C H A P. 19. Repentance no Condition of 7tifíifacation. 359 2. Some time it denoreth moIlly a change of rormer courfes & wayes; whether of errour, as 2. Tim. 2: 25. If God per adventure will give them Re- pentance to the acknowledging of the truth y, or ofConverfation , called Repen- tance from dead works Heb. 6: I. So 2. Chron. 7: 14. it is called a turning f,om their evil wayer i? from fins E i"ek. i S: it. it was fail to Sin.on Magus dit. S 2Z. repent of thisthywickcdnefr. See-Rev.2: 2I, 22. 3. Sometime it denoreth the whole work of Converfion & turning unto God , Att. 26: 20 that-they should Repent d.^ turn to God , where the latter ex- preflîon' is birt exegetick of the for mer. So alto 4El. 3: 19. Repent ye theref re e be converted : where both expreflîons denote one & the lame thing, the lah being explicative of the former E ¡ek. I S: 3o. Repent e turn yourfelves. And this is imported by many 'Synonimous expreflìons , in the Old refia- ment, as Seeking the Lord Deut. 4:29. Turning to the Lord verf. 3o. Returning to the Lord. Hof: ç: 4. ,Seeking the face of God 2.Cbrcn. 7: 14. & the like. Sce alto Revel. 3: 19. 4. It is fometimes exprefly diflinguished from Godly forrow , & mentio- .ned as a Confequent; or fruite & effedt of it 2. Cor.7: 9- yee forrowed to Repeir tance. i o. for Godly forrow worketh Repentance. 5. Sometime it is exprefly diitinguished from Faith, as Aft. zo; zr -te- pentance toward God , dr faith toward our Lord 3efus C hri fl. Heb. 6: 1.- not laying agame the foundation of repentance from dead workr , d7 of faith towards God. So jer. 3 1: I 9. after I was turned _.that is wrought up to faith ) 1 repented. 6. Sometime it fignifiee ;.:. òthing elfe , upon the matter but a receiving of the Gofpel & a beleevin `ì brift:, not only Mark. I: i.5. repens ye im be- leeve the Gofpel; where the lat `1+ 'explicative of the for er , but alfo in ma- ny other places , where Bohn tifi's'ininiffrie is fpn of, the fumme whereof is faid to have beep Repent, for the kingdom of heal" is at hand Mat. 3: 2.T and hisbaptifine was called .the Baptifine of Repenia Mark. i:4. or unteRepentance Mat. 3:;.Seè alto Luk. 3: 3. Aft. 13:24.. òw ,. that.this preaching of Repen 4 , & Baptifine of or unto Repentance ,. which is faid to have been Jol iniftri.e & work , was the preaching of Faith in the Mefïìah , Paul re eth us expreffie, Al . 19 4'. Then faid Paul , john verily baptised with the baptifine of Repentance , faying unto the people, that they should. beleeve on hisn , which should corneafier him., that is, on Chrift lefur. So tha.t., by this Commentary of Partl's, we underhand borh.whatwas thefcope of his Baptifine of Repentance , & alto what was the meaning of his calling on his hearers ro Repent , to wit, toembrace Chrilf , who came after him , .t to bet eve in him. And by this Commentary , we may tinderltand the pur- port of Chrih's preaching Mat. 4: 17. from that'time le fus began to preach, dT to fay, Repent; for the l ¿insdom of heaven is at hand. And this is called Mark. I: 14. the Gofpel of the kingdon of God. As alto of the preaching of the Apoliles & Seventy difciples, when they were Pent to fay , the kingdom cfGod was come, or is nigh unto you Luk. t o: 9.- Mat. I o: 7. which is called the Gofpel Luk. 9: (S. and Repentance Mark. 6: ti. they went oat d? preached that men should Repent. By this alfo we may under) }and the meaning of there & the like.patl'ages Mat. 9:13 -- I atn not come to call the Righteous, but frnner: t6 Re, X x 3 pentan-
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