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with_o our_o confession_n we_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o god_n may_v just_o condemn_v we_o for_o they_o faith_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v join_v with_o the_o confession_n of_o our_o sin_n true_a and_o sincere_a repentance_n for_o they_o which_o yet_o avail_v not_o without_o a_o lively_a faith_n in_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o who_o and_o for_o who_o sake_n our_o sin_n be_v pardon_v and_o this_o faith_n must_v be_v certain_a it_o must_v be_v a_o assure_a confidence_n of_o the_o promise_v make_v in_o christ_n in_o who_o a_o sinner_n true_o penitent_a and_o faithful_o confident_a be_v justify_v and_o neither_o by_o our_o bare_a confession_n or_o best_a work_n but_o by_o the_o mere_a mercy_n of_o god_n in_o his_o son_n as_o there_o be_v no_o man_n but_o sin_v daily_o 34._o so_o he_o must_v daily_o confess_v his_o sin_n to_o god_n and_o true_o repent_v they_o not_o as_o judas_n &_o kayne_n judas_n confess_v he_o have_v sin_v do_v betray_v the_o innocent_a blood_n and_o repent_v but_o not_o in_o faith_n his_o repentance_n be_v a_o desperate_a sorrow_n not_o for_o the_o sin_n he_o commit_v but_o for_o the_o horror_n of_o his_o reprobabation_n so_o do_v kayne_n confess_v his_o sin_n my_o sin_n be_v great_a than_o i_o be_o able_a to_o bear_v but_o he_o tepent_v not_o to_o the_o obtain_n of_o mercy_n confession_n of_o sin_n and_o repentance_n without_o faith_n avail_v not_o it_o avail_v not_o pharaoh_n though_o he_o confess_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o his_o own_o and_o his_o people_n sin_n but_o peter_n confess_v his_o sin_n and_o repent_v with_o tear_n 27._o so_o do_v marie_n magdaline_n and_o their_o repentance_n be_v record_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 2._o to_o teach_v all_o posterity_n how_o to_o bewail_v their_o sin_n a_o right_a they_o be_v great_a sinner_n yet_o through_o faith_n and_o repentance_n obtain_v pardon_n which_o to_o the_o comfort_n of_o great_a sinner_n show_v that_o there_o be_v yet_o place_n of_o repentance_n and_o acceptation_n into_o god_n favour_n for_o they_o upon_o sincere_a repentance_n god_n himself_o affirm_v that_o he_o desire_v not_o the_o condemnation_n of_o a_o sinner_n 32._o but_o rather_o that_o he_o repent_v and_o be_v save_v and_o again_o he_o say_v have_v i_o any_o desire_n that_o the_o wicked_a shall_v die_v 23._o or_o shall_v he_o not_o live_v if_o he_o return_v from_o his_o evil_a way_n and_o what_o be_v it_o to_o return_v unto_o god_n but_o true_a repentance_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o that_o repentance_n which_o be_v perfect_a indeed_o be_v be_v join_v with_o the_o keep_n of_o god_n commandment_n and_o none_o can_v say_v or_o assure_v himself_o that_o his_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o his_o repentance_n be_v accept_v of_o god_n unless_o he_o add_v all_o his_o desire_n to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o the_o breach_n whereof_o god_n afflict_v his_o own_o dear_a child_n with_o sundry_a cross_n to_o prevent_v his_o curse_n which_o he_o inflict_v either_o here_o upon_o the_o disobedient_a and_o unrepentant_a to_o cause_v his_o own_o to_o avoid_v sin_n by_o the_o example_n of_o his_o severe_a judgement_n whereby_o he_o begin_v here_o to_o punish_v they_o or_o reserve_v his_o punishment_n of_o they_o until_o his_o final_a condemnation_n of_o they_o mark_v of_o repentance_n repentance_n be_v contrition_n and_o unfeigned_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n commit_v join_v with_o a_o lively_a faith_n in_o christ_n for_o pardon_n of_o they_o and_o a_o settle_a desire_n and_o purpose_n ever_o hereafter_o to_o walk_v in_o a_o holy_a fear_n to_o displease_v god_n again_o by_o our_o sin_n namely_o by_o the_o outward_a breach_n of_o god_n commandment_n for_o the_o commit_n of_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v that_o sin_n we_o shall_v repent_v we_o of_o which_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n we_o can_v but_o commit_v without_o the_o especial_a grace_n of_o god_n which_o although_o it_o be_v the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o obtain_v without_o lively_a faith_n and_o prayer_n in_o christ_n by_o who_o stripe_n we_o be_v heal_v and_o for_o who_o sake_n we_o be_v hear_v and_o in_o who_o blood_n we_o be_v wash_v from_o our_o sin_n but_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n may_v be_v great_a and_o yet_o avail_v we_o nothing_o as_o it_o do_v not_o kayne_n judas_n esau_n unless_o true_a faith_n be_v join_v therewith_o sorrow_n indeed_o may_v cast_v we_o down_o which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o a_o humble_a and_o faithful_a acknowledgement_n of_o our_o unworthiness_n to_o be_v call_v or_o accept_v as_o the_o child_n of_o god_n together_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o sin_n it_o may_v prove_v desperate_a and_o therefore_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n and_o faith_n in_o christ_n to_o be_v pardon_v join_v together_o will_v assure_v we_o that_o god_n be_v our_o god_n and_o that_o we_o be_v his_o people_n that_o he_o be_v our_o father_n and_o that_o we_o be_v his_o son_n and_o daughter_n if_o then_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o the_o burden_n of_o our_o sin_n true_o and_o plain_o confess_v they_o to_o god_n and_o hearty_o repent_v they_o we_o can_v but_o through_o faith_n in_o christ_n assure_v ourselves_o that_o our_o sin_n be_v pardon_v and_o have_v a_o inward_a assurance_n thereof_o repentance_n we_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o these_o grace_n proceed_v of_o no_o other_o thing_n then_o of_o the_o mere_a merit_n and_o mediation_n of_o our_o alone_a and_o only_a saviour_n jesus_n christ_n 29._o who_o disdain_v not_o to_o call_v we_o thus_o receive_v into_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n brethren_n who_o god_n know_v before_o the_o world_n be_v predestinate_v to_o be_v make_v like_o to_o the_o image_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 7._o adopt_v in_o he_o and_o by_o who_o we_o have_v redemption_n in_o his_o blood_n even_o the_o full_a forgiveness_n of_o all_o our_o sin_n through_o his_o grace_n wherewith_o he_o have_v make_v we_o free_o accept_v of_o god_n now_o then_o we_o be_v through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n make_v the_o son_n of_o god_n father_n brethren_n and_o coheire_n with_o christ_n shall_v we_o think_v that_o he_o will_v not_o also_o furnish_v we_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o son_n which_o dwell_v in_o we_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a faithful_o to_o cry_v abba_n father_n and_o what_o be_v that_o but_o to_o teach_v we_o how_o to_o pray_v to_o god_n his_o heavenly_a father_n in_o his_o own_o name_n 14._o therefore_o whatsoever_o we_o shall_v ask_v the_o father_n he_o will_v grant_v it_o we_o for_o his_o sake_n so_o we_o ask_v according_a to_o his_o will_n in_o a_o lively_a faith_n and_o waâ—â—â—_n not_o 6._o for_o he_o that_o waver_v be_v like_o a_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n toss_v with_o the_o wind_n though_o therefore_o our_o tribulation_n be_v great_a and_o our_o affliction_n many_o way_n grievous_a god_n yet_o see_v they_o proceed_v from_o so_o love_v a_o father_n we_o may_v not_o think_v they_o to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o we_o in_o displeasure_n but_o in_o a_o fatherly_a regard_n of_o our_o soul_n health_n which_o as_o sin_n have_v impair_v so_o his_o gentle_a chastisement_n be_v as_o wholesome_a medicine_n to_o heal_v it_o and_o as_o no_o physic_n be_v it_o never_o so_o salutarie_a for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n be_v savoury_a to_o the_o palate_n so_o god_n correction_n howsoever_o they_o be_v send_v as_o either_o antidote_n to_o prevent_v sin_n or_o medicine_n to_o cure_v it_o they_o be_v not_o pleasant_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n for_o the_o time_n but_o as_o corporal_a physic_n though_o harsh_a in_o the_o taste_n have_v it_o work_v in_o a_o unsound_a sound_a body_n beget_v health_n and_o be_v then_o much_o commend_v with_o many_o thanks_o to_o the_o
god_n and_o that_o our_o affliction_n proceed_v from_o his_o final_a anger_n never_o to_o be_v appease_v but_o these_o his_o sugiestion_n be_v false_a let_v we_o not_o believe_v they_o let_v we_o believe_v that_o who_o god_n do_v chasten_v he_o love_v and_o therefore_o we_o may_v assure_v ourselves_o so_o much_o the_o more_o that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n by_o how_o much_o we_o find_v these_o tentation_n in_o we_o for_o if_o we_o be_v he_o as_o he_o will_v sugy_a unto_o we_o that_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o we_o and_o we_o not_o he_o he_o need_v not_o to_o trouble_v we_o but_o he_o know_v that_o we_o be_v the_o lord_n he_o work_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o draw_v we_o to_o distrust_v in_o god_n and_o that_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n can_v avail_v us._n but_o let_v we_o be_v strong_a in_o the_o lord_n let_v we_o trust_v constant_o and_o confident_o in_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o son_n arm_v with_o the_o shield_n of_o faith_n and_o buckle_v unto_o ourselves_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o do_v contain_v most_o sure_a promise_n that_o he_o will_v never_o leave_v we_o nor_o forsake_v we_o let_v we_o pray_v always_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o watch_v thereunto_o in_o a_o holy_a patience_n with_o all_o perseverance_n so_o shall_v we_o see_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n his_o power_n and_o providence_n in_o deliver_v we_o out_o of_o all_o our_o trouble_n of_o whatsoever_o kind_n or_o such_o inward_a comfort_n as_o shall_v make_v our_o most_o bitter_a and_o sharp_a affliction_n sweet_a and_o easy_a and_o for_o asmuch_o as_o sin_n man_n be_v the_o great_a and_o most_o heavy_a burden_n of_o misery_n that_o any_o poor_a child_n of_o god_n can_v be_v afflict_v with_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o a_o christian_a to_o seek_v to_o be_v unburthen_v of_o the_o same_o not_o as_o to_o be_v careless_a in_o the_o search_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o so_o to_o feel_v no_o burden_n for_o he_o be_v like_o a_o man_n sick_a unto_o death_n and_o yet_o will_v acknowledge_v he_o feel_v no_o sickness_n at_o all_o but_o he_o that_o find_v his_o sin_n most_o grievous_a unto_o he_o and_o most_o deject_a for_o they_o be_v near_a unto_o pardon_n so_o he_o acknowledge_v they_o and_o in_o a_o lively_a faith_n in_o christ_n repent_v they_o comfort_v for_o a_o man_n afflict_v in_o conscience_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o sin_n consider_v first_o whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o be_v trouble_v in_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d thy_o conscience_n afflict_v by_o 〈◊〉_d â—f_n thy_o great_a sin_n 〈…〉_z not_o thy_o case_n alone_o to_o be_v a_o sinner_n man_n it_o be_v a_o common_a disease_n and_o sickness_n of_o the_o soul_n original_o derive_v from_o the_o transgression_n of_o adam_n and_o remain_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o his_o posterity_n outward_o show_v itself_o in_o ungodly_a word_n and_o deed_n speak_v or_o do_v against_o the_o law_n and_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o inward_o by_o the_o thought_n &_o desire_n of_o the_o heart_n conceive_v against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o can_v consider_v his_o own_o way_n and_o that_o can_v and_o do_v examine_v and_o find_v out_o the_o sin_n which_o be_v hide_v in_o his_o own_o heart_n which_o to_o all_o other_o man_n be_v conceal_v but_o not_o from_o god_n the_o heart_n be_v a_o unfadomable_a depth_n of_o sin_n and_o rebellion_n against_o god_n and_o the_o best_a man_n by_o nature_n be_v guilty_a of_o many_o secret_a and_o hide_a as_o well_o as_o open_v and_o know_v sin_n for_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v only_o evil_a from_o his_o youth_n 21._o and_o many_o odious_a sin_n proceed_v from_o that_o corrupt_a fountain_n heart_n such_o as_o man_n be_v ashamed_a to_o reveal_v and_o be_v it_o possible_a they_o will_v conceal_v they_o from_o god_n himself_o and_o therefore_o they_o often_o strive_v to_o keep_v they_o in_o their_o private_a bosom_n until_o they_o become_v so_o 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thou_o be_v not_o so_o dead_a in_o sin_n as_o that_o there_o be_v no_o feel_n of_o sin_n in_o thou_o which_o may_v be_v a_o argument_n that_o there_o be_v some_o life_n of_o grace_n yet_o in_o thou_o and_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o altogether_o dead_a in_o thou_o for_o if_o thy_o conscience_n be_v so_o fear_v up_o and_o harden_v that_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n feel_v of_o thou_o thy_o case_n be_v far_o more_o dangerous_a and_o though_o thou_o groane_v and_o grieve_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o thy_o sin_n it_o may_v be_v only_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o his_o punishment_n due_a for_o thy_o sin_n fear_n which_o be_v in_o itself_o but_o a_o servile_a and_o slavish_a fear_n but_o if_o thou_o grieve_v that_o thou_o have_v offend_v god_n by_o thy_o sin_n and_o dishonour_v he_o by_o thy_o transgression_n this_o proceed_v of_o a_o godly_a sorrow_n and_o so_o a_o sign_n that_o there_o be_v yet_o place_n and_o time_n for_o thou_o to_o repent_v &_o 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