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Peccatum argumentum soporis, confessio animae suscitatae. Sinfulness is a sleep, Confession a sign that we are waked. Men dream in their sleeps, but tell their dreams waking. In our sleep of security, we lead a dreaming life, full of vile imaginations. But if we confess and speak our sins to Gods glory, and our own shame, it is a token that Gods spirit hath wakened us. Si non confessus lates, inconfessus damnaberis. The way to hide our iniquities at the last,¹ is to lay them open here. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: ²but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Thi• is true, though to some a Paradox. The way to cover our sins, is to uncover them. Quae aperiuntur in ⟨p. 260⟩praesenti, operiu•tur in ultimo die. If we now freely lay open our iniquities to our God, he will conceal them at the latter day. Else (cruci•nt plus vulnera cla•sa) Sins that are smothered, will in the end •ester to death. The mouth of Hell is made open to devour us by our sins; when we open our own mouths to confess, we shut that. Israel is not then restored, because her sickness is not declared.

Peccatum argumentum soporis, confessio animae suscitatae. Sinfulnesse is a sleepe, Confession a signe that we are waked. Men dreame in their sleepes, but tell their dreames waking. In our sleepe of securitie, we leade a dreaming life, full of vile imaginations. But if wee confesse and speake our sinnes to Gods glory, and our owne shame, it is a token that Gods spirit hath wakened vs. Si non confessus lates, inconfessus damnaberis. The way to hide our iniquities at the last,¹ is to lay them open here. Hee that couereth his sinnes shall not prosper: ²but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall haue mercie. Thi is true, though to some a Paradoxe. The way to couer our sinnes, is to vncouer them. Quae aperiuntur in