1. They fhall want no good thing, Pfal. xxxiv. 9, 10.

2. It shall ftill be well with them, Ecclef.
viii. 12.

3. Fulfil their defire, Pfal. cxlv. 19.
4. GOD will remember them when he
makes up his Jewels, Mal. iii. 16, 17.

סנלה. they are his

12. They therefore are bleffed that fear him, Prov. xxviii. 14. Pfal. cxii. 1. Pfal, cxxviii. I.

PSA L. xxxix. 7, 8.

Ver. 7. And now, Lord, what wait 1 for? my hope is in thee.

Ver. 8. Deliver me from all my tranf greffions, make me not the reproach of the foolish.

Η

Hvem to our
Ere are two things in the former part of this
Pfalm neceffary to our preparations for ano-
ther World.

1. Stedfaft Refolutions to watch over all our
ways, especially the Tongue, v. 1. which
he performed, v. 2. which occafioned,

2. Pious meditations upon,

1. The fhortness of this Life, v. 4, 5. MD

מרלאני.

אך כל הבל כלעם נצב .0.5,6 ,The Vanity .2

3. The uncertainty, v. 6.

From whence he infers, And now Lord, &c.

We shall confider the words,

Аа 3

I. In

I. In general, as uttered by David in the Perfon of any good and pious Man.

1. And now: Seeing this life is fo fhort, fo
vain, fo uncertain, what do I wait for
in it?

For Riches? Prov. xxiii. 5. and xii. 20.
For Honours?

For Pleasures?

For long Life? Fam. iv. 14.

2. Ifee there is nothing in this World worth hoping for; wherefore I'll look above it; my hope is in GOD, Pfal. lxii. 5, 6. 1. What Grounds have we to hope in GOD?

His Promifes, Pfal. cxix. 147, 170. Heb. xiii. 5, 6. Rom. iv. 20. Confirmed to us in Chrift, 2 Cor. i. 20. Fpb. iii. 6. 2. What may we hope in him for? 1. In general, for every thing that can make us good, Ezek. xxxvi. 26, 27. or do us good, Rom. viii. 28. for his Wisdom to direct us, &c.

2. In particular, for Pardon and Deliverance from all our Tranfgreffions. What is neceffary in order to our hoping in GOD for the Pardon of our fins?

1. That we repent of them, Ifa. lv. 7. Ezek. xviii. 30. Luk. xiii. 3.

2. That we believe in Chrift, Mark i. 15.

Ats xvi. 31. Eph. i. 7. 1 John ii. 1, 2.

II. We fhall confider, and fo apply the words as fpoken by a dying Perfon; and David feems to have apprehended his Death near when he said them, v. 13. When you come to lie upon your Death-bed, you will then

1. Experience the vanity of this World, for nothing can then help you.

2. Be fenfible of all your Tranfgreffions, Job xiii. 26. and xx. 11.

3. You cannot expect or hope they should be pardoned, except you repent of them. 4. Upon your Repentance you may and ought to hope in GOD that he for Chrift's fake will pardon and deliver you from all your Tranfgreffions.

For which purpofe you muft then lift up your Hearts to Chrift, and trust on him, as your only Saviour: Lord Jefus receive my Spirit. And then he will do it.

PSAL. li. 4.

Against thee, thee only have I finned, and done this evil in thy fight: that thou mightest be juftified when thou fpeakeft, and be clear when thou judgeft.

למען חערק בוברך.

I.

IT

IT is our Duty to confefs our fins to GOD. 1. What Sin?

1. Original, Pfal. li. 5.

1. As imputed to us.

2. As inherent in us.

2. Actual.

1. Our fecret as well as open fins.

2. The inward Enormities of our Souls, as well as the outward Tranfgreffions of our Life.

1. The Sins of our Understandings and Judgments.

2. Thoughts.
3. Wills.

4. Affections.

3. Our fins against the Gospel as well as Law.

4. Our fins of Omiffion as well as of Commiffion, Mat. xxv. 41, 42.

5. The Aggravations of our fins, as well as the fins themselves, Heb. i. 7. Ezr.ix. 6, 1. As committed against Mercies.

Knowledge, John iii. 19.

Our own Refolutions and Vows.
The checks of our Confciences.
The Motions of GOD's Spirit.
The frequent Reproofs of his

Word.

7. Often committed.

8. Delighted in, Prov. i. 22.

II. How fhould we confess these fins? Our confeffion fhould be,

1: Made to GOD himself. Against thee.

2. Cordial.

3. Penitent.

4. Particular. This evil.

1. Joined with Prayer, Pfal. li.
1. For their Pardon, Pfal. li. z.
2. Purging, Pfal. li. 10.

6. Believing.

7. Conftant.

USE.

Confefs

your fins.

Confider, 1 John i. 9.

1. He will forgive them, and fo,

1. Our Punishments will be taken off.

2. GOD reconciled.
3. Our Perfons accepted:
2. He will cleanfe us. So as,

1. We fhall have Power against them.
2. And fo be fanctified.

PSAL. li. 5.

Behold, I was hapen in iniquity, and in fin did my mother conceive me.

Eft nota הן הן בעוין חוללמי ובחטא יתממני אמי

attentionis, admirationis & cautionis.

I I fo as

Was formed in fin, I was a Sinner fo foon as a Creature, fo foon as my Soul was united to my Body, fin was imputed to my Soul, and in fin did my Mother conceive me, non warmed, nourished me, from the firft moment of my Conception, even all the while that I was in my Mother's Womb, even then did fin cleave unto me, as I was conceived in it: Even David himself, though never fo holy in himself, yet a finner by his Birth.

DOCTRINE.

I

All that are born of Men by natural Generation, are born in Sin and original Corruption. fay all that are born by natural Generation, that fo we may except our Saviour, who was born by Supernatural Conception..

When I fay all Men are born in Sin, I mean not only the imputation of fin to them, but likkewife the inhæfion of fin in them. For original fin comprehends both under it; fo that all Men

are