Heaven upon earth in the serene tranquillity and calm composure, in the sweet peace…

but also, as the enabler and strengthener of us, to take a seriously reflecting view of them, and to look upon them indifferently, universally, and impartially; The First way of looking to him, maketh us to go about this Duty, not heartlessly, but with hope; And the Second way of looking to him, for influence and help from him, strengtheneth us. 3ly. Respect would be had to him, as the pardoner of Sin (which is more generally hinted at in the first Respect) and therefore, as Sins are discovered in the search, they would be brought, ⟨p. 210⟩to him for this end; it makes it a very toilsome, and unpleasant exercise, when Souls come only to the Bar of Conscience to get its Sentence, that mightily faints, and they are ready in that case, to rue that ever they looked after, and searched out their Sin▪ when they find nothing but bitterness in it; Therefore we say that when a man hath gotten the Sentence of his Conscience, he would come forward, and bring his Sins to Christ, and lay himself and them at his Feet; and when Conscience hath past the Sentence of Condemnation on him, he would flee to him for Absolution; This would make self-examination not to have such un-pleasantness, and bitterness in it, as otherwayes it hath, and can hardly but have; and would much prevent our scarring at •t, and being frighted from it.

but also, as the inablet and strengthner of us, to take a seriously reflecting view of them, and to look upon them indifferently, universally, and impartially; The First way of looking to him, maketh us to go about this Duty, not heartlesly, but with hope; And the Second way of looking to him, for influence and help from him, strengthneth us. 3ly. Respect would be had to him, as the pardoner of Sin (which is more generally hinted at in the first Respect) and therefore, as Sins are discovered in the search, they would be brought, ⟨p. 210⟩to him for this end; it makes it a very •oilsome, and unpleasant •xercise, when Souls come only to the Bar of Conscience to get its Sentence, that mightily faints, and they are ready in that case, to rew that ever they looked after, and searched out their Sin▪ when they find nothing but bitterness in it; Therefore we say that when a man hath gotten the Sentence of his Conscience, he would come forward, and bring his Sins to Christ, and lay himself and them at his Feet; and when Conscience hath past the Sentence of Condemnation on him, he would flee to him for Abolution; This would make self-examination not to have such un-pleasantnesse, and bitternesse in it, as otherwayes it hath, and can hardly but have; and would much prevent our scarring at t, and being frighted from it.