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The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…
The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithful labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithfull labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.
London: printed for Nathaniel Brooke, 1653
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Secondly, If you would confess sin aright, observe diligently your own ways and hearts. Prov. 4.25. Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eye-lids look straight before thee. Vers. 26. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be stablished. Look right before you and ponder the ways of your feet, and that is the way to have you established and keep you from falling, keep a distinct knowledge over your hearts and ways.
Secondly, If you would confesse sin aright, observe diligently your own waies and hearts. Prov. 4.25. Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eye-lids look straight before thee. Vers. 26. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy wayes be stablished. Look right before you and ponder the waies of your feet, and that is the way to have you established and keep you from falling, keep a distinct knowledg over your hearts and wayes.
Thirdly, Keep fresh in your remembrance some particular sin or other, when you come to prayer it will help you in confession; it is barrenness as I told you that you do not see what matter you have to confess, that makes you so scanted in your confession; would you but present some particular sin when you come to God, you would be in better plight to confess sin to God; this the Psalmist doth, 51. vers. 3. For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. He means the sin of Adultery. When David came to prayer, he would put before his eyes the sin of adultery: now set thy sin before thee, Art thou a drunkard? set thy drunkenness before thee: art thou an adulterer? set thy uncleanness before thee: art thou an extortioner? then set thy oppression before thee; set sin before thine eyes when thou comest to prayer, ⟨p. 60⟩and that is the way to feed thy spirits with confessions to God in a prayer.