Preached upon the Penitentiall Psalmes

              preached meon upon maon the Penitenti penitentiall penitentially all psaltes psalmes Ps almes PSAL psal325 325 32.5 325 1I A acknowledged CKNO WLEDGED MY SIN UNTO THEE AND MINE INIQUITY HAVE I1 NOT HID I1 SAID I1 WILL CONFESSE MY transgressions UNTO THE LORD AND THOU FORGAVEST THE INIQUITY OF MY SIN HIS is the sacrament of confession so we may call it in a safe THISmeaning that is the mystery of confession for true con- fession is a mysterious art As there is a mystery of iniquity so there is a mystery of the kingcome kingdome Kingdome of heaven and the mystery of the kingdome kingcome Kingdome of heaven is this that no man comes thither but in a sort as he is a notorious sinner one mystery of iniquity is that in this world though I1 multiply sins yet the judge cannot punish me if I1 can hide them from other men though he know them but if I1 confesse confessed confesse them he can he will he must the mystery of the king dome of heaven is that onely the declaring the publishing the notifying and confessing of my sins possesses me of the kingdome kingcome Kingdome of heaven there is a case in which the notoriety of my sins does harme when my open sinning or my publishing of my sin by way of glory in that sin casts a scandall andall scandale sc upon others and leads them into tentation for so my sin becomes theirs because they sin my sin by example and their sin becomes mine because I1 gave the example and we aggravate one anothers others an sin and both sin both but there is a publication of sin that both alleviates nay annihilates my sin and makes him that hates sin almighty god love me the better for I1