| fin; he pour$ out tears before the Lord 3 - he begs -mercy in the Name of Chriſt; and never leaves till he hath gotten his” rac Here he is cleared of guilt jw is conſcience, and is able to make an Apology for himſelf againſt Satan. 2 Effett. -B Indignatiant. He that repents of ſ11, * Perniten. his ſpirit riſeth againlt it *;. as ones blood "> ;-:rar. Tieth at the (ight of him whom: he'mor- cibili. Bo. tally hates. Indignation 1s a being fret- event. &- ted at the heart with fin: The penitent ig fr7.1+ vexed with himſelf: David calls hinifelf 1.4 Aa fool and a beaſt *, Pal. 73.22: God is - * Quidfe- never better pleaſed with'us, thar* when
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cedar wefall out with our ſelves tor fin *.
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Heniens fuſ> * Quid eft panitens nifi home irarus fibi 3 Aug. in TORT RM Luc. Serm. 35- |
4 Effet. A4.Fear. A tender heart is ever atremb-* I1ng heart. The penitent hath felt (ins bit- terneſs ; this Hothet hath ſtung/him, and now having hopes that God is reconciled, he1s afraid to come near fin anv more. The repenting ſoul is full. of fear 5 he is afraid to loſe Gods favour, which is-bet- ter than life ; he 1s afrartd he ſhould for
want
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The Do&rine of Repentance.
*' want of diligence come ſhort of ſalva-
tion; he is afraid. leſt after his heart
- | hath been ſoft, the waters of Repen-
_ the appetite: "
4 that fears alwaies. F wiathan, who is matle without fear, Job 'F > "ohvs-1 A repenting perſon fears and
tance ſhould freeze.,and he ſhould harden in fin again, Prov, 28. 14. Happy # he A ſifner is like the Le-
ns not, agtaceleſs perſon fins and fears
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5 Veheient deſere.Sowre ſauce ſharpens the bitter herbs of Re-
pentance ſharpen deſire : But what doth
\ the penitent defire? he deſires mote | power againſt fin, and tobe releaſed from
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. It. *Tis true, he hath got looſe from Sa-
tan, but he goes as a priſoner that hath broke Priſon, with a fetter on his leg 3 he canhot walk with that freedom and ſwiftnefs jn the waies of God ; he deſires therefore to have the fetters of fin taketi off 3 he would be freed from corruption he cries out with Paxu/, Who ſhall deliver ane from this body of death? Rom. 7. 24. In ſhort, he deſires to be with Chriſt, as every thing deſires to be in its centre. *
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6, Zeal, Deſire andzeal are fitly put to- 5 Ea.”
gether; to [hew, that true deſire puts forth it (elf ics zealous endeavour. How K doth
1s imboldened by oppoſition, tramp 's
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a ſes Verfores m rios ſumus
e3 ſperafe debgmus magis propitium Dominum. Calvin lib. 3+ If.
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. doth the
The Dofdrine of Repentance,” penitent beſtir himſelf in the buſineſs of ſalvation ! How? doth he rl the Kingdom of Heaven by force | Matth.
II, 12, Zeal quickens the purſuit after « NV glory. Zeal encounters with difficilt . 2
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upon danger. 4 makes a nar an ſoul perſiſt in go row againſt all d couragements _ oppoſitions_ whatſo ever. Zeal carries a man above hipif if for Gods glory. Pal betgre converlion was #1ad againſt the Saints, AT. 26. Tt. And after converſion he was judg ed if for Chriſts ſake, 4. 26. 4. Poul
art beſides thy ſelf. But it was Zeal,
Hot Phrenzy. Zeal doth ſpirit and animate duty; 1t cauſeth fervency in Relig lon,
which' 1s as fire to . the ſacrifice , Row. I2. 11. * Asfearis abridleto ſin,{o (0 Zeal 1s a ſpur to duty.
7. Revenge. A true Penetentiary puffues his ſins with an holy malice; he feeks the death of rhem : As Sampſon was avenged on the Philiſtines for his two eyes: He uſeth his fins, as the Jews uled Chriſt 3 he gives them gall and vinegar to drink 5 he crucifies his Juſts, Gal. 5.24.* A true child of God ſeeks tobe revenged molt
of
The Doltrine of Repentance. of thoſe fins which have diſhotionted God moſt. Cranmer, who had with, his right hand ſubſcribed the Popifh Ar- ticles, was revenged. on himſelf, he put his right hand brit in the fire *: Davill did by ſin defile his bed, afjer y..Repet- tance he watered his bed with tears. Frael had ſinned by Idolatry, and after-
: -. wards they did otter diſgrace to their
Idols, 1 Sazz. 30.22, Te\fball defile the co- vering of thy graven Images of ſilver. Mary Magdalen had before ſinned in her cye, by adulterous glances, and-now ſhe will be xrevenged on her eyes; ſhe waſh- eth'Chriſts feet with her tears*; ſhe had finned in her hair, it had intangled her Lovers 3 now ſhe will be revenged on her hair 3 ſhe wipes Chriſts feet with it *. The 1ſraelitifh wo- men, who had been drefſling | themſelves by the hour, and had abuſed their Looking- glaſſes to pride, afterwards by way of revenge as well as zeal, oftered their Looking-glaſles tothe uſe and ſervice of Gods Tabernacle, Exod. 38. 8,” $o thoſe Conjurers who uſed curiovws Arts, or NJ K 2
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