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confess_v thy_o sin_n unto_o god_n even_o those_o sin_n which_o i_o have_v show_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o this_o judgement_n i_o say_v say_v david_n psal._n 32._o 5._o 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 2._o thou_o must_v unfeigned_o and_o full_o resolve_v with_o thyself_o to_o cast_v off_o and_o forsake_v these_o and_o all_o other_o thy_o sin_n prov._n 28._o 13._o who_o so_o confess_v and_o forsake_v his_o sin_n shall_v find_v mercy_n though_o thou_o can_v not_o quite_o leave_v they_o as_o who_o can_v do_v that_o in_o this_o life_n yet_o if_o thou_o can_v unfeigned_o and_o without_o dissimulation_n desire_n and_o purpose_n and_o resolve_v with_o thyself_o to_o leave_v they_o all_o beg_v strength_n of_o god_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v make_v able_a to_o do_v it_o than_o have_v thou_o forsake_v they_o in_o god_n account_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o hinder_v thy_o peace_n and_o reconciliation_n 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that_o they_o have_v herein_o to_o deal_v with_o god_n which_o know_v their_o heart_n 1_o thes._n 2._o 4._o gal._n 5._o 13._o brethren_n you_o be_v call_v unto_o liberty_n only_o use_v not_o your_o liberty_n as_o a_o occasion_n to_o the_o flesh_n 2._o that_o that_o which_o they_o eat_v upon_o the_o day_n of_o humiliation_n be_v neither_o for_o quantity_n nor_o quality_n such_o but_o that_o they_o may_v still_o preserve_v in_o themselves_o such_o a_o feel_n of_o the_o want_n of_o food_n as_o may_v afflict_v nature_n as_o we_o see_v daniel_n do_v dan._n 10._o 3._o i_o eat_v no_o pleasant_a bread_n neither_o come_v flâ—sh_a nor_o wine_n within_o my_o mouth_n neither_o do_v i_o anoint_v myself_o at_o all_o
say_v moses_n psal._n 90._o 8._o set_v our_o iniquity_n before_o thou_o our_o secret_a sin_n in_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n but_o thou_o will_v say_v to_o i_o quest._n what_o sin_n shall_v i_o call_v to_o mind_n all_o that_o be_v a_o endless_a work_n i_o know_v not_o where_o to_o begin_v nor_o where_o to_o make_v a_o end_n psal._n 40._o 12._o they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n say_v david_n than_o the_o hair_n of_o my_o head_n how_o much_o more_o will_v thou_o say_v be_v my_o sin_n innumerable_a i_o answer_v 1._o 1._o the_o more_o sin_n thou_o can_v call_v to_o mind_v the_o better_a it_o will_v be_v for_o thou_o this_o we_o may_v see_v ezek._n 20._o 43._o where_o this_o be_v promise_v as_o a_o singular_a grace_n god_n will_v work_v in_o his_o people_n heart_n you_o shall_v remember_v your_o way_n and_o all_o your_o do_n you_o have_v be_v defile_v and_o you_o shall_v loathe_v yourselves_o in_o your_o own_o sight_n for_o all_o your_o evil_n that_o you_o have_v commit_v 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loathnesse_n to_o leave_v it_o for_o if_o thou_o regardi_fw-la niquity_n in_o thy_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o regard_v thou_o psal._n 66._o 18._o and_o prov._n 28._o 13._o he_o that_o hide_v his_o sin_n shall_v not_o prosper_v three_o and_o lâ—stly_o 3._o be_v thou_o yet_o in_o this_o examination_n of_o thyself_o special_o desirous_a and_o careful_a to_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o foul_a and_o gross_a of_o all_o thy_o sin_n that_o ever_o thou_o commiettd_v though_o it_o be_v long_o ago_o deut_n 9_o 7._o remember_v and_o forget_v not_o how_o thou_o provokedst_a the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o wrath_n in_o the_o wilderness_n thus_o do_v david_n in_o the_o exercise_v of_o himâ—selfe_n unto_o repentance_n think_v oft_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o youth_n psalm_n 25._o 7._o remember_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o youth_n nor_o my_o transgression_n so_o do_v paul_n oft_o call_v to_o mind_v his_o foul_a sin_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 13._o i_o be_v a_o blasphemer_n and_o a_o persecuter_n for_o the_o heart_n will_v soon_o be_v bring_v to_o remorse_n and_o sorrow_n by_o remembrance_n of_o these_o then_o of_o small_a sin_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o publican_n and_o harlot_n those_o gross_a sinner_n repent_v soon_o than_o the_o civil_a pharisee_n matth._n 21._o 32._o no_o hard_a matter_n for_o you_o that_o have_v be_v adulterer_n applic_n blasphemer_n persecuter_n thief_n oppressor_n drunkard_n to_o bring_v your_o heart_n unto_o godly_a sorrow_n if_o you_o will_v take_v but_o a_o little_a pain_n with_o they_o you_o that_o have_v live_v more_o civil_o as_o that_o rich_a young_a man_n have_v do_v that_o concern_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o second_o table_n can_v say_v unto_o christ_n matthew_n 19_o 20._o all_o these_o thing_n have_v i_o keep_v from_o my_o youth_n up_o must_v take_v the_o more_o pain_n in_o this_o work_n the_o second_o thing_n we_o must_v do_v in_o this_o examination_n of_o ourselves_o be_v this_o when_o we_o have_v find_v out_o and_o call_v to_o 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the_o least_o of_o all_o saint_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 15._o i_o be_o the_o chief_a of_o all_o sinner_n the_o circumstance_n whereby_o sin_n be_v aggravate_v sin_n be_v many_o i_o will_v name_v a_o few_o of_o they_o first_o consider_v thy_o sin_n have_v be_v commit_v against_o many_o and_o strong_a mean_n of_o grace_n remember_v what_o christ_n say_v matth._n 11._o 24._o to_o capernaum_n because_o of_o this_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v more_o tolerable_a for_o the_o land_n of_o sodom_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n then_o for_o thou_o oh_o consider_v with_o thyself_o that_o if_o the_o sin_n of_o indian_n and_o other_o barbarous_a people_n that_o never_o enjoy_v any_o ordinary_a mean_n of_o grace_n shall_v just_o be_v punish_v in_o hell_n fire_n as_o doubtless_o they_o shall_v for_o as_o many_o as_o have_v sin_v without_o law_n shall_v also_o perish_v without_o law_n say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 2._o 12._o if_o the_o sin_n of_o infant_n do_v just_o deserve_v 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how_o weak_a and_o light_v the_o tentation_n have_v often_o be_v that_o have_v draw_v thou_o to_o it_o nay_o how_o thou_o have_v draw_v and_o provoke_v thyself_o to_o it_o and_o say_v thou_o to_o thy_o own_o heart_n if_o god_n be_v so_o much_o offend_v with_o ahab_n though_o he_o have_v so_o strong_a a_o tempter_n as_o jesabel_n his_o wife_n i_o king_n 21._o 25._o alas_o what_o cause_n have_v he_o to_o be_v offend_v with_o i_o that_o have_v be_v my_o own_o tempter_n remember_v what_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v of_o this_o circumstance_n isaiah_n 33._o 1_o woe_n to_o thou_o that_o spoil_v and_o be_v not_o spoil_v &_o 5._o 18._o woe_n unto_o they_o that_o draw_v iniquity_n with_o cord_n of_o vanity_n &_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o cart_n rope_n four_o theâ—_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—mber_n of_o thy_o sin_n say_v they_o be_v in_o their_o 〈…〉_z so_o small_a yet_o the_o number_n of_o they_o and_o thy_o multiply_v of_o they_o so_o ofâ—_n make_v the_o burden_n â—f_v they_o intolerable_a consider_v how_o the_o lord_n aggravate_v sin_n by_o this_o circumstance_n jer._n 5._o 6._o a_o lion_n out_o of_o the_o forest_n shall_v slay_v they_o and_o a_o wolf_n of_o the_o evening_n shall_v spoil_v they_o a_o leopard_n shall_v watch_v over_o their_o city_n every_o one_o that_o go_v out_o thence_o shall_v be_v tear_v in_o piece_n because_o their_o transgression_n be_v many_o and_o their_o backslide_n be_v increase_v see_v what_o weight_n this_o very_a circumstance_n give_v unto_o david_n sin_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o conscience_n my_o iniquity_n say_v he_o psal._n 40._o 12._o be_v more_o than_o the_o hair_n of_o my_o head_n therefore_o my_o heart_n fail_v i_o the_o sand_n though_o take_v several_o they_o
as_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o word_n but_o the_o righteous_a sing_v and_o rejoice_v jer._n 2._o 19_o thou_o own_o wickedness_n shall_v correct_v thou_o know_v therefore_o and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a thing_n and_o bitter_a that_o thou_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o that_o my_o fear_n be_v not_o in_o thou_o thy_o sin_n certain_o will_v be_v bitter_a to_o thou_o one_o day_n soon_o or_o late_a take_v this_o for_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n thou_o must_v either_o temporal_o here_o or_o eternal_o hereafter_o in_o hell_n lament_v and_o be_v wail_v and_o weep_v for_o thy_o sin_n luc._n 13._o 28._o there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o wail_v and_o gnash_v of_o tooth_n when_o you_o shall_v see_v abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o all_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o yourselves_o thrust_v out_o how_o much_o more_o when_o they_o shall_v see_v and_o feel_v the_o torment_n that_o be_v prepare_v in_o hell_n for_o they_o now_o when_o god_n as_o a_o angry_a judge_n strike_v and_o afflict_v the_o soul_n with_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n even_o in_o this_o life_n o_o that_o sorrow_n be_v terrible_a and_o intolerable_a when_o he_o smite_v the_o heart_n he_o so_o set_v it_o on_o as_o no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o abide_v it_o heb._n 10._o 31._o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n prov._n 18._o 14._o a_o wound_a spirit_n that_o be_v which_o god_n in_o his_o anger_n have_v wound_v who_o can_v bear_v nah._n 1._o 6._o who_o can_v stand_v before_o his_o indignation_n and_o who_o can_v abide_v in_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o anger_n his_o fury_n be_v pour_v out_o like_o fire_n and_o the_o rock_n be_v throw_v down_o by_o he_o and_o the_o best_a way_n to_o prevent_v the_o lord_n from_o wound_v and_o afflict_v our_o soul_n be_v to_o smite_v and_o afflict_v our_o own_o heart_n for_o our_o sin_n the_o way_n to_o prevent_v those_o intolerable_a and_o everlasting_a sorrow_n which_o god_n in_o 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