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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09473	Tvvo treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat of the flesh and spirit.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.	1593 (1593)	STC 19758; ESTC S102079	38,243	106

or pawned Levit. 6. 3. That being lustie liues by begging That releeveth such 2. Thess. 3. 10. That for gaine defendes bad causes That layes burden on the people without measure Isa. 1. 23. Ezech. 22. 27. That spends the Church goods in riot 1. Tim. 6. 9. That makes marchandise of Gods word and sacrament Mich. 3. 11. 2. Cor. 2. last That gets goods by gaming That gets his living by casting of figures and by playes Eph. 4. 28. That is rash in surety-ship Prov. 11. 15. 17. 18. That steales mens children to dispose them in mariage 1. Tim. 1. 10. That takes by stealth the least pin though it be for the best end That is a receiver of things stolne and gives consent to the fact any way Rom. 1. 29. That useth deceit in bargaining 1. Thess. 4. 6. That restores not things evill gotten Ezech. 33. 15. That keeps back goods given to the Church Acts 5. 3. That waites for a dearth to sell his things dearer Amos. 8. 5. IX COM. Thou shalt not beare c. He breakes this commandement THat envies at the prosperity of his neighbour 1. Tim. 6. 4. That seekes only his own good report That is suspicious 1. Cor. 13. 5. That gives rash or harde sentence against others Matth. 7. 1. That takes mens sayings doings in worse part Matth. 26. 60. That accuseth one salsly 1. King 21. That maketh or reporteth tales openly or in a whispering manner Levit. 19. 16. That receiveth tales Exod. 23. 1. That speakes the truth of malice Psal. 52. 1 2. That blazeth abroad mens infirmities Matth. 18. 17. That useth quipping and taunting Eph. 5. 4. That useth flattery Prov. 26. 19. That lyeth though it be for neuer so good an end Zach. 13. 3. That defends an euill cause and impugnes the contrary That writes or spreds libels X. COM. Thou shalt not lust He breakes this commandement That thinkes an euill thought against his neighbour though he meane not to doe it That conceives some inward delight in some euill motion though he give not consent to practise it SINNES DIRECTLY Against the Gospell He sinnes against the Gospell That denies either directly or by consequent that Christ is come in the flesh 1. Ioh. 4. 3 8 That treads under foote the blood of Christ. Hebr. 10. 29. That beleeves not the remission of his owne sinnes and acceptation to life everlasting 1. Ioh. 3. 23. That repents not but hardens himselfe in all his bad wayes Rom. 2. 4. 5. Ierem. 8. 6. Thus much of examination now followes the second duty which is confession of sinne unto God which is very necessary For the right way to haue our sinnes covered before God is to uncover and acknowledge them unto him For hee will iustifie vs if we condemne our selues he will pardon us if we as being our owne enemies accuse our selues he forgets our sinnes if wee remember them when we are vile in our owne eyes wee are pretious in his and when we are lost to our selues we are found of him That confession may be rightly performed a notable duety is to be put in practise in it namely the arraignment of a repentant sinner whereby he iudges himselfe that he may not be iudged of the Lord. This arraignment hath three speciall pointes in it For first of all hee must bring himselfe forth to the barre of Gods iudgement which thing hee doeth when he sets himselfe in the presence of God as though even now the day of iudgement were As Saint Hierome did who alwayes thought with himselfe that hee heard this voice sounding in his eares Rise yee dead and come to iudgement Secondly he must put up an inditement against himselfe by accusing him-selfe before God by acknowledging his knowne sinnes particularly and his unknowen generally without any excuse or extenuatiō or defence or hiding of the least of them Example of David I know mine iniquitie and my sinne is ever before me against thee against thee only have I sinned and done this evill in thy sight c. behold I was borne in iniquitie and in sinne hath my mother conceived me And I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing but now I beseech thee remoove the iniquitie of thy servant for I have done very foolishly Of Ezra O my God I am ashamed confounded to lift up mine eyes vnto thee my God for our iniquities are increased over our heads our trespasse is growen vp vnto heaven Thirdly he must with heavinesse of heart give sentence against himselfe acknowledging that hee is worthy of everlasting hell death and damnation As the prodigall child Father I have sinned against heaven against thee am not worthy to be called thy child And Daniel Wee haue sinned and committed iniquitie have done wickedly yea wee have rebelled have departed from thy precepts from thy iudgements c. O Lord righteousnesse belongeth vnto thee vnto vs open shame Of Iob Beholde I am vile what shall I answere thee I will lay my hande upon my mouth And I abhorre my selfe I repent in dust ashes Of the Publicane Who standing a farre off woulde not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven but smote his brest saying Lord be mercifull to me a sinner As for confession of sinne to men it is not to be used but in two cases First when some offence is done to our neighbour secondly when ease and comfort is sought for in trouble of conscience The third dutie in the practise of repentance is Deprecation whereby we pray to God for the pardon of the sinnes which haue bene confessed with contrition of heart with earnestnesse and constancie as for the weightiest matter in the world And here we must remember to behaue our selues to God as the poore prisoner doth at the barre who when the iudge is about to giue sentence cries unto him for favour as for life and death And we must doe as the cripple or lazar man in the way sit downe vnlappe our legges and armes and shew the sores of our sinnes crying to God continually as they doe Looke with your eye and pity with your heart that wee may finde mercy at Gods handes as they get almes at the hands of passengers Thus Oseah instructeth the people O Israel returne unto the Lord thy God for thou hast fallen by thine iniquitie take unto you words and turne vnto the Lord and say unto him Take away all iniquitie and receive vs graciously so wee will render thee the calves of our lips Of Daniel Wee doe not present our supplications before thee for our own righteousnes but for thy great tender mercies O Lord heare O Lord forgive O Lord consider and doe it defer not for thine owne names sake O my God Of David Have mercy upon me O God according to thy loving kindnesse according to the multitude of thy compassions put away mine iniquities The last duty is to