and_o therefore_o not_o to_o think_v it_o strange_a when_o any_o cross_a or_o affliction_n befall_v we_o but_o rather_o thereby_o to_o take_v occasion_n to_o call_v ourselves_o daily_o to_o account_v what_o we_o have_v do_v against_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o for_o those_o sin_n that_o we_o have_v do_v god_n correct_v us._n let_v we_o beware_v that_o we_o be_v not_o find_v of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o heart_n who_o neither_o god_n angry_a countenance_n which_o appear_v in_o the_o severity_n of_o his_o punishment_n nor_o his_o fatherly_a chastisement_n and_o instruction_n contain_v in_o his_o word_n can_v reclaim_v from_o commit_v sin_n nor_o from_o who_o god_n gentle_a correction_n can_v draw_v hearty_a confession_n of_o they_o and_o true_a repentance_n for_o they_o we_o must_v also_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o we_o to_o confess_v our_o sin_n bare_o to_o god_n for_o he_o know_v they_o better_o than_o we_o ourselves_o but_o 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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 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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 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