LIDA s Aepentance. the Divell drawes him to commit greater. A man that commits fin is as one in a quick fand, who finks deeper and deeper : or as a little fparke that kindles a great fire. Seeing therefore the cafe ffandeth thus, we ought to refift the beginnings of fin, and give peremptory denial' to the firif temptation. And thus much for this point. Now followeth the third point, viz. the repen- tance ofludas in thefe words, He repented hinfed fe, &c. which repentance of his confitteth of three parts. r . His reflitution,he brought again, &c. z. His cotifeffion, I havefinned, &c. 3. He was forrowfull. From which repentance of his learne this Do- ¿trine. That there is a fad fe repentance,confeßion andreftitution that is very like the true repentance, confeßìon and ref itution, awdc.iu h.ardd r be d f erned. This repetrtance,confefïion and reftitution which iud u made,was not true,yetit was very like to true. Such was that of Saud, Ahab, and the ref}. Such is the repentance of many at this day, who in force good mood, or force afflictions feeme to repent ; but this repentance breakes as bubbles, and vanifh- eth as the lightning in the ayre. This repentance is falfe, yet fo like the true ; that the difference be- tweene them is very hard to difcerne, although in themfelves they differ much ; as true gold and coun- terfeit
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=