The Doitrine of Repentance. ; tears from us, which drew blood from Chriſt 2 Shall we ſport any more with ſin} | and ſo rake in Chriſts wounds ? Oh thas Y by Repentance we could crucifie owir ſins afreſh ! The Jews ſaid to Pilate, Joh, 19.12. If thou let this man go. thou art #0t Ceſars friend, If we let our fins go, and do not crucifie them, we-are not Chriſts friends. L7 \ -- I2, Thisis theend of all the affliions God ſends , whether it be fickneſs inour} bodies, or loſs in our eſtates, that he may awaken us out of our firs, and make the waters of Repentance flow. Why Ui God lead Ifrae/that march in the wilder- 'nels amo ficry Serpents, but that he might hmble them? Dent. 8, 2. Why did he briog Manaſſeh fo low, chaoging: his Crown of Gold into fetters of Iron, but that he might learn wy Ame 61h Chrox. 33-12,13.He humbled Iamſelf greatly before the God of his Fathers :, then Manaſſeb knew that the Lord was good, One of the beſt waiestocure a man of a Lethargy, is to caſt him.intoa Feaver. Sowhen-a perſon 3s ſtupified, and his conſcience grown le- thatgical, God to cure him of this diftem- per, ps him to extremity, and- brings - one burningcalamity or other, that he | may
"' - The Doltrineof Repentance. |
'F + may ſtartle him ont of his ſecurity, and & him return to him by Repentance.
$4 13: The daies of our mourning will 2 foon be ended*. After a fow ſhowers
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I'3. * Deflca- mus ad cempus ur. exulcemus iN @rer- num. Ant.
+ { that fall from our eyes, we ſhall hayea þ, & perpetual ſun-fbine, Chriſt will pro- 2 vide an handkerchief to wipe off his >, | peoples tears, 'Rev. 7, 17. God will wipe \t & aviy 2 tears, Chriſtians, ſhortly you {hall put on your gurtinty of proſe : you 1s © ſhalttexchange your Sackcloth, for white ir Robes + inſtead of Tighs;' you ſhall have
triumphs; inſteadof groans, Anthems;
ia | life. - The mourning: of the Dove will r-| be paſt, and the rime of ſinging of bird
Come. | . —Politant ſuper ethera cant —— This brings me to the next,
14. The happy and glorious reward that follows upon Repentance, Rowe. ' 6. 22. Being made free from ſin, ye have your fruit ynto bolinefs,” and the end everlaſting life. The leaves and root of the Fig-tree arebitter, but the fruit is ſweet. Repen- tanceto thefleſhy part ſeems bitter, but behold © fweet fruit, EVEREASTING . | EIFE;:; The Turks phancy after this life
anElzz7m.vor Paradile of Pleaſ —— 1 is they
inſtedd of the witer of tears, the water of
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The DoFrine of Repint ae ——
they have all dainty diſhes ſerved iny they have gold in > ber ang hlken and: purple apparel, and, Angels bringi ng themred wine in filver cups, and g ©. ©, . Plates; |Here isan Epicures Heaven. But --- - * 1n the;jtrue Paradiſe of God, are thoſe I aſtoniſhing; delights,; and rare ;;vignds D ſerved;i ins, which eye hath not ſeen, . wether bath it entred into the, heart of By word rhe a, man ta conceive*., God will lead not ne: ak his penitents. from the houſe. of £p2yo0ls Origen. cOnTs Prourning;, to the banquetting: Celſum, 'bouſe ;,, no 1ight, there; but of RAS nonoiſe but of, mafick 3.no: Gok- neſs unleſs. of love :.,,,T here ſhall;be ho+ lineſs unſpotted, and. j joy. unſpeakable; then the Saints ſhall forget their, lic ra hours, and, .be.' {weetly .ſolacing-tenm- ſelves in God, and patuing: 1 in the RavEts of divine vleaſure. ts pe 1 —F lamina jam lays, jam flumina ueZaris bang * Ouids Planagz 4 uiridi filter aſl mella ®F ——— , P .O Chriſtian, what are thy duties cont: pared with;the recompence of reward 2
; what an infinite roportion 1s.; there = .. between; Nepeacy >enjoyned, and :glo-F,. ry. prepared? was a feaſt- -day! at
__ Rome, where iy uſed to crown thei lib. 3 ropes” . 'God,will crown thoſeheads
which
The DoFrine of Repent ances which have -been fountains. of tears.
Who would not be willing to be a while in the houſe of monrning, that ſhall bepoſ-
into an extaſie toſee it but darkly, ſha- dowed and pourtrayed out in the tranf-
which free-grace gives, is ſo tranſcen- dantly great, that could we have but a
limpſe of glory revealed to ns here, we
ol -need- patience to be content to live any longer. © O bleſled Repentance, that: haſt ſuch a /ght fide with thy dark, and haſt ſo much ſugar at the bottom of thy bitter cup.
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ftis gaudium, contra cinerem coronam. Hugo Vit.
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7 I5. The next Motive toRepchtance, ” 'WÞs to confider the evil of impenitency :
called ar heart of ſtone, Ezek. 36.26, If
not melt, ic will fooner fipgn your face.
F offends
ſefled of ſuch glory, as put Peter and Johr.
ra, virturum apotheca': quz ſola judicem fl:zAis ; dum vuln dum ſalubritec ſuccumbis, gloriole rriumphas ; contra trifticiag oppo *
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fguration, * Matth; 17. * This reward: «9 we.