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...St. John i. 8, 9. If Then the Minister shall sai/, DEARLY beloved brethren, the scripture mo vet h us in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our...and wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cJoak them before the face of Almighty God, our heavenly Father, but confess them with an hur • ble,...

...of a full and ingenuous confession of our sins is pointed out to us by a reference to Scripture. " The Scripture moveth us " in sundry places to acknowledge and confess " our mamfold sins and wickedness." On this subject the word of God is very clear and decisive: " He that...

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...faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 St. John i. 8, 9. DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in...wickedness ; and that we should not dissemble nor cloke them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father ; but confess them with an humble, lowly,...

...faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, i John i. 8, 9. DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in...wicked«ness ; and that we should not dissemble nor cloke them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father ; but confess them with an humble, lowly,...

...judgment with thy servant, O Lord ; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psal. cxliii. 2. DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us,...and wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloke them before the face of Almighty God, our heavenly Father ; but confess them with an humble,...

...cover our sins signifies to disown our guilt of, them ; or (as we have already seen) to " dissemble and cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father." But oh ; how vain and foolish an attempt ! For " to him all hearts are open, all desires known, and from...