Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…

• Thy Confession must be as particular in respect of Sins, so likewise full in regard of the aggravations of them. This did David in his confession of that Sin of numbering the People, I have sinned greatly, saith he,¹ in that I have done, and now I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy Servant, for I have done very foolishly; see what terms of aggravation he heapeth up. 1 I have sinned; 2 I have sinned greatly; 3 I have done foolishly; 4 Very foolishly. And as thou desirest pardon of thy Sins, set them forth to the full, let no circumstance of aggravation be wanting, by which they may appear the more foul and filthy.

• Thy Confession must be as particular in respect of Sins, so likewise full in regard of the aggravations of them. This did David in his confession of that Sin of numbring the People, I have sinned greatly, saith he,¹ in that I have done, and now I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy Servant, for I have done very foolishly; see what terms of aggravation he heapeth up. 1 I have sinned; 2 I have sinned greatly; 3 I have done foolishly; 4 Very foolishly. And as thou desirest pardon of thy Sins, set them forth to the full, let no circumstance of aggravation be wanting, by which they may appear the more foul and filthy.

1. 12 Sam. 24. 10

3 Thy confession must be with inward remorse, and sorrow of heart, that thou hast sinned against so good, and so gracious a God; Thou must not content thy self with a mere verbal acknowledgement of thy Sins and Transgressions, being affected with no more grief in the confessing of them, than thou wast in the committing of them. But every Sin confessed should be as a Dagger piercing thee to the very heart; at least thou shouldest grieve that thou canst no more grieve for thy Sins; thine heart should bleed, because thine eyes cannot weep.