3. But if a man hath wronged another, and he be not able to reſtore, what ſhall he do in this caſe ? | |
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6. Godly ſorrow is abiding. It 1s nat a few tears ſhed in a paſſion will ſerve
- the turn: Some at a Sermon will fall a - Weeping, but it is ike att Aprill ſhowre
ſoon over: Or like a vein opened and preſently ſtopp'd again : But true ſorrow muſt be habitual. Oh Chriſtian, the dif- eaſe of thy ſoul is Chronital, and is fre>
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Such are 2. The Papifts, who leave out the very ſoul of Repentancez making all
penitential work confiſt in faſting, pen-
natice, pilgrimages 3 but there 1s nothing of ſpiritual forrow in this ; they torture their bodies, but their hearts are not rent. What is this but the carkaſs of Repen- tance ? =
' 2. Carnal Proteſtants, who are ſtrangers to godly ſorrow 3 they cannot' endurea ſertous — nor do''they love to tomBle thertr heads about ſin. Parace
will make them die dancing. So finners ſpend their lives1n mirth 3 they ſing away ſorrow, and go dancing to damnation. Some have [lived many years, yeever put a drop in Gods bottle, nor do they know what a broken heart means : they weep and wring their hands, as if they were undone, when their eſtates are gone, biit have no agony of ſoul for fin.
- There 15 a twofold ſorrow; 1. A ra- mal forrow, which-is- at act .of. the foul, whereby it hath- a" diſplacency «5d ſm;atid chuſeth any torture rather than to admit of fin. 2. There is a ſenſe tive forrow, which is exprefied by plenty vF tears, The firſt of theſe ws tobe found of, in
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all have not : yet it 1s very commendable to ſee a weeping penitent.. Chriſt counts thoſe the great beauties which are ten- der-eyed; :and well may, fin make us. weep. We uſually weep. for the lolsiof ſomegreat good : By (in we have loſt the favour of God. It Micah did ſo weep
for theloſs of a falſe God, Judg. 18. 24. Te have taken away my gods, and what have Imore? Then well may we weep for our. ſins, which have taken away the true God
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Confeſhion is a ſelf accuſing, 2 Sam. [{ | 3
24. 17. Lov, T have ſinned. Indeed among . men itis otherwiſe : no man is bound to -Accuſe himſelf, but deſires to ſee his accu- {cr ; but when we come before God we .maft accule ous ſelves : | |
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-And the truth 1s, by . this: ſelf-accuſing .\we prevent. Satans accuſing. - In our con- -feſhons we tax our (elves of pride, infide- : tity, pafiion 3 now when Satan (whois .\called The Accuſer of the Brethren) (hall lay "theſe things to our charge, God will ſay, - They have-'accuſed themlelves already , - therefcre Satan, thou art nen-ſuited, thy - accuſations come too late. Nay, the : - taimble fnner doth more than accuſe * Neg ju * himſelf; be doth as it were xarex;ivwv, fit Gicio,quod * -in-Judgemwent,; and paſs a ſentence upon: tis bums. © | bimſelt; he.confefleth that he-hath deſery:. o2, fereri- ; edto be bound over to the wrath of Gadz joFoeel And hear what the Apoſtle faith, 1 Cor., juſticiacee- | +11..31. Jf we would judge our ſelves, we Kill 200" : ſhould not be judged *, | f an, """ > 6: I IE.
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