The heart that is indeed content to take shame for the §1sin it hath committed, and stands guilty of, it hath this disposition wrought in it, and expresseth this affection also, as occasion serves; namely, it opposeth not that Truth which doth evidently discover a mans […], and how worthily he deserves it, though it doth it sharply. To be content with a thing, and to be opposite against the same thing, implies a professed contradiction, ⟨p. 654⟩[…] ⟨p. 655⟩[…] ⟨p. 656⟩which neither Reason allows, nor common sense will admit: He that is content in earnest with the portion and condition that is carved out to him, in the course of Providence, when it's offered he welcomes it, when it's come, and that he hath it in his possession, closeth therewith as that which is a suitable good, and most serviceable to him for the present necessity, all circumstances considered: An humbled heart takes his shame as a sick man doth his physic, he could heartily wish he did not need it, and yet as the case stands, he cannot want it, but in reason he shall want his Cure and health; the potion is loathsome to take, and troublesome in the working of it, but the disease he knows to be far worse, and more dangerous, which he conceives may be purged by the use of this means, and therefore seeks it earnestly, and is not content without it, and glad indeed to be so troubled, because he may be eased as he hopes: So it is with a heart truly sensible of sin, and turned from it, looks at this shame as a most loathsome and tedious potion, and could have wished, and that heartily, he had never need of it, had never so miscarried himself as to have deserved it; but as the case now stands, the dishonour done to Gods Name and Truth, the scandal to others, the danger to the spiritual and everlasting welfare of his own soul, he looks at the Truth which shall be most evident, and most sharply set on as the most special Receipt, and Sovereign Medicine, which he is glad to seek, and more glad to take, that the noisome distempers may be taken from his soul, the dishonour from Gods Name, and scandal from before the way of his Brethren: […] to have a thing, and crossness of spirit to resist that which brings it, cannot stand together; and in this sense it is you shall find the Saints pray so earnestly, and affectionately for the keeping away of shame sometimes, Psal. 119. Turn from me rebuke and shame; and again, Let me not be ashamed.
The heart that is indeed content to take shame fon the §1sin it hath committed, and stands guilty of, it hath this disposition wrought in it, and expresseth this affection also, as occasion serves; namely, it opposeth not that Truth which doth evidently discover a mans 〈…〉, and how worthily he deserves it, though it doth it sharply. To be content with a thing, and to be opposite against the same thing, implies a professed contradiction, ⟨p. 654⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 655⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 656⟩which neither Reason allows, nor common sence wil admit: He that is content in earnest with the portion and condition that is carved out to him, in the course of Providence, when it's offered he welcoms it, when it's come, and that he hath it in his possession, closeth therewith as that which is a suitable good, and most serviceable to him for the present necessity, all circumstances considered: An humbled heart takes his shame as a sick man doth his physick, he could heartily wish he did not need it, and yet as the case stands, he cannot want it, but in reason he shal want his Cure and health; the potion is loathsom to take, and troublesom in the working of it, but the disease he knows to be far worse, and more dangerous, which he conceives may be purged by the use of this means, and therefore seeks it earnestly, and is not content without it, and glad indeed to be so troubled, because he may be eased as he hopes: So it is with a heart truly sensible of sin, and turned from it, looks at this shame as a most loathsom and tedious potion, and could have wished, and that heartily, he had never need of it, had never so miscarried himself as to have deserved it; but as the case now stands, the dishonor done to Gods Name and Truth, the scandal to others, the danger to the spiritual and everlasting welfare of his own soul, he looks at the Truth which shal be most evident, and most sharply set on as the most special Receipt, and Soveraign Medicine, which he is glad to seek, and more glad to take, that the noysom distempers may be taken from his soul, the dishonor from Gods Name, and scandal from before the way of his Brethren: 〈…〉 to have a thing, and crossness of spirit to resist that which brings it, cannot stand together; and in this sence it is you shal find the Saints pray so earnestly, and affectionately for the keeping away of shame somtimes,
