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2._o 37._o use_v 3_o use_v 4._o motive_n to_o get_v a_o send_v of_o our_o spiritual_a misery_n doct._n 1._o sound_v consideration_n bring_v forth_o sound_a resolution_n reas._o 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eccles._n 11._o 1._o use_v motive_n to_o consider_v of_o our_o way_n and_o estate_n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 1_o sundry_a godly_a direction_n to_o help_v we_o in_o our_o consideration_n of_o ourselves_o 2._o 3._o choice_n matter_n of_o consideration_n 2._o 3_o 4_o 5_o doct._n 2._o god_n spirit_n at_o length_n prevail_v against_o corruption_n of_o flesh_n reas._o 1_o 2._o 3_o 4._o use_v 1_o use_v 2._o doctr._n sound_v confession_n reach_v unto_o all_o sin_n object_n answ._n how_o to_o know_v whether_o ever_o a_o man_n have_v have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n object_n answ._n object_n answ._n mean_n of_o the_o spirit_n prevail_a reason_n 1._o 2._o 3._o use_v 1_o use_v 2._o use_v 3_o danger_n of_o hide_v or_o lessen_v sin_n use_v 4._o doctr._n all_o sound_a confession_n of_o sin_n must_v be_v make_v unto_o god_n reas._o 1_o 2._o 3._o 4._o quest._n 1._o answ._n quest._n 2._o answ._n 1._o 2._o 3._o quest._n 3._o answ._n non_fw-la dico_fw-la confitearis_fw-la conseruo_fw-la tuo_fw-la qui_fw-la exprobret_fw-la sed_fw-la dicito_fw-la deo_fw-la qui_fw-la sanat_fw-la chrysost._n in_o psalm_n 50._o object_n answ._n 1._o case_n of_o public_a confession_n to_o man_n 2._o benefit_n of_o public_a confession_n to_o man_n four_o 2._o 1._o gen._n 20_o 7._o job_n 41._o 8._o jam._n 5._o 16._o 1._o difference_n of_o christian_a confession_n from_o popish_a and_o auricular_a 2._o 3._o 4._o use_v 1_o use_v 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v 3_o necessary_a attendant_n of_o confession_n rom._n 6._o 21._o doctr._n a_o true_a confessor_n must_v be_v his_o own_o utter_a enemy_n reason_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o use_v 1_o use_v 2._o 2._o 3._o use_v 3_o use_v 4._o quest._n answ._n 1_o mean_n of_o sound_a hatred_n of_o our_o own_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist._n l._n 1._o de_fw-la anim_fw-la c._n ult._n 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o wherein_o the_o danger_n of_o sin_n consist_v six_o thing_n 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6_o sin_n against_o many_o mean_n doct._n remission_n of_o sin_n follow_v a_o sound_a purpose_n of_o confession_n reas._o 1_o 1._o john_n 1._o 9_o 2_o 3._o 4._o object_n 1._o ans._n 1._o 2._o object_n 2._o ans._n unsound_a confession_n discover_v object_n answ._n object_n answ._n est_fw-la quaedam_fw-la derelictio_fw-la ubi_fw-la nulla_fw-la fuit_fw-la tanta_fw-la in_o necessitate_v virtutis_fw-la exhibitio_fw-la nulla_fw-la maiestatis_fw-la ostensio_fw-la berâ—_n use_v 1_o use_v 2._o use_v 3_o isa._n 22._o 12_o 13_o 14_o doct._n no_o man_n sin_n pardon_v but_o the_o true_a penitent_a confessor_n quest._n ans._n deut._n 29._o 29._o orig._n in_o libro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la tamen_fw-la quaedam_fw-la specialis_fw-la vniversalitas_fw-la ambros._n qui_fw-la iam_fw-la vivit_fw-la proùt_fw-la vult_fw-la vivet_fw-la 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