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

2. There is a Fountain of Corruption within, from whence every actual Sin doth stream; and we ought to follow it up thither, and make Confession of that. There is an Evil root of Bitterness to be discerned in every departure from God; and when the Spirit of God Convinceth us of any Sin, we should ask our own hearts, whence cometh this? And on enquiry we shall find an undeniable Fountain. Mark 7. 21, 22. Jer. 6. 7. This then must be Confessed, hither David follows his, Psal 51. 5 and Paul his, Rom. 7. 23, 24. And here we see a vile Nature, full of all abominations, the well head of every Iniquity, which affords matter of large and deep Confession. And let it be re••rked, ⟨p. 207⟩that that Sin is not rightly Confessed by us, which we are not led from the Act to the Original, •d do not acknowledge the Sin it issued from, as well •• the Sin it self.

3. There are a Multitude of other Sins the man ••th been Guilty of; and it is now a proper season •• reflect on, and make Confession of them. Now ••• his Evil ways and doings that have not been good, ••ght to come into consideration. This Sin tells show terrible it is to have any Sin stand out un••rdoned; and that will put us upon calling our ••lves to an account, to enquire what we have •een and done, and what hath been done in order to obtaining a remission: and it is usual hat old Sins do now procure new trouble to the ind, which maketh us to spread them before God: David runs up to the very Sins of his youth,