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the_o most_o reverend_a d_o r._n john_n tillotson_n late_a archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n several_a discourse_n of_o repentance_n viz._n the_o necessity_n of_o repentance_n and_o faith_n of_o confess_v and_o forsake_v sin_n in_o order_n to_o pardon_n of_o confession_n and_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n the_o unprofitableness_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n a_o argument_n for_o repentance_n the_o shamefulness_n of_o sin_n a_o argument_n for_o repentance_n the_o final_a issue_n of_o sin_n a_o argument_n for_o repentance_n the_o present_a and_o future_a advantage_n of_o a_o holy_a and_o virtuous_a life_n the_o nature_n and_o necessity_n of_o holy_a resolution_n the_o nature_n and_o necessity_n of_o restitution_n the_o usefulness_n of_o consideration_n in_o order_n to_o repentance_n the_o danger_n of_o impenitence_n where_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v by_o the_o most_o reverend_a dr._n john_n tillotson_n late_a lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v the_o eight_o volume_n publish_v from_o the_o original_n by_o ralph_n barker_n d._n d._n chaplain_n to_o his_o grace_n london_n print_v for_o ri._n chiswell_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1700._o the_o content_n sermon_n i._o the_o necessity_n of_o repentance_n and_o faith_n act_n xx._n 21_o testify_v both_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o also_o to_o the_o greek_n repentance_n towards_o god_n and_o faith_n towards_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n page_n 1_o sermon_n ii_o preach_v on_o ash-wednesday_n of_o confess_v and_o forsake_v sin_n in_o order_n to_o pardon_n prov_n xxviii_o 13_o he_o that_o cover_v his_o sin_n shall_v not_o prosper_v but_o whoso_o confess_v and_o forsake_v they_o shall_v have_v mercy_n p._n 29_o sermon_n iii_o of_o confession_n and_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n psal._n xxxviii_o 18_o i_o will_v declare_v my_o iniquity_n and_o be_v sorry_a for_o my_o sin_n p._n 69_o sermon_n iv_o preach_v on_o ash-wednesday_n 1689._o the_o unprofitableness_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n a_o argument_n for_o repentance_n job_n xxxiii_o 27_o 28._o he_o look_v upon_o man_n and_o if_o any_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v and_o pervert_v that_o which_o be_v right_a and_o it_o profit_v i_o not_o he_o will_v deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o go_v into_o the_o pit_n and_o his_o life_n shall_v see_v the_o light_n p._n 101_o sermon_n v._o vi_o vii_o viii_o the_o shamefulness_n of_o sin_n a_o argument_n for_o repentance_n rom_n vi_o 21_o 22._o what_o fruit_n have_v you_o then_o in_o those_o thing_n whereof_o you_o be_v now_o ashamed_a for_o the_o end_n of_o those_o thing_n be_v death_n but_o now_o be_v make_v free_a from_o sin_n and_o become_v servant_n to_o god_n you_o have_v your_o fruit_n unto_o holiness_n and_o the_o end_n everlasting_a life_n p._n 137_o 169_o 193_o 225_o sermon_n ix_o x_o xi_o the_o nature_n and_o necessity_n of_o holy_a resolution_n job_n xxxiv_o 31_o 32._o sure_o it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v say_v unto_o god_n i_o have_v bear_v chastisement_n i_o will_v not_o offend_v any_o more_o that_o which_o i_o see_v not_o teach_v thou_o i_o if_o i_o have_v do_v iniquity_n i_o will_v do_v no_o more_o p._n 271_o 299_o 327_o sermon_n xii_o xiii_o the_o nature_n and_o necessity_n of_o restitution_n luke_n xix_o 8_o 9_o and_o if_o i_o have_v take_v any_o thing_n from_o any_o man_n by_o false_a accusation_n i_o restore_v he_o fourfold_o and_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o this_o day_n be_v salvation_n come_v to_o this_o house_n p._n 353_o 385_o sermon_n fourteen_o the_o usefulness_n of_o consideration_n in_o order_n to_o repentance_n deut._n xxxii_o 29_o o_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a that_o they_o understand_v this_o that_o they_o will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n p._n 417_o sermon_n xv._o the_o danger_n of_o impenitence_n where_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v matth_n xi_o 21_o 22._o woe_n unto_o thou_o chorazin_n woe_n unto_o thou_o bethsaida_n for_o if_o the_o mighty_a work_n which_o be_v do_v in_o you_o have_v be_v do_v in_o tyre_n and_o sidon_n they_o will_v have_v 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thereto_o by_o the_o law_n 6._o as_o for_o personal_a injury_n which_o do_v not_o lie_v as_o burden_n upon_o the_o estate_n nor_o do_v by_o the_o law_n descend_v upon_o the_o son_n or_o heir_n though_o in_o strict_a justice_n a_o man_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o make_v compensation_n for_o they_o for_o that_o will_v be_v endless_a &_o infinitum_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la repudiatur_fw-la no_o law_n can_v take_v notice_n of_o that_o which_o be_v infinite_a and_o endless_a for_o quae_fw-la exitum_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la habentur_fw-la pro_fw-la impossibilibus_fw-la those_o thing_n which_o have_v no_o end_n to_o which_o no_o bound_n can_v be_v set_v be_v esteem_v among_o thing_n impossible_a to_o which_o no_o man_n can_v be_v oblige_v but_o though_o in_o strict_a justice_n the_o heir_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o make_v reparation_n for_o the_o personal_a injury_n of_o he_o who_o he_o succeed_v in_o the_o estate_n yet_o in_o many_o case_n it_o be_v equitable_a and_o generous_a and_o christian_n for_o such_o person_n to_o make_v some_o kind_n of_o reparation_n for_o palpable_a and_o notorious_a injury_n for_o instance_n if_o i_o be_v heir_n to_o a_o estate_n part_n of_o which_o i_o know_v certain_o be_v injurious_o get_v it_o be_v not_o only_a christian_n but_o prudent_a to_o make_v satisfaction_n in_o the_o case_n to_o the_o party_n injure_v if_o certain_o know_v if_o not_o to_o give_v it_o to_o the_o poor_a for_o by_o this_o mean_v i_o may_v take_v out_o the_o moth_n which_o be_v breed_v by_o injustice_n in_o the_o estate_n and_o rub_v off_o the_o rust_n that_o stick_v to_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n which_o be_v get_v by_o oppression_n or_o fraud_n and_o so_o free_a the_o remain_a part_n of_o the_o estate_n from_o that_o secret_a and_o divine_a nemesis_n which_o attend_v it_o and_o follow_v it_o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n it_o be_v very_o noble_a and_o christian_n for_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o a_o unjust_a father_n to_o make_v some_o reparation_n for_o his_o father_n injury_n by_o restitution_n if_o the_o thing_n be_v capable_a of_o it_o if_o not_o by_o do_v all_o good_a office_n to_o the_o injure_a person_n which_o be_v some_o kind_n of_o compensation_n and_o in_o this_o case_n the_o obligation_n be_v great_a because_o by_o this_o mean_v a_o man_n do_v not_o only_o do_v what_o in_o he_o lie_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o curse_n which_o by_o his_o father_n oppression_n and_o injustice_n be_v entail_v upon_o the_o family_n and_o estate_n but_o likewise_o because_o a_o son_n ought_v much_o more_o to_o be_v concern_v for_o his_o father_n than_o any_o other_o person_n and_o to_o consult_v the_o honour_n and_o reputation_n both_o of_o he_o and_o his_o own_o family_n and_o the_o reparation_n which_o the_o son_n make_v be_v in_o some_o sort_n the_o father_n act_n because_o he_o succeed_v he_o and_o come_v into_o his_o stead_n second_o as_o to_o the_o person_n to_o who_o satisfaction_n be_v be_v to_o be_v make_v for_o the_o resolution_n of_o those_o case_n which_o may_v fall_v under_o this_o head_n i_o shall_v lay_v down_o these_o proposition_n 1._o if_o the_o injure_a person_n be_v certain_o know_v and_o be_v alive_a and_o extant_a the_o satisfaction_n be_v to_o be_v make_v to_o he_o 2._o if_o he_o be_v not_o alive_a or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o not_o to_o be_v find_v or_o come_v at_o satisfaction_n be_v to_o be_v make_v to_o his_o near_a relation_n his_o wife_n or_o child_n or_o brother_n or_o other_o near_a kindred_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o satisfaction_n be_v due_a and_o i_o have_v no_o right_a to_o keep_v that_o which_o i_o have_v injurious_o get_v if_o i_o can_v restore_v it_o to_o the_o party_n himself_o i_o ought_v in_o all_o reason_n to_o place_v it_o there_o where_o i_o may_v most_o reasonable_o presume_v the_o party_n injure_v will_v have_v bestow_v his_o estate_n and_o this_o part_n of_o it_o among_o the_o rest_n have_v he_o be_v possessor_n of_o it_o and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o i_o be_o bind_v thus_o to_o restore_v the_o part_n of_o his_o estate_n which_o i_o have_v injurious_o take_v or_o detain_v from_o he_o i_o be_o likewise_o oblige_v to_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o same_o person_n for_o any_o other_o injury_n for_o to_o whosoever_o i_o will_v pay_v a_o debt_n due_a to_o one_o that_o be_v decease_v to_o the_o same_o person_n i_o ought_v to_o give_v satisfaction_n for_o other_o injury_n by_o which_o a_o debt_n be_v though_o not_o formal_o yet_o virtual_o contract_v 3._o if_o the_o party_n injure_v be_v not_o certain_o know_v or_o have_v no_o near_a relation_n know_v to_o i_o in_o that_o case_n i_o think_v it_o very_o adviseable_a to_o give_v so_o much_o to_o the_o poor_a or_o to_o some_o charitable_a use_n or_o if_o the_o party_n injure_v be_v not_o capable_a of_o proper_a satisfaction_n as_o sometime_o it_o be_v a_o community_n and_o body_n of_o man_n that_o we_o have_v injure_v in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v proper_a to_o repair_v the_o injury_n to_o community_n or_o body_n of_o man_n by_o equivalent_a good_a office_n or_o by_o some_o public_a good_a work_n which_o may_v be_v of_o common_a benefit_n and_o advantage_n this_o be_v the_o five_o thing_n i_o propose_v to_o speak_v to_o the_o person_n concern_v in_o restitution_n both_o the_o person_n who_o be_v bind_v to_o make_v restitution_n and_o the_o person_n to_o who_o it_o be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o rest_n hereafter_o sermon_n xiii_o 13._o ser._n 13._o the_o nature_n and_o necessity_n of_o restitution_n the_o second_o sermon_n on_o this_o text._n luke_n xix_o 8_o 9_o and_o if_o i_o have_v take_v any_o thing_n from_o any_o man_n by_o false_a accusation_n i_o restore_v he_o fourfold_o and_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o this_o day_n be_v