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diffidence_n and_o set_v his_o soul_n entire_o at_o peace_n 2._o if_o the_o patient_n have_v no_o cause_n to_o mistrust_v god_n goodness_n to_o he_o but_o be_v terrify_v only_o with_o the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o past_a sin_n or_o the_o temptation_n he_o be_v now_o disturb_v with_o then_o let_v the_o minister_n excite_v his_o hope_n first_o towards_o god_n who_o he_o have_v offend_v by_o tell_v he_o that_o god_n be_v always_o ready_a to_o forgive_v he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o merciful_a father_n that_o his_o grace_n be_v infinite_a that_o he_o be_v full_a of_o tenderness_n and_o compassion_n and_o that_o his_o love_n far_o surpass_v the_o sin_n of_o man_n that_o he_o prevent_v and_o assist_v we_o by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n and_o pardon_v our_o iniquity_n when_o we_o be_v true_o sorrowful_a for_o they_o second_o towards_o christ_n with_o these_o word_n our_o sin_n we_o must_v confess_v be_v many_o and_o great_a but_o god_n have_v lay_v they_o all_o upon_o jesus_n christ_n by_o who_o suffering_n we_o be_v redeem_v from_o they_o and_o forasmuch_o as_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o own_o unworthiness_n his_o love_n for_o we_o have_v extend_v so_o far_o as_o to_o give_v his_o only_a son_n to_o be_v a_o saviour_n to_o we_o his_o humility_n have_v bring_v down_o and_o destroy_v our_o pride_n his_o patience_n our_o passion_n his_o charity_n our_o hatred_n his_o cross_n our_o luxury_n and_o his_o obedience_n even_o to_o die_v for_o we_o have_v blot_v out_o all_o our_o transgression_n and_o as_o the_o least_o of_o his_o torment_n be_v sufficient_a to_o satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n so_o through_o these_o infinite_a merit_n of_o he_o may_v we_o ask_v of_o he_o both_o the_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o inheritance_n of_o his_o kingdom_n let_v the_o patient_n for_o his_o comfort_n remember_v that_o he_o be_v to_o have_v for_o his_o judge_n this_o same_o jesus_n who_o be_v now_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n make_v intercession_n for_o he_o and_o call_v to_o mind_n how_o gracious_a he_o be_v to_o st._n peter_n who_o he_o pardon_v almost_o the_o same_o moment_n he_o deny_v he_o let_v he_o think_v of_o the_o charitable_a word_n he_o pronounce_v upon_o the_o cross_n on_o behalf_n of_o his_o very_a enemy_n father_n forgive_v they_o for_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v and_o those_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o penitent_a thief_n that_o the_o selfsame_a day_n he_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o in_o paradise_n in_o short_a let_v he_o be_v persuade_v that_o god_n have_v a_o great_a desire_n to_o save_v he_o than_o he_o himself_o can_v have_v to_o be_v save_v and_o therefore_o he_o have_v not_o the_o least_o cause_n to_o be_v diffident_a of_o his_o mercy_n 3._o the_o minister_n may_v sustain_v his_o hope_n and_o confidence_n in_o god_n goodness_n and_o mercy_n by_o the_o example_n of_o divers_a holy_a person_n that_o remit_v the_o injury_n do_v to_o they_o as_o joseph_n david_n st._n stephen_n and_o other_o teach_v he_o therefrom_o that_o if_o these_o who_o be_v but_o man_n have_v so_o much_o meekness_n and_o charity_n as_o to_o forgive_v their_o very_a persecutor_n what_o ought_v not_o we_o to_o expect_v from_o god_n the_o fountain_n of_o mercy_n who_o goodness_n will_v appear_v still_o the_o great_a by_o how_o much_o more_o numerous_a the_o sin_n be_v which_o he_o pardon_v to_o we_o that_o therefore_o provide_v he_o have_v a_o break_a and_o contrite_a heart_n he_o need_v not_o in_o the_o least_o apprehend_v his_o be_v reject_v or_o abandon_v for_o though_o his_o transgression_n be_v more_o heinous_a than_o those_o of_o the_o devil_n themselves_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o abolish_n of_o they_o we_o do_v not_o mean_v that_o the_o minister_n shall_v say_v all_o these_o thing_n at_o once_o and_o in_o the_o order_n here_o prescribe_v as_o if_o he_o make_v a_o set_a discourse_n to_o he_o but_o that_o he_o use_v his_o discretion_n in_o speak_v they_o by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o at_o several_a time_n according_a as_o he_o shall_v find_v the_o patient_n in_o a_o condition_n of_o hear_v he_o and_o of_o receive_v comfort_n therefrom_o he_o may_v also_o introduce_v and_o relate_v in_o few_o word_n the_o history_n of_o the_o prodigal_a son_n of_o mary_n magdalen_n of_o the_o samaritan_n and_o of_o the_o cananitish_a woman_n mention_v in_o the_o gospel_n with_o that_o of_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o god_n conduct_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n notwithstanding_o their_o continual_a rebellion_n and_o unfaithfulness_n let_v he_o likewise_o put_v the_o patient_n in_o mind_n of_o the_o passage_n in_o ezekiel_n where_o god_n say_v he_o will_v forget_v the_o iniquity_n of_o a_o sinner_n at_o what_o hour_n soever_o he_o shall_v turn_v and_o repent_v that_o pardon_n be_v in_o the_o gospel_n itself_o secure_v to_o we_o upon_o condition_n of_o our_o forgive_n our_o enemy_n and_o therefore_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o doubt_v of_o forgiveness_n at_o god_n hand_n if_o we_o for_o his_o sake_n free_o and_o entire_o forgive_v they_o that_o have_v offend_v we_o thus_o shall_v the_o minister_n support_v his_o hope_n by_o continual_o say_v before_o he_o god_n mercy_n and_o promise_n of_o pardon_n to_o we_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n blood_n that_o be_v shed_v for_o all_o sinner_n and_o assure_v he_o that_o god_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o assist_v he_o by_o his_o grace_n nor_o will_v suffer_v he_o to_o fall_v away_o and_o miscarry_v in_o what_o concern_v his_o eternal_a salvation_n which_o have_v say_v and_o add_v thereto_o what_o else_o he_o may_v think_v fit_a for_o the_o same_o purpose_n he_o shall_v admonish_v the_o patient_n to_o apply_v himself_o to_o god_n in_o this_o manner_n lord_n i_o be_o a_o ungrateful_a son_n yet_o still_o thy_o son_n thou_o have_v both_o create_v i_o and_o adopt_v i_o in_o jesus_n christ_n thy_o very_a son_n co-substantial_a with_o thou_o o_o lord_n in_o thou_o i_o have_v put_v my_o trust_n let_v i_o never_o be_v confound_v i_o be_o a_o prodigal_a child_n i_o acknowledge_v that_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o and_o be_o no_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n but_o o_o my_o god_n be_v not_o thy_o mercy_n great_a than_o my_o transgression_n let_v he_o say_v with_o st._n anselm_n lord_n though_o i_o have_v kindle_v lust_n in_o my_o heart_n can_v i_o have_v quench_v mercy_n in_o thou_o though_o i_o have_v commit_v sin_n for_o which_o thou_o may_v just_o condemn_v i_o have_v thou_o depart_v from_o that_o goodness_n and_o clemency_n by_o which_o thou_o be_v wont_v to_o pardon_n and_o indulge_v i_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o my_o father_n for_o thou_o own_o sake_n and_o for_o thy_o dear_a son_n jesus_n christ_n '_o s_o sake_n forgive_v i_o all_o that_o be_v past_a i_o do_v earnest_o repent_v i_o be_o hearty_o sorry_a for_o all_o my_o misdoing_n abolish_v they_o in_o the_o death_n and_o wash_v they_o away_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o my_o bless_a redeemer_n let_v he_o also_o say_v with_o job_n though_o thou_o shall_v kill_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o hope_v in_o thou_o and_o with_o david_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o vex_v o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v within_o i_o o_o put_v thy_o trust_n in_o god_n and_o remember_v that_o he_o be_v thy_o comfort_n and_o defence_n lord_n enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n i_o fly_v to_o thy_o clemency_n i_o implore_v thy_o mercy_n not_o thy_o justice_n judge_v i_o not_o o_o lord_n according_a to_o my_o desert_n deal_v not_o with_o i_o after_o my_o sin_n neither_o reward_v i_o after_o my_o iniquity_n all_o which_o let_v the_o patient_n be_v advise_v
well_o to_o ponder_v that_o from_o his_o reflection_n thereupon_o which_o may_v be_v short_a or_o long_o according_a as_o his_o pain_n will_v allow_v he_o more_o or_o less_o opportunity_n for_o it_o he_o may_v receive_v spiritual_a help_n and_o comfort_n last_o he_o shall_v be_v admonish_v to_o look_v up_o to_o jesus_n the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o god_n of_o our_o salvation_n to_o fix_v in_o his_o mind_n the_o continual_a remembrance_n of_o his_o suffering_n and_o break_v forth_o to_o he_o in_o these_o word_n o_o lord_n who_o have_v shed_v thy_o precious_a blood_n for_o i_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o thou_o lord_n who_o for_o the_o atonement_n of_o my_o sin_n do_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o so_o many_o torment_n and_o with_o so_o much_o ignominy_n resign_v thy_o divine_a spirit_n upon_o the_o cross_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o lamb_n of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o i_o commend_v my_o soul_n to_o thou_o i_o commit_v it_o into_o thy_o hand_n lord_n receive_v it_o lord_n vouchsafe_v to_o save_v it_o amen_n to_o this_o the_o minister_n may_v add_v the_o word_n set_v down_o in_o the_o six_o chapter_n if_o he_o judge_v they_o necessary_a for_o the_o fortify_v of_o the_o patient_n hope_n and_o administer_a comfort_n to_o he_o chap._n fourteen_o what_o be_v to_o be_v say_v to_o such_o as_o show_v too_o great_a a_o confidence_n and_o presume_v too_o far_o upon_o their_o salvation_n as_o the_o devil_n labour_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o undo_n of_o we_o to_o all_o eternity_n so_o he_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v this_o his_o pernicious_a design_n about_o by_o quite_o contrary_a mean_n sometime_o by_o suggest_v too_o great_a a_o fear_n of_o god_n judgement_n and_o sometime_o too_o great_a a_o confidence_n in_o his_o mercy_n if_o the_o minister_n shall_v perceive_v that_o the_o sick_a person_n be_v flatter_v himself_o with_o the_o good_a work_v he_o have_v do_v and_o so_o from_o they_o presume_v too_o much_o upon_o his_o salvation_n he_o ought_v meek_o to_o admonish_v he_o to_o enter_v into_o and_o recollect_v himself_o in_o order_n to_o the_o make_v he_o sensible_a that_o our_o felicity_n depend_v only_o upon_o christ_n on_o who_o we_o be_v whole_o to_o build_v our_o hope_n of_o salvation_n that_o god_n alone_o enable_v we_o to_o act_v and_o that_o to_o he_o it_o be_v we_o owe_v all_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o our_o good_a work_n that_o of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v but_o weakness_n and_o capable_a of_o nothing_o that_o be_v good_a not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o good_a thought_n without_o his_o prevent_n and_o assist_v grace_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o give_v he_o thanks_o and_o praise_n for_o what_o we_o be_v and_o what_o we_o have_v that_o all_o our_o virtue_n be_v derive_v from_o he_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v find_v a_o terrible_a account_n if_o when_o he_o come_v at_o the_o last_o day_n to_o judge_v we_o he_o will_v look_v upon_o our_o merit_n only_o that_o we_o must_v always_o remember_v what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o that_o we_o be_v command_v to_o do_v we_o be_v but_o unprofitable_a servant_n in_o a_o word_n that_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o god_n by_o so_o many_o tie_v of_o favour_n and_o blessing_n that_o though_o we_o shall_v humble_v ourselves_o even_o to_o nothing_o before_o he_o yet_o shall_v we_o be_v very_o far_o from_o express_v a_o due_a acknowledgement_n to_o he_o for_o the_o same_o but_o if_o the_o sick_a person_n shall_v still_o run_v upon_o a_o excess_n of_o hope_n and_o rely_v so_o far_o upon_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n as_o not_o to_o be_v at_o all_o afflict_a or_o concern_v for_o his_o sin_n it_o will_v be_v expedient_a to_o affright_v he_o into_o a_o due_a sense_n of_o they_o by_o recall_v to_o his_o memory_n the_o many_o transgression_n of_o his_o past_a life_n and_o show_v he_o the_o heinousness_n of_o they_o that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v make_v apprehensive_a of_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o sincere_a repentance_n and_o humiliation_n before_o he_o can_v expect_v to_o obtain_v pardon_n the_o minister_n may_v tell_v he_o that_o his_o hope_n be_v laudable_a but_o consider_v what_o great_a sinner_n we_o be_v we_o shall_v mix_v with_o our_o confidence_n a_o filial_a fear_n accompany_v with_o sorrow_n and_o contrition_n for_o our_o have_v offend_v so_o good_a so_o gracious_a and_o so_o benign_a a_o father_n add_v hereto_o what_o further_o he_o shall_v think_v conducive_a to_o the_o raise_n in_o he_o the_o just_a notion_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o god_n mercy_n chap._n xv._o how_o a_o sick_a person_n be_v to_o be_v manage_v when_o bereave_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o his_o sense_n and_o understanding_n in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o minister_n be_v to_o inform_v himself_o whether_o the_o sick_a person_n have_v already_o be_v pray_v with_o and_o receive_v the_o holy_a communion_n whether_o he_o have_v set_v his_o house_n and_o affair_n in_o order_n and_o think_v of_o every_o thing_n requisite_a for_o he_o to_o do_v of_o which_o we_o shall_v speak_v in_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n if_o they_o answer_v he_o that_o nothing_o have_v yet_o be_v do_v of_o all_o this_o as_o it_o often_o happen_v to_o those_o that_o be_v backward_o in_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o death_n or_o be_v strike_v on_o a_o sudden_a with_o a_o violent_a and_o unforeseen_a distemper_n he_o shall_v call_v to_o the_o patient_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n and_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o hear_v he_o and_o if_o he_o perceive_v he_o to_o have_v still_o some_o remainder_n of_o understanding_n he_o be_v to_o advertise_v he_o of_o the_o danger_n his_o life_n be_v in_o and_o of_o the_o great_a concern_v of_o his_o salvation_n which_o without_o delay_n lest_o it_o shall_v prove_v fatal_a to_o he_o he_o ought_v to_o secure_v by_o repentance_n and_o true_a contrition_n of_o heart_n for_o all_o the_o sin_n know_v and_o unknown_a he_o have_v commit_v against_o his_o maker_n his_o neighbour_n and_o himself_o and_o to_o restore_v or_o cause_n to_o be_v restore_v as_o far_o as_o he_o be_v able_a whatever_o he_o may_v have_v of_o another_o body_n then_o he_o shall_v ask_v he_o whether_o he_o be_v not_o desirous_a to_o receive_v the_o bless_a sacrament_n as_o well_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o his_o faith_n as_o assurance_n of_o god_n pardon_n of_o all_o his_o transgression_n and_o intitle_v he_o to_o christ_n merit_n to_o which_o if_o the_o minister_n find_v he_o dispose_v he_o shall_v administer_v it_o to_o he_o declare_v that_o god_n have_v put_v away_o his_o sin_n and_o will_v remember_v they_o no_o more_o and_o that_o the_o same_o moment_n this_o breath_n shall_v depart_v from_o he_o god_n will_v receive_v he_o to_o himself_o and_o admit_v he_o into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o righteous_a that_o be_v sanctify_v with_o who_o he_o shall_v live_v a_o life_n full_a of_o joy_n and_o bliss_n which_o never_o shall_v have_v end_n if_o the_o patient_n be_v in_o a_o condition_n of_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v omit_v towards_o the_o future_a settlement_n of_o his_o family_n or_o estate_n the_o minister_n shall_v advise_v he_o to_o do_v â—â—_o now_o as_o we_o have_v say_v elsewhere_o and_o this_o do_v he_o shall_v go_v on_o with_o entertain_v he_o in_o devotion_n and_o spiritual_a contemplation_n but_o if_o the_o minister_n be_v tell_v that_o the_o patient_n have_v be_v already_o visit_v by_o another_o and_o have_v receive_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n he_o may_v spare_v ask_v he_o many_o question_n about_o the_o state_n of_o his_o soul_n especial_o if_o he_o find_v he_o very_o weak_a and_o apply_v himself_o only_o to_o the_o comfort_v he_o and_o raise_v his_o hope_n and_o affection_n more_o and_o more_o to_o god_n and_o there_o fix_v they_o or_o if_o the_o patient_n be_v fall_v into_o a_o delirium_fw-la or_o lethargy_n the_o minister_n shall_v either_o wait_v till_o he_o be_v come_v to_o himself_o again_o or_o desire_v to_o have_v notice_n so_o soon_o as_o those_o that_o look_v after_o he_o shall_v find_v his_o judgement_n return_v to_o he_o which_o interval_n of_o sensibleness_n it_o will_v concern_v the_o minister_n to_o improve_v as_o much_o as_o he_o be_v able_a by_o exciting_a in_o he_o those_o good_a motion_n and_o disposition_n that_o may_v help_v he_o to_o die_v in_o a_o true_a state_n of_o regeneration_n as_o well_o as_o with_o solid_a comfort_n and_o satisfaction_n make_v use_n to_o that_o purpose_n of_o those_o mean_n we_o have_v propose_v in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n particular_o in_o the_o eight_o and_o what_o else_o in_o his_o prudence_n he_o shall_v see_v fit_a chap._n xvi_o what_o the_o minister_n be_v to_o do_v when_o he_o find_v the_o sick_a person_n possess_v of_o
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