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Thus did the Church of old, and thus doth ⟨p. 80⟩every true Christian now. For tho nothing can be hid from him, yet he will have things out of thine own Mouth. He will have thee to Reveal thy Matters unto him, Mat. 20.32. O Lord of Hosts, said Jeremiah, that judgest righteously and triest the Reins, and the Heart, let me see thy Vengeance on them, for unto thee have I revealed my Cause, Jer. 11.20. And again, But O Lord of Hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the Reins and the Heart, let me see thy Vengeance on them, for unto thee have I opened my Cause, Chap. 20.12. Seest thou here how Saints of old were wont to do? How they did, not only in a general way entreat Christ to plead their Cause, but in a particular way, go to him and Reveal, or open their Cause unto him?

Thus did the Church of old, and thus doth ⟨p. 80⟩every true Christian now. For tho nothing can be hid from him, yet he will have things out of thine own Mouth. He will have thee to Reveal thy Matters unto him, Mat. 20.32. O Lord of Hosts, said Jeremy, that judgest righteously and tryest the Reins, and the Heart, let me see thy Vengeance on them, for unto thee have I revealed my Cause, Jer. 11.20. And again, But O Lord of Hosts, that tryest the righteous, and seest the Reins and the Heart, let me see thy Vengeance on them, for unto thee have I opened my Cause, Chap. 20.12. Seest thou here how Saints of old were wont to do? How they did, not only in a general way intreat Christ to plead their Cause, but in a particular way, go to him and Reveal, or open their Cause unto him?

O 'tis excellent to behold how some Sinners will do this, when they get Christ and themselves in a Closet alone. When they upon their bare Knees are pouring out of their Souls before him: Or like the Woman in the Gospel, telling of him all the Truth.