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flow

use

may be

altered

that

our

repentance

zc

vnfained.

509

,

felfe

for his finne,

\quill

alto

tame the flelh by

puniíhing the

fame

through

falling

and

abilinence. He

that

hash

offended

by

vfng

cxceílîue

pride

in

apparrell,

being

angry with

him-

f

lfe

vpon

his true

repentance,

Both

\?<'itihdraw

from himfelfe

finch

coflly

attire,

as

otherwifc

in

rcfpe&

of

his

calling

bee

mightlawtully

weare.

And thus may we

corné

to the

a

%trance

that

our repen-

tance

is

truc and vnfained,

ifwe

can finde

thefe degrees

they

-

r

1e

record

of

and thefe

effedls

and

fruites

in

our

felues.

The

fecond

¡t

ne.ti,a1

it

be

ligne

ofvnfained

repentance

is,

that

it

be whole and

intire,

total%

and

in-

and

that both

in

refpe&

of

the fubie&,

and alto

the obie&

tare,andthat

bath in

thereof.

In

refpel

ofthe

fubieél

or

of

him

in

whom it

is

it

f

oeth

¡a

re

jpe

elt

is

required

that

it

bee

not

of

any

part alone,or yet

of

all

parts

and

object.

fatting

one, but it mull

bee intire and

totali

ofthe

whole

mate

and

of

euery

ofhis

feuerallpartes;

it

mull bee

a

reformation

in

theforfaking offin,and

iutbracing

ofrighteoufiteífe,not

in

the

body

or

foule

alone,

but

of

them

both,

and

of

al l

their

fe-

uerall faculties

and

povvers;

it mull

not

onely

be

of

the

out-

ward

ions,

but

alto

ofthe

inward

affe&ions and

cogitati-

ons;

it mull

not

onely

be

of

the

tongue

and

hand, but

alto

of

our

veils

and

hearts, according to

that Iam.4.8. Draw

neere

ram

4.S.

veto

"God,arid he

?ill

draw

neere

vntoyou

:

clenfe

your

hands

ye

fanners,

andpurgeyour hearts

you

wauering

m

nded.Otherwife,

ifwe

do

not

turne vnto the

Lord

with

all

our

hearts, with

all

our

foules,

with

all

our

bodies,

and euery facultie and

part

of

thin;

ifwe

willingly entertaine

finne,

and purpofely

fuller

it

to

lurke

in any fecret

corner

ofvs,

our repentance

is

hypocri-

ticall

and

not

acceptable

in

Gods

fight. And

hence

it

is

that

Dauid

faith,

that

if

he (hould

regard

wickedneffe

in

his

heart

Pfalm.66.iS.

the

Lordwouldnot

hearehim.

Pfal.66.

t

8.

Secondly,

it

tnufl

be whole and intire

in refpe&

òf

the

VVeeni 1pe-r

obiel

:

for

it

is

not

fufficient

that

wee

perfortne

obedience

forme

enGe

v;zto

aGt:

veto

fome

Of

Gods

commandements,

if

wee

indeuour

not

Gods

coYn-

to

(hew our obedience

vnto

all;it

is

not

enough

ifwe

forfake

martclemeats,

fome

ofour

finnes,

if

wee

willingly and

with delight

enter

-

taine

and nourifh

others,

neuer

firiuing againll

them nor

la-

bóuring

to

mortifie them:

but

if

we

would approoue our

re-

pentance

to

be

fincere

and

vnfained,both unto

G

od and

our

sane