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sure_a thou_o do_v so_o tell_v he_o thou_o will_v leave_v thy_o heart_n thy_o soul_n and_o affection_n with_o he_o at_o present_a never_o again_o to_o be_v withdraw_v at_o least_o thou_o desire_v with_o all_o thy_o heart_n they_o never_o may_v be_v withdraw_v beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v keep_v they_o to_o himself_o and_o accept_v of_o thou_o that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o become_v thy_o happiness_n and_o make_v thou_o know_v he_o be_v so_o try_v he_o thus_o and_o see_v if_o he_o will_v refuse_v thou_o if_o he_o shall_v he_o must_v do_v that_o he_o never_o do_v yet_o nay_o he_o must_v do_v what_o he_o have_v say_v he_o never_o will_v do_v john_n 6._o 37._o he_o that_o come_v to_o i_o i_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a cast_v out_o christ_n at_o least_o have_v say_v it_o and_o christ_n and_o his_o father_n be_v one_o second_o have_v once_o solemn_o make_v this_o choice_n accustom_v thyself_o in_o thy_o daily_a devotion_n to_o go_v to_o god_n to_o look_v on_o he_o and_o claim_v he_o 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may_v be_v call_v a_o good_a work_n according_o as_o 1_o john_n 3._o 4_o 8._o every_o one_o who_o commit_v sin_n that_o be_v who_o transgress_v the_o law_n do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n so_o he_o that_o act_v any_o thing_n in_o obedience_n to_o and_o congruity_n with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n do_v a_o good_a work_n or_o the_o work_n of_o god_n §_o 6._o but_o use_v have_v obtain_v that_o we_o call_v those_o chief_o or_o eminent_o good_a work_n which_o be_v good_a and_o profitable_a to_o man_n that_o be_v to_o other_o man_n and_o the_o public_a of_o which_o nature_n be_v give_v of_o alm_n building_n and_o endow_v almshouse_n hospital_n school_n etc._n etc._n but_o of_o these_o latter_a it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v too_o great_a a_o difference_n very_o often_o betwixt_o the_o action_n and_o lib._n ames_n de_fw-fr conscientiâ_fw-la lib._n the_o work_n so_o that_o though_o the_o work_n be_v good_a the_o action_n may_v be_v stark_o naught_o or_o but_o very_o 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acknowledge_v his_o fault_n and_o desire_v pardon_n and_o reconciliation_n this_o be_v express_o our_o lord_n doctrine_n matth._n 5._o 23_o 24._o therefore_o if_o thou_o bring_v thy_o gift_n to_o the_o altar_n and_o there_o remember_v that_o thy_o brother_n have_v aught_o against_o thou_o leave_v there_o thy_o gift_n before_o the_o altar_n and_o go_v thy_o way_n first_o be_v reconcile_v to_o thy_o brother_n and_o then_o come_v and_o offer_v thy_o gift_n and_o as_o far_o as_o this_o be_v any_o part_n of_o the_o satisfaction_n require_v in_o the_o romish_a church_n under_o the_o same_o caution_n as_o before_o we_o not_o only_o contend_v not_o but_o most_o ready_o admit_v it_o yea_o and_o require_v it_o 3._o in_o case_n of_o the_o guilt_n of_o any_o particular_a sin_n press_v the_o conscience_n and_o any_o doubt_n fear_n or_o disquiet_v of_o mind_n which_o private_a christian_n be_v not_o able_a themselves_o to_o satisfy_v nay_o in_o case_n any_o suspect_n the_o weakness_n of_o their_o 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put_v off_o and_o total_o neglect_v duty_n as_o well_o as_o habit_n of_o do_v evil_a habit_n of_o common_a sloth_n and_o habit_n of_o spiritual_a sloth_n or_o of_o be_v backward_o to_o dull_a and_o slow_a in_o all_o holy_a duty_n as_o well_o as_o habit_n of_o excess_n in_o eat_v drink_v apparel_z sleep_n etc._n etc._n habit_n too_o perhaps_o of_o covetousness_n of_o voluptuousness_n of_o ambition_n of_o pride_n with_o general_a inordinacy_n of_o passion_n all_o these_o and_o other_o like_a true_a repentance_n break_v a_o man_n of_o so_o that_o this_o our_o four_o step_n will_v contain_v in_o it_o two_o particular_n or_o a_o negative_a and_o positive_a part_n according_a to_o the_o prophet_n a_o cease_v to_o do_v evil_a and_o learning_n to_o do_v well_o or_o the_o abandon_v the_o old_a conversation_n all_o sinful_a life_n and_o practice_n and_o the_o endeavour_n and_o practice_n of_o such_o virtue_n and_o duty_n which_o we_o before_o neglect_v or_o which_o be_v most_o contrary_a to_o our_o former_a evil_n in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o apostle_n ephes_n 4._o 22_o 23._o put_v off_o concern_v the_o former_a conversation_n the_o old_a man_n which_o be_v corrupt_a according_a to_o the_o deceitful_a lust_n and_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o mind_n and_o indeed_o the_o necessity_n and_o method_n of_o practise_v of_o both_o these_o particular_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o §_o 12._o first_o as_o to_o the_o necessity_n of_o they_o both_o without_o both_o these_o all_o conviction_n all_o the_o contrition_n imaginable_a all_o confession_n find_v not_o mercy_n with_o god_n nor_o avail_v to_o make_v our_o peace_n for_o the_o promise_n of_o mercy_n or_o peace_n run_v thus_o prov._n 28._o 13._o whoso_o confess_v and_o forsake_v his_o sin_n shall_v find_v mercy_n and_o forsake_v be_v clear_o the_o more_o momentous_a act_n of_o much_o more_o weight_n and_o consequence_n than_o confession_n for_o in_o case_n of_o wickedness_n persist_v in_o god_n have_v protest_v 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