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frequent_a and_o fervent_a and_o holy_a in_o which_o office_n if_o the_o sick_a man_n join_v let_v they_o be_v short_a and_o apt_a to_o comply_v with_o his_o little_a strength_n and_o great_a infirmity_n if_o they_o be_v say_v in_o his_o behalf_n without_o his_o conjunction_n they_o that_o pray_v may_v prudent_o use_v their_o own_o liberty_n and_o take_v no_o measure_n but_o their_o own_o devotion_n and_o opportunity_n and_o the_o sick_a man_n necessity_n when_o he_o have_v make_v this_o general_a address_n and_o preparatory_a entrance_n to_o the_o work_n of_o many_o day_n and_o period_n he_o may_v descend_v to_o particular_n by_o the_o follow_a instrument_n and_o discourse_n sect_n iii_o of_o minister_a in_o the_o sick_a man_n confession_n of_o sin_n and_o repentance_n the_o first_o necessity_n that_o be_v to_o be_v serve_v be_v that_o of_o repentance_n in_o which_o the_o minister_n can_v in_o no_o way_n serve_v he_o but_o by_o first_o exhort_v he_o to_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o declaration_n of_o the_o state_n of_o his_o soul._n for_o unless_o they_o know_v the_o manner_n of_o his_o life_n and_o the_o degree_n of_o his_o restitution_n either_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o at_o all_o or_o nothing_o of_o advantage_n and_o certainty_n his_o discourse_n like_o jonathan_n arrow_n may_v shoot_v short_a or_o shoot_v over_o but_o not_o wound_v where_o they_o shall_v nor_o open_v those_o humour_n that_o need_v a_o lancet_n or_o a_o cautery_n to_o this_o purpose_n the_o sick_a man_n may_v be_v reminded_a argument_n and_o exhortation_n to_o move_v the_o sick_a man_n to_o confession_n of_o sin_n â—3_n 1._o that_o god_n have_v make_v a_o special_a promise_n to_o confession_n of_o sin_n 9_o he_o that_o confess_v his_o sin_n and_o forsake_v they_o shall_v have_v mercy_n and_o if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n god_n be_v righteous_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o unrighteousness_n that_o confession_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o proper_a act_n and_o introduction_n to_o repentance_n *_o that_o when_o the_o jew_n be_v warn_v by_o the_o sermon_n of_o the_o baptist_n repent_v of_o their_o sin_n they_o confess_v their_o sin_n to_o john_n in_o the_o susception_n of_o baptism_n â—_o *_o that_o the_o convert_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n return_v to_o christianity_n instant_o declare_v their_o faith_n and_o their_o repentance_n by_o confession_n and_o declaration_n of_o their_o deed_n which_o they_o then_o renounce_v 18_o abjure_v and_o confess_v to_o the_o apostle_n *_o that_o confession_n be_v a_o act_n of_o many_o virtue_n together_o *_o it_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o repentance_n *_o a_o instrument_n of_o shame_n and_o condemnation_n of_o our_o sin_n *_o he_o glorification_n of_o god_n so_o call_v by_o joshuah_n particular_o in_o the_o case_n of_o achan_n *_o a_o acknowledgement_n that_o god_n be_v just_a in_o punish_v for_o by_o confess_v of_o our_o sin_n we_o also_o confess_v his_o justice_n and_o be_v assessor_n 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his_o knee_n and_o his_o face_n recommend_v his_o soul_n to_o his_o saviour_n but_o in_o these_o thing_n no_o man_n be_v to_o be_v prejudice_v or_o censure_v 13._o let_v not_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n be_v administer_v to_o die_a person_n when_o they_o have_v no_o use_n of_o reason_n to_o make_v that_o duty_n acceptable_a and_o the_o mystery_n effective_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o soul._n for_o the_o sacrament_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o gospel_n operate_v not_o without_o the_o concurrent_a action_n and_o moral_a influence_n of_o the_o suscipient_fw-la to_o infuse_v the_o chalice_n in_o to_o the_o cold_a lip_n of_o the_o clinic_n may_v disturb_v his_o agony_n but_o can_v relieve_v the_o soul_n which_o only_o receive_v improvement_n by_o act_n of_o grace_n and_o choice_n to_o which_o the_o external_a rite_n be_v apt_a and_o appoint_v to_o minister_v in_o a_o capable_a person_n all_o other_o person_n as_o fool_n child_n distract_a person_n lethargical_a apoplectical_a or_o any_o 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