Evangelical Repentance. 257 Again, When your Repentance is Evangelical : The 4. more you apprehend, or hope that your fin is pardoned, the more you wil grieve for it. Yereade in the Pfalnit of one fpecial Penitential Pfahne of David: the s Pfaltne. But when was that made? A Pfalme of David, when Nathan the Prophet came to him : that is, after the Prophet Na- than had been with him. And what did Nathan the Pro- phet fay to him ? Saies Nathan , Thy fin it forgiven thee. Upon that meffage, David fals into a Penitential Pfalme, a Pfahne of Humiliation, and of Repentance. The more a man hath adurance that hislin is pardoned, themore he (loth grieve for it. And themore Evangelical your Repentance is, themore 5. your heart will be inlarged to, and for Chrift. The fight of Gods free-love in Chrift, will make your heart free in love unto-Chrift, and for Chrift. When thepoor finner, thewoman, fpoken of in the7. of Luke, hadmuch forgi- ven her freely ; the came and brought her precious boxes, and powred them out upon Jefus Chrifl. So, when afoul hath tatted of the free love ofGod in Chalk; then,nobox es ofointment too precious to powreout upon the feetof Jefus Chrift. Further, The moreof the Gofpel, and the moreof the 6. Kingdomof Heaven, is in your Repentance : Themoreof theGofpel will be in your Obedience, themore oftheGot:- pel will be in your Affurance, the moreof the Gofpel will be in your Performance, inyour prayers, and other duties. Beloved ! Repentance is foundation work : it hath an in- fluence upon all your fervice. IfyourRepentance beLegal, your Obedience Legal , and your Performance Legal, and your Affurance Legal; ever tying God unto fuch conditi- ons, as he nevertyed you to, through the improvement of your own unbelief. But now, when as your Repentance bath theGofpel in it, drawn up, and railed upon fuch mo- tives as thefe ; then your Obedience, your Comforts, your Duties, your Affurance will have the impreffion of theGa- pe' alfozpori them. P 2 And
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