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lord_n word_n but_o confess_v he_o before_o man_n then_o take_v comfort_n from_o what_o christ_n say_v mat._n 10._o 32._o whosoever_o therefore_o shall_v confess_v i_o before_o man_n he_o will_v i_o confess_v also_o before_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o mind_n what_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n but_o whosoever_o shall_v deny_v i_o before_o man_n he_o will_v i_o also_o deny_v and_o though_o we_o have_v not_o often_o the_o occasion_n of_o such_o public_a confession_n as_o many_o bless_a witness_n have_v before_o we_o yet_o while_o we_o converse_v with_o man_n on_o earth_n we_o shall_v still_o be_v find_v either_o confess_v christ_n his_o word_n and_o true_a godliness_n or_o ashamed_a and_o faint_a great_a may_v be_v their_o comfort_n who_o a_o vow_n holiness_n in_o all_o company_n this_o be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v advert_v because_o if_o some_o christian_n be_v permit_v to_o keep_v their_o chamber_n or_o much_o retire_v from_o converse_n with_o man_n than_o they_o obtain_v some_o measure_n of_o comfortable_a exactness_n in_o their_o practice_n but_o no_o soon_o engage_v in_o company_n but_o some_o faint_a appear_v shrink_v from_o their_o former_a exactness_n and_o fail_v of_o the_o duty_n require_v in_o all_o company_n sinful_o forget_v god_n whereby_o they_o often_o return_v with_o loss_n to_o their_o soul_n and_o a_o condemn_a conscience_n therefore_o let_v the_o fear_n of_o be_v deny_v by_o christ_n still_o influence_n thy_o deportment_n more_o than_o fear_v of_o man_n displeasure_n 7._o when_o thou_o be_v help_v in_o some_o sincerity_n to_o obey_v thy_o lord_n have_v a_o respect_n to_o all_o his_o command_n endeavour_v to_o act_v all_o thy_o obedience_n by_o grace_n out_o of_o christ_n fullness_n and_o take_v delight_n to_o do_v his_o will_n yet_o be_v thou_o not_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n that_o christ_n require_v luke_n 17._o 10._o when_o you_o shall_v have_v do_v all_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v command_v you_o say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n though_o you_o take_v comfort_n in_o obey_v from_o the_o heart_n as_o a_o evidence_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o favour_n yet_o dare_v not_o trust_v to_o it_o as_o a_o procure_a cause_n of_o the_o least_o of_o your_o mercy_n thou_o think_v in_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o more_o cause_n to_o boast_v of_o the_o best_a of_o thy_o performance_n than_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v declare_v himself_o a_o fool_n by_o boast_v of_o filthy_a rag_n then_o the_o grace_n that_o help_v thou_o to_o obey_v make_v thou_o also_o humble_a and_o of_o the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n who_o be_v rich_a and_o bless_a in_o christ_n account_n chap._n iu._n sense_n of_o sin_n necessary_a before_o partake_v the_o three_o inference_n this_o bless_a ordinance_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o communion_n of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n then_o communicant_n be_v to_o approach_v it_o with_o a_o humble_a sense_n of_o their_o sin_n as_o need_v the_o virtue_n of_o that_o precious_a blood_n and_o that_o this_o be_v necessary_a consider_v first_o that_o if_o you_o have_v not_o the_o sense_n of_o your_o sin_n you_o can_v due_o regard_v a_o crucify_a christ_n and_o so_o may_v mistake_v the_o whole_a work_n despise_v his_o death_n as_o of_o no_o great_a use_n for_o you_o and_o so_o can_v and_o will_v not_o apply_v his_o blood_n for_o purge_v away_o of_o sin_n and_o gild_n for_o thou_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o gild_n this_o of_o itself_o be_v there_o nothing_o else_o will_v make_v thou_o eat_v and_o drink_v unworthy_o undervalue_v that_o lifegiving_a death_n for_o the_o communicants_a work_n be_v humble_o and_o thankful_o to_o receive_v a_o crucify_a christ_n represent_v in_o that_o ordinance_n as_o know_v they_o perish_v without_o he_o 2._o if_o there_o be_v no_o humble_v sense_n of_o sin_n thou_o shall_v partake_v as_o a_o hypocrite_n pretend_v before_o god_n and_o man_n that_o thou_o come_v to_o embrace_v christ_n as_o the_o only_a propitiation_n for_o thy_o sin_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n on_o thy_o heart_n thou_o do_v not_o judge_v thyself_o so_o guilty_a or_o that_o ever_o thou_o provock_v god_n to_o such_o wrath_n but_o that_o less_o may_v have_v serve_v thou_o feel_v no_o such_o a_o burden_n of_o thy_o sin_n but_o such_o as_o thyself_o can_v bear_v with_o great_a ease_n thou_o wondere_v there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o stir_v in_o the_o world_n about_o sin_n thou_o never_o commit_v any_o sin_n but_o thou_o have_v a_o cover_v of_o thy_o own_o to_o cast_v over_o it_o thou_o can_v at_o any_o time_n after_o thy_o great_a abomination_n with_o the_o whorish_a woman_n prov._n 30._o 20._o wipe_v thy_o mouth_n and_o say_v i_o have_v do_v no_o wickedness_n if_o thus_o thou_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n table_n thou_o will_v but_o receive_v bread_n and_o wine_n find_v need_n of_o no_o more_o 3._o if_o thy_o sin_n do_v nothing_o smart_v and_o wound_v thou_o thou_o want_v the_o very_o best_a qualification_n of_o a_o communicant_a which_o be_v hunger_a after_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n for_o he_o satisfi_v the_o long_a soul_n psal_n 107._o 9_o the_o lord_n have_v his_o eye_n upon_o such_o more_o than_o all_o other_o â—sai_fw-fr 66._o 2._o but_o to_o this_o man_n will_v i_o look_v even_o to_o he_o that_o be_v poor_a and_o of_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n he_o find_v out_o such_o when_o other_o be_v pass_v by_o such_o as_o be_v so_o sensible_a of_o their_o gild_n that_o they_o wonder_v that_o he_o shall_v look_v upon_o they_o any_o other_o way_n but_o to_o consume_v they_o such_o as_o be_v ashamed_a to_o look_v up_o to_o he_o because_o of_o their_o iniquity_n psal_n 40._o 12._o and_o yet_o be_v long_v for_o a_o favourable_a look_v they_o can_v look_v up_o and_o yet_o can_v but_o look_v up_o necessity_n constrain_v they_o to_o hang_v upon_o he_o for_o mercy_n know_v they_o perish_v without_o he_o such_o as_o these_o will_v be_v gracious_o visited_n and_o received_n isai_n 57_o 15._o he_o will_v revive_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o humble_a and_o revive_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o contrite_a one_o but_o thou_o a_o stranger_n to_o these_o contrition_n of_o heart_n will_v be_v a_o stranger_n also_o to_o these_o reviving_n and_o no_o wonder_n for_o thou_o feel_v no_o need_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o consider_v 4._o that_o it_o be_v the_o way_n of_o god_n first_o to_o wound_v and_o then_o to_o heal_n deut._n 32._o 39_o i_o wound_v and_o i_o heal_v if_o thou_o do_v never_o know_v any_o wound_v of_o heart_n for_o sin_n what_o healing_n can_v thou_o either_o expect_v or_o value_n for_o no_o wound_n and_o no_o heal_n no_o cast_n down_o and_o no_o raise_v up_o no_o sickness_n and_o no_o physician_n for_o the_o whole_a need_v not_o the_o physician_n but_o the_o sick_a thou_o have_v no_o use_n for_o his_o come_n with_o heal_v under_o his_o wing_n thou_o have_v nothing_o to_o heal_n he_o may_v spare_v his_o visit_n until_o thou_o have_v more_o need_n of_o he_o and_o keep_v his_o medicine_n for_o other_o thus_o thou_o may_v sit_v down_o at_o the_o lord_n table_n with_o the_o best_a but_o christ_n and_o thy_o soul_n have_v no_o merciful_a meeting_n when_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a be_v draw_v out_o of_o christ_n fullness_n get_v their_o disease_n heal_v and_o their_o soul_n restore_v thou_o be_v send_v away_o empty_a neither_o art_n thou_o disappoint_v for_o thou_o seek_v after_o no_o more_o thou_o can_v not_o complain_v of_o christ_n for_o he_o refuse_v thou_o nothing_o thou_o seek_v thou_o be_v like_o these_o rev_n 3_o 17._o i_o have_v need_n of_o nothing_o 5._o consider_v also_o that_o of_o all_o the_o meeting_n between_o christ_n and_o poor_a sinner_n on_o this_o earth_n this_o be_v the_o most_o endear_v and_o comfortable_a when_o sense_n of_o deep_a gild_n and_o deep_a mercy_n meet_v together_o some_o time_n the_o poor_a sinner_n be_v ready_a to_o sink_v under_o the_o weight_n of_o gild_n it_o be_v a_o burden_n they_o can_v bear_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o separation_n from_o he_o be_v intolerable_a the_o 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