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for_o my_o sin_n ans._n can_v you_o hate_v they_o and_o avoid_v they_o and_o do_v you_o in_o obedienee_n to_o god_n and_o of_o love_n to_o he_o shun_v all_o temptation_n and_o watch_v against_o they_o if_o so_o though_o your_o eye_n be_v dry_a god_n will_v not_o despise_v a_o break_a heart_n obj._n 8._o but_o i_o feel_v lust_n and_o evil_a inclination_n stir_v in_o i_o ans._n so_o you_o shall_v whilst_o you_o live_v more_o or_o less_o but_o do_v you_o not_o feed_v and_o cherish_v they_o do_v not_o you_o delight_v in_o they_o nor_o obey_v and_o fulfil_v they_o do_v you_o on_o the_o contrary_a check_n and_o restrain_v they_o and_o use_v all_o the_o mean_n of_o subdue_a and_o mortify_v they_o if_o you_o find_v it_o thus_o come_v to_o this_o sacrament_n with_o comfort_n let_v not_o sin_n reign_v in_o you_o to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n thereof_o and_o all_o will_v be_v well_o obj._n 9_o i_o be_o not_o in_o charity_n with_o my_o neighbour_n therefore_o i_o dare_v not_o come_v ans._n that_o be_v you_o dare_v sin_n and_o perish_v but_o you_o dare_v not_o leave_v off_o sin_v and_o do_v your_o duty_n and_o be_v save_v if_o you_o be_v not_o in_o charity_n how_o dare_v you_o pray_v for_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o your_o sin_n as_o you_o forgive_v other_o how_o dare_v you_o sleep_v lest_o you_o die_v out_o of_o charity_n plead_v not_o sin_n as_o a_o excuse_n for_o not_o do_v your_o duty_n but_o leave_v your_o sin_n and_o do_v it_o obj._n 10._o but_o i_o be_o engage_v in_o law_n suit_n and_o dare_v not_o come_v till_o they_o be_v end_v ans._n that_o be_v you_o will_v have_v your_o right_n first_o if_o you_o can_v get_v it_o and_o let_v god_n stay_v your_o leisure_n for_o he_o when_o you_o have_v get_v your_o will_n of_o your_o neighbour_n you_o will_v do_v your_o duty_n to_o god_n but_o can_v you_o manage_v your_o law_n suit_v just_o and_o charitable_o can_v you_o not_o defend_v or_o recover_v your_o right_n without_o do_v wrong_a or_o bear_v ill_a will_n to_o your_o neighbour_n then_o doâ—_n you_o take_v a_o sad_a course_n to_o damn_v 〈◊〉_d own_o soul_n to_o do_v your_o neighbour_n a_o ill-turn_a do_v nothing_o but_o your_o duty_n in_o go_v to_o law_n and_o you_o need_v not_o be_v keep_v from_o your_o duty_n in_o this_o sacrament_n of_o christ._n obj._n 11._o i_o have_v so_o much_o business_n that_o i_o can_v prepare_v myself_o ans._n be_v it_o honest_a and_o profitable_a business_n which_o you_o may_v do_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n then_o need_v it_o not_o hinder_v you_o from_o do_v this_o great_a business_n of_o your_o soul_n do_v it_o afford_v you_o time_n to_o eat_v and_o drink_v to_o sleep_v yea_o and_o perhaps_o give_v and_o receive_v impertinent_a visit_n and_o will_v it_o allow_v no_o time_n to_o prepare_v yourself_o for_o this_o sacrament_n see_v that_o you_o make_v no_o more_o business_n than_o be_v needful_a examine_v yourself_o daily_o and_o stir_v up_o your_o affection_n to_o god_n and_o renew_v your_o vow_n and_o use_v only_o honest_a 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account_n for_o judgement_n can_v our_o unwillingness_n frequent_o to_o communicate_v signify_v any_o thing_n else_o but_o that_o we_o too_o cold_o resent_v god_n love_n to_o our_o soul_n in_o christ_n and_o thaâ—_n we_o desire_v to_o have_v time_n enough_o betwixt_o sacrament_n and_o sacrament_n to_o 〈◊〉_d get_v our_o vow_n and_o to_o enjoy_v our_o sin_n and_o hope_v to_o make_v amends_o for_o all_o the_o next_o time_n we_o receive_v obj._n 13._o i_o see_v many_o that_o come_v to_o this_o sacrament_n little_o better_o for_o it_o they_o live_v no_o better_a life_n than_o they_o do_v before_o ans._n you_o see_v some_o that_o thrive_v not_o by_o their_o labour_n nor_o grow_v strong_a by_o their_o meat_n nor_o be_v cure_v by_o their_o physic_n will_v this_o move_v you_o to_o neglect_v your_o business_n refuse_v to_o eat_v seek_v no_o remedy_n when_o you_o be_v sick_a must_v not_o you_o do_v your_o duty_n because_o other_o do_v it_o amiss_o obj._n 14._o i_o have_v not_o find_v that_o benefit_n and_o comfort_n by_o it_o former_o which_o shall_v encourage_v i_o to_o come_v to_o it_o again_o ans._n we_o be_v to_o do_v our_o duty_n whether_o we_o get_v any_o thing_n by_o it_o or_o no._n if_o we_o reap_v not_o the_o benefit_n the_o fault_n be_v neither_o in_o god_n nor_o his_o ordinance_n but_o in_o ourselves_o the_o sun_n make_v a_o live_a plant_n grow_v but_o dry_v up_o a_o dead_a one_o if_o we_o have_v do_v our_o duty_n as_o we_o ought_v the_o conscience_n of_o that_o shall_v comfort_v we_o very_o much_o if_o we_o hold_v on_o constant_o in_o a_o christian_a course_n of_o life_n we_o may_v presume_v we_o have_v get_v good_a by_o this_o sacrament_n and_o may_v get_v much_o more_o by_o receive_v it_o often_o be_v more_o careful_a to_o do_v your_o duty_n in_o a_o acceptable_a manner_n than_o too_o desirous_a of_o sensible_a joy_n and_o comfort_n the_o duty_n be_v we_o to_o perform_v in_o its_o season_n the_o benefit_n be_v god_n to_o give_v when_o he_o please_v and_o the_o comfort_n may_v be_v reserve_v to_o come_v in_o full_o in_o heaven_n obj._n 15._o but_o i_o be_o guilty_a of_o backstiding_a into_o many_o sin_n since_o the_o last_o sacrament_n ans._n it_o be_v that_o which_o good_a man_n have_v be_v guilty_a of_o and_o for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o less_o need_n of_o humiliation_n and_o repentance_n but_o there_o be_v more_o room_n for_o hope_n the_o more_o dangerous_o you_o have_v fall_v the_o more_o care_n ought_v you_o to_o take_v to_o rise_v again_o by_o repentance_n the_o more_o need_n have_v you_o to_o renew_v youâ—_n covenant_n and_o to_o come_v for_o more_o strength_n in_o your_o great_a need_n obj._n 16._o i_o shall_v
and_o be_v not_o sufficient_o instruct_v can_v examine_v themselves_o and_o therefore_o may_v not_o eat_v and_o they_o who_o either_o because_o they_o be_v afraid_a to_o awaken_v their_o conscience_n and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o sin_n in_o quietness_n or_o because_o they_o be_v loath_a to_o be_v at_o the_o pain_n or_o take_v so_o much_o time_n from_o their_o worldly_a business_n or_o pleasure_n will_v not_o examine_v themselves_o may_v not_o presume_v to_o eat_v what_o then_o must_v such_o person_n do_v for_o if_o they_o eat_v not_o they_o die_v the_o ignorant_a must_v be_v catechise_v and_o learn_v if_o they_o be_v ashamed_a of_o this_o they_o be_v ashamed_a of_o christ_n and_o must_v perish_v for_o hate_v instruction_n they_o that_o will_v not_o examine_v themselves_o must_v consider_v how_o they_o can_v dwell_v with_o everlasting_a burn_n eat_v or_o die_v examine_v or_o eat_v not_o that_o be_v all_o the_o choice_n our_o sin_n have_v leave_v we_o yet_o examination_n be_v not_o a_o thing_n command_v for_o itself_o but_o in_o order_n to_o something_o else_o counterfeit_n gold_n be_v of_o no_o more_o worth_a than_o it_o be_v before_o for_o be_v examine_v or_o try_v by_o the_o touchstone_n we_o must_v examine_v ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v know_v what_o we_o be_v examine_v yourselves_o whether_o you_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n prove_v your_o own_o self_n know_v you_o not_o your_o own_o self_n how_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v in_o you_o except_o you_o be_v reprobate_n 2_o cor._n 13._o 5._o we_o may_v know_v whether_o we_o be_v christian_n or_o no_o will_v we_o try_v ourselves_o and_o not_o be_v content_a like_o false_a gold_n to_o make_v a_o show_n only_o and_o to_o this_o end_n must_v we_o by_o examination_n learn_v to_o know_v ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o approve_v of_o ourselves_o in_o our_o own_o conscience_n before_o god_n that_o we_o be_v sincere_a christian_n that_o we_o may_v not_o think_v ourselves_o to_o be_v something_o when_o we_o be_v nothing_o and_o so_o deceive_v ourselves_o let_v every_o man_n prove_v his_o own_o work_n and_o then_o shall_v he_o have_v rejoice_v in_o himself_o gal._n 6._o 4._o in_o short_a we_o be_v to_o examine_v what_o grace_n god_n have_v give_v we_o and_o be_v true_o thankful_a what_o be_v yet_o amiss_o in_o we_o and_o amend_v it_o what_o we_o yet_o want_v and_o endeavour_v to_o obtain_v it_o the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o duty_n affright_v many_o from_o this_o sacrament_n and_o indeed_o consider_v how_o most_o of_o we_o live_v it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o it_o seem_v difficult_a but_o we_o shall_v remember_v first_o that_o this_o self-examination_n be_v a_o duty_n necessary_a not_o only_o now_o and_o then_o before_o a_o sacrament_n but_o at_o all_o time_n that_o we_o may_v understand_v how_o far_o we_o be_v christian_n indeed_o and_o therefore_o the_o difficulty_n may_v as_o well_o affright_v we_o from_o be_v christian_n as_o from_o this_o sacrament_n and_o so_o i_o fear_v it_o do_v too_o many_o who_o therefore_o abstain_v from_o the_o lord_n table_n because_o they_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o be_v christian_n any_o far_a than_o in_o name_n only_o and_o then_o second_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o whatever_o difficulty_n there_o be_v in_o this_o duty_n it_o be_v of_o our_o own_o make_n and_o we_o may_v make_v the_o duty_n more_o easy_a if_o we_o will_n for_o 1._o we_o continue_v willing_o ignorant_a of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o its_o use_n and_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v hard_a for_o we_o to_o examine_v ourselves_o by_o a_o rule_n which_o we_o understand_v not_o but_o let_v we_o take_v pain_n to_o learn_v perfect_o the_o particular_n of_o our_o christian_a faith_n and_o duty_n gather_v from_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n and_o explain_v in_o easy_a catechism_n and_o often_o beg_v the_o minister_n help_n for_o the_o right_a understanding_n and_o due_a apply_v thereof_o to_o ourselves_o open_v free_o to_o he_o all_o our_o ignorances_n and_o doubt_n and_o this_o part_n 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we_o shall_v soon_o find_v all_o the_o difficulty_n over_o especial_o if_o we_o will_v as_o often_o as_o we_o find_v cause_n to_o doubt_v of_o any_o thing_n open_v our_o soul_n free_o to_o our_o spiritual_a guide_n god_n minister_n for_o their_o assistance_n which_o course_n till_o i_o be_v take_v we_o shall_v every_o where_o find_v too_o few_o christian_n but_o if_o we_o will_v do_v thus_o we_o shall_v learn_v to_o know_v ourselves_o so_o well_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o very_a easy_a matter_n to_o examine_v our_o selveâ—_n against_o a_o communion_n now_o that_o we_o may_v be_v worthy_a communicant_n we_o must_v examine_v our_o self_n both_o whether_o we_o be_v sound_a christianâ—_n or_o no_o and_o whether_o we_o be_v right_o dispose_v for_o this_o particular_a christian_a duty_n 1._o we_o must_v be_v of_o christ_n family_n as_o christian_n before_o we_o may_v feast_v at_o christ_n table_n as_o communicant_n wâ—_n be_v solemn_o admit_v into_o the_o family_n or_o church_n of_o christ_n by_o baptism_n wherein_o we_o be_v dedicate_v to_o god_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o admit_v into_o the_o bond_n of_o a_o sacred_a covenant_n with_o the_o ever_o bless_a and_o glorious_a trinity_n so_o long_o as_o we_o continue_v faithful_a in_o this_o covenant_n so_o long_o be_v we_o christian_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v first_o to_o be_v inquire_v into_o whether_o or_o no_o we_o faithful_o stand_v to_o this_o baptismal_a covenant_n 2._o then_o be_v we_o due_o dispose_v for_o this_o duty_n of_o communicate_v when_o understand_v the_o nature_n end_n and_o benefit_n of_o this_o sacrament_n we_o find_v the_o affection_n of_o our_o heart_n in_o some_o measure_n suitable_a thereunto_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n it_o be_v that_o we_o be_v more_o especial_o before_o our_o approach_n to_o the_o lord_n table_n to_o examine_v ourselves_o chap._n iii_o how_o to_o examine_v ourselves_o about_o our_o baptismal_a covenant_n the_o faithful_a keep_n of_o our_o baptismal_a covenant_n be_v our_o christianity_n we_o be_v therefore_o impartial_o to_o inquire_v both_o how_o we_o understand_v it_o how_o we_o have_v keep_v it_o and_o how_o we_o resolve_v to_o keep_v it_o 1._o to_o help_v we_o to_o understand_v it_o we_o must_v know_v four_o thing_n viz._n 1._o 27._o that_o our_o good_a god_n have_v make_v man_n a_o rational_a creature_n in_o his_o own_o image_n 29._o and_o give_v he_o a_o immortal_a soul_n void_a of_o any_o inclination_n to_o evil_a with_o sufficient_a knowledge_n to_o understand_v his_o duty_n and_o power_n enough_o to_o do_v it_o do_v command_v he_o to_o live_v in_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o god_n his_o maker_n whereby_o he_o and_o he_o may_v live_v for_o ever_o happy_a in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n 2._o that_o adam_n 12._o the_o first_o man_n and_o common_a father_n of_o we_o all_o by_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n disobey_v this_o command_n and_o thereby_o bring_v we_o all_o into_o a_o state_n of_o weakness_n sin_n 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