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through_o they_o and_o behold_v i_o will_v destroy_v they_o with_o the_o earth_n and_o how_o will_v god_n destroy_v they_o by_o a_o flood_n verse_n 17._o i_o even_o i_o do_v bring_v a_o flood_n of_o water_n upon_o the_o earth_n to_o destroy_v all_o flesh_n how_o unlikely_a how_o impossible_a will_v this_o seem_v to_o all_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o world_n how_o will_v they_o scorn_v and_o deride_v noah_n preach_v of_o such_o a_o doctrine_n as_o this_o yet_o do_v noah_n very_o believe_v this_o and_o preach_v this_o 2_o pet._n 2.5_o why_o because_o god_n have_v say_v it_o he_o justify_v the_o lord_n in_o that_o he_o have_v speak_v as_o the_o apostle_n say_v heb._n 11.7_o by_o faith_n noah_n be_v warn_v of_o god_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v as_o yet_o move_v with_o fear_n prepare_v a_o ark_n so_o what_o likelihood_n of_o truth_n be_v there_o in_o the_o reproof_n and_o threaten_n of_o vengeance_n that_o jonah_n preach_v to_o the_o ninivite_n jonah_n 3.4_o he_o cry_v and_o say_v yet_o forty_o day_n and_o niniveh_n shall_v be_v overthrow_v yet_o because_o god_n have_v say_v this_o though_o he_o speak_v this_o to_o they_o not_o immediate_o nor_o by_o a_o angel_n neither_o but_o by_o a_o man_n a_o stranger_n a_o weak_a man_n they_o very_o believe_v it_o will_v be_v so_o if_o they_o by_o extraordinary_a repentance_n and_o humiliation_n do_v not_o prevent_v it_o for_o so_o it_o be_v say_v jonah_n 3.5_o so_o the_o people_n of_o nineveh_n believe_v god_n and_o proclaim_v a_o fast_n thus_o you_o see_v the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o doctrine_n in_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o proof_n we_o must_v believe_v whatsoever_o god_n have_v deliver_v to_o
estate_n and_o thou_o shall_v find_v thou_o be_v not_o void_a of_o grace_n now_o by_o five_o note_n p._n 150._o from_o this_o four_o conclusion_n may_v be_v gather_v for_o our_o comfort_n p._n 151._o lect._n 30._o take_v the_o help_n of_o some_o faithful_a minister_n or_o other_o friend_n for_o recover_v of_o thy_o comfort_n p._n 151._o 5_o fly_v to_o god_n by_o prayer_n and_o wait_v on_o he_o p._n 152._o five_o motive_n and_o encouragement_n to_o seek_v to_o god_n by_o prayer_n in_o this_o and_o in_o all_o other_o affliction_n p._n 153._o 6_o meditate_v of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n 1_o towards_o all_o creature_n p._n 154._o 2_o towards_o thyself_o when_o there_o be_v no_o goodness_n in_o thou_o 3_o towards_o thyself_o even_o now_o and_o in_o that_o state_n thou_o be_v now_o in_o p._n 155._o lect._n 31._o he_o that_o true_o repent_v can_v hide_v nor_o cloak_n his_o sin_n but_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o confess_v it_o p._n 158_o this_o willingness_n to_o confess_v sin_n will_v give_v a_o man_n great_a hope_n and_o assurance_n of_o mercy_n and_o pardon_n ibid._n &_o p._n 159._o god_n servant_n have_v be_v wont_a to_o confess_v even_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o that_o they_o have_v pray_v for_o p._n 160._o why_o confession_n so_o necessary_a p._n 161_o 162._o lect._n 32._o how_o far_o forth_o confession_n of_o sin_n in_o private_a to_o a_o minister_n or_o other_o friend_n be_v not_o necessary_a p._n 163_o 164._o how_o far_o forth_o it_o be_v profitable_a and_o fit_a ibid_fw-la &_o 165._o lect._n 33._o what_o manner_n of_o man_n minister_n have_v need_v to_o be_v p._n 166_o 167._o god_n people_n bind_v to_o reverence_v our_o call_n and_o take_v heed_n nothing_o move_v they_o to_o despise_v it_o p._n 167._o resolve_v never_o to_o live_v without_o the_o benefit_n and_o comfort_n of_o a_o faithful_a ministry_n p._n 168._o they_o that_o do_v enjoy_v it_o must_v labour_v to_o make_v their_o full_a use_n of_o it_o 1_o by_z admitting_z that_o spiritual_a authority_n god_n have_v give_v we_o over_o you_o 2_o by_o make_v use_n of_o we_o in_o private_a and_o seek_v resolution_n in_o your_o case_n of_o conscience_n 3_o in_o approve_v your_o repentance_n and_o spiritual_a estate_n unto_o we_o 4_o rest_v upon_o that_o we_o shall_v teach_v by_o warrant_n of_o of_o the_o word_n p._n 169._o the_o people_n great_a neglect_n of_o the_o ministry_n ibid._n lect._n 34._o david_n make_v public_a confession_n of_o his_o sin_n &_o profession_n of_o his_o repentance_n &_o why_o p._n 170_o they_o who_o sin_n be_v public_a &_o scandalous_a must_v be_v willing_a to_o make_v public_a confession_n &_o profession_n of_o their_o repentance_n p._n 171_o etc._n etc._n three_o caution_n to_o be_v observe_v ibid._n the_o reason_n that_o move_v god_n people_n to_o publish_v their_o repentance_n for_o public_a sin_n p._n 173._o lect._n 35._o three_o great_a mischief_n of_o this_o that_o scannalous_a sin_n abound_v so_o where_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v 1_o it_o make_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n odious_a to_o worldly_a man_n p._n 175._o 2_o it_o hinder_v the_o success_n &_o fruit_n of_o all_o endeavour_n that_o the_o state_n or_o god_n people_n can_v use_v for_o the_o good_a of_o church_n &_o nation_n ibid._n 3_o it_o threaten_v great_a plague_n yea_o a_o general_a dissolution_n great_a cause_n we_o shall_v all_o take_v to_o heart_n the_o great_a increase_n of_o all_o gross_a sin_n among_o we_o for_o they_o will_v bring_v god_n plague_n on_o we_o and_o this_o stand_v well_o with_o god_n justice_n because_o we_o be_v accessary_a to_o those_o sin_n p_o 178._o we_o make_v ourselves_o guilty_a of_o other_o man_n sin_n 1_o by_o applaud_v &_o like_v they_o the_o better_a for_o they_o 2_o by_o maintain_v voluntary_a familiarity_n with_o they_o p._n 179._o 3_o if_o we_o do_v not_o profess_v our_o hatred_n of_o these_o sin_n 4_o if_o we_o be_v not_o grieve_v and_o trouble_v to_o see_v and_o hear_v of_o they_o p._n 180._o yet_o may_v we_o not_o absent_v ourselves_o from_o god_n public_a worship_n for_o any_o sin_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o that_o join_v with_o we_o in_o it_o p._n 181._o lect._n 36._o 5._o if_o we_o neglect_v to_o do_v what_o lie_v in_o we_o to_o bring_v these_o foul_a sinner_n to_o open_a shame_n this_o be_v the_o great_a fault_n of_o officer_n that_o be_v bind_v by_o oath_n to_o detest_v &_o present_v infamous_a person_n they_o sin_n â—_o against_o the_o place_n they_o live_v in_o 2_o against_o these_o lewd_a man_n themselves_o p._n 182._o 3_o against_o god_n and_o their_o own_o soul_n in_o the_o light_a account_n they_o make_v of_o a_o oath_n when_o a_o man_n have_v bind_v himself_o by_o oath_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v lawful_a let_v he_o take_v heed_n how_o he_o break_v that_o oath_n p._n 183._o the_o great_a sin_n of_o christian_n in_o nor_o further_a the_o execution_n of_o good_a law_n for_o the_o detect_n and_o punish_v of_o lewd_a man_n prolep_n every_o man_n have_v a_o calling_n 1_o to_o oppose_v himself_o against_o sin_n and_o do_v what_o he_o can_v to_o suppress_v 2_o to_o reprove_v sin_n 3_o to_o bear_v witness_n be_v require_v before_o a_o magistrate_n against_o gross_a sinner_n p_o 185._o 4_o to_o inform_v and_o complain_v of_o a_o offendor_n that_o be_v incorrigible_a yet_o with_o four_o caution_n p._n 186._o four_o true_a cause_n why_o man_n will_v do_v nothing_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o lewd_a man_n ibid._n &_o p._n 187._o lect._n 37._o the_o sin_n of_o those_o that_o keep_v man_n from_o public_a penance_n p_o 187_o 188._o the_o sin_n of_o such_o as_o shun_v and_o refuse_v public_a profession_n of_o their_o repentance_n p._n 189_o 191._o lect._n 38._o confession_n of_o our_o sin_n to_o god_n be_v of_o all_o kind_n of_o confession_n most_o necessary_a and_o useful_a p._n 191_o 192._o special_o in_o secret_a for_o 1_o that_o be_v necessary_a 2_o in_o secret_a we_o may_v do_v it_o both_o more_o free_o and_o full_o and_o with_o more_o expression_n of_o grief_n then_o in_o public_a p._n 193._o 3_o this_o most_o beneficial_a to_o we_o for_o 1_o it_o will_v give_v we_o best_o assurance_n of_o our_o uprightness_n p._n 194._o 2_o it_o will_v give_v we_o best_o assurance_n to_o find_v mercy_n with_o god_n p._n 195._o lect._n 39_o the_o mean_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o confess_v our_o sin_n aright_o unto_o god_n be_v five_o 1_o get_v knowledge_n in_o the_o word_n p._n 196._o 2_o observe_v well_o and_o consider_v thy_o own_o way_n p._n 197._o 3_o take_v a_o daily_a account_n of_o thyself_o and_o of_o thy_o way_n p._n 197._o 4_o call_v oft_o to_o remembrance_n thy_o old_a sin_n 5_o beg_v grace_n and_o ability_n of_o god_n to_o do_v it_o p._n 198._o lect._n 40._o five_o property_n there_o be_v of_o sincere_a confession_n of_o sin_n 1_o it_o must_v be_v particular_a p._n 198_o â—99_n 2_o it_o must_v be_v free_a and_o full_a without_o cloak_v or_o extenuation_n p._n 200._o 3_o it_o must_v be_v hearty_a with_o feeling_n and_o affection_n p._n 201._o 4_o it_o must_v be_v honest_a join_v with_o a_o unfeigned_a hatred_n of_o sin_n and_o resolution_n to_o forsake_v it_o ibid._n 5_o it_o must_v be_v filial_a not_o slavish_a out_o of_o love_n of_o god_n and_o hope_v of_o mercy_n p._n 202._o lect._n 41._o david_n sin_n be_v ever_o in_o his_o sight_n they_o that_o have_v true_o repent_v can_v forget_v but_o be_v apt_a oft_o to_o think_v of_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o be_v much_o trouble_v with_o they_o p._n 203._o for_o â—_o their_o conscience_n set_v in_o they_o by_o god_n to_o be_v both_o a_o register_n a_o witness_n and_o a_o censurer_n of_o their_o action_n p._n 204._o 2_o they_o more_o subject_a to_o affliction_n then_o other_o 3_o this_o be_v the_o lord_n do_v for_o their_o good_a p._n 205._o six_o benefit_n god_n procure_v to_o his_o people_n this_o way_n p._n 205-207_a lect._n 42._o therefore_o be_v afraid_a to_o sin_n in_o any_o kind_n or_o degree_n for_o 1_o thy_o conscience_n will_v say_v thy_o secret_a sin_n in_o thy_o dish_n one_o day_n p._n 207._o 2_o it_o will_v smite_v and_o wound_v thou_o for_o it_o 3_o how_o soon_o it_o will_v begin_v to_o do_v this_o how_o long_o it_o will_v do_v it_o and_o in_o what_o measure_n god_n only_o know_v p._n 208._o 4_o the_o bitterness_n of_o this_o will_v far_o exceed_v the_o pleasure_n of_o any_o sin_n p._n 209._o the_o most_o never_o trouble_v for_o any_o sin_n but_o strange_o harden_v but_o such_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o bless_v themselves_o in_o their_o estate_n ibid_fw-la 214._o lect._n 43._o david_n sin_n be_v not_o against_o the_o lord_n only_o but_o against_o himself_o and_o other_o man_n sundry_a way_n p._n 215._o the_o wrong_n that_o david_n
for_o in_o read_v a_o p._n 48._o l._n 4._o leave_v out_o but._n p._n 50._o l._n 17._o only_a r._n always_o p._n 71._o l._n 39_o therefore_o r._n there_o for_o p._n 93._o leave_v out_o the_o last_o line_n p._n 172._o l._n 30._o every_o r._n a_o very_a p._n 193._o l_o 24_o r._n we_o may_v have_v p._n 196._o l._n 30._o our_o saviour_n r._n solomon_n p._n 208._o l._n 27._o testify_v r._n typify_v p._n 279._o l._n 24._o you_o r._n yet_o p_o 333._o l._n 32._o evil_a r._n veil_n p._n 389._o l._n 50._o indifferent_a r._n different_a p._n 433._o l._n 27._o leave_v out_o duty_n p._n 484._o l._n 33._o goodly_a r._n godly_a p._n 496._o l._n 8._o can_v r._n can_v l_o 39_o r._n they_o that_o be_v p._n 528._o l._n 26._o r._n all_o that_o think_v they_o profit_v not_o p._n 534._o l._n 48._o regenerate_v r._n unregenerate_a p._n 550._o l._n 16._o evil_a r._n veil_v 6._o above_o r._n over_o p._n 591._o l._n 1._o in_o â—_o be_v p._n 599._o l._n 19_o irrecoverable_a r._n irrevocable_a p._n 601._o l._n 27._o many_o r._n money_n p_o 613._o l._n 21._o whereof_o r._n where_o p._n 618._o l._n 8._o r._n though_o i_o be_v not_o p._n 639._o l._n 50._o hide_v r._n have_v p._n 646._o l._n 5._o enforce_v r._n infer_v p._n 745._o l._n 12._o any_o r._n a_o p._n 755._o l._n 46._o difference_n r._n indifferency_n p._n 813._o l._n 46._o more_o r._n most_o place_n of_o scripture_n misquote_v be_v thus_o amend_v page_n 9_o line_n 47._o read_v cant._n 5.3_o 6._o p._n 37._o l._n 3._o r._n isa._n 55.2_o 3._o p._n 38._o l._n 20._o r._n job_n 12._o p._n 45_o l._n 33._o r._n 2_o tim._n 4._o 1_o 2._o p._n 62._o l._n 49._o r._n cant._n 1.8_o p._n 73._o l._n 1._o r._n hag._n 1.6_o p._n 87._o l._n 19_o r._n rom._n 13._o p._n 99_o l._n 11._o r._n 2_o cor._n p._n 103._o l._n 40._o r._n 1._o job._n p._n 105._o l._n 28._o r._n heb._n 11._o p._n 114_o l_o 15._o r._n rom._n 12.20_o p._n 122._o l._n 18._o r._n esth._n p._n 131._o l._n 23._o r_o 2_o chron._n p._n 149_o l._n 29._o r._n joh._n 5.24_o p._n 150._o l._n 17._o r._n 1_o joh_n 2.27_o p._n 154_o l._n 47._o r._n matth_n 6._o 28._o p._n 191._o l._n 9_o r._n psal_n 3.3_o p._n 193._o l._n 5._o r._n neh._n 1.6_o p._n 196._o l._n 17._o r._n eph._n 5.13_o p._n 200._o l._n 27._o r._n ezra_n p._n 207._o l._n 32._o r_o mat._n 7.1_o 3._o p._n 212_o l._n 31_o zeph._n p._n 213._o l._n 20._o r._n psal._n 75.8_o p._n 216._o l._n 33._o r._n josh._n p._n 219._o l._n 52_o r._n psal._n 119._o p._n 229._o l._n 27._o r._n rom._n 5._o l._n 45._o 1_o joh._n 1.7_o p._n 234._o l._n 44._o r._n pro._n 4._o p._n 236._o l._n 5._o r._n mar._n p._n 248._o l._n 11._o r._n mat_n 20.15_o p._n 249._o l._n 26_o r._n rome_n 9_o p._n 265._o l._n 19_o r._n ezra_n 9_o p._n 270_o l._n 21._o r._n rom._n 5.2_o 3._o p._n 290._o l._n 18._o r._n josh._n 22._o p._n 296._o l._n 34._o r._n eccl._n 11.6_o p._n 310._o l._n 29_o r._n am._n 8.5_o p._n 314._o l._n 36._o r._n rom._n 8.1_o 8._o p._n 360._o l._n 27._o r._n 2_o chron._n 30._o p._n 362._o l._n 1._o r._n mal_fw-fr p._n 394._o l._n 45._o r._n cant._n 3._o p_o 410._o l._n 30._o r_o mal._n p._n 424._o l._n 45._o r._n mal._n p._n 431._o l._n 28._o r._n pro_n 15._o p._n 453._o l._n 10._o r._n psal._n 84._o p._n 455._o l._n 44._o r._n mat._n 23._o p._n 456._o l._n 20._o r._n job_n 21.14_o p._n 479._o l._n 3._o r._n luk_n 11.52_o p._n 480._o l._n 24._o r._n 1_o king_n 18.3_o 4_o p._n 484_o l._n 11._o r._n isa._n 47._o p._n 494._o l._n 2_o r._n col._n 3.16_o p._n 504._o l._n ult_n r._n rom._n 1.19_o p._n 517._o l._n 25._o r._n mar_n p._n 522._o l._n 13._o r._n phil._n 3.4_o p._n 529_o l._n 10._o r._n 2_o chron._n 25._o 16._o p._n 536._o l._n 46_o r._n isa._n 57_o p._n 541._o l._n 17._o r._n psal._n 106_o p._n 559._o l._n 43._o r._n 2_o tim._n p._n 568._o l._n 47._o r._n 1_o cor._n 4._o p._n 616._o l._n 20_o r._n heb._n 3._o p._n 641._o l._n 30._o r._n 1_o pet._n 5.8_o p._n 657._o l._n 1._o r._n rev._n 1.5_o p._n 658._o l._n 52._o r._n 1_o joh._n 1._o p._n 677._o l._n 29._o r._n 1_o cor._n 15.56_o p._n 700._o l._n 39_o r._n psal._n 14.1_o 4._o p._n 709_o l._n 25._o r._n psal._n 1.4_o p._n 806._o l._n 11._o r._n mat._n 10.6_o p._n 812._o l._n 7._o r._n luk_n 23.20_o p._n 813._o l._n ult_n r._n 1_o joh._n 2.11_o lectures_fw-fr on_o psal._n li._n lecture_n i._o on_o the_o title_n of_o psalm_n ll._n septemb_n xxviii_o mdcxxv_o to_o the_o chief_a musician_n a_o psalm_n of_o david_n when_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n come_v unto_o he_o after_o he_o have_v go_v in_o to_o bathsheba_n this_o psalm_n be_v common_o call_v and_o so_o it_o be_v indeed_o a_o psalm_n of_o repentance_n express_v the_o repentance_n of_o david_n who_o of_o all_o other_o man_n we_o read_v of_o in_o holy_a scripture_n be_v propound_v to_o we_o for_o the_o most_o lively_a pattern_n and_o example_n of_o a_o true_o repentant_a sinner_n and_o i_o have_v therefore_o make_v choice_n to_o entreat_v of_o it_o in_o these_o time_n wherein_o the_o lord_n do_v so_o many_o way_n call_v we_o unto_o repentance_n the_o whole_a psalm_n divide_v itself_o 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