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"O is sin such a deadly killing evil, as
"it will certainly destroy body and soul"
“in hell! and is there no entering into"
“heaven with the guilt of these upon"
“my soul! Good Lord, do what thou"
“wilt with me, only take my soul and"
“save me, and take away my lusts and"
“corruption from me.”
Thus have you briefly the reason of the print that this is the way of God’s working; that sorrow and contrition of heart for sin is the way of conversation from sin, and a turning to God. I now proceed to the application.
The first shall be for instruction.
The second for reproof and complaint.
The third for exhortation.
Use 1. It is so that this sorrow’, under the burden and weight of sin, will pierce a man's soul to the quick, and grind him as it were to powder, being run through by the arrow’s of the almighty, and that it is of so great necessity to be humbled and soundly sorrowful for sin? Then let this teach brethren now to carry them selves one towards another and to such as God hath dealt thus with having their souls pierced? O! do you pity them. They lie down in sorrow, eat the bread of adversity, and drink the water of
