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

2. We must charge them home upon our selves. There is a word in our Text omitted by Translators generally as redundant, which yet seems to have Emphasis in it, and is to be read, I will confess upon my sins; or against; hence some read it, against my self; or against my sins. Now we the•• properly confess against our Sins, when we lay all we can to their charge, to render them vil• and odious; we not only confess that we have done the thing, and transgressed the Law by it: But,

1. We take the whole blame of it home to our selves. It is I that have done it, it was m• wickedness, my vile heart, my woeful corruption; God is clear, Psal 51. 4. What though the Devil suggested, cursed companions tempted the World was a snare to me? Yet it was my ⟨p. 213⟩naughty heart that complied, or I had not done it. Thus Paul chargeth on sin dwelling in him, Rom. 7. 20. That shall have the blame, and it shall not be put off elsewhere.

1. We take the whole blame of it home to our selves. It is I that have done it, it was m• wickedness, my vile heart, my woful corruption; God is clear, Psal 51. 4. What though the Devil suggested, cursed companions tempted the World was a snare to me? Yet it was my ⟨p. 213⟩naughty heart that complied, or I had not done it. Thus Paul chargeth on sin dwelling in him, Rom. 7. 20. That shall have the blame, and it shall not be put off elsewhere.