l u D As Repentance. whenhe is ficke by it; thus Was reílored ;but when we care for it, and its pleating to us, then to rettore it is a figne of grace ; thus did Zacheus chearefully, when hee might have kept it. The hypocrite re- llores as the Merchant that cafeth his goods into the Sea, unwillingly ; yet will rather lofe them than his life. Thus have wee feene that there is a falfe repen- tance, confeíhon, and reltitution, much like to the true, and how they differ. Then feeing there is fuch similitude betweene falfe repentance and true, this fhould teach us what to judge of fuch mens repentance which is onely in the time of ficknefl'e ; it's greatly to bee feared that it's even fuch as /odds his was, falfe and hypo. criticall, onely in fome mood. Lafily, if this Repentance of robs was not true, what fha11 wee thinke of them that have not gone fo farre as Iodac did, to repent, confelfe, and rettore, Purely this is the cafe of many now adayes ! All there things that were in the repentance of Iodas, are good and commendable in true repentance, but wee mutt exceed it before wee can come at heaven ; and therefore if they that doe not exceedit (hail ne- ver come there, what (hall become of thofethat come farre (port of it Next, marke the name Iudos now gives Chrift ; he calls him Innocent ; I have finned in betraying of Innocent blond. Whence Icarne, That thole things which are good, are approved to Dot F 2 snens
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