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A87547 A contrite and humble heart with motives & considerations to prepare it. Jenks, Sylvester, 1656?-1714. 1692 (1692) Wing J629B; ESTC R43660 93,546 415

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heaven_n when_o the_o scripture_n command_v we_o say_v s._n austin_n to_o pray_v always_o we_o be_v not_o therefore_o oblige_v to_o be_v always_o on_o our_o knee_n or_o always_o sing_v psalm_n in_o choir_n we_o only_o be_v oblige_v to_o have_v continual_o in_o the_o bottom_n of_o our_o heart_n a_o true_a desire_n to_o leave_v this_o earth_n &_o enter_v into_o heaven_n this_o continual_a desire_n must_v still_o persevere_v in_o our_o heart_n we_o always_o must_v lament_v &_o sigh_n and_o say_v i_o be_o a_o captive_n &_o a_o pilgrim_n i_o be_o far_o from_o home_n i_o be_o not_o with_o my_o god_n it_o be_v true_a s._n austin_n add_v a_o just_a man_n may_v divert_v himself_o sometime_o &_o spend_v some_o hour_n in_o such_o employment_n as_o appear_v quite_o different_a from_o gain_v heaven_n it_o be_v alas_o the_o servitude_n of_o his_o captivity_n which_o thus_o oblige_v he_o to_o work_v for_o the_o egyptian_n whilst_o he_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o pharaoh_n but_o however_o in_o the_o 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fatal_a end_n of_o all_o our_o transitory_a happiness_n 75_o §_o 3._o that_o our_o last_o day_n be_v the_o sad_a beginning_n of_o our_o everlasting_a misery_n 90_o motive_n of_o hope_n §_o 1._o how_o unreasonable_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o any_o sinner_n to_o despair_n 109_o §_o 2._o that_o god_n can_v help_v we_o if_o he_o will_n 115_o §_o 3._o that_o god_n will_v help_v we_o if_o we_o please_v 130_o danger_n of_o delay_n §_o 1._o how_o apt_a we_o be_v to_o differr_v repentance_n 149_o §_o 2._o how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o differr_v repentance_n 153_o §_o 3._o reasins_z why_o delay_n be_v so_o dangerous_a 161_o §_o 4._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o begin_v immediate_o without_o delay_n 172_o a_o contrite_a heart_n §_o 1._o sorrow_n for_o our_o sin_n 189_o §_o 2._o resolution_n of_o amendment_n 193_o a_o humble_a heart_n §_o 1._o the_o necessity_n &_o advantage_n of_o humility_n 201_o §_o 2._o first_o degree_n of_o humility_n 213_o §_o 3._o second_o degree_n of_o humility_n 219_o §_o 4._o a_o objection_n answer_v 233_o §_o 5._o three_o degree_n of_o humility_n 242_o §_o 6._o first_o reason_n why_o the_o great_a saint_n be_v the_o most_o humble_a 249_o §_o 7._o second_o reason_n why_o the_o great_a saint_n be_v the_o most_o humble_a 262_o i._n the_o enormity_n of_o sin_n 273_o ii_o the_o treachery_n of_o a_o sinner_n 285_o iii_o the_o disloyalty_n of_o a_o sinner_n 296_o iu._n the_o impiety_n of_o a_o sinner_n 303_o v._n the_o great_a ingratitude_n presumption_n pride_n &_o insolence_n of_o every_o sinner_n 311_o vi._n our_o saviour_n idea_n of_o sin_n &_o the_o impression_n it_o make_v upon_o he_o 319_o vii_o the_o saint_n idea_n of_o sin_n how_o much_o it_o humble_v they_o 335_o the_o character_n of_o a_o good_a christian_n §_o 1._o the_o perfection_n of_o his_o duty_n 352_o §_o 2._o his_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n 362_o §_o 3._o his_o desire_n of_o heaven_n 372_o finis_fw-la