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B03763 A godly sermon of Peter's repentance, after he had denyed his lord and master Jesus Christ, as it is in his repentance, he wept bitterly for his sins. / ... by a godly pastor. Hart, John, D.D. 1666 (1666) Wing H953AA5; ESTC R188198 7,628 18

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of mercy and tender compassion heassured that Peter had fallen from light into utter darkness and damnation had not he truly repented with an unfeigned repentance Psal 71.9 Cast me not away in the time of age forsake me not when my strength faileth me Here we may see how the Prophet cryes to God for mercy as Peter did cry and weep with a most exceeding weeping for denying his Lord and Master Gen. 27.34 And when Esau heard the words of his Father he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry and said unto his Father Bless me even me also O my Father These are the words of Esau the eldest Son of Isaac but the youngest in faith to God-ward Blessed be thou which art the triumphant Conquerour of Hell Hosea 13.14 the vanquisher of the Devil Matth 4.10 the cenquerour and destroyer of death 1 Cor. 15.55 and Redéemer of them that were in darkness and in the shadow of death Luke 1.79 All ye that be thirsty come unto the water and you that have neither Gold nor Silver come and receive all these precious treasures free without paying any thing Isa 51.5 This is the water of life which springs out of the everlasting Rock the Rock of def●nce to all that believes in Christ our Lord who is the enduring Rock of our Salvation in this world and in the world to come Amen But now Peter wept for his sins and confessed his faults before God by repenting of his sinful actions which he had committed against God he was taken for one of evil behaviour and as one that kept evil company for they said he receiveth sinners and eateth with them Matth. 11.19 This of the lowliness and méekness of our Lord and blessed Redéemer who hath redéemed us from all evil and looked upon Peter in mercy and love for if Christ had not called Peter by repentance Peter had been a damned Creature for falling into so great a sin for he did utterly deny Christ by lying and sinearing which are great sins and without Repentance cannot be forgiven Christ hath commanded us to repent Matth. 3.2 And saying Repent ye for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand And again ver 17. At that time Jesus began to preach and to say Repent for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand My Brethren here you may see how these places of Scriptures agrée in one point so must our mindes be agreeable to the will of God that we may walk in the light while we have light and to walk in the Laws and Commandments of the most high God Matth. 5.16 Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorifie your Father which is in heaven And let us make a good end by Repentance I heard a voice from Heaven saying blessed are they that die in the Lord henceforth even so saith they Spirit that they rest from their labour and sorrow and their works shall follow them Rev. 14.13 Here we may sée that God blesseth those that fears him even unto death that he might give them eternal life When Christ who is our life shall appear then shall we also appear with him in glory this is the hope of the Saints and all the Elect People of God Matth. 10 22. He that endureth to the end shall be saved Rev. 2.10 Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a Crown of Life Peter was faithful unto death by repenting him of his sins And Peter went out and wept bitterly So Peter repented with a faithful repentance Then Peter said unto them Repent And be baptized every one of you in the name of Iesus Christ for the remission of sins and ye shall receive of the Holy Ghost This Peter it was that denied Christ but now doth plainly declare him to all people here is the unworthiness of chose that look back by sin And on the other side No man that putteth his hand to the plough and looketh back is sir for the kingdom of God Luke 9.62 But Peter looked back by denying his Lord and Master Iesus Christ it is a most certain truth that God hath given unto us eternal life to this is as certain that this life is in his Son and in the next verse He that hath the Son hath life and he that hath not the Son hath not life 1 John 5.11 12. Now we may sée how blessed a thing it is to have the Son of God in our hearts by fasting and prairs and by faith and truth he that hath faith hath life eternal for evermore in the Kingdom of Heaven The Prophet Davids prayer or Arithmetick is thus termed Teach us O Lord to number our dayes that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom Psal 90.12 Peter wept because for the weight of grief and sorrow in denying his Lord and Master Iesus Christ which made him for doing that héed say Troubles have compassed me round about my heart is vexed and troubles my sins are alwayes before mine eyes which do grievously forment my conscience and labour to beat me down to Hell there is no peace for the terrour of the Lord I refuse to be comforted I am troubled and my spirit doth afflict me I see no place where unto I may flye and seek a remedy for my sins But Peter denied his Master for frar Peter then denied again and immediately the Cock crew Then said the Damsel that kept the door unto peter are not thou also one of this mans Disciples He saith I am not but denied saying I know not the man neither understand I what thou sayest And he were our into the porch and the Cock crew but he began to curse and to swear saying I know not this man of whome ye speak When Peter had gotten some feeling in his Conscience he went out and wept bitterly 1 Cor. 15.34 Awoke to righteousness and sin not for some have not the knowledge of God I speak this to your shame Ezek. 16.63 That thou mayest remember and be ashamed and never open thy mouth more Thus Peter is rejected for his swearing and lying as it to in Rev. 21.27 And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth neither whatsoever worketh abomination or maketh a lye When Satan had tempted Peter to swear he tempted him to lye if Peter had not speedily repented he had been a lost man but we read that Christ had mercy upon him and called him from the errour of his wayes and from that sinful deed Repentance is a turning to men we must not be ashamed to acknowledge our faults one to another James 5.16 Confess your faults one to another and pray one for another and in so doing men may know that ye are my Disciples So that we ought to pray for one another and on the contrary we had rather curse one another but woe unto them that do so for Hell fire is prepared for the tormenting of their souls being in that gulf of woe everlastingly how