of_o faith_n we_o meet_v withal_o before_o and_o if_o there_o be_v not_o some_o other_o of_o repentance_n as_o easy_a it_o be_v scarce_o possible_a for_o man_n to_o persuade_v themselves_o they_o have_v repent_v of_o their_o sin_n without_o any_o actual_a sincere_a reformation_n of_o their_o life_n or_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o last_o hour_n of_o their_o life_n be_v time_n enough_o for_o this_o work_n when_o they_o know_v such_o a_o reformation_n be_v altogether_o impossible_a but_o i_o be_o not_o in_o this_o place_n to_o enter_v upon_o the_o common_a place_n of_o repentance_n or_o to_o discourse_v 〈◊〉_d the_o various_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n my_o design_n iâ—_n only_o to_o show_v what_o that_o repentance_n be_v which_o iâ—_n necessary_a to_o be_v wrought_v out_o in_o order_n to_o a_o man_n salvation_n and_o that_o will_v be_v learn_v most_o compendious_o from_o a_o remarkable_a text_n of_o saint_n paul_n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o for_o godly_a sorrow_n work_v repentance_n to_o 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vote_n of_o it_o by_o which_o doctrine_n all_o necessity_n of_o love_n to_o god_n or_o respect_n to_o his_o glory_n be_v perfect_o exclude_v 2._o but_o whosoever_o have_v a_o true_a respect_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n will_v not_o only_o be_v grieve_v for_o his_o own_o sin_n but_o also_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n because_o thereby_o god_n be_v dishonour_v psal_n 119._o 136._o river_n of_o tear_n run_v down_o my_o eye_n because_o they_o keep_v not_o thy_o law_n and_o v._o 158._o i_o behold_v the_o transgressor_n and_o be_v grieve_v because_o they_o keep_v not_o thy_o word_n other_o man_n sin_n be_v his_o sorrow_n he_o be_v more_o grieve_v for_o other_o man_n sin_n than_o they_o be_v for_o their_o own_o lot_z in_o sodom_n be_v vex_v with_o the_o filthy_a conversation_n of_o the_o wicked_a 2_o pet._n 2.7_o 8._o a_o faithful_a servant_n or_o well_o dispose_v son_n can_v endure_v to_o see_v and_o hear_v his_o master_n or_o father_n dishonour_v nor_o 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you_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n whereby_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o the_o work_n which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o we_o in_o order_n to_o our_o own_o salvation_n do_v indeed_o necessary_o depend_v upon_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n that_o be_v upon_o his_o prevent_n operate_a and_o cooperate_a grace_n without_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v do_v by_o we_o available_a to_o this_o end_n but_o so_o far_o be_v thâ—â—_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o st._n paul_n from_o be_v any_o reasonable_a excuse_n for_o our_o negligence_n or_o any_o grounâ—_n of_o presumption_n for_o we_o to_o sit_v down_o and_o leave_v thâ—_n whole_a work_n to_o god_n as_o if_o we_o have_v nothing_o to_o dâ—_n towards_o it_o but_o to_o believe_v it_o and_o be_v thankful_a foâ—_n it_o that_o this_o same_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o necessity_n and_o efficacy_n of_o divine_a grace_n be_v by_o he_o allege_v as_o a_o strong_a reason_n why_o we_o shall_v work_v 〈◊〉_d our_o own_o 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deliver_v man_n from_o the_o punishment_n and_o not_o at_o all_o from_o the_o dominion_n and_o practice_n of_o sin_n the_o contrary_a whereof_o be_v evident_a by_o those_o many_o text_n of_o scripture_n wherein_o we_o be_v teach_v 3.26_o matth_n 9.13_o act_v 3.26_o that_o he_o come_v to_o call_v sinner_n to_o repentance_n that_o god_n send_v his_o son_n jesus_n to_o bless_v we_o in_o turn_v away_o every_o one_o of_o we_o from_o his_o iniquity_n that_o we_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n 75._o luke_n 1.74_o 75._o may_v serve_v he_o without_o fear_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n that_o god_n have_v exalt_v he_o with_o his_o right_a hand_n 5.31_o act_n 5.31_o to_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o a_o saviour_n to_o give_v repentance_n to_o israel_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n that_o he_o give_v himself_o for_o our_o sin_n 1.4_o gal._n 1.4_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v we_o from_o this_o present_a evil_a world_n 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of_o the_o devil_n 1.18_o 1_o pet._n 1.18_o that_o we_o be_v redeem_v by_o his_o blood_n from_o our_o vain_a conversation_n unto_o god_n 5.8_o rev._n 5.8_o who_o his_o own_o self_n bear_v our_o sin_n i._n e._n 25._o 1_o pet._n 2.24_o 25._o the_o punishment_n of_o they_o iâ—_n his_o own_o body_n on_o the_o tree_n that_o we_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n shall_v live_v unto_o righteousness_n by_o all_o these_o text_n and_o many_o more_o of_o like_a import_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o design_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o save_v we_o not_o only_o from_o the_o punishment_n of_o our_o sin_n but_o also_o and_o first_o from_o that_o which_o make_v we_o liable_a to_o punishment_n that_o be_v from_o the_o power_n and_o practice_n of_o sin_n and_o as_o the_o word_n save_v be_v thus_o to_o be_v