And indeed ſcarce any man can think of coming to the Sacrament, but he will by this ⟨conſideration⟩ be excited to ſome good purpoſes, and put ⟨upon⟩ ſome ſort of endeavour to amend and ⟨reform⟩ his life; and though he be very much under ⟨the⟩ bondage and power of evil habits, if he do ⟨with⟩ any competent degree of ſincerity (and it ⟨is⟩ his own fault if he do not) make uſe of this ⟨excellent⟩ means and inſtrument, for the ⟨mortifying⟩ and ſubduing of his luſts, and for the ⟨obtaining⟩ of God's grace and aſſiſtance, it may pleaſe ⟨God⟩ by the uſe of theſe means, ſo to abate the force ⟨and⟩ power of his luſts, and to imprint ſuch ⟨conſiderations⟩ upon his mind, in the receiving of this ⟨holy⟩ Sacrament, and preparing himſelf for it, that ⟨he⟩ may at laſt break off his wicked courſe and ⟨become⟩ a good man.
But, on the other hand, as to thoſe who ⟨neglect⟩ this Sacrament, there is hardly any thing ⟨left⟩ to reſtrain them from the greateſt enormities ⟨of life⟩, and to give a check to them in their evil ⟨courſe⟩; nothing but the penalty of humane laws, ⟨which⟩ men may avoid, and yet be wicked enough. ⟨Heretofore⟩ men uſed to be reſtrained from great ⟨and⟩ ſcandalous vices by ſhame and fear of diſgrace, ⟨and⟩ would abſtain from many ſins, out of regard ⟨to⟩ their honour and reputation among men: But ⟨men⟩ have hardned their faces in this degenerate ⟨Age⟩, and thoſe gentle reſtraints of modeſty which ⟨governed⟩ and kept men in order heretofore, ⟨ſignifie⟩ nothing now a-days. Bluſhing is out of ⟨faſhion⟩, and ſhame is ceaſed from among the children of men.
But the Sacrament did always uſe to lay ſome ⟨kind⟩ of reſtraint upon the worſt of men; and if ⟨it did⟩ not wholly reform them, it would at leaſthave
