The truly blessed man

3. When the Spirit of God designs the man saving good. This Conviction is but an introduction to farther discoveries; he will show the man to himself in his true colours before he hath done with him; by this he opens the door, and leads the man into the chambers of his heart, and calls him to consider his ways, Hag. 1.5. And this is to bring him to a sight and sense of all his sins, in order to the drawing out a full confession of them all: it is then our duty not to rest at one, but to trace it up as far as we can. And here,

1. There are often a great many sins that attend the consummation of that one; which he ought to see distinctly, and confess severally. There were sins that gave occasion to the temptation; though Satan tempts, yet our corruption mostly giveth him the advantage; and that is to be lamented. David on ⟨p. 206⟩the house top suffers his eye to wander, and it is surprised. There were Sins in the entertaining of the temptation, some lust or other not guarded against, but neglected, if not indulged, and that received the sparks, and the heart took fire by it, the sin conceived in it: when Achan saw the wedge of Gold, he coveted it, Josh. 7.21. There are sins that accompany the act it self, besides that the man doth the thing, he useth much fraud in doing it; yea, and he breaks a great many commands in that one act; yea, there are many vile acts in one work of Sin to the finishing of it: and there are Sins that adhere to or follow it when it is done: it leads to more in the covering, and keeping it from taking air: how many did David run himself into upon his Adultery? and as all these are so many Sins, so they require a particular observation and acknowledgement of them.

1. There are often a great many sins that attend the consummation of that one; which he ought to see distinctly, and confess severally. There were sins that gave occasion to the temptation; though Satan tempts, yet our corruption mostly giveth him the advantage; and that is to be lamented. David on