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way_n if_o aâ—â—_n man_n will_v follow_v i_o saiâ—_n christ_n let_v he_o deny_v himseâ—_n let_v he_o put_v off_o the_o old_a maâ—_n and_o put_v on_o the_o new_a let_v hiâ—_n begin_v to_o be_v that_o he_o be_v not_o and_o cease_v to_o be_v that_o which_o before_o by_o sin_n he_o be_v let_v he_o take_v up_o and_o always_o bear_v his_o own_o cross_n and_o therewith_o crucify_v his_o own_o flesh_n with_o the_o concupiscence_n thereof_o let_v he_o be_v crucify_v unto_o the_o world_n and_o the_o world_n unto_o he_o live_v unto_o i_o die_v unto_o the_o world_n so_o at_o the_o last_o let_v he_o follow_v i_o crucify_v and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o i_o be_v content_a to_o bear_v what_o 〈◊〉_d have_v bear_v for_o the_o love_n of_o he_o for_o he_o that_o by_o the_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n will_v save_v his_o soul_n shall_v for_o ever_o lose_v it_o but_o he_o that_o in_o â—his_n life_n for_o my_o sake_n shall_v lose_v his_o soul_n by_o refuse_v the_o carnal_a pleasure_n of_o 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himself_o but_o perhaps_o thou_o will_v say_v from_o this_o time_n forward_o or_o so_o long_a as_o i_o be_o not_o in_o charity_n i_o will_v not_o say_v the_o lord_n prayer_n or_o at_o leastwise_o i_o will_v omit_v that_o condition_n as_o we_o forgive_v those_o that_o trespass_n against_o us._n resp_n except_o thou_o pray_v as_o christ_n have_v teach_v thou_o thou_o be_v not_o christ_n disciple_n he_o that_o make_v this_o prayer_n be_v he_o that_o hear_v it_o if_o thou_o shall_v omit_v this_o condition_n christ_n will_v not_o know_v that_o prayer_n that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o as_o thou_o have_v shut_v out_o mercy_n in_o thy_o prayer_n towards_o thy_o neighbour_n so_o god_n will_v shut_v the_o gate_n of_o mercy_n against_o thou_o wherefore_o dear_a brother_n if_o thou_o will_v have_v thy_o sin_n forgive_v thou_o of_o god_n forgive_v thou_o thy_o brother_n not_o only_o with_o thy_o outward_a lip_n but_o thy_o heart_n too_o not_o with_o a_o feign_a peace_n but_o a_o sincere_a love_n 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out_o by_o subsequent_a good_a work_n proceed_v out_o of_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n the_o sin_n of_o discord_n must_v be_v very_o great_a which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o utter_o extinct_a it_o suffer_v no_o good_a work_n to_o follow_v it_o for_o it_o be_v write_v 5.25_o mat._n 5.25_o if_o thou_o bring_v thy_o gist_n unto_o the_o altar_n and_o there_o remember_v that_o thy_o brother_n have_v aught_o against_o thou_o leave_v there_o thy_o offering_n before_o the_o altar_n and_o go_v thy_o way_n first_o be_v reconcile_v to_o thy_o brother_n &_o then_o come_v and_o offer_v thy_o gift_n judge_n then_o how_o great_a a_o evil_a discord_n be_v for_o which_o that_o must_v be_v undo_v by_o which_o sin_n be_v release_v the_o gift_n of_o a_o uncharitable_a man_n
consider_v how_o great_a joy_n be_v promise_v unto_o thou_o in_o heaven_n how_o great_a torment_n be_v prepare_v for_o thou_o in_o hell_n which_o that_o thou_o may_v avoid_v and_o attain_v the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n see_v how_o easy_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v that_o be_v require_v of_o thou_o in_o this_o world_n that_o be_v 51.4_o psal_n 51.4_o only_o with_o a_o contrite_a heart_n and_o a_o assure_a faith_n in_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n jesus_n to_o cry_v out_o against_o thou_o 32.5_o psal_n 32.5_o o_o lord_n against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v evil_a in_o thy_o sight_n i_o will_v confess_v against_o myself_o my_o wickedness_n which_o if_o from_o thy_o hart_n thou_o utter_v unto_o god_n he_o will_v remit_v thy_o sin_n and_o will_v remember_v thy_o iniquity_n no_o more_o yea_o before_o thy_o mouth_n can_v utter_v this_o confession_n thou_o shall_v feel_v in_o thy_o hart_n thy_o remission_n and_o with_o joy_n &_o comfort_n thou_o shall_v assure_v thyself_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o god_n require_v this_o confession_n out_o of_o a_o pure_a heart_n to_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o forgive_v the_o mercy_n of_o our_o redeemer_n have_v temper_v the_o severity_n of_o the_o old_a law_n wherein_o it_o be_v often_o write_v 19_o exod._n 19_o he_o that_o do_v this_o or_o that_o shall_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n but_o our_o creator_n who_o have_v turn_v the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n into_o mercy_n have_v appear_v in_o our_o flesh_n 20._o levit._fw-la 20._o and_o have_v promise_v mercy_n not_o death_n to_o as_o many_o as_o shall_v true_o repent_v and_o confess_v their_o sin_n o_o wonderful_a compensation_n &_o strange_a vicissitude_n of_o thing_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v reveal_v those_o sin_n unto_o god_n that_o be_v never_o hide_v from_o he_o and_o yet_o for_o so_o poor_a a_o service_n receive_v so_o unspeakable_a a_o reward_n as_o remission_n of_o sin_n the_o prophet_n david_n have_v commit_v that_o heinous_a and_o bloody_a sin_n against_o vriah_n have_v no_o soon_o cry_v out_o unto_o the_o lord_n i_o have_v sin_v but_o present_o he_o receive_v comfort_n the_o lord_n have_v remoove_v thy_o sin_n from_o thou_o the_o prodigal_a son_n 15._o luke_n 15._o who_o depart_v from_o his_o father_n spend_v his_o substance_n with_o riotous_a live_n do_v only_o say_v father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o and_o present_o his_o father_n run_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o kiss_v he_o o_o short_a speech_n i_o have_v sin_v three_o word_n that_o shut_v the_o mouth_n of_o hell_n and_o open_v the_o gate_n of_o paradise_n o_o pity_n o_o clemency_n o_o the_o unspeakable_a mercy_n of_o our_o god_n who_o in_o many_o thing_n be_v grievous_o offend_v and_o with_o one_o word_n of_o repentance_n be_v present_o please_v forgive_v all_o our_o sin_n and_o open_v his_o bosom_n of_o mercy_n unto_o we_o there_o be_v no_o offence_n so_o grievous_a but_o by_o repentance_n it_o may_v be_v pardon_v and_o the_o lord_n know_v not_o how_o to_o deny_v he_o that_o with_o a_o humble_a &_o contrite_a heart_n fall_v down_o before_o he_o for_o he_o that_o before_o this_o humble_a confession_n be_v the_o god_n of_o revenge_n become_v afterward_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n and_o of_o a_o severe_a judge_n he_o be_v make_v a_o pitiful_a father_n it_o change_v the_o sentence_n of_o his_o divine_a justice_n and_o open_v to_o the_o bottomless_a depth_n of_o thy_o misery_n the_o bottomble_v depth_n of_o his_o mercy_n to_o the_o fountain_n of_o thy_o iniquity_n the_o fountain_n of_o his_o goodness_n it_o give_v unto_o thou_o to_o who_o neither_o the_o heaven_n nor_o the_o earth_n be_v secure_a refuge_n and_o security_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o christ_n jesus_n christ_n have_v open_v his_o side_n unto_o thou_o do_v thou_o likewise_o open_v thy_o mouth_n unto_o he_o and_o say_v loe_o i_o will_v not_o refrain_v my_o lip_n o_o lord_n thou_o know_v and_o therefore_o my_o dear_a brother_n why_o fear_v thou_o to_o confess_v thy_o sin_n unto_o god_n since_o by_v not_o confess_v thou_o can_v not_o hide_v they_o by_o confess_v thou_o shall_v make_v god_n propitious_a unto_o thou_o who_o by_o deny_v thy_o sin_n thou_o can_v not_o make_v ignorant_a of_o they_o in_o his_o judgement_n he_o will_v spare_v thou_o if_o in_o thy_o confession_n thou_o spare_v not_o thyself_o if_o we_o acknowledge_v our_o sin_n 1.9_o 1._o joh._n 1.9_o he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_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 chap._n ii_o that_o nothing_o be_v hide_v from_o god_n and_o that_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o secret_n of_o all_o heart_n shall_v be_v reveal_v thou_o slave_n of_o sin_n whither_o fly_v thou_o thou_o carry_v with_o thou_o thyself_o whither_o soever_o thou_o fly_v thou_o own_o conscience_n fly_v thou_o not_o it_o have_v no_o place_n to_o fly_v unto_o it_o follow_v thou_o it_o depart_v not_o from_o thou_o the_o sin_n it_o have_v commit_v be_v within_o which_o do_v miserable_o afflict_v it_o and_o while_o the_o gnaw_a worm_n die_v not_o in_o it_o even_o in_o this_o life_n it_o feel_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n the_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o a_o ulcer_n grieve_v not_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o sin_n torment_v not_o when_o by_o confession_n it_o be_v detect_v but_o thou_o think_v otherwise_o and_o so_o long_o as_o thy_o sin_n be_v secret_a unto_o thyself_o all_o be_v well_o but_o thou_o must_v understand_v that_o howsoever_o man_n be_v ignorant_a of_o they_o yet_o from_o god_n they_o can_v be_v hide_v man_n look_v upon_o the_o outside_n god_n search_v the_o hart_n god_n see_v not_o as_o man_n see_v man_n look_v upon_o the_o face_n god_n upon_o the_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o creature_n invisible_a to_o his_o eye_n but_o all_o thing_n be_v naked_a and_o open_a unto_o he_o he_o see_v he_o behold_v all_o thing_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o place_n hide_v from_o his_o omnipotency_n to_o he_o all_o heart_n lie_v open_a all_o will_n speak_v and_o he_o pierce_v into_o the_o depth_n of_o every_o man_n thought_n he_o inquire_v more_o exact_o into_o they_o than_o the_o heart_n itself_o &_o know_v they_o more_o inward_o and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o place_n to_o lie_v none_o to_o dissimulation_n and_o it_o profit_v nothing_o to_o include_v thy_o own_o sin_n within_o thy_o own_o conscience_n for_o thy_o inward_a part_n lie_v open_a unto_o god_n and_o as_o thy_o ear_n be_v to_o thy_o voice_n so_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n be_v to_o thy_o thought_n can_v thou_o then_o think_v thyself_o hide_v from_o god_n since_o the_o secret_n of_o thy_o heart_n lie_v open_a unto_o he_o can_v thou_o think_v he_o see_v thou_o not_o commit_v uncleanness_n that_o see_v thy_o first_o thought_n when_o thou_o wente_v about_o it_o he_o know_v all_o thing_n before_o they_o be_v and_o can_v thou_o think_v he_o know_v they_o not_o when_o they_o be_v before_o thou_o do_v commit_v these_o sin_n he_o know_v they_o when_o thou_o do_v commit_v they_o he_o be_v present_a and_o can_v thou_o think_v if_o thou_o confess_v they_o not_o he_o can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o they_o yea_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o thou_o refuse_v to_o confess_v thy_o sin_n by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o do_v thou_o lay_v they_o open_v before_o god_n thou_o hide_v not_o thyself_o from_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o lord_n from_o thou_o for_o thou_o take_v a_o course_n not_o to_o see_v he_o that_o see_v all_o thing_n not_o that_o he_o shall_v see_v thou_o thou_o can_v not_o see_v he_o but_o yet_o invisible_o he_o see_v all_o that_o thou_o do_v do_v thou_o think_v thy_o sin_n be_v not_o see_v by_o he_o because_o they_o be_v not_o punish_v by_o he_o yea_o he_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o angry_a with_o thou_o because_o he_o vouchsafe_v not_o even_o now_o to_o be_v angry_a with_o thou_o now_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o thy_o damnation_n because_o thou_o abuse_v the_o patience_n and_o long_a sufferance_n of_o so_o good_a and_o merciful_a a_o god_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v see_v thy_o sin_n not_o that_o he_o may_v approve_v they_o but_o condemn_v they_o not_o to_o favour_v they_o but_o to_o punish_v they_o not_o that_o he_o may_v always_o suffer_v and_o attend_v but_o at_o the_o last_o punish_v thou_o with_o a_o more_o heavy_a revenge_n for_o do_v thou_o think_v that_o god_n be_v like_a unto_o thou_o that_o he_o see_v thy_o sin_n and_o will_v let_v they_o pass_v unpunished_a indeed_o he_o be_v like_a unto_o thyself_o if_o he_o will_v do_v so_o but_o assure_v thyself_o he_o do_v but_o defer_v the_o punishment_n he_o take_v it_o not_o away_o thou_o on_o the_o other_o fide_fw-la will_v not_o only_o not_o punish_v they_o but_o
into_o the_o broad_a and_o spacious_a way_n that_o will_v have_v lead_v they_o to_o destruction_n afterward_o to_o have_v find_v the_o strait_a way_n that_o lead_v unto_o life_n thou_o shall_v not_o despair_v to_o find_v the_o same_o as_o they_o do_v and_o when_o thou_o see_v many_o unrighteous_a man_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n justify_v and_o save_v thou_o likewise_o shall_v not_o cast_v away_o the_o hope_n of_o thy_o salvation_n marie_n aaron_n exod._n 28._o numb_a 15._o marie_n aaron_z after_o his_o repentance_n for_o the_o melt_a calf_n be_v choose_v by_o god_n to_o be_v high_a priest_n marry_o his_o sister_n after_o she_o be_v strike_v with_o a_o leprosy_n because_o she_o murmur_v against_o moses_n by_o repentance_n be_v cure_v and_o receive_v her_o ancient_a gift_n of_o prophesy_v david_n david_n david_n who_o be_v a_o king_n and_o a_o prophet_n a_o man_n that_o god_n have_v find_v out_o according_a to_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o out_o of_o who_o loin_n the_o messiah_n be_v 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