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now_o please_v with_o he_o the_o more_o be_v he_o displease_v with_o himself_o for_o sin_v against_o he_o when_o god_n remember_v his_o covenant_n ezek._n 16._o 60._o then_o do_v the_o penitential_a israelite_n remember_v their_o way_n with_o shame_n v._o 61._o and_o when_o he_o make_v it_o know_v to_o they_o that_o he_o be_v pacify_v towards_o they_o than_o be_v they_o confound_v and_o never_o open_v their_o mouth_n more_o v._o 63._o 3._o it_o be_v a_o acknowledge_v of_o sin_n with_o more_o aggravation_n with_o more_o aggravation_n aggravation_n servile_a confession_n be_v usual_o more_o deceitful_a and_o partial_a as_o adam_n do_v acknowledge_v his_o sin_n but_o put_v it_o on_o eve_n no_o coâ—fessions_n be_v so_o free_a and_o full_a as_o such_o which_o arise_v from_o the_o apprehension_n of_o mercy_n david_n get_v his_o pardon_n for_o a_o great_a transgression_n but_o then_o hoâ—_n exact_a be_v he_o in_o the_o distinct_a accusation_n of_o himself_o and_o humble_a acknowledgement_n 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go_v over_o and_o perfect_v all_o the_o act_n and_o branch_n of_o repentance_n whereof_o confession_n in_o a_o right_a manner_n perform_v be_v not_o the_o least_o but_o for_o our_o part_n if_o any_o of_o we_o upon_o a_o penitential_a course_n have_v be_v so_o far_o bless_v as_o to_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n with_o peace_n and_o have_v find_v any_o testimony_n of_o his_o pardon_v mercy_n let_v we_o never_o cease_v to_o bless_v that_o mercy_n and_o with_o mournful_a and_o self-judging_a heart_n to_o iterate_v and_o continue_v our_o confession_n of_o the_o sin_n for_o which_o we_o have_v find_v mercy_n motive_n hereunto_o be_v these_o 1._o we_o shall_v hereby_o the_o better_a prolong_v mercy_n motive_n to_o it_o we_o shall_v hereby_o the_o better_a increase_n our_o assurance_n of_o mercy_n and_o increase_v our_o assurance_n of_o divine_a mercy_n i_o conjecture_v that_o you_o shall_v in_o your_o experience_n find_v this_o truth_n viz._n that_o assurance_n live_v long_a in_o a_o believe_a eye_n a_o humble_a spirit_n and_o in_o a_o soul_n accustom_v to_o the_o strict_a exercise_n of_o repentance_n the_o way_n to_o get_v assurance_n of_o pardon_n be_v ever_o the_o best_a way_n to_o preserve_v and_o enlarge_v confession_n our_o conscience_n will_v hereby_o acquit_v we_o for_o the_o sincerity_n of_o our_o confession_n it_o 2._o hereby_o our_o conscience_n shall_v most_o acquit_v we_o for_o the_o sincerity_n of_o our_o confession_n antecedent_n act_n do_v not_o always_o yield_v unto_o we_o that_o solid_a ground_n as_o subsequent_a act_n as_o about_o our_o outward_a mercy_n after_o prayer_n do_v more_o denominate_v the_o celestial_a frame_n then_o former_a prayer_n because_o those_o may_v be_v depend_v on_o self-love_n and_o necessity_n but_o the_o other_o spring_v out_o of_o spiritual_a love_n and_o piety_n and_o respect_n to_o divine_a glory_n so_o be_v it_o in_o the_o business_n of_o confession_n of_o sin_n to_o confess_v under_o the_o beam_n of_o mercy_n be_v 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be_v to_o be_v diffusive_a as_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n be_v to_o heat_n and_o of_o the_o sun_n be_v to_o give_v light_n the_o love_n of_o christ_n constrain_v i_o say_v paul_n do_v he_o adorn_v his_o holy_a profession_n with_o a_o answerable_a conversation_n why_o how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o but_o that_o gracious_a habit_n shall_v breed_v gracious_a act_n and_o glorious_a quality_n shall_v breed_v glorious_a effect_n it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o star_n to_o shine_v as_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o dirt_n to_o defile_v and_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o diamond_n to_o sparkle_v as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o earth_n to_o be_v bâ—ack_o etc._n etc._n 2._o the_o peculiar_a disposition_n of_o repentance_n repentance_n in_o repentance_n from_o the_o peculiar_a disposition_n of_o repentance_n the_o proper_a nature_n produce_v two_o effect_n 1._o one_o in_o newness_n of_o life_n it_o be_v against_o the_o truth_n of_o repentance_n for_o a_o man_n to_o live_v the_o same_o life_n to_o keep_v on_o the_o same_o course_n for_o this_o be_v impenitency_n not_o conversion_n but_o continuation_n not_o a_o regress_n but_o a_o progress_n not_o a_o change_n of_o life_n but_o a_o course_n of_o the_o same_o life_n but_o when_o repentance_n come_v change_n come_v for_o what_o be_v repentance_n but_o the_o new_a purpose_n for_o a_o new_a life_n a_o man_n must_v be_v what_o he_o be_v not_o and_o do_v that_o which_o he_o never_o do_v and_o run_v a_o other_o course_n quite_o contrary_a to_o what_o he_o do_v put_v off_o the_o old_a conversation_n and_o put_v on_o a_o new_a cease_v to_o do_v evil_a and_o learn_v to_o do_v well_o put_v off_o the_o service_n of_o unrighteousness_n and_o become_v the_o servant_n of_o holiness_n this_o be_v to_o be_v a_o penitent_a 2._o another_o be_v revenge_n you_o know_v the_o apostle_n make_v this_o one_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o godly_a sorrow_n and_o repentance_n yea_o what_o revenge_n 2._o cor._n 7._o now_o this_o revenge_n as_o it_o consist_v 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