Sermons preached on several occasionsSermons preach'd on several occasions

And let us daily pray for the Divine Assistance to keep us from the Evil of the World; without which all our Resolutions will be as ineffectual as Ropes of Sand, to bind us to our Duty.

5. The Consideration of the Evil of Sin is a powerful Motive to our solemn and speedy Repentance. The remembrance of our Original and Actual Sins, will convince us, that we are born for Repentance. There are innumerable silent Sins, that are unobserved, and do not alarm the Conscience: and although a true Saint will neither hide any Sin, nor suffer Sin to hide it self in his Breast, yet the most holy Men in the World, have great reason with the Psalmist, to say with melting Affections, Who can understand ⟨p. 90⟩his Errors? O cleanse me from my secret Sins; discover them to me by the Light of the Word, and cover them in the Blood of the Redeemer. There are Sins of Infirmity and daily Incursion, from which none can be perfectly freed in this mortal State: these should excite our Watchfulness, and be lamented with true Tears. There are crying Sins of a Crimson Guilt, which are to be confessed with heart-breaking Sorrow, confounding Shame, and implacable Antipathy against them, and to be forsaken for ever. Of these, some are of a deep die in their Nature, and some from the Circumstances in committing them; some are of a heinous Nature, and more directly and expressly renounce our Duty, and more immediately obstruct our Communion with God: As a Mud-Wall intercepts the Light of the Sun from shining upon us. ⟨p. 91⟩2. Some derive a greater Guilt from the Circumstances in the commission. Such are,

5. The Consideration of the Evil of Sin is a powerful Motive to our solemn and speedy Repentance. The remembrance of our Original and Actual Sins, will convince us, that we are born for Repentance. There are innumerable silent Sins, that are unobserved, and do not alarm the Conscience: and altho a true Saint will neither hide any Sin, nor suffer Sin to hide it self in his Breast, yet the most holy Men in the World, have great reason with the Psalmist, to say with melting Affections, Who can understand