shoot short or shoot over but not wound where they should nor open those humours that need a lancet or a cautery To this purpose the sick man may be reminded Arguments and exhortations to move the sick man to confession of sins 1. That God hath made a special promise to confession of sins He that confesseth his sins and forsaketh them shall have mercy and if we confesse our sins God is righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousnesse That confession of sins is a proper act and introduction to repentance * That when the Jews being warned by the sermons of the Baptist repented of their sins they confessed their sins to Iohn in the susception of Baptism * That the converts in the dayes of the Apostles returning to Christianity instantly declared their faith and their repentance by confession and declaration of their deeds which they then renounced abjured and confessed to the Apostles * That confession is an act of many vertues together * It is the gate of repentance * an instrument of shame and condemnation of our sins * a glorification of God so called by Ioshuah particularly in the case of Achan * an acknowledgement that God is just in punishing for by confessing of our sins we also confesse his justice and are assessors with God in this condemnation of our selves * That by such an act of judging our selves we escape the more angry judgement of God S. Paul expresly exhorting us to it upon that very inducement * That confession of sins is so necessary a duty that in all Scriptures it is the immediate preface to pardon and the certain consequent of godly sorrow and an integral or constituent part of that grace which together with faith m●kes up the whole duty of the Gospel * That in all ages of the Gospel it hath been taught and practised respectively that all the penitent made confessions proportionable to their repentance that is