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

4. If we hope to obtain forgiveness of him, we must seek it in his way. As there is forgiveness with him, Psal. 130. 4. So there is a course to be taken by such as would obtain it of him: and among other things which he requireth, this is •ne, viz. that we confess it to him humbly, heartily, fully: hence the promise is connected with […] Prov. 28. 13. Lev. 26. 40. 1 Joh. 1. 9. God ⟨p. 218⟩will not baulk this, and for us to neglect it, is t• out our selves off from the Gospel hope. No• this Confessing to God intends, not only a co• ming before him in Prayer, and laying open th• case, but a particular reflection and animadversio• on the sin, under this consideration, that it is again•• him: to see, and bewail before him, the wrong we have done to his name, the dishonour w• have brought to his declarative glory, the re• proach to his Gospel, and the profession w• have made of it; these are the aggravations w• are to put to it, and by them to lay the grea• est weight upon it: this was doubtless David• aim, Psal. 51. 4. Against thee, thee only, &c. N• that he had forgot the wrong he had done to o• theirs, but the concern of Gods Glory went nearest to him, and swallowed up the rest; so saith the poor Prodigal,