A Box of preeieus Oiutmeht : Or, of the Hawk implanted in the Dove, th it the is afraid of eve- ry feather, and that The de :efts and abliors the very fight of any feather that hath grown upon a Hawk ; fo there is fuch a deteRation &abhorrency of fin,divinely implanted in every penitent man's heart,that he cannot but hate every thing that looks like it, or that belongs to it, or that comes from it Fifthly, In refpeot of his conflant path,or continued way, or curie of life, which is quite oppofite and contrary to fin, Gal. 5. 17. 1fa. 16. z. The way of the jaifi is sprightnefs, Prov. 16; 17. Tie high-way of the upright is to depart from evil. It is as common and ordinary for upright perfons to depart from evil, as 'tis for Paffengers to keep the King's high-wayes. Though an upright-man, through miftake or weaknefs of grace, or violence of temptation, may ftep out of a way of holinefs, yet walking in a way of wickednefs, cannot be charged upon him, `Pal. 139. 23, 24 Search me, 0 God, and know my heart ; try me, and know my thoughts, and fee if there be 4ny wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlafting. You know the path and praetife of penitent Z achem, of penitent Paul, and of the penitent jaylor, was quite contrary to thofe wayes of wickednefs, that they had formerly walked in. 41,f. 44 The fourth Anfwer. But fourthly and laftly, As a true penitential turning from fin, is a conflant and continued turning from fin ; fo 'tis a returning to God. Sin is an averfion from God, and repen- tance is a converfion to God, AU. 26, 18. Sound repentance is not onlTa ceafing froindoing evil, but alfo a learning,to do well, Ifa. 1. 16, 17. Repentance and turnin(7 to God are joyned together, as being one and the fame thing, Att.26. The Prodigals repenting, was his returning _to his Father, Loke . 17. when he time to hinefelf, he faidi I will arifi and, go to my father, and fay father, 1 have finned again'ft heaven and before thee, & c. The Hebrew word for repentance is from Shob, which fignifies to return ; implying, a going back from what a man had done; it notes a returning or convert- in
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