4 SeJ.q.. The former point prowled by.oarticu!ar teJtimonies. Rom.áz. I. 144t,9.t3. s.Tim. 415. Math.18.ts. Eram3.6, 41a, what thíngs'tzrerequired in trr:erepentance. firm and forfake them, and as thofe Rho bearing and are not vexed with the waight, they are not wearie. ofbearing it,nor defirous to kaue it;fo thofe whobe- ing loaded with the vnfupportableburthen of their finites, and haue no Ionic ofthewaight, they are not grieued `with wearineffenor defiroustobe freedfrom ,it, and confequent- ly they are defiitute oftrue repentance, which is nothing els but an hartygriefe and a true. furrow for our finnespafi,and an earnefi defire and indeuour. to leaueand forfake them in the time to come. So that whofoeuer haue not a true fenfe and feeling of thevnfupportable waight offinne,they are défiitute oftrue faith andrepentance; and therefore the promife's ofthe Gof- pell beingmade onely to the faithfull and repentant (inners, doe not appertaine vnto them: Which maymore euidently appeare ifwee confider forceofthe particulars;Efay6i.ì.It isfaid that our Sauiour Chrifi was fent to preachglad tidings unto thepoore, to bindevp the brokenbarted,topreach l;bestietd shecaptiues,ando.them that arebossnd,thepenin - oftheprifon. 2. To comfort all that mourne, and togruevntoThem6eautie_forh .arlics, theoyle o f boy for mourning, antithegarment ofgladne for the f irit ofheauineffe. Math.g. r 3.ourfayniour faith that har camenot to callthe righteous, but!inners to repentance: and thrr .Apofile witneifeth ofhim,thathe carne into the worldroflare ¡inners, r.Tim. r.. I 5. If thereforewe benot poore in fpirit and brokenhatted, ifwe be not tniferable captiues,heauiemour- ners,and wretchedfiuner-s,our Sauiourhriti wasnot fent to preach theglad tidings of the GofpeIl vntows, hee willnot giue vs liberri-enor affuord vs anie comfort, he camenot to call vs, neither will heefaue vs. So our Sauiour profeffeth; Math. i 8. r 7. that hecame tofame. that which was loft, and to fetchhome thewzndringiheepe. Iftherefore weebee not loft inour feltìes.wee fhaIl neuer bee foundofChrifi; ifWee doe not confeffè' with ,the Prophet 'Efar, that wee haúe gone affray like wandring fheepe, he will neuer feeke vs, nor cary vs on his bleffed fhouldèrs to the fileepf6ld ofeternall hap- pineffe. Ina word, as withoutthe fenfe of finne, we can ne- rattai:ne vnto faith and repentance, fo without faith and repentance 1
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