824 Chap. 34. A4 E.tpof,tion upon t1ie.BoolZ,of J o B Verf. 32, manfhorddguide me? Or, untçfsI am:taught..: Though we read the Statutes of God, and read them every day,yet we 1I,a11 know little unlefs the Lord reach us. Solomon made it his requett for all Ifrael at the folemn Dedication of the Tehple, (i Kings 8. .)Teach them thegood way:vherein they fhouid wall¿. Godwho is our Commander is alío our Counfeller. Fourthly, From the_fpeciálmarter wherein this penitent per- fon would be taught, Which is plain froiñpart of the latter verfe, If1have donè yrüty; Note. . a4graciç 4S heart is willing toknow and fee the worfg of him- He would have God teach him what iniquity he bath done. David was often upon that prayer, (Pfal. 139.24.) Search me, OGod, andknow my heart, and fee if therebe any wickedway in me. Lord, hew nie my fin ;_ as I wouldnot conceal my fin from thee, fo I would not have my fin conceaféd frommy felf. A car- nal man who lives in fin ( though'pothibiy he may pray for know- ledge in fome things, and would bea knowing, man, yet he ) bath nomindethat either God or man fhould Phew him his fin ; He loves not to fee the wort[ of himfelf, his darkpart ; he as little loves to fee his fin, as to have it fee'. But "a 'godly man never thinks he Teeth his fin enough ; how tittlefeever he fins, he thinks he fins too much, (that's the general befit ofa gracious mans heart) and howmath fever he. ees hisfn, he think] he fees it too little. And therefore'ashe fells God what he knows of his fin, fo hè wouldhave God tell him 'that-of his fin?whicb"he, cloth :not know. That which i k ownot, teach ihett if Ihave doneiniquity, I mill ado no,more. Therèare twofpecial parts of repentance. Firfi, Confeffion 4of fin, Whether known or unknown. This we'have in the former part-of: thevet e,,TY-mt4ichl'iree,keti teaclrti1hë4 me. There is theconfeflion of fn,"!evetaof - tanktiórt^nfin : The fecund part Of repentance is( reformation öri tisendiietíf, ä turning from fin, a forfaki bof that iniquity-which"we'dêlire God would (hew us, we have this fecenl pare óf 'repentar'ce in this latter part of the If
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