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special_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o 4._o and_o in_o the_o four_o place_v do_v it_o cordial_o cordial_a let_v our_o confession_n be_v not_o only_a tongue_n but_o heart-confession_n see_v that_o we_o be_v inward_o affect_v with_o the_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o those_o sin_n which_o we_o confess_v 5._o and_o in_o the_o last_o place_n let_v our_o confession_n filial_a be_v filial_a come_v we_o unto_o god_n not_o only_o as_o a_o judge_n but_o as_o a_o father_n lay_v hold_n upon_o his_o mercy_n in_o christ_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o those_o sin_n which_o we_o confess_v thus_o confess_v we_o our_o sin_n unto_o god_n to_o excite_v and_o stir_v we_o up_o whereunto_o mercy_n take_v we_o notice_n that_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o mercy_n the_o only_a way_n and_o the_o sure_a way_n to_o it_o scripture_n be_v express_v for_o both_o the_o only_a way_n i_o be_o merciful_a say_v the_o lord_n only_a acknowledge_v thy_o iniquity_n jer._n 3._o 12_o 13._o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v other_o way_n there_o be_v none_o for_o thou_o or_o any_o other_o to_o obtain_v mercy_n at_o my_o hand_n but_o this_o the_o sure_a way_n so_o much_o these_o promise_n import_v he_o that_o confess_v and_o forsake_v his_o sin_n shall_v have_v mercy_n prov._n 28._o 13._o if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n god_n be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o unrighteousness_n 1_o joh._n 1._o 9_o god_n have_v as_o it_o be_v bind_v himself_o by_o promise_n upon_o confession_n of_o sin_n to_o bestow_v remission_n now_o it_o stand_v not_o only_o with_o his_o mercy_n but_o with_o his_o justice_n to_o do_v it_o not_o that_o confession_n can_v merit_v pardon_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n more_o than_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n but_o only_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o gracious_a promise_n which_o have_v make_v he_o will_v be_v faithful_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o be_v the_o way_n the_o sure_a and_o only_a way_n to_o find_v mercy_n a_o way_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v lay_v out_o and_o a_o way_n which_o his_o people_n have_v ever_o take_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o it_o both_o for_o themselves_o and_o other_o and_o a_o way_n wherein_o they_o have_v ever_o find_v what_o they_o seek_v for_o all_o these_o i_o may_v show_v you_o if_o need_n be_v and_o beside_o this_o i_o may_v show_v you_o diverse_a other_o benefit_n redound_v to_o the_o penitent_a sinner_n heart_n from_o this_o practice_n this_o be_v the_o ready_a and_o only_a way_n to_o ease_v the_o heart_n be_v burden_v with_o sin_n thus_o to_o pour_v it_o forth_o before_o god_n in_o such_o humble_a and_o hearty_a confession_n and_o acknowledgement_n the_o open_n of_o our_o grief_n unto_o a_o friend_n be_v a_o ease_n to_o the_o heart_n much_o more_o to_o do_v it_o unto_o god_n when_o i_o keep_v silence_n say_v david_n my_o bone_n wax_v old_a through_o my_o roar_v all_o the_o day_n long_o psal._n 32._o 3._o while_o he_o hide_v his_o sin_n he_o can_v have_v no_o rest_n he_o roar_v through_o pang_n of_o conscience_n but_o confess_v it_o his_o soul_n be_v quiet_v he_o thereby_o obtain_v what_o he_o then_o seek_v for_o pardon_v and_o remission_n i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o transgression_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o forgave_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n so_o it_o follow_v vers_fw-la 5._o let_v these_o motive_n induce_v we_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o confess_v our_o sin_n unto_o god_n and_o two_o upon_o occasion_n be_v not_o unwilling_a men._n to_o do_v it_o unto_o men._n one_a private_o whether_o to_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n or_o other_o confess_v your_o sin_n one_o to_o another_o say_v saint_n private_o james_n jam._n 5._o 16._o that_o be_v say_v
12._o so_o of_o what_o they_o be_v by_o nature_n to_o the_o behold_v of_o the_o corruption_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o the_o error_n of_o their_o life_n these_o they_o know_v our_o transgression_n be_v with_o we_o and_o our_o iniquity_n we_o know_v they_o say_v the_o church_n isa._n 59_o 12._o and_o so_o know_v they_o as_o they_o do_v not_o can_v know_v the_o sin_n of_o other_o in_o themselves_o as_o you_o hear_v before_o they_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n the_o mass_n of_o sinful_a heaâ—…t_n corruption_n which_o be_v in_o they_o which_o in_o other_o they_o see_v not_o but_o by_o reflect_v upon_o themselves_o thus_o they_o may_v see_v it_o even_o 〈◊〉_d in_o water_n face_n answer_v to_o face_n so_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o man_n say_v solomon_n prov._n 27._o 19_o the_o face_n which_o a_o man_n see_v in_o the_o water_n or_o in_o a_o glass_n it_o be_v in_o all_o point_n like_v unto_o his_o own_o of_o the_o same_o feiture_n colour_n complexion_n even_o such_o a_o similitude_n there_o be_v between_o the_o heart_n of_o one_o man_n and_o another_o how_o ever_o grace_n make_v a_o change_n make_v man_n new_a creature_n differ_v from_o themselves_o and_o so_o from_o other_o yet_o by_o nature_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o rom._n 3._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v no_o difference_n or_o distinction_n all_o have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o be_v as_o some_o expound_v it_o and_o as_o we_o find_v these_o word_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n use_v by_o the_o same_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 7._o have_v all_o alike_o sin_v in_o adam_n they_o be_v alike_o deprive_v of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n wherein_o man_n be_v at_o the_o first_o create_v consist_v in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n and_o consequent_o all_o alike_o infect_v with_o original_a corruption_n which_o be_v the_o image_n of_o satan_n all_o alike_o disfigure_v and_o deform_v so_o as_o a_o man_n reflect_v upon_o himself_o he_o thereby_o come_v after_o a_o sort_n to_o see_v what_o be_v in_o another_o exit_fw-la svo_fw-la ingenio_fw-la aliorum_fw-la ingenia_fw-la aestimans_fw-la measure_v other_o by_o himself_o guess_v at_o their_o corruption_n by_o his_o own_o but_o this_o he_o see_v only_o in_o a_o glass_n by_o reflection_n from_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o consequent_o his_o knowledge_n hereof_o be_v not_o so_o clear_a and_o certain_a as_o that_o which_o he_o have_v of_o himself_o as_o for_o his_o own_o corruption_n that_o he_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o be_v sensible_a how_o indispose_v he_o be_v to_o what_o ever_o be_v good_a how_o proâ—…e_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o evil_n and_o as_o he_o know_v his_o own_o heart_n better_a liâ—…e_n than_o he_o do_v the_o heart_n of_o any_o other_o so_o also_o his_o life_n as_o his_o inward_a corruption_n which_o be_v the_o fountain_n so_o his_o actual_a sin_n which_o be_v the_o stream_n these_o he_o know_v better_a than_o he_o do_v the_o sin_n of_o any_o other_o many_o sin_n he_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o other_o but_o of_o more_o in_o himself_o my_o iniquity_n be_v more_o than_o the_o hair_n of_o my_o head_n say_v david_n psal._n 40._o 12._o this_o a_o man_n may_v say_v of_o himself_o rather_o than_o of_o another_o be_v as_o the_o penitent_a sinner_n be_v a_o diligent_a and_o constant_a observer_n of_o himself_o observe_v his_o daily_a slip_n and_o infirmity_n his_o daily_a commission_n and_o omission_n which_o he_o can_v do_v in_o another_o in_o other_o he_o take_v notice_n only_o of_o their_o open_a sin_n in_o himself_o of_o his_o secret_a sin_n which_o as_o they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n so_o they_o may_v be_v more_o heinous_a in_o nature_n than_o the_o open_a sin_n of_o other_o and_o beside_o observe_v his_o own_o sin_n he_o know_v the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o they_o better_o than_o he_o can_v do_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o in_o other_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o outward_a act_n of_o such_o or_o such_o sin_n see_v they_o or_o hear_v of_o they_o but_o in_o himself_o he_o take_v notice_n also_o of_o the_o circumstance_n accompany_v sin_n his_o own_o sin_n which_o many_o time_n exceed_o do_v aggravate_v they_o so_o as_o whereas_o he_o do_v but_o guess_v at_o the_o greatness_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n judge_v they_o by_o the_o outward_a appearance_n he_o weigh_v his_o own_o even_o as_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o weigh_v the_o way_n of_o man_n isa._n 26._o 7._o thou_o most_o upright_o do_v weigh_v the_o path_n of_o the_o just_a ponder_v all_o their_o go_n as_o the_o wiseman_n say_v of_o he_o prov._n 5._o 21._o the_o way_n of_o man_n be_v before_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o ponder_v all_o his_o go_n take_v exact_a notice_n of_o all_o their_o action_n weigh_v they_o as_o hannah_n have_v it_o in_o her_o song_n 1_o sam._n 2._o 3._o the_o lord_n be_v a_o god_n of_o knowledge_n and_o by_o he_o action_n be_v weigh_v and_o as_o their_o action_n so_o their_o heart_n and_o spirit_n the_o lord_n weigh_v the_o spirit_n say_v the_o wiseman_n prov._n 16._o 2._o repeat_v cap._n 21._o 2._o like_a as_o the_o goldsmith_n that_o weigh_v his_o gold_n he_o take_v exact_a notice_n of_o every_o grain_n so_o do_v god_n ponder_v and_o weigh_v all_o the_o action_n word_n and_o thought_n of_o man_n as_o their_o good_a work_n so_o their_o sin_n take_v notice_n of_o every_o circumstance_n that_o may_v make_v they_o either_o light_a or_o heavy_a extenuate_v or_o aggravate_v they_o and_o thus_o do_v the_o true_a penitent_a sinner_n desire_v to_o weigh_v and_o ponder_v his_o own_o sin_n consider_v not_o only_o the_o sin_n themselves_o but_o the_o circumstance_n wherewith_o they_o be_v attend_v which_o ofttimes_o be_v great_a aggravation_n and_o so_o by_o put_v these_o grain_n into_o his_o own_o balance_n which_o he_o can_v do_v in_o another_o he_o own_o sin_n in_o his_o apprehension_n come_v to_o weigh_v down_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o though_o haply_o in_o themselves_o not_o so_o heavy_a as_o other_o thus_o be_v he_o better_o acquaint_v with_o himself_o than_o with_o other_o with_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o life_n with_o his_o own_o sin_n his_o own_o inward_a corruption_n the_o pravity_n of_o his_o nature_n the_o rebellion_n of_o his_o own_o will_n the_o inordinacy_n of_o his_o own_o affection_n as_o also_o with_o his_o own_o actual_a sin_n both_o as_o to_o the_o number_n and_o nature_n of_o they_o and_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o he_o come_v to_o be_v so_o censorious_a towards_o himself_o judge_v his_o own_o sin_n more_o and_o great_a than_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o and_o so_o himself_o a_o great_a sinner_n than_o other_o they_o beside_o this_o in_o the_o second_o place_n as_o he_o see_v and_o weigh_v his_o own_o sin_n so_o he_o feel_v they_o which_o he_o do_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o the_o eye_n or_o ear_n either_o by_o hear-say_n or_o at_o the_o most_o be_v a_o eye-witness_n of_o they_o and_o so_o know_v they_o only_o by_o speculation_n but_o his_o own_o sin_n he_o feel_v they_o feel_v the_o body_n of_o sin_n stir_v in_o he_o even_o as_o rebecca_n selt_z the_o two_o twin_n stir_v and_o strive_v in_o her_o womb_n gen._n 25._o 22._o thus_o do_v he_o feel_v corruption_n strive_v and_o struggle_v with_o grace_n of_o which_o paul_n complain_v rom._n 7._o beside_o he_o feel_v his_o actual_a sin_n which_o it_o may_v be_v lie_v heavy_a upon_o his_o soul_n as_o david_n say_v his_o sin_n do_v upon_o he_o psal._n 40._o 12._o my_o iniquity_n say_v he_o have_v take_v hold_v upon_o i_o so_o that_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o look_v up_o which_o may_v be_v understand_v not_o only_o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n which_o then_o lie_v upon_o he_o whereof_o his_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n but_o even_o of_o his_o sin_n themselves_o which_o lie_v heavy_a upon_o his_o soul_n and_o so_o be_v it_o in_o measure_n with_o all_o true_a penitent_a sinner_n they_o be_v such_o as_o either_o do_v feel_v or_o have_v feel_v the_o weight_n and_o burden_n of_o their_o sin_n be_v weary_a and_o heavy_a lade_v with_o they_o as_o our_o saviour_n give_v a_o character_n of_o they_o mat._n 11._o 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o labour_v under_o the_o sense_n of_o sin_n feel_v it_o lie_v upon_o they_o as_o a_o intolerable_a burden_n and_o this_o again_o make_v they_o think_v their_o own_o sin_n great_a so_o it_o do_v paul_n here_o as_o you_o have_v hear_v he_o see_v and_o hear_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o but_o they_o do_v not_o lie_v upon_o he_o as_o his_o own_o do_v and_o therefore_o he_o judge_v