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Secondly, Use. 2 if we have harkned too far unto him already, and have fallen by our iniquity, let us withal possible speed get out of that which holds us in bondage, and wrappeth us in misery, and chaineth us in many sorrows and calamities; let us get sound repentance for it, and strive for a reformation of it: let not sin keep possession in us, and then judgements shall not long continue upon us He that hath committed any gross sin, is as it were a prisoner: according to that of Solomon, ¹His own wickedness shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his own sin. There is a judicial proceeding against him: sin cometh as an officer, and chargeth the party to stand: then it apprehendeth him, and bindeth him hand and foot as a malefactor: (it spareth not the mightiest Monarch in the world, that is found guilty before the Lord) after there is a proceeding unto arraignment and execution, if there be not means used to stay the same: therefore let us get off the fetters of iniquity as soon as we can: and if we find terrors upon our hearts for our covetousness and cruelty, for our pride and insolencie, for our filthiness and impurity, &c: let us labour with God for the obtaining of a pardon: and then though we be plagued for our foolishness, and brought very low, yet crying unto the Lord, he will deliver us out of our distress: ²yea he will bring us out of darkness, and out of the shadow of death, and break our hands asunder.

Secondly, Vse. 2 if we haue harkned too far vnto him already, and haue fallen by our iniquitie, let vs withall possible speede get out of that which holds vs in bondage, and wrappeth vs in miserie, and chaineth vs in many sorrowes and calamities; let vs get sound repentance for it, and striue for a reformation of it: let not sinne keepe possession in vs, and then iudgements shall not long continue vpon vs He that hath committed any grosse sinne, is as it were a prisoner: according to that of Salomon, ¹His owne wickednesse shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cords of his owne sinne. There is a iudiciall proceeding against him: sinne commeth as an officer, and chargeth the partie to stand: then it apprehendeth him, and bindeth him hand and foot as a malefactor: (it spareth not the mightiest Monarch in the world, that is found guiltie before the Lord) after there is a proceeding vnto arraignment and execution, if there be not meanes vsed to stay the same: therefore let vs get off the fetters of iniquitie as soone as we can: and if we find terrors vpon our hearts for our couetousnesse and crueltie, for our pride and insolencie, for our filthinesse and impuritie, &c: let vs labour with God for the obtaining of a pardon: and then though we be plagued for our foolishnesse, and brought very lowe, yet crying vnto the Lord, he will deliuer vs out of our distresse: