Concerning thy repentance, as now it is to be urged upon thee after thy assurance, one rule is of singular use, and that concerns the Catalogue of present sins. By the directions in the first Treatise, I suppose thou hast delivered thy self from the body of sins, so as the most of those evils mentioned in the first and great Catalogue, are shaken off, never to be committed again, and so thou hast no more to do about them, but give God thanks for thy deliverance from them through Jesus Christ. Now because after thy first repentance there will remain some corruptions, which as yet are not rooted out; thy course for thy whole ⟨p. 628⟩life, for these remainders of sin, would be this: Make thee a Catalogue of thy present sins, even of such evils as thou findest thy self yet daily prone unto. Examine thy self seriously to this end: it may be thou wilt find 6. or 8. or 10. or more, or fewer evils, which yet hang upon thy nature and life. Thy course for the use of this catalogue may be this: I suppose thou art instructed so far, as to know the profit of daily calling upon God: Now whereas in prayer thou dost, or oughtest to make confession of thy sins, in stead of a more general confession, use still thy Catalogue, that is, labour every day to judge thy self distinctly for those sins that do presently annoy thee: Hold on this course constantly, till thou hast gotten power against all, or any of them, & as thou findest virtue against any of them, so alter thy Catalogue, giving thanks for the ⟨p. 629⟩sins thou gettest head against, and putting them out of thy Catalogue. The pains is little, it is once done for a long time, and thy memory will easily carry thy special present faults. Besides, this distinct daily remembrance of thy present sins, will make thee more watchful against those sins; and thou mayest once a year, or once a quarter, or before every communion, examine thy self anew, and mend thy Catalogue, by putting in any corruption which thou discoverest then, or at any time, to arise anew in thee, and putting out such evils as by prayer thou hast gotten victory against. Thus mayest thou see the state of thy soul distinctly all the days of thy life, discerning when thou goest forward or backward. Besides, this course of daily judging thy self, keeps thee out of the danger of any wrath of God.
Concerning thy repentance, as now it is to bee vrged vpon thee after thy assurance, one rule is of singular vse, and that concernes the Catalogue of present sinnes. By the directions in the first Treatise, I suppose thou hast deliuered thy selfe from the body of sinnes, so as the most of those euils mentioned in the first and great Catalogue, are shaken off, neuer to bee committed againe, and so thou hast no more to do about them, but giue God thanks for thy deliuerance from them through Iesus Christ. Now because after thy first repentance there will remaine some corruptions, which as yet are not rooted out; thy course for thy whole ⟨p. 628⟩life, for these remainders of sin, would be this: Make thee a Catalogue of thy present sins, euen of such euils as thou findest thy selfe yet daily prone vnto. Examine thy selfe seriously to this end: it may be thou wilt finde 6. or 8. or 10. or more, or fewer euils, which yet hang vpon thy nature and life. Thy course for the vse of this catalogue may be this: I suppose thou art instructed so farre, as to know the profit of daily calling vpon God: Now whereas in prayer thou dost, or oughtest to make confession of thy sins, in stead of a more generall confession, vse still thy Catalogue, that is, labour euery day to iudge thy selfe distinctly for those sins that doe presently annoy thee: Hold on this course constantly, till thou hast gotten power against al, or any of them, & as thou findest vertue against any of them, so alter thy Catalogue, giuing thankes for the ⟨p. 629⟩sinnes thou gettest head against, and putting them out of thy Catalogue. The paines is little, it is once done for a long time, and thy memory will easily carry thy speciall present faults. Besides, this distinct daily remembrance of thy present sinnes, will make thee more watchfull against those sins; and thou maiest once a yeere, or once a quarter, or before euery communion, examine thy selfe anew, and mend thy Catalogue, by putting in any corruption which thou discouerest then, or at any time, to arise anew in thee, and putting out such euils as by prayer thou hast gotten victory against. Thus maiest thou see the state of thy soule distinctly all the dayes of thy life, discerning when thou goest forward or backward. Besides, this course of daily iudging thy selfe, keepes thee out of the danger of any wrath of God.
