What things.arerequired in triterepentance. 417 anybut thole who finding their finnes to bee a heauiebur- then, arewearie,and come vntohim to be freed from them; he came into the woild tobea Phyfitian, not to thofe who feele no infirmitie,but to- thofe who are ficke and difeafed; he came togiue life to thofe alone who aredead in their fins and trefpaffes; neither will the LordPhew mercy vino any, but vnto thofealone who perceiue their eflate to bee mofl wretched andmiferable. For who can imagine that the Lord who is moil infinite in wifedome, íhouldvnaduifedly bellow his benefits vpon fuch, as finding no want of them, donot delire them, when theyarewithout them ; noreíléeme them though they had them, and confequently will neuer be truely thankefull for that which theyneither want,defire,nor efleeme?whocan in reafonconceiue that he will offer himfelfe to beea Sauiour to fuch as doenot thinke themfelues loft and condemned; or tobee their redeemer who will not acknowledge that theyare incaptiuitie; or that he willbellow the richesofhis righteouftteffe vpon fuch proud beggers, as find no need thereof, being righteous inough themfelues in their owne conceipts? that beewill vainely fpend his preciousbloud in -wafhingofthofewho thinke themfelues Beanealready, and neednofuch purging; that he will in compaflìon eafe thofe oftheburthenof their finnes whowere neuer troubled with bearing ofthem; that hee will offer themany Phyficke who will not acknowledge themfelues lick; or to giue life to thofewho will not confeffe that theyare dead infinne; and whocan imaginethat the Lordwill euer Phew to thofe .hi; mercy, who will neuer íhew the Lord their wretched mi- Eerie? Whofoeuer thereforehaue not a true fence and feeling of theheauieburthenoftheir finnes; theywill neuer comevnto Chrifl; neither cantheyeuer haue any aflitrancethat he will eafe them, andconfequently theyare deflitute ofa truefaith which is the chiclecondition ofthe couenant ofgrace; but as theywant faith, lo all() they can neuer attaine vnto true repentance.For fo long as they haue not the fence oftheir £innes,they are not grieuedwith them, neither doethey de- :Et fug
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