The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

USE. Let this then be a solemn word of warning to all that use this course, and please themselves in […]. And let me address this word both to the Regenerate and the Unregenerate. Are there any that have been drawn, through Temptation, into sins, which your own Consciences say ought not to be done? and hath this been the course that you have taken to ease your selves of the trouble of them, by hiding, dissembling, excusing, denying, or putting them from your thoughts? and have you present quietness upon your so doing? and it may be it hath been some years since, and you still find no molestation; and now you hope all ⟨p. 170⟩is well, and you shall hear no more of them Let me offer these few things to your solemn consideration.

USE. Let this then be a solemn word of warning to all that use this course, and please themselves in 〈…〉. And let me address this word both to the Regenerate and the Unregenerate. Are there any that have been drawn, through Temptation, into sins, which your own Consciences say ought not to be done? and hath this been the course that you have taken to ease your selves of the trouble of them, by hiding, dissembling, excusing, denying, or putting them from your thoughts? and have you present quietness upon your so doing? and it may be it hath been some years since, and you still find no molestation; and now you hope all ⟨p. 170⟩is well, and you shall hear no more of them Let me offer these few things to your solemn consideration.

1. All this doth not remove the Guilt contracted by such sins. There is a certain Guilt cleaves to every Sin, as it is a transgression of the Law of God, and exposeth us to suffer the evil threatened, which it highly concerns every one to get removed; and the man is in a woeful case so long a• that abideth on him, and all endeavours that wil• not help to take it off are unprofitable. Well this course you take is not the way to remove it, but will increase it, it is but to add sin to sin, and a new Guilt to an old one: This hiding is of it self a Sin, and the means used for it, are so many Sins. How deeply then do you run on the score in this way? whiles you hide your sins, you will never fly to the Blood of Christ to have them washed away, and so long the imputation remains, and they are your Sins.