88 t4 Commentary upon the G4el Chap.4. thankfùll remembrance whereof, they coyned newmoney, with this inscriptionon the one fide, PoFt tenetras lux, e/Ifter dark: 5.y5cer.-jxnat. neffelight ('Their polie till then had been, Poft tentbras fiero lucem, taken out of 791e. ) And on the other fide, Dean nosier pugnat pro nobis. Our Godfihteth fr au. Verse 17. Fr( m that time 7e¡ass began to preach.] So he had done before `john was imprisoned, Sohn 2. and 3. but now more freely and fry quently , more manifeftiy , and all abroad, as when the day-ftarre hath done his devoir, the Sun fh,nes out to the perfea day. And to fay, Repent ] Both farli.ane by contrition, and from, fnne by convetfion. (flange your mrndes and snannris, your conftitucion and conversation, from worfe to better t Recover your loft wits with the Prodigall ( who repenting is laid to come to himself) and become witer after your folly. Pull down the. very frame of the old mm, unmake your Rives, as St Pet: r hath it, i Pet.z.24. Undoe what you had done before, andbeyetranf- mentzttedand metamorphoted by the renewing of your mindes; For, Except a man be born again, nor defí'reper ®nl , but de:eaè, from above, but a ftco ed time (as Nicodemau unde.rttood our Saviour ) except he goeover all again that is pat., rejceting it as unprofitable, andbegin anew, he cannot fee the Kingdom of God; where oldthings arepall, all thing' are become now, a Cor. 5.17. awhole new creation. For the kingdom of heaven ss at hand,] See what is laid to this whole verte, Chap. 3 2. For this was the fummè and fab- ltance of the Baptists, our Saviours, and his Apostles Sermons and had need tobe daily prefild and preached, fish a is our pen gm diurnum , the first and continual) work of Gods Spirit in the faithfull, who becaufe they cannot wafh.their hands in innocency, . wafh them in tears ; and by renewing their repentance, work and wear out all brackish and finfull difpofitions, as Tweet water will doe the salt fea, coming into it : as wine or honey caiteth out the scum, as fait as.ir arifeth. Christ biddeth us as oft to pray, For- s Pet.3.9, give ass our treilaffes, as we pray, Gave us this day oar daily. bread. He not only waits for repentance from the wicked, bat would alto have his dearer children daily meet him, condemning themselves, Luk;13 5. Ifye repent not allo more and more,when ye fee the examples of Gods wrath upon others, ye 'ball Itkemife perish. Befides,tome fins arepalt in tame that are not paft in deed, rr -v.4. M.raviceisE si'b Zit,ora, de- raentra Q9' u2 zú pof?. jLuk. c S. A 7. w,roytru vor. R t rea. f r9fv. J05.3.;.
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