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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.

4. A broken heart, and contrite spirit. A man may feele the heauy burden of sinne, and yet not seeke to bee eased: but lye vnder it as a beast: or as one that despaireth of all helpe. But if the heart be truely broken, and touched to the quicke with the sence of sinne, it will not let a man rest till hee haue obtained ⟨p. 214⟩pardon.¹ In that Psalme where Dauid most earnestly craueth pardon, he sheweth that he had a broken heart.

1. 1Psal. 51. 17.

5. Humble confession of sin. For this Petition is a plain acknowledgement thereof. Without^f confession there is no hope of pardon: but^g promise of pardon is made to him that confesseth his sin.

5. Humble confession of sinne. For this Petition is a plaine acknowledgement thereof. Without