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A nosegay of divine truths; wherein the chief points of religion are ingeniously discussed, and also the doctrines of predestination, reprobation, &c. rightly determined Highly necessary for all Christians to peruse. And digested into 50 chapters; both French and English, for the benefit of those who are desirous to improve themselves in the French or English tongues. By P.B. formerly of the order of S. Francis, now a convert to the Church of England
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Wing B152A; ESTC R230839
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unto_o all_o your_o trespass_n for_o upon_o supposition_n you_o have_v commit_v ten_o different_a sin_n and_o your_o contrition_n be_v but_o upon_o nine_o none_o of_o they_o be_v blot_v out_o your_o contrition_n be_v false_a if_o it_o be_v true_a it_o shall_v be_v extend_v upon_o all_o be_v all_o hate_a of_o god_n almighty_n it_o ought_v also_o to_o be_v supernaturaral_a you_o ought_v to_o be_v sorry_a to_o have_v offend_v god_n because_o of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o hatred_n of_o sin._n if_o you_o be_v sorry_a to_o have_v offend_v he_o only_o because_o you_o be_v deprive_v of_o some_o temporal_a good_a or_o for_o fear_n of_o be_v punish_v in_o the_o other_o world_n or_o lest_o you_o hear_v these_o dreadful_a word_n depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n so_o that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o pain_n to_o suffer_v you_o shall_v not_o be_v sorry_a to_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o your_o contrition_n be_v natural_a and_o therefore_o if_o it_o have_v not_o 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that_o i_o mean_v here_o be_v that_o which_o you_o ought_v to_o do_v before_o god_n for_o who_o can_v forgive_v sin_n but_o god_n only_o mat._n 19.8_o and_o that_o confession_n be_v to_o be_v entire_a for_o if_o you_o do_v not_o declare_v all_o your_o trespass_n your_o confession_n be_v not_o good_a you_o ought_v to_o confess_v that_o you_o hate_v all_o that_o god_n hate_v now_o god_n hate_v all_o sin_n therefore_o you_o must_v confess_v that_o you_o hate_v all_o sin_n david_n say_v without_o limit_a sense_n i_o acknowledge_v my_o transgression_n ps_n 31.3_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v sincere_a for_o to_o confess_v your_o sin_n with_o your_o mouth_n and_o not_o with_o your_o heart_n it_o be_v to_o mock_v god_n who_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n and_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v humbe_n i_o mean_v full_a of_o grief_n and_o shame_n you_o must_v be_v like_o the_o publican_n who_o say_v god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n luk._n 18.13_o &_o he_o speak_v with_o so_o great_a shame_n 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