A treatise of faith : wherein methodically is handled, the nature of true, saving, justifying faith, in opposition unto counterfeit .. . doubtleffc comfort and hopein fuch an eftate: for what is this but the fmoake of truerepentance,whofe (parkes are now new kindled in fucha heart; and though thefier thereof hath not yet gottenfuch ftrcngth,as to flame forth with that hot burning andlightlbme Chining as may bee hoped for it will doe after-ward in the due time; yet hath our Sauiour promifed, heewill not for the prefent quench, nor fuffer to be put outfachfmoakeasthisjout nourifti it,and chcrifh
A treatise of faith : wherein methodically is handled, the nature of true, saving, justifying faith, in opposition unto counterfeit .. . doubtleffc comfort and hopein fuch an eftate: for what is this but the fmoake of truerepentance,whofe (parkes are now new kindled in fucha heart; and though thefier thereof hath not yet gottenfuch ftrcngth,as to flame forth with that hot burning andlightlbme Chining as may bee hoped for it will doe after-ward in the due time; yet hath our Sauiour promifed, heewill not for the prefent quench, nor fuffer to be put outfachfmoakeasthisjout nourifti it,and chcrifh it,and neuerleauc it,till he hath made it to blaze out with a ftrongerburning. And fo much may bee enough to haue fpokenabout the making clearc of this point,that it is abfolutelynecdefull for euery one that would be brought to repentforhisfinnc,thathefpecially labour for the humbling ofhis heart,to get it much broken and contrite with decpeforrow for the fame. T: Chap* 275 tiiwi r 2^6 Mans aHttit obedience^ Chap .29. Godly forrow. «Iolhua lob ^.Jj*.. Chap. XXIX. The diners forts offorrow, with the olieftsabout which they are conuer-fmtm |Ow ofgriefe and forrow thus neceffary tobee found in euery kind ofrepentance,there are two forts; the one is a godlyforrow .or forrow after God; the other isa worldly forrow, concerned for worldlyrefpe&s and flefhly ends. Godly forrowis that forrow which God himfelfe is the authour of, andwhich is wrought by Gods ownc Spirit in the hearts ofhis ele£t;and therefore cannot but alwaies be pleafing vn-to God. It is called godly forrow, becaufe it is more forGods caufe,tlien for our owne,caufed more with difqueitand griefej^r the fnne that hath been committed, thenwith the fmart of the punijbment for finne either feared orfelt. It is a griefe for finne, becaufe it diffleafeth God, whichis made fo much more to abound,by how much more weapprehend and haue feeling of his
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