404 Mottues toperfwadevi to haf?en our repentance. not then the Lärdsloue,patience,and long fuffering, who is our friend offriends, makevs to take occafionof offending and difplcafinghim; but rather let the con(ìderation there- of bee a forcible andftrong motiue tomooue-vs to repen- tance. Rom. 2 4 Lally, though the Lord bee fo gracious andmercifull, 4Set . that he is ready to receiue vs intohis loue and fauour, when- The left mo foeuer wee vnfainedly repent, and truely turne vnto him; tiue,hecaufe yet forafinuch as hee extendeth hismercie to thofe onely repentance in who are truely penitent, and feeing the repentance ofthe :introffi I nes tnofl is faired and hypocriticall, which then onely begin- is vn neth when deathor fome extreame danger approcheth, this fhould bee a firong motiue toperfwadevs to repent and turne vnto the Lúrd when wee are in our perfect&health, ftreng.th and profperiti e, that fowee mayhaueaffurance that our conuerfiotiis fincere andvnfained, andnot forcedor°dif Exod.9.2y. - feitbied. Weeknow that Pharaoh himfelfe whenhee was & 1p,1Ó.17, vexedwith Gods fearefull plagues, could fay Ihave finned, andpromifeaìnendment. AndSaul,whenGodthreatned to cut him off; and to take the kingdome from him,could ac- i.5ala.i 1,14.. knowledgehis wickedneffe, andpretendadefire toworfhip ss- the Lord. And lero6oanr could fhew more contrition for the loffeofhishand,thenheyeuer (hewed forthe loffe ofhis I.King.13.6, foule. And wicked e 4cha6 when hee heard heauie iudge- &xi.b]. ments denounced again(+ him, could outwardly humble himfelfe put on fackcloath,fa(+,and goe demurely.Andwho may not obferue in his -ovine experience, how many there are, who in the time of their fickneflèmakegoodly fhewes ofrepentance,prornifrug golden mountaines;andvowing, if they recover, that theywill leadeanew life, forfaking their finnes, and indeuouring to ferue the Lord in the duties of holineffe: and righteoufneffe; and yet the fame men being reflored to their health, with the dogge returne to their vo- mit,andwith the fow towallow againe in the frlthie puddle offinne,becomnming>as prophane, wicked, irreligious, and negligentin all duties ofChriflianitie, as euer they were? which isa rnofi vndoubted Egne that their repentance was but fainedand?di(fenibled,and thatthey were moued there- unto
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