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5. All our actual sins. These are plain, palpable debts: which the most ignorant that be cannot deny to be so. Under the burden of these the Saints in all ages have much groaned. The more in number, or the more heinous they have been, the more grieved and perplexed the Saints have been for them. Mark Davids bitter complaint in this kind.¹ There is no rest in my bones because of my sin. For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

5. All our actuall sinnes. These are plaine, palpable debts: which the most ignorant that be cannot denie to be so. Vnder the burden of these the Saints in all ages haue much groaned. The more in number, or the more hainous they haue bene, the more grieued and perplexed the Saints haue bene for them. Marke Dauids bitter complaint in this kinde.¹ There is no rest in my bones because of my sinne. For mine iniquities are gone ouer my head: as an heauie burthen they are too heauie for me.

1. 1Psal. 38. 3, 4.

6. Our accessarinesse to the sins of others. Thus we add to the heap of our own debts, the debts of others, whereby the heap is made much greater.¹ The blood, which David with much grief acknowledgeth, was that which at his appointment Joab had caused to be shed.² By his direction he made himself accessory thereto.³ So Eli by his too great indulgency and lenity towards his wicked sons, made himself accessory to their sin, and liable to judgement for the same.