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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.¹

1. 1Psal. 38. 1, 4.

4. A broken heart, and contrite spirit. A man may feel the heavy burden of sin, and yet not seek to be eased: but lye under it as a beast: or as one that despaireth of all help. But if the heart be truly broken, and touched to the quick with the sense of sin, it will not let a man rest till he have obtained ⟨p. 214⟩pardon.¹ In that Psalm where David most earnestly craveth pardon, he showeth that he had a broken heart.