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3. The distress that hath been upon Gods own Children, when they have been under the dread of Guilt. I shall have occasion to speak of this in the following verses; a touch may here suffice. It is certain, that Guilt, in the proper leg• notion of it, is removed from all Gods Children in what sense they may be said to be guilty, is• matter of after enquiry; but this is certain, th• they many times have a sad apprehension of Gui• upon them, and it is a sinking thing to them, an• they cannot tell how to stand under it: they […] out of it terribly, it is a burden too heavy, a• makes them to roar, Psal. 38. 4, 6, 8. and ho• had David his bones broken by this weight falli• upon them? Psal. 51. 8. yea, how doth it ma• him to cry out to be delivered from this Guilt, v• 14. and what was it but our Guilt charged […] our Lord Christ, that made him in such a blo• dy agony?

3. The distress that hath been upon Gods own Children, when they have been under the dread of Guilt. I shall have occasion to speak of this in the following verses; a touch may here suffice. It is certain, that Guilt, in the proper leg• notion of it, is removed from all Gods Children• in what sense they may be said to be guilty, is• matter of after enquiry; but this is certain, th• they many times have a sad apprehension of Gui• upon them, and it is a sinking thing to them, an• they cannot tell how to stand under it: they out of it terribly, it is a burden too heavy, a makes them to roar,