The application of redemption

First because it is a very honourable thing and will ¹exceedingly promote the cause of a Christian: you will hardly yield to this on the sudden; a man thinks that if the Minister knew his vileness he will abhor him for it; but (I assure you brethren,) then is nothing that doth more set forth the honour of a Christian, and win the love of a Minister than this; Indeed it is a shame to commit sin but no shame to confess sin upon good grounds: nay when the heart comes kindly off, its […] to see how a faithful Minister will approve of such persons, his love is so great towards them, Oh saith the Minister it did me good to hear that man confess so freely, I hope the Lord hath wrought kindly in him; certainly now he is in the way to happiness; Oh how I love him, I could be […] to put that man in my bosom; whereas this overly and loose dealing of yours is loathsome to us, do you think we perceive it not, yes we may feel it with our fingers and when you are gone I tell you what we think, surely that man is an […] he hath an hollow heart, he is not willing to take shame to himself for his sin, his confession never came to the bottom.

First because it is a very honourable thing and wil ¹exceedingly promote the cause of a Christian: you wil hardly yield to this on the sudden; a man thinks that if the Minister knew his vileness he wil abhor him for it; but (I assure you bretheren,) then is nothing that doth more set forth the honor of a Christian, and win the love of a Minister than this; Indeed it is a shame to commit sin but no shame to confess sin upon good grounds: nay when the heart comes kindly off, its 〈…〉 to see how a faithful Minister wil approve of such persons, his love is so great towards them, Oh saith the Minister it did me good to hear that man confess so freely, I hope the Lord hath wrought kindly in him; certainly now he is in the way to happiness; Oh how I love him, I could be 〈…〉 to put that man in my bosom; whereas this overly and loos dealing of yours is loathsom to us, do you think we perceive it not, yes we may feel it with our fingers and when you are gone I tel you what we thinke, surely that man is an 〈…〉 he hath an hollow heart, he is not willing to take shame to himself for his sin, his confession never came to the bottom.