Evangelical Repentance. 217 and there upon they urge a neceffity of legal preparation beforea man does come toChrift : as there is a John Baptifi before Chrift ; fo (fay they) there muff be a Legal work of neceffitybefore a poor foul can have any admittance to Je- fus Chrift. But I pray confider the words, and you will find ; That not a Legal repentanee ; but Evangelical is here required. Did our Savior Chrift Himfelf preach Legal Repentance? They are the words of our Sayior Clan{ ; He ufes them too. The Repentance is as theConfideration 19 that this work is to be foundedon, as the motive is. What's the motive? The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, Repent; let your Repentance be upon this ground, becaufe theKing. domof Heaven hath approach't, becaufe the Kingdom of. Heaven bath drawn neer. He does not fay, Repent, be- caufe the Kingdom ofHell is neer, but becaufe the King- dom ofHeaven is neer : the Motive;being Evangelical, the Repentance is fo, 'ti s not a Legall, but an Evangelical Re- pentance that is here required. Betides thefe words, Re- pent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, are not fpoken only to the ungodly, but unto the godly alfo of thofe timeswho were to prepare the way of the Lord, and to make ftreight their pathes. And therefore, not to be un- derftood of a Repentance only preparatory to that in the 5heart. But what then are we to tmderftand Where by the King-. dom ofHeaven ? and the approaching of the Kingdom of Heaven ? For the Kingdomof Heaven hath approached) or drawn neer uuto you. The Kingdomof Heaven fometimes in the language, of the new Tefiament Notes, The glorious condition of the thee world that we aregoing to. Sometimes it notes the State of the Church it's ufed for the Church of,Chrift. rn And foetimes for theGofpel ofChrift. I take it here fo the whole State of the .1frieffiab : the Kingdom of grace Chrift, and all his benefits, grace, mercy, and free read= K k 2 fion
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