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and_o first_o of_o that_o which_o be_v in_o word_n which_o be_v call_v confession_n confession_n confession_n confession_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o part_n of_o humiliation_n and_o ever_o join_v with_o true_a repentance_n they_o can_v not_o be_v true_o humble_v and_o repent_v who_o confess_v not_o their_o sin_n unto_o god_n and_o they_o who_o repent_v must_v and_o do_v confess_v hence_o be_v that_o say_n of_o solomon_n 28.13_o prou._n 28.13_o he_o that_o hide_v his_o sin_n shall_v not_o prosper_v but_o he_o that_o confess_v and_o forsake_v they_o shall_v have_v mercy_n thus_o david_n confess_v his_o sin_n unto_o god_n and_o say_v against_o 5._o psalm_n 51.4_o 5._o thou_o against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v evil_a in_o thy_o sight_n behold_v i_o be_v bear_v
in_o sin_n and_o in_o iniquity_n have_v my_o mother_n conceivedme_n so_o the_o same_o david_n 24.10_o 2._o sam._n 24.10_o after_o he_o have_v sin_v by_o number_v the_o people_n and_o be_v touch_v in_o heart_n for_o it_o he_o confess_v unto_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o have_v sin_v exceed_o in_o that_o he_o have_v do_v so_o nehemiah_n bewail_v the_o captivity_n of_o jerusalem_n say_v 1.7_o nehem._n 1.7_o we_o have_v grievous_o sin_v against_o thou_o and_o have_v not_o keep_v thy_o commandment_n nor_o the_o slature_n nor_o the_o judgement_n which_o thou_o commâ—odest_a thy_o servant_n moses_n so_o danel_n confess_v and_o say_v 9.5_o dan._n 9.5_o we_o have_v sin_v and_o have_v commit_v iniquity_n and_o have_v do_v wicked_o yea_o we_o have_v rebel_v and_o depart_v from_o thy_o precept_n and_o from_o thy_o indecent_a 1._o reason_n 1._o now_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o truth_n be_v first_o because_o confession_n be_v a_o part_n of_o humiliation_n for_o every_o man_n be_v chary_a of_o his_o 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i_o have_v do_v wicked_o but_o these_o sheep_n what_o have_v they_o do_v let_v thy_o hand_n i_o pray_v thou_o be_v against_o i_o and_o my_o father_n house_n so_o we_o may_v see_v job_n cry_v out_o 39.37.38_o job_n 39.37.38_o i_o be_o vile_a i_o have_v speak_v once_o yea_o twice_o but_o i_o will_v do_v so_o no_o more_o and_o again_o he_o say_v 42.6_o job_n 42.6_o therefore_o i_o abhor_v myself_o and_o repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n so_o likewise_o in_o esay_n the_o lord_n speak_v of_o his_o peole_n that_o shall_v repent_v he_o make_v this_o a_o argument_n that_o they_o have_v repent_v when_o they_o shall_v pollute_v the_o cover_n of_o the_o
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for_o they_o say_v 15.32_o cor._n 15.32_o let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o to_o morrow_n we_o shall_v die_v which_o show_v that_o man_n be_v never_o a_o whit_n the_o near_a by_o that_o assurance_n of_o death_n to_o their_o conversion_n which_o be_v only_o wrought_v by_o god_n not_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o sickness_n or_o fear_v of_o death_n but_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n which_o be_v god_n ordinance_n but_o admit_v they_o have_v the_o word_n and_o the_o minister_n come_v to_o they_o know_v they_o not_o that_o many_o sickness_n shut_v the_o care_n as_o well_o as_o other_o open_v it_o and_o may_v it_o not_o be_v just_a that_o they_o which_o have_v a_o deaf_a ear_n to_o god_n in_o their_o health_n shall_v be_v make_v deaf_a by_o he_o in_o their_o sickness_n or_o that_o he_o shall_v lay_v upon_o they_o a_o kind_n of_o lethargy_n and_o drowsy_a sickness_n so_o that_o they_o can_v be_v awake_v to_o hear_v two_o sentence_n together_o or_o give_v they_o a_o crazy_a and_o disease_a brain_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o conceive_v nothing_o or_o remember_v nothing_o final_o these_o remember_v not_o that_o they_o may_v have_v such_o hardness_n of_o heart_n that_o they_o can_v find_v repentance_n though_o they_o seek_v it_o with_o tear_n as_o esau_n do_v last_o they_o remember_v not_o that_o if_o they_o can_v do_v it_o yet_o how_o ungrateful_a and_o unacceptable_a it_o shall_v be_v to_o god_n that_o when_o they_o can_v no_o long_o serve_v sin_n and_o satan_n they_o shall_v offer_v themselves_o to_o god_n when_o they_o be_v weak_a and_o blind_a and_o lame_a and_o sick_a 1.4_o mal._n 1.4_o curse_v be_v he_o that_o have_v a_o male_a and_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_n a_o corrupt_a thing_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v curse_v be_v he_o that_o have_v strength_n of_o year_n action_n of_o body_n and_o affection_n of_o soul_n and_o spend_v it_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o satan_n and_o offer_v to_o god_n his_o old_a age_n his_o weak_a and_o feeble_a body_n and_o soul_n and_o it_o be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o more_o unacceptable_a because_o it_o be_v rather_o for_o fear_v of_o punishment_n and_o hope_v of_o reward_n than_o for_o any_o love_n they_o bear_v to_o god_n to_o conclude_v basil_n urge_v this_o point_n say_v etc._n sic_fw-la &_o cain_n sacrificia_fw-la offer_n solebat_fw-la primùm_fw-la quidem_fw-la pro_fw-la propria_fw-la voluntate_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o cain_n offer_v up_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n first_o he_o serve_v himself_o and_o then_o bring_v to_o god_n but_o god_n reject_v both_o he_o and_o his_o sacrifice_n so_o let_v he_o that_o shall_v thus_o serve_v god_n and_o thus_o sacrifice_v to_o god_n himself_o when_o he_o have_v first_o serve_v the_o flesh_n the_o world_n and_o satan_n with_o all_o the_o strength_n and_o livelihood_n of_o his_o body_n and_o mind_n and_o bring_v his_o weak_a and_o worse_a part_n to_o god_n look_v to_o be_v reject_v of_o god_n 2._o use_v 2._o 2._o this_o may_v persuade_v we_o to_o labour_v for_o speedy_a repentance_n to_o follow_v the_o counsel_n which_o the_o angel_n give_v to_o lot_n go_v out_o of_o sodom_n say_v 19.17_o gen._n 19.17_o escape_v for_o thy_o life_n so_o flee_v for_o thy_o life_n thou_o that_o be_v a_o christian_n and_o the_o better_a to_o stir_v thou_o up_o to_o this_o consider_v these_o two_o thing_n the_o folly_n and_o the_o difficulty_n of_o procrastinate_v repentance_n and_o turn_v to_o god_n the_o folly_n appear_v first_o because_o prescription_n and_o custom_n often_o prevail_v against_o all_o law_n for_o when_o a_o man_n have_v enjoy_v and_o possess_v a_o thing_n long_o he_o have_v eleven_o point_n of_o law_n and_o will_v by_o occasion_n of_o long_a possession_n keep_v it_o so_o will_v sin_n and_o satan_n do_v with_o thou_o follie_n then_o it_o be_v not_o to_o make_v speed_n to_o take_v forth_o a_o ejection_n firmae_fw-la against_o they_o second_o what_o madness_n be_v it_o for_o a_o man_n that_o be_v fall_v into_o some_o pit_n or_o filthy_a puddle_n to_o lie_v still_o and_o not_o to_o hasten_v out_o sin_n be_v as_o filthy_a as_o any_o puddle_n madness_n than_o it_o be_v and_o folly_n to_o defer_v the_o come_n out_o of_o it_o if_o sin_n say_v basil_n baptis_n si_fw-mi res_fw-la honesta_fw-la est_fw-la peccatum_fw-la hoc_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la extremum_fw-la custodi_fw-la si_fw-la patranti_fw-la turpis_fw-la ac_fw-la nocens_fw-la quid_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la perseveras_fw-la quod_fw-la perniciosum_fw-la est_fw-la nullus_fw-la enim_fw-la bilem_fw-la evomere_fw-la quaerens_fw-la maiorem_fw-la eam_fw-la ex_fw-la mala_fw-la intemper_v antique_a diaeta_fw-la reddere_fw-la cogitabit_fw-la basil_n exhort_v ad_fw-la baptis_n be_v a_o honest_a thing_n then_o keep_v it_o to_o the_o end_n but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o filthy_a and_o hurtful_a thing_n to_o he_o that_o commit_v it_o why_o do_v thou_o continue_v in_o that_o which_o be_v hurtful_a for_o no_o man_n that_o desire_v to_o ease_v his_o stomach_n of_o choler_n will_v endeavour_n to_o increase_v it_o by_o a_o bad_a and_o intemperate_a diet_n it_o be_v a_o marvelous_a madness_n that_o a_o ass_n shall_v fall_v into_o a_o pit_n and_o his_o master_n will_v instant_o lift_v he_o out_o and_o yet_o when_o he_o that_o be_v a_o christian_n be_v fall_v into_o this_o pit_n of_o filthiness_n he_o care_v not_o to_o come_v out_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o folly_n to_o use_v procrastination_n in_o those_o thing_n who_o time_n and_o opportunity_n pass_v as_o in_o transplant_n of_o plant_n in_o graft_v of_o fience_n in_o tame_v of_o beast_n in_o instruction_n of_o youth_n for_o the_o time_n past_o will_n hardly_o be_v recover_v so_o be_v it_o in_o this_o there_o be_v but_o one_o appoint_a time_n for_o it_o take_v heed_n say_v basil_n ibid._n vide_fw-la ne_fw-la te_fw-la tuorum_fw-la consiliorun_v pigeat_fw-la cum_fw-la te_fw-la sera_fw-it nihil_fw-la profutura_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la ceperit_fw-la disce_fw-la prudentiam_fw-la exemplo_fw-la virginum_fw-la etc._n etc._n idem_fw-la ibid._n lest_o thou_o be_v ashamed_a of_o thy_o own_o purpose_n when_o thou_o shall_v find_v that_o late_a repentance_n will_v profit_v thou_o nothing_o learn_v wisdom_n from_o the_o virgin_n who_o be_v therefore_o account_v foolish_a for_o that_o they_o neglect_v the_o time_n when_o they_o may_v have_v have_v oil_n and_o spend_v it_o in_o riot_n and_o sleep_v and_o be_v after_o shut_v out_o and_o exclude_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n now_o the_o difficulty_n appear_v 1._o because_o custom_n be_v another_o nature_n and_o as_o hard_o it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o change_v that_o he_o be_v accustom_v to_o as_o to_o alter_v nature_n course_n hence_o be_v that_o of_o jeremie_n 13.23_o jerem._n 13.23_o can_v the_o black_a more_o change_v his_o skin_n or_o the_o leopard_n his_o spot_n then_o may_v you_o also_o do_v good_a that_o be_v accustom_v to_o do_v evil_a hence_o also_o be_v that_o of_o basil_n as_o a_o man_n can_v unlearne_v his_o mother_n tongue_n so_o 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