i hat things arerequiredin trsserepentance. 4 II ofcontinuing in obedience to all Gods commandements, haue continually broken themall,and done the cleane con- trary,ifwe doe not in the fenfe ofthe heauie burthen ofour hones, humble our felues before God by vnfained repen- tance, and come vnto Chrif} by a true and liuely faith that we may be eafed of this intoilerable vvaight, and adorned with his righteoufheffe and obedience. And fo much concerning the girt} figne, whereby thofe may be di fcerned whomChrift cal!eth,namely,the fight and fenfe oftheir urines.. But it is not fufficient that we fecle our finnes like a heauieburthen, preffing vs downe,ifwe be con- ,;tent to beare it flill,but it muff feeme irkeforne and grieuous unto vs,and makevs exceeding wearieofbearing it;we mull with theAlof}le "Peter,think itfuffc:ent that wehaw f ent the timefag ofour lines, after the lug? ofthe Gentiles in abominable fins: and for ÿ time to come,wc are to liue after ÿwil ofGod, dedicating our felues wholly tohis worship and feruice. O- therwife,thoughwehaue neuer foexquifite a fight and fenfe ofour fins, yet iftheyfeemevnto vs a fweet burthen which we are cot,tent (}ill to beare without any great wearinefffe, nay with pleafureand delight; if wee beelike the rich miter who though his backe íhould beealmot+ broken with the waight ofhis owne.gold, yet would not thinke it any trou- ble, naywould ef}eeme it for his chiefe felicitie, becaufe his burthenpleafeth him : for ifwe feeling that cur ftnnes are an -huge andmaffic burthen, are ueuertheleffe not troubled,nor wearie ofbearing them, but rather takeour chiefe delight in being fo loded,becaufe the burthen is exceeding tweet and delightfull to vs;we may allure our felues that we are not in the numberofrhofe whom Chrift calleth; for hce..inuiteth them onelie vino him, who being beanie laden.:with the waight oftheir firnes,are wearyoftheirburthen,and.forrow Andgriene, that theycannot (hake it eft, nor bee freed from - t : cryingout with the ApofUle Paul, Rom. 7.24. O 74T ret.4 ed rsin that t an, whoj,ar,! del wr roeefrom the._6o4 e . 'this 'death! The third figne,' Whereby wee may know thole whom`§ Clirif} caIleth, is,that being.vexed with the beanie burthen 3 cf §.Seci.6. rh:-fecond thing rtgai.id- is.that curfins Geirkefome andgil et oui veto vs. .SeGi,Q
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