216 Evangelical Repentance. That whenour Saviour fent out his Difciples for to Preach the Gofvel, he commands them to preach the fame DoEtrin too, inthe fame words (verfe the 7. ) Goye, preach, fay ing, The Kingdom ofHeaven is at hand. But here's no, Repent ? Yes, that was in their Commifilon too, as ye may reade in the 6. ofMarkand the 12. verfe (they would not preach aword beyond their Commifilon) And they went out, and preachedthat men fhould Repent. So that their Commiflion alfo was to preach thus, Repent, foe the Kingdom ofHea- ven hath approached, or bath drawn neer unto you. Surely, there is fomewhat more than ordinary in thefe! words, That 7oba and our SaVi0111! Chrift, and all the. Difcioes fhould begin thus, for to preach in th efewords, Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. They were all Miniftersofthe Golpel : and the Minifters of the Cof- pel, are not barely to preach Repentance, but they are to preach Repentance upon Golpel Motives, The. Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. In the words ye have an Exhortation, Repentye : A Mo- tive unto the work of Repentance, for the Kingdom of Hea- ven bath approached. Repent ye] That is, be not only forrowfull for fin com- mitted, but mend your lives. Repentance is fometimes taken in a large fence for Amendment oflife. Sometimes Repentance is taken only for Godly forrow, in a more ilriec, and a narrow fence. Somtimes it is taken largely, For the Amendment ofour life : not only for godly forrow, but all obedience, and reformation. And fo it may be taken here; as ye may per- ceive by the 3. ver, where this word, Repent, is explain'd, Repentye, for the Kingdom ofHeaven is at hand; for this is He that was #oken ofby the Pr op bet Efaias, raying, The voice ofone crying in the wildernefi, Prepareye theway of the Lord, make his paths flreight. Preparing the way of theLord , and ma- king fireight paths, all one with Repentance. There is a Legal Repentance :And there is an Evangelical Repentance. Some think iris aLegal Repentance that is here required ; ana
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