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2. Knowledge of a mans own sins. How he himself being guilty of sin is a debtor to God: and in that respect in a most woeful estate. This did David well know when he said, I know mine iniquity: and Job who said, Behold, I am vile.¹

2. Knowledge of a mans owne sinnes. How he himselfe being guilty of sinne is a debter to God: and in that respect in a most wofull estate. This did Dauid well know when he said, I know mine iniquitie: and Iob who said, Behold, I am vile.¹

1. 1Psal. 51. 3. Job 40. 4.Psal. 51. 3. Iob 40. 4.

3. Sense of the burden of sin. All the knowledge that can be had of the horribleness of sin, and of the multitude and heinousness of the sins whereof we stand guilty, will not sufficiently move us to be eased of the burden of them, till we feel the weight thereof lying on our own souls, and even oppressing them. This made David so earnestly desire God not to rebuke him in anger: For of that earnest suit he rendereth this reason, Mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.¹

3. Sence of the burden of sinne. All the knowledge that can be had of the horriblenesse of sinne, and of the multitude and hainousnesse of the sinnes whereof wee stand guilty, will not sufficiently moue vs to be eased of the burden of them, till we feele the weight thereof lying on our owne soules, and euen oppressing them. This made Dauid so earnestly desire God not to rebuke him in anger: For of that earnest sute he rendereth this reason, Mine iniquities are gone ouer mine head: as an heauy burden they are too heauy for me.