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4T-low

we

nay

be

of

jured

that

our

repentance

it

vnfaíned.

för

our

fins

;

for

though it

couldbee

imagined

that

the whole

fubflance

ofour

bodies fhould bee

refolued

into

teares,

yet

would

they

not

all

of

them

fatiffte and appeafe

Gods

wrath

for_

one breach

of,

his cotnmaundetneuts; neither

is

it

the

water

of

our-eyes,

nonor

yet the blood

of

our hearts

woun-

-

ded

depely

with forrow, which

will purge

vs

from

our

fiñnes,

either

in refpe&

ofthe

guilt,

punifhment, or corrup-

tions

theinfelues,

bruit

is

the water

and

blood

which

flowed

fröm

our

crucified

Lord,

which-

clenfeth our guiltie

foules

from

the filthie

fpotts

of

finne,

being

applied vnto

vs

by a

true

and

li

uely

faith. And therefore let

vs

not with

the

po-

pifh

rabble,

foolifhly imagine

that

we

can

by

our

repentance

merit

any

thing at Gods

hand,

or

fatiffie

his iuflice for our

fin ties,

for

fo

(hall.wee

rob our Sauiour

Chrifl

of

the glorie

due

vnto

him for

our faluation,

and

fpoile

our

foules

of

all

true comfort

;

but let

vs

repent and

vnfainedly

turne vnto

God

iir

obedience

to

his

commaundetnents, and

_.

to the

end

that

therebywee

may

approoue

our faith

before

God,

the

world,and

our owne

confciences

to

be true

by

this

liuel.y

and

undoubted

fruit

thereof: For

it cannot

bee

if

wee have

array.

ned

to

the

afi'urance

of

Gods

lotte and

the

remiffion

of

our

flnnes,for the

merit,

and

fatisfac`ion

ofChriíl,

but

that

wee

mil

lone

Cod

again;

and this

loue:

cannot be idle

but

will

thew

it

felfe

in

aferuent

zeale

ofGods

glorie;

and

this zeale

will

make

vs

abhorre

forme:

whereby our gratious

God

is

difhvnoured,andlotie

righteoufiîeífe

Wl

erebyhis:hòly name

is

glorified,

and euen

forrow

with

bitter

greefe

1,1

hen

as

wee

are

ouertaken

NA

i

:h

our

corruptionsand

fall

into finne,

feeing

our

Sauiour

.Chrifl bath-

not

feared his precious

blood to

purge

vs,

when

as

nothing

els

could make

vs

cleane..Seeing

therefore our

repentance

cloth

not

fatife

Gods-inf+icenot

purge

a

ay

any

finne,

let

vs

not

bee perfwaded by Satan

that

reconciliation with

God,

and the retniflìon

of

our

finnes

dependeth

on the

dignitie

or

quantitie

of

our repentance,

but

let

vs

afire

our

felues

that

it

is

onely

the blood ofChri

fl

applied

vnto

vs

by

a

liùely

faith,

that

purgeth

vs

from

all

out

finies,

and tnakcth

full fatisfaStion

veto Gods

name

:

And

aherefpre_

though.

our

repentançe.b.c but,

in

únall

tneafuree