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Bring thy soul to the light;¹ desire the Lord in prayer as Job did, What I see not, oh Lord, show me, Job. 34.32. Set the glass of Gods law before thee, look up in the ministry of the word unto the Lord, and say, Oh Lord search me: the Sun of this holy word discovers motes: on the Sabbath day attend to all that which is spoken, as spoken ⟨p. 40⟩unto thee, then examine thy self when thou hast leisure. When David saw (Psal. 19.) how pure the law was, he cries out, Who knows his errors?

Bring thy soule to the light;¹ desire the Lord in prayer as Iob did, What I see not, oh Lord, shew me, Iob. 34.32. Set the glasse of Gods law before thee, look up in the ministery of the word unto the Lord, and say, Oh Lord search me: the Sunne of this holy word discovers motes: on the Sabbath day attend to all that which is spoken, as spoken ⟨p. 40⟩unto thee, then examine thy selfe when thou hast leisure. When David saw (Psal. 19.) how pure the law was, he cryes out, Who knowes his errors?

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¹Look upon every conviction of thy conscience for sin, as an arrest and warning given from the Lord himself; for sometimes the word hits, and conscience startles, and saith, This is my sin, my condition; yet how usual is it then for a man to put a merry face upon a foul conscience? how oft do men think this is but the word of a man who hath a latitude given him of reproving sin in the Pulpit, and we must give way to them therein? or else their hearts rise and swell against the man and word also; and why is it thus? because he thinks it is man only that speaks; whereas did he see and believe that this was a stroke, a warning, an arrest, a check from the omnipotent God, would he then grapple think you with him? would it pass lightly by him then? When Eli heard Samuel denounce sad things against his house, It is the Lord said Eli,