god_n it_o be_v a_o certain_a secret_a feeling_n or_o knowledge_n of_o our_o deed_n which_o leave_v behind_o it_o or_o imprint_n the_o motion_n of_o joy_n or_o sorrow_n hope_v or_o fear_n confidence_n or_o shame_n it_o be_v a_o inward_a key_n which_o unlock_v and_o open_v the_o door_n and_o bar_n of_o our_o heart_n that_o the_o grieve_a spirit_n come_v forth_o like_o good_a lot_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o sin_n and_o say_v to_o the_o man_n of_o sodom_n o_o deal_v not_o so_o wicked_o now_o as_o the_o great_a turk_n permit_v every_o one_o to_o live_v in_o his_o own_o religion_n so_o they_o pay_v he_o in_o his_o tribute_n so_o the_o conscience_n harden_v or_o sear_v permit_v the_o appetite_n to_o their_o pleasure_n so_o it_o may_v partake_v it_o neglect_v the_o soul_n to_o please_v the_o sense_n it_o prevaricate_v and_o wilful_o suppress_v the_o true_a verdict_n or_o testimony_n and_o be_v idle_a and_o do_v not_o its_o office_n but_o lull_v we_o asleep_a in_o our_o sin_n and_o lay_v the_o reins_n on_o the_o neck_n of_o our_o wild_a and_o untamed_a lust_n cor_fw-la dilatatum_fw-la a_o spacious_a loose_a heart_n a_o chiverell_n conscience_n and_o indeed_o when_o the_o mind_n be_v in_o mere_a darkness_n as_o in_o the_o state_n of_o unregeneration_n or_o when_o it_o be_v overflow_v or_o dim_v with_o the_o damp_n of_o some_o temptation_n or_o waste_a sin_n as_o it_o may_v befall_v the_o godly_a no_o marvel_n then_o if_o this_o particular_a knowledge_n be_v darkness_n too_o and_o our_o inward_a thought_n cease_v from_o their_o accuse_v for_o a_o season_n for_o the_o soul_n it_o have_v not_o now_o a_o actual_a or_o exercise_v sense_n and_o light_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v to_o discern_v the_o proportion_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a be_v possess_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n in_o any_o measure_n so_o far_o it_o be_v no_o rightful_a judge_n no_o more_o than_o the_o blind_a man_n be_v of_o colour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 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thy_o word_n and_o commandment_n good_a lord_n deliver_v we_o now_o the_o contrite_a conscience_n be_v the_o very_a contrary_n and_o that_o it_o may_v have_v its_o beginning_n thus_o as_o joab_n will_v not_o be_v move_v to_o come_v to_o absalon_n till_o his_o field_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n so_o we_o ofttimes_o we_o have_v no_o heart_n no_o perceive_v of_o our_o estate_n towards_o god_n till_o affliction_n like_o fire_n cease_v upon_o we_o till_o with_o manasses_n our_o chain_n or_o with_o hezekiah_n our_o bed_n of_o sickness_n or_o with_o mauritius_n death_n of_o wife_n and_o child_n rouse_v and_o startle_v we_o and_o wring_v forth_o a_o holy_a confession_n justus_n est_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o justa_fw-la sunt_fw-la judicia_fw-la ejus_fw-la for_o thus_o the_o good_a shepherd_n ofttimes_o send_v after_o his_o sheep_n poverty_n persecution_n sickness_n and_o the_o like_a to_o hurry_v they_o back_o when_o they_o go_v astray_o from_o he_o and_o the_o heart_n indeed_o the_o conscience_n be_v 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dead_a rom._n 7._o it_o be_v not_o acknowledge_v the_o word_n be_v gladius_n domini_fw-la the_o sword_n of_o the_o lord_n heb._n 4._o it_o open_v our_o sin_n to_o our_o eye_n and_o malleus_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o lord_n hammer_v to_o break_v our_o stony_a heart_n jerem._n 23._o wherefore_o moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v call_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o wilderness_n before_o the_o burn_a mount_n he_o command_v they_o his_o word_n and_o law_n not_o to_o be_v suppress_v in_o secrecy_n but_o to_o be_v pitch_v up_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o the_o world_n even_o that_o the_o presumptuous_a heart_n may_v look_v on_o it_o as_o christ_n do_v on_o jerusalem_n with_o weep_a eye_n to_o see_v how_o short_a he_o come_v of_o that_o he_o shall_v and_o that_o the_o dissemble_a heart_n may_v have_v his_o painting_n and_o colour_n his_o face_n of_o sanctity_n thaw_v all_o by_o the_o fire_n of_o god_n justice_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v spirit_n and_o life_n a_o sacred_a perspective_n it_o be_v we_o may_v behold_v in_o it_o our_o sin_n of_o thought_n desire_n and_o deed_n and_o thereupon_o see_v how_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n with_o chariot_n of_o fire_n march_v in_o array_n ready_o press_v to_o charge_n the_o curse_n of_o god_n how_o ready_a it_o be_v to_o light_v on_o we_o a_o sight_n for_o which_o david_n heart_n become_v so_o intenerate_v that_o he_o a_o king_n commit_v a_o psalm_n to_o be_v sing_v here_o in_o the_o church_n wherein_o his_o own_o capital_a sin_n shall_v be_v blaze_v to_o all_o posterity_n by_o his_o own_o confession_n a_o sight_n for_o which_o s._n austen_n needs_o will_v that_o this_o very_a psalm_n shall_v be_v set_v over_o his_o bed_n night_n and_o day_n that_o with_o tear_n he_o may_v read_v over_o his_o transgression_n a_o roll_n whereof_o he_o have_v leave_v in_o his_o own_o confession_n which_o be_v admirable_a to_o the_o reader_n and_o conscience_n indeed_o be_v a_o sleep_a lion_n it_o will_v awaken_v in_o the_o evil_a hour_n we_o shall_v find_v it_o our_o own_o heart_n than_o seek_v occasion_n against_o we_o as_o job_n speak_v and_o let_v not_o he_o think_v who_o have_v not_o yet_o the_o sting_n of_o his_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v not_o offend_v it_o watch_v the_o conscience_n till_o the_o time_n of_o most_o advantage_n but_o the_o lord_n by_o this_o conscience_n of_o sin_n awaken_v those_o to_o life_n that_o be_v he_o by_o this_o sensibleness_n or_o accuse_v of_o the_o heart_n he_o do_v much_o in_o our_o call_n to_o grace_n and_o in_o our_o continue_n in_o it_o for_o the_o contrite_a or_o wound_a conscience_n deal_v not_o with_o our_o evil_a motion_n as_o darius_n do_v with_o alexander_n suffer_v they_o to_o pass_v or_o come_v over_o the_o heart_n as_o he_o do_v the_o hellespont_n till_o they_o bear_v all_o before_o they_o but_o like_o pharaoh_n that_o kill_v the_o infant_n of_o israel_n lest_o they_o shall_v overgrow_v his_o country_n so_o the_o true_o break_v and_o tender_a heart_n grow_v daily_o very_o conscientious_a of_o every_o the_o least_o sin_n and_o take_v care_n therefore_o of_o the_o serpent_n in_o the_o shell_n allidere_fw-la parvulos_fw-la ad_fw-la petram_fw-la to_o crush_v the_o very_a occasion_n of_o sin_n and_o with_o s._n paul_n it_o shake_v of_o the_o viper_n from_o the_o finger_n end_n at_o the_o first_o motion_n of_o evil_a lest_o suggestion_n beget_v delight_n and_o that_o multiply_v from_o action_n into_o custom_n like_o the_o fish_n that_o swim_v down_o the_o stream_n of_o jordan_n in_o mare_n mortuum_fw-la into_o the_o dead_a sea_n yea_o and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o our_o prosperity_n &_o pleasure_n it_o be_v the_o quality_n of_o a_o contrite_a conscience_n ever_o and_o anon_o to_o send_v we_o down_o a_o holy_a fear_n as_o it_o
be_v a_o bucket_n into_o the_o bottom_n of_o our_o heart_n to_o taste_v the_o water_n whether_o or_o no_o they_o be_v still_o sweet_a and_o clear_a and_o so_o to_o preserve_v we_o from_o relapse_v or_o reciduation_n i_o will_v put_v my_o fear_n into_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n jer._n 32._o the_o three_o thing_n which_o partake_v this_o contrition_n or_o break_n be_v the_o will_n and_o affection_n o_o lord_n create_v in_o i_o a_o clean_a heart_n vers_fw-la 10._o which_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v o_o lord_n enable_v i_o to_o break_v my_o will_n and_o affection_n from_o frowardness_n and_o perverseness_n against_o thy_o will_n to_o which_o i_o be_o bind_v by_o the_o cord_n of_o thy_o word_n will_n and_o affection_n these_o be_v the_o horse_n and_o mule_n that_o must_v be_v hold_n in_o or_o break_v by_o the_o bit_n and_o bridle_n as_o david_n speak_v yea_o the_o horse_n may_v cast_v his_o rider_n and_o himself_o stand_v 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affection_n which_o hinder_v our_o holy_a purpose_n that_o we_o banish_v they_o and_o bind_v they_o to_o their_o obedience_n and_o good_a behaviour_n and_o this_o it_o be_v to_o sacrifice_v our_o affection_n or_o to_o separate_v they_o to_o the_o lord_n when_o we_o set_v they_o apart_o from_o their_o old_a excess_n and_o this_o be_v sacrificium_fw-la vivum_fw-la as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o the_o live_a sacrifice_n of_o a_o break_a heart_n or_o affection_n a_o sacrifice_n that_o live_v the_o better_a after_o it_o be_v offer_v belove_a as_o in_o a_o common_a fire_n when_o the_o flame_n take_v hold_v of_o our_o house_n we_o instant_o run_v to_o the_o river_n to_o the_o water_n to_o quench_v it_o so_o our_o heart_n within_o our_o affection_n natural_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n with_o hell_n as_o s._n james_n speak_v what_o shall_v we_o do_v but_o fly_v to_o the_o river_n of_o contrition_n and_o repentance_n this_o red_a sea_n of_o remorseful_a sorrow_n our_o spiritual_a pharaoh_n drown_v in_o it_o with_o all_o his_o army_n of_o vicious_a lust_n here_o they_o perish_v together_o and_o as_o in_o a_o common_a siege_n when_o the_o enemy_n rear_v up_o work_n or_o edifice_n to_o the_o wall_n of_o a_o city_n and_o from_o thence_o shoot_v and_o hurl_v fire_n into_o it_o a_o chief_a remedy_n be_v to_o dig_v secret_a way_n and_o passage_n for_o water_n under_o the_o earth_n unto_o those_o fabric_n that_o so_o their_o foundation_n may_v weaken_v &_o fall_v so_o a_o tower_n of_o babel_n of_o inordinate_a affection_n be_v set_v up_o against_o our_o soul_n and_o therein_o the_o archer_n of_o satan_n pride_n lust_n avarice_n and_o the_o like_a shoot_v the_o fire_n of_o sin_n into_o our_o heart_n let_v we_o with_o the_o magdalene_n derive_v thither_o even_o through_o the_o secret_a vein_n of_o our_o heart_n flood_n of_o contrition_n and_o repentance_n for_o this_o shake_v the_o very_a groundwork_n of_o satan_n hold_n the_o gate_n of_o the_o river_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o the_o palace_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v that_o i_o may_v speak_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n nahum_n 2.6_o o_o poenitentiae_fw-la lachryma_fw-la rutulantior_fw-la auro_fw-la splendidior_fw-la sole_fw-la say_v anselme_n o_o contrition_n more_o radiant_a than_o gold_n more_o shine_a than_o the_o sun_n respicis_fw-la avaritiam_fw-la horres_fw-la luxuriam_fw-la and_o so_o forth_o thou_o hate_v covetousness_n thou_o abhor_v luxury_n thou_o break_v the_o power_n and_o yoke_n of_o evil_a affection_n thou_o be_v the_o axe_n lay_v to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o heart_n thou_o be_v the_o catholicon_n the_o universal_a medicine_n that_o work_v upon_o every_o peccant_a humour_n thou_o make_v we_o ready_a to_o part_v with_o all_o bad_a desire_n in_o obedience_n to_o the_o lord_n command_v for_o this_o godly_a contrition_n be_v a_o distaste_n of_o sin_n as_o sin_n and_o so_o it_o be_v impartial_a against_o whatsoever_o come_v as_o a_o transgression_n against_o god_n i_o have_v refrain_v my_o foot_n from_o every_o evil_a way_n that_o i_o may_v keep_v thy_o word_n psal_n 119.101_o worldly_n sorrow_n hide_v our_o ill_a affection_n restrain_v open_a break_n out_o and_o that_o be_v all_o like_o the_o cold_a air_n it_o do_v but_o drive_v the_o disease_n of_o sin_n inward_a abscondit_fw-la vitia_fw-la non_fw-la abscindit_fw-la but_o godly_a sorrow_n or_o contrition_n enter_v and_o search_v it_o cancel_v and_o sacrifice_n the_o evil_a that_o be_v in_o our_o most_o covert_a and_o retire_v incline_v and_o withal_o it_o call_v out_o repentance_n it_o be_v not_o content_a to_o sigh_v in_o secret_a it_o call_v the_o heart_n the_o affection_n into_o the_o eye_n to_o weep_v for_o sin_n with_o s._n peter_n and_o into_o the_o mouth_n to_o confess_v it_o with_o king_n david_n yea_o and_o into_o the_o hand_n to_o break_v it_o off_o by_o good_a work_n the_o office_n of_o piety_n and_o pity_n poros_fw-la aperit_fw-la cordis_fw-la say_v s._n gregory_n and_o the_o contrite_a affection_n be_v of_o all_o the_o open_a the_o easy_a to_o commiserate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o well_o it_o be_v acquaint_v with_o its_o own_o evil_a that_o who_o be_v ill_o affect_v with_o sin_n and_o misery_n that_o melt_v not_o and_o so_o respective_a be_v it_o to_o god_n ire_n and_o displeasure_n which_o it_o have_v weigh_v and_o taste_v that_o the_o least_o symptom_n or_o sign_n of_o it_o upon_o itself_o or_o other_o dissolve_v it_o into_o fear_n and_o tremble_a and_o this_o be_v the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o break_n or_o contrition_n of_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n four_o to_o sum_n up_o all_o together_o the_o heart_n mean_v no_o less_o here_o than_o the_o soul_n complete_a or_o quite_o thorough_a contriti_fw-la cordis_fw-la holocaustum_fw-la say_v s._n cyprian_n the_o perfect_a heart_n psal_n 101._o not_o perfection_n in_o every_o part_n but_o perfection_n of_o all_o the_o part_n integritas_fw-la animi_fw-la create_v in_o i_o a_o clean_a heart_n say_v david_n 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