An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of…

From thence the Note is,¹ That many men may perform great services, may exercise themselves much in holy duties, and yet have their sins as much upon the file before God as before they began all their services: And this is a sad thing for a man to kneel down and pray with woeful guiltiness upon his spirit, and rise up with the same guiltiness that he kneel'd down withal, and perhaps he hath gone on and prayed, and received the Sacrament for these many years together, and every sin that was upon him when he first began is upon him now;² whereas those that in holy duties exercise their faith upon Christ their Mediator, and with the act of faith tender up him to the father, whatsoever sins were upon them before, are now done away

From thence the Note is,¹ That many men may perform great services, may exercise themselves much in holy duties, and yet have their sins as much upon the file before God as before they began all their services: And this is a sad thing for a man to kneel down and pray with woful guiltiness upon his spirit, and rise up with the same guiltiness that he kneel'd down withal, and perhaps he hath gone on and prayed, and received the Sacrament for these many yeers together, and every sin that was upon him when he first began is upon him now;² whereas those that in holy duties exercise their faith upon Christ their Mediator, and with the act of faith tender up him to the father, whatsoever sins were upon them before, are now done away

1. 1Obs. 5
2. 2How to exercise Faith for Pardon in holy Duties