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in_o he_o now_o the_o remembrance_n as_o of_o former_a affliction_n which_o he_o have_v lie_v under_o so_o of_o former_a sin_n which_o he_o have_v fall_v into_o will_v be_v of_o special_a use_n to_o humble_v it_o to_o make_v it_o keep_v so_o this_o effect_n it_o have_v in_o and_o upon_o this_o our_o apostle_n as_o you_o have_v hear_v the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o former_a sin_n make_v he_o vile_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n this_o it_o be_v that_o make_v he_o think_v and_o speak_v so_o mean_o of_o himself_o to_o account_v himself_o the_o least_o of_o the_o apostle_n unworthy_a to_o be_v one_o of_o that_o number_n the_o least_o of_o saint_n nay_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o they_o as_o the_o text_n have_v it_o ephes._n 3._o 8._o because_o say_v he_o i_o persecute_v the_o church_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 9_o thus_o it_o be_v as_o the_o buffet_n of_o satan_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v 2_o cor._n 12._o 7._o those_o temptation_n wherewith_o he_o be_v exercise_v after_o his_o conversion_n so_o the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o former_a sin_n commit_v before_o his_o conversion_n be_v to_o he_o of_o great_a use_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n a_o thing_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o many_o and_o great_a privilege_n now_o confer_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o and_o in_o danger_n of_o thus_o god_n sometime_o suffer_v his_o choose_a vessel_n those_o who_o he_o purpose_v to_o make_v some_o special_a use_n of_o and_o to_o confer_v some_o signal_n favour_n upon_o to_o fall_v into_o some_o great_a sin_n or_o sin_n haply_o in_o their_o youth_n it_o may_v be_v afterward_o that_o so_o the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o keep_v their_o spirit_n in_o a_o humble_a frame_n and_o temper_n from_o be_v inordinate_o lift_v up_o in_o they_o be_v to_o they_o as_o the_o peacock_n black_a leg_n be_v vulgar_o conceive_v to_o be_v unto_o he_o which_o look_v down_o upon_o he_o present_o let_v fall_v his_o proud_a plume_n here_o be_v the_o first_o of_o those_o benefit_n which_o a_o christian_a may_v reap_v from_o this_o reflect_v upon_o his_o sin_n a_o benefit_n of_o singular_a use_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o dangerous_a to_o the_o soul_n than_o this_o spiritual_a tympany_n 2_o as_o it_o will_v be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o make_v thankful_a man_n humble_a so_o thankful_a as_o humble_v in_o themselves_o so_o thankful_a to_o their_o god_n a_o fruit_n natural_o grow_v upon_o this_o branch_n remembrance_n of_o former_a sin_n repent_v of_o and_o pardon_v it_o call_v to_o mind_v two_o thing_n god_n goodness_n our_o own_o unworthiness_n god_n goodness_n in_o spare_v of_o we_o not_o take_v we_o as_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n tell_v our_o saviour_n that_o woman_n be_v who_o they_o bring_v before_o he_o john_n 8._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o bring_v we_o to_o answer_v as_o they_o do_v she_o before_o his_o tribunal_n for_o those_o sin_n which_o we_o want_v grace_n and_o space_n to_o repent_v of_o nor_o yet_o only_o spare_v we_o give_v we_o a_o time_n to_o repent_v but_o also_o work_v that_o repentance_n in_o we_o and_o upon_o our_o repent_v pardon_v they_o and_o instead_o of_o punish_v we_o according_a to_o our_o deserve_n confer_v many_o special_a grace_n and_o favour_n upon_o we_o of_o all_o which_o of_o the_o least_o of_o which_o we_o be_v altogether_o unworthy_a both_o these_o the_o remembrance_n of_o former_a sin_n call_v to_o mind_n and_o so_o do_v it_o can_v but_o be_v a_o special_a mean_n to_o raise_v up_o the_o heart_n to_o a_o thankful_a apprehension_n and_o acknowledgement_n thereof_o of_o such_o use_n be_v it_o to_o this_o bless_a apostle_n as_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n from_o the_o 12._o &_o 13._o verse_n in_o this_o chapter_n where_o call_v to_o mind_n his_o former_a sin_n he_o present_o break_v forth_o into_o blessing_n and_o magnify_v of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o his_o rich_a grace_n and_o mercy_n towards_o he_o i_o thank_v christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n who_o have_v enable_v i_o for_o that_o he_o count_v i_o faithful_a put_v i_o into_o the_o ministry_n who_o be_v before_o a_o blasphemer_n a_o persecutor_n injurious_a but_o i_o obtain_v mercy_n so_o again_o vers_fw-la 17._o have_v here_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o sinner_n and_o after_o declare_v what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o he_o how_o he_o have_v make_v he_o a_o pattern_n to_o all_o that_o shall_v hereafter_o believe_v on_o he_o he_o thereupon_o in_o the_o next_o word_n break_v forth_o into_o that_o affectionate_a gratulation_n now_o unto_o the_o king_n eternal_a immortal_a invisible_a the_o only_a wise_a god_n be_v honour_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o