sin_n that_o have_v provoke_v god_n to_o those_o judgement_n trouble_v he_o most_o i_o will_v declare_v my_o iniquity_n say_v david_n psal._n 38._o 18._o and_o be_v sorry_a for_o my_o sin_n and_o ezek._n 7._o 16._o they_o shall_v be_v on_o the_o mountain_n like_o the_o dâ—ves_v of_o the_o valley_n all_o of_o they_o mourning_n every_o man_n for_o 〈◊〉_d iniquity_n yea_o even_o when_o god_n judgement_n do_v press_v and_o humble_v he_o most_o yet_o â—he_n be_v more_o trouble_v for_o his_o sin_n then_o for_o the_o affliction_n that_o be_v upon_o he_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o that_o prayer_n of_o david_n psal._n 25._o 18._o look_v upon_o my_o affliction_n and_o my_o pain_n and_o forgive_v all_o my_o sin_n and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v of_o god_n people_n in_o ezras_n time_n when_o the_o lord_n by_o a_o judgement_n of_o immoderate_a rain_n have_v testify_v his_o displeasure_n against_o they_o ezra_n 10._o 9_o they_o tremble_v because_o of_o this_o matter_n their_o sin_n in_o marry_v 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as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v jam._n 2._o 19_o they_o be_v trouble_v exceed_o more_o than_o ever_o thou_o can_v be_v with_o the_o apprehension_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o punishment_n which_o they_o undoubted_o believe_v be_v prepare_v for_o they_o 2._o many_o of_o you_o be_v oft_o trouble_v with_o sadness_n and_o heaviness_n of_o heart_n and_o can_v say_v as_o job_n 23._o 16._o god_n make_v my_o heart_n soft_a and_o the_o almighty_a trouble_v i_o o_o that_o thou_o can_v turn_v the_o stream_n of_o thy_o sorrow_n the_o right_a way_n from_o sorrow_v for_o thy_o affliction_n to_o sorrow_v for_o thy_o sin_n one_o hour_n spend_v in_o sorrow_v for_o thy_o sin_n will_v yield_v thou_o more_o true_a comfort_n than_o a_o thousand_o spend_v in_o sorrow_v for_o thy_o affliction_n will_v do_v 3._o and_o we_o all_o now_o assemble_v to_o profess_v our_o humiliation_n for_o the_o manifold_a token_n of_o god_n anger_n upon_o his_o church_n and_o this_o land_n must_v examine_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o 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the_o land_n ought_v to_o trouble_v we_o more_o than_o any_o of_o the_o judgement_n either_o persent_a or_o imminent_a though_o they_o be_v very_o great_a and_o fearful_a for_o 1._o they_o give_v we_o cause_n to_o fear_v far_o heavy_a than_o these_o be_v and_o god_n have_v say_v of_o england_n as_o he_o say_v once_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o juda_n ezek._n 21._o 27._o i_o will_v overturn_v everturne_v overturn_v it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o 2._o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o land_n these_o judgement_n will_v vanish_v or_o do_v we_o no_o hurt_n at_o all_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 56._o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n and_o of_o one_o sin_n the_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n special_o be_v open_o commit_v and_o alas_o our_o land_n stand_v guilty_a of_o that_o and_o of_o many_o more_o it_o be_v say_v exod._n 32._o 25._o moses_n see_v though_o every_o blind_a fool_n can_v not_o see_v it_o that_o the_o people_n be_v naked_a for_o aaron_n have_v make_v they_o naked_a to_o their_o shame_n before_o their_o enemy_n alas_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o land_n make_v we_o naked_a to_o our_o enemy_n abroad_o and_o to_o our_o treacherous_a and_o bloody_a papist_n at_o home_n do_v what_o we_o can_v to_o defend_v and_o arm_v ourselves_o till_o our_o sin_n be_v repent_v of_o till_o they_o be_v remove_v we_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o be_v a_o naked_a people_n we_o can_v stand_v before_o our_o enemy_n till_o the_o accurse_a thing_n till_o achâ—n_n betake_v away_o josh._n 7._o 13._o and_o alas_o we_o have_v many_o achan_n among_o we_o so_o many_o of_o you_o therefore_o as_o have_v heart_n that_o can_v mourn_v that_o can_v be_v humble_v mourn_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o land_n and_o by_o the_o first_o note_n approve_v unto_o god_n and_o to_o your_o own_o heart_n the_o truth_n of_o your_o humiliation_n that_o you_o profess_v this_o day_n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o first_o note_n second_o he_o that_o be_v true_o humble_v mourn_v for_o sin_n not_o so_o much_o in_o respect_n to_o himself_o of_o the_o hurt_n and_o danger_n that_o his_o sin_n bring_v upon_o himself_o as_o in_o respect_n to_o god_n because_o he_o be_v offend_v and_o dishonour_v by_o his_o sin_n save_v sorrow_n be_v therefore_o call_v 2_o cor._n 7._o 10._o godly_a sorrow_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sorrow_n that_o respect_v god_n and_o be_v oppose_v to_o worldly_a sorrow_n that_o respect_v only_o the_o cross_n and_o misery_n that_o sin_n make_v we_o subject_a unto_o i_o grant_v 1._o it_o be_v not_o unlawful_a to_o be_v trouble_v for_o sin_n even_o out_o of_o respect_n to_o the_o punishment_n and_o misery_n that_o it_o will_v bring_v upon_o we_o as_o a_o man_n may_v have_v respect_n to_o this_o in_o his_o fear_n that_o keep_v he_o from_o commit_v sin_n so_o may_v he_o also_o in_o his_o sorrow_n for_o it_o after_o it_o be_v commit_v job_n give_v this_o for_o a_o reason_n why_o he_o dare_v not_o sin_n for_o destruction_n from_o god_n say_v he_o job_n 31._o 23._o be_v a_o terror_n to_o i_o and_o so_o do_v paul_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 11._o know_v therefore_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o persuade_v man_n 2._o sound_z and_o save_a humiliation_n for_o sin_n use_v to_o begin_v in_o this_o legal_a compunction_n and_o terror_n which_o have_v respect_n only_o to_o the_o misery_n that_o sin_n bring_v we_o to_o and_o not_o one_o of_o a_o hundred_o do_v ever_o come_v to_o mourn_v for_o sin_n in_o respect_n to_o god_n till_o they_o have_v first_o learn_v to_o mourn_v for_o sin_n in_o respect_n to_o themselves_o this_o prepare_v make_v way_n for_o and_o draw_v in_o the_o other_o as_o the_o prick_n of_o the_o needle_n do_v the_o thread_n so_o it_o be_v say_v of_o those_o three_o thousand_o that_o be_v convert_v by_o peter_n act._n 2._o 37._o that_o they_o be_v first_o prick_v in_o their_o heart_n that_o be_v with_o this_o legal_a sorrow_n and_o fear_n but_o though_o this_o be_v a_o lawful_a and_o good_a thing_n to_o mourn_v and_o be_v trouble_v for_o sin_n even_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o misery_n it_o make_v we_o obnoxious_a unto_o yet_o be_v not_o this_o sufficient_a to_o prove_v our_o humiliation_n and_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n to_o be_v sound_a and_o sincere_a for_o many_o a_o hypocrite_n have_v go_v so_o far_o they_o have_v be_v great_o humble_v and_o trouble_v for_o their_o sin_n o_o how_o pharaoh_n complain_v and_o cry_v out_o of_o his_o sin_n exod._n 9_o 27._o he_o say_v to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n i_o have_v sin_v the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a and_o i_o and_o my_o people_n be_v wicked_a and_o so_o do_v judas_n mat._n 27._o 3._o 4._o he_o repent_v himself_o &_o cry_v out_o say_v
8._o yea_o they_o have_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o very_a point_n &_o brink_n of_o despair_n before_o they_o can_v come_v to_o comfort_v so_o be_v asaph_n when_o he_o cry_v psal._n 73_o 26._o my_o flesh_n and_o my_o heart_n fail_v and_o so_o be_v heman_n when_o he_o complain_v psal._n 88_o 15._o while_o i_o suffer_v thy_o terror_n i_o be_o distract_v and_o so_o be_v david_n also_o when_o he_o say_v thus_o in_o his_o prayer_n unto_o god_n psal._n 40._o 12._o my_o iniquity_n have_v take_v hold_v upon_o i_o so_o as_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o look_v up_o they_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 but_o these_o be_v foul_a sinner_n thou_o will_v say_v then_o ever_o thou_o be_v i_o will_v show_v thou_o therefore_o example_n of_o such_o as_o who_o sin_n be_v as_o small_a as_o thou_o job_n be_v never_o taint_v with_o so_o foul_a sin_n as_o thou_o have_v be_v and_o yet_o his_o eye_n be_v wont_a to_o pour_v out_o tear_n unto_o god_n 16._o 20._o he_o for_o that_o very_a forwardness_n and_o impatiency_n he_o show_v in_o so_o great_a affliction_n abhor_v himself_o and_o repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n job_n 42._o 6._o david_n heart_n be_v so_o soft_a and_o tender_a that_o it_o smite_v he_o when_o he_o have_v but_o cut_v off_o the_o skirt_n of_o saul_n garment_n 1_o sam._n 24._o 5._o the_o poor_a man_n who_o child_n christ_n dispossess_v burst_v out_o into_o tear_n even_o for_o the_o weakness_n of_o his_o faith_n mar._n 9_o 24._o paul_n be_v marvellous_o humble_v even_o for_o his_o original_a sin_n rom._n 7._o 24._o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n consider_v these_o example_n well_o and_o thou_o must_v needs_o conclude_v with_o thyself_o 1._o sure_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n 2._o sure_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o necessary_a thing_n that_o all_o god_n people_n have_v be_v so_o much_o give_v unto_o sure_o i_o have_v as_o much_o cause_n as_o they_o have_v to_o weep_v and_o be_v deep_o humble_v for_o my_o sin_n but_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o another_o example_n far_o great_a than_o all_o these_o thy_o bless_a saviour_n that_o have_v no_o sin_n be_v much_o give_v to_o mourning_n and_o weep_v for_o the_o the_o sin_n that_o thou_o and_o such_o as_o thou_o be_v have_v commit_v mar._n 3._o 5._o he_o mourn_v for_o the_o hardness_n of_o the_o heart_n even_o of_o his_o enemy_n he_o weep_v over_o jerusalem_n luc._n 19_o 41._o his_o soul_n be_v exceed_v sorrowful_a unto_o death_n mat._n 26._o 38._o he_o offer_v up_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n with_o strong_a cry_n and_o tear_n heb._n 5._o 7._o say_v not_o i_o have_v the_o less_o cause_n to_o grieve_v for_o my_o sin_n because_o he_o grieve_v so_o much_o for_o they_o isaiah_n 53._o 4._o sure_o he_o have_v bear_v our_o grief_n and_o carry_v our_o sorrow_n for_o thou_o must_v become_v conformable_a unto_o he_o in_o his_o suffering_n or_o thou_o shall_v never_o have_v comfort_n in_o they_o rom._n 8._o 29._o &_o 6._o 5._o say_v therefore_o to_o thy_o own_o soul_n if_o all_o god_n people_n have_v be_v so_o apt_a to_o weep_v and_o mourn_v what_o be_o i_o but_o before_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o second_o motive_n two_o question_n and_o doubt_n must_v be_v ansver_v that_o may_v arise_v from_o the_o first_o can_v i_o not_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n 1._o unless_o i_o match_v these_o example_n and_o be_v so_o tender_a heart_a and_o apt_a to_o mourn_v as_o they_o i_o answer_v 1._o first_o thou_o may_v all_o god_n child_n have_v not_o be_v humble_v nor_o break_v in_o heart_n in_o the_o same_o measure_n and_o degree_n and_o two_o reason_n there_o be_v of_o the_o difference_n first_o in_o the_o person_n themselves_o some_o of_o they_o have_v be_v more_o heinous_a sinner_n than_o other_o and_o according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o man_n sin_n have_v and_o must_v be_v the_o measure_n of_o man_n humiliation_n the_o hainouser_n the_o sin_n the_o deep_a and_o of_o the_o long_a continuance_n must_v the_o sorrow_n be_v of_o manafâ—es_n it_o be_v say_v 2_o chron._n 33._o 12._o he_o humble_v himself_o great_o before_o god_n of_o david_n psal._n 51._o 8._o that_o his_o anguish_n and_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n be_v like_a to_o the_o pain_n a_o man_n feel_v that_o have_v his_o bone_n break_v of_o mary_n magdalen_n that_o she_o weep_v so_o abundant_o as_o she_o can_v wash_v christ_n foot_n with_o her_o tear_n luc._n 7._o 38._o think_v upon_o this_o thou_o that_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o murder_n persecution_n whoredom_n or_o such_o like_a heinous_a sin_n thy_o sorrow_n must_v be_v proportionable_a to_o the_o heinousness_n of_o thy_o sin_n the_o second_o reason_n of_o the_o difference_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v the_o only_a worker_n &_o giver_n of_o this_o grace_n for_o as_o in_o other_o grace_n he_o be_v please_v to_o give_v they_o in_o great_a measure_n to_o some_o of_o his_o elect_a then_o to_o other_o mat._n 13._o 23._o in_o some_o elect_a ground_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o word_n yield_v but_o thirty_o in_o some_o sixty_o in_o some_o a_o hundred_o fold_n so_o be_v it_o in_o this_o ordinary_o the_o lord_n use_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n and_o legal_a terror_n to_o prepare_v man_n to_o their_o conversion_n and_o deep_o to_o humble_v they_o to_o give_v they_o the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n rom._n 8._o 15._o but_o we_o read_v of_o no_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o first_o conversion_n of_o matthew_n though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o publican_n for_o at_o his_o very_a first_o conversion_n he_o make_v a_o great_a feast_n to_o christ_n mat._n 9_o 9_o 10._o nor_o in_o those_o that_o peter_n convert_v for_o though_o they_o be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o deep_o humble_v before_o they_o believe_v act._n 2._o 37._o yet_o do_v their_o sorrow_n and_o fear_n continue_v nothing_o so_o long_o upon_o they_o as_o david_n do_v they_o quick_o attain_v to_o comfort_v in_o the_o assurance_n of_o pardon_n act._n 2._o 41._o 46_o lydias_n example_n i_o do_v of_o purpose_n omit_v for_o she_o though_o she_o believe_v not_o in_o christ_n till_o she_o hear_v paul_n act._n 16._o 14._o yet_o be_v convert_v and_o fear_v god_n before_o verse_n 13._o second_o 2_o yet_o know_v this_o that_o all_o god_n elect_v 1._o find_v in_o themselves_o this_o humiliation_n even_o with_o legal_a terror_n at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o for_o christ_n be_v send_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o none_o but_o to_o the_o brokenhearted_a to_o the_o captive_n to_o the_o bruise_a luk._n 4._o 18._o that_o be_v to_o such_o as_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n rom._n 8._o 15._o 2._o all_o god_n faithful_a and_o true_a heart_a people_n be_v in_o some_o true_a measure_n humble_v and_o can_v mourn_v and_o afflict_v their_o soul_n for_o sin_n for_o they_o be_v all_o oft_o in_o scripture_n style_v by_o this_o title_n they_o be_v call_v the_o humble_a psal._n 34._o 2._o a_o afflict_a and_o poor_a people_n zeph._n 3._o 12._o the_o poor_a of_o 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david_n also_o pray_v oft_o against_o death_n and_o that_o he_o may_v live_v still_o psal._n 6._o 4_o 5._o and_o 30._o 8_o 9_o and_o 88_o 9_o 12._o it_o be_v with_o many_o of_o god_n people_n in_o this_o case_n as_o it_o be_v with_o lot_n when_o he_o will_v leave_v sodom_n though_o lot_n have_v so_o small_a comfort_n in_o sodom_n while_o he_o live_v in_o it_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 8._o yet_o see_v how_o unwilling_a he_o be_v to_o part_v with_o it_o gen._n 19_o 16._o he_o linger_v so_o that_o the_o angel_n be_v fain_o to_o pull_v he_o out_o as_o it_o be_v by_o strong_a hand_n they_o lay_v hold_v upon_o his_o hand_n say_v the_o sacred_a text_n the_o lord_n be_v merciful_a unto_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o forth_o and_o set_v he_o without_o the_o city_n some_o unwillingness_n to_o die_v our_o saviour_n tell_v peter_n he_o shall_v find_v in_o himself_o even_o then_o when_o he_o shall_v suffer_v martyrdom_n for_o his_o sake_n when_o thou_o shall_v be_v old_a say_v he_o joh._n 21._o 18._o thou_o 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