The application of redemption

[…] is a […] of great […]: I take this to¹ be the only cause why many a man goes troubled and gets neither comfort in the pardon […] his sin, nor strength against it, […] he […] not off kindly in this […] of confession; when you do nakedly open your sins to a faithful Minister, you go out in battle against sin and you have a second in the field to stand by you; but especially there is comfort in this particular, […] the Minister will discover the lusts and deceits of your heart which you could not find out, and he will lay open the […] of Satan, and that means of comfort that you never knew; I am able to speak it by experience, this hath broke the neck of many a soul, even because he would go out in single combat against Satan and do what he could, not revealing himself to others for help, was overthrown for ever. As it is with the impostumed part of a mans body, when a man lets out some of the corrupt matter and so skins it over, never healing it to the bottom, at last it cankers inwardly and comes to a gangrene, and the part must be cut off or else a man is in danger of his life, so when you let out some corruptions by an overly confession but suffer some bosom lust to remain still, as malice or uncleanness, &c. then the soul cankers and Satan takes possession of it, and the soul is carried into fearful abominations. Many have fallen foully, and lived long in their sins and all because they would not confess freely, therefore as you desire to find out the deceitfulness of your corruptions confess them from the bottom of your souls.

〈…〉 is a 〈…〉 of great 〈…〉: I take this to¹ be the onely cause why many a man goes troubled and gets neither comfort in the pardon 〈…〉 his sin, nor strength against it, 〈…〉 he 〈…〉 not off kindly in this 〈…〉 of confession; when you do nakedly open your sins to a faithful Minister, you go out in battle against sin and you have a second in the field to stand by you; but especially there is comfort in this particular, the Minister wil discover the lusts and deceits of your heart which you could not find out, and he wil lay open the of Satan, and that means of comsort that you never knew; I am able to speak it by experience, this hath broke the neck of many a soul, even because he would go out in single combat against Satan and do what he could, not revealing himself to others for help, was overthrown for ever. As it is with the impostumed part of a mans body, when a man lets out some of the corrupt matter and so skins it over, never healing it to the bottom, at last it cankers inwardly and comes to a gangrene, and the part must be cut off or else a man is in danger of his life, so when you let out some corruptions by an overly confession but suffer some bosom lust to remain stil, as malice or uncleanness, &c. then the soul cankers and Satan takes possession of it, and the soul is carried into fearful abominations. Many have fallen foully, and lived long in their sins and al because they would not confess freely, therefore as you desire to find out the deceitfulness of your corruptions confess them from the bottom of your souls.