Pauls Con'verfion. the body,it breeds difeafes, it wafts and confines the Intrailes , breeds and brings confumption of the body , it dulles , and makes dead the foule, it takes away the rellifh of fpirituall things, it makes a man carelefle to good, it daules and makes a man unwilling unto any good. But the godly forrow, it is the life of the foule, it is the health of the body , it quickneth the foule of man unto good, it puts a new life into it : it workcs a readinefre in the will, and love in the affections to Chrift , grace, and holineffe. Thirdly, worldly forrow, it makes a man ofa hot, and a fiery fpirir, it ftirres him up after evill, to reproach and difgrace his neighbour, it fils him full of hatred, revenge, and envy : but godly forrow, it breeds another kinde of Spirit in him , it makes him of a meeke, and a quiet fpirit : worldly forrow will not put up re- proach difgrace and wrong , but this will put up all injuries and wrongs, and whatfoever elle bee meets withal! for Chrift : thus you fee the diffe- rence betweene rhefe. The fifth queftion, is this, how fhall I know whether my forrow be a godly forrow or no. To this I anfwer, you a. By the Ingredients. shall know it , by there 2. By the Continuance. three things. 3. By the Event. Firft, I fay, you fhall know it by the Ingredi- ents : for fiat they have not onely the fence of punifhment, which is common unto the worldly forrow : for I fay,howfoever it is the property of worldly forrow to apprehend punifhmenr , yet it Ee is 197 "Infz. I.
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