The application of redemption

He fears all sin, and all provocations to sin, because §4he hath felt the evil of all, and knows the danger of all; any inclination from within, any temptation from without, any appearance in the least measure that might provoke thereunto. Therefore these two are put in way of opposition; Blessed is the man that fears always, but he that hardens his heart, shall fall into mischief, Prov. 28. 14. q. d. A hard heart feels […], knows not the evil of […], and therefore […] like the horse into the battle to his ruin; but if the heart be truly wounded and contrite, truly affected with sin, as having experience of the danger of it, it will come no more there; ⟨p. 407⟩he that hath been scorched with those flames will come no more into that fire: As men who have wounded parts, broken an Arm or a Leg, how careful are they where they sit, where they go, they will come near nothing that may hurt, cannot endure any thing near, lest it should so much as touch or trouble. So the Apostle adviseth, Heb. 12. 13. 'Make straight steps to your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way: Lame men observe every step they take, every stone upon which they tread, see and view the place where they set their feet, search and set all right, come there no more: So here, a broken Spirit […] every thought, weighs every word, takes notice of the least […] of his heart, the first appearance of any occasion or temptation: Thus they fear all sin above all other evil, nay, the least sin above the greatest plague, because he hath felt them by proof and experience to be such; fears rather he shall not be sound, than not quiet: He that fears one sin, and yet is careless to fall into another, he never seared nor sorrowed aright; sorrow for sin will not make a man commit sin by sorrowing: if he fear, or take notice it is a sin, it is enough: And hence it makes watchful to […] […] prevent the evil. So Joseph, Gen. 39. 10, 11. He would not lie by her, nor be with her, avoided her company that would withdraw his communion from the Lord. It makes a man speedy to avoid the […], he […] the place, left his garment rather than his […] he that would not fall into the pit, will not come near the bank: As after a […], the party cannot endure the sight, the […] of it, and are careful to […] […] the appearance […] the […] of such evils, […]. 19. 11. I […] […] thy […] in my heart, that I […] […] sin against thee.