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A75336	Andrews resolution to return unto God by repentance Directed unto all the elect children of God which truly repent, perfectly guiding them in the right way therein. Right godly to read, as delightful to hear, but most profitable to be practised. Newly published by John Andrews minister and preacher of Gods Word. Being first seen and allowed.	Andrews, John, b. 1582 or 3.	1673 (1673)	Wing A3124A; ESTC R232395	11,002	26

speed frepent that repentance may burn thy sins est the fire of Hell bnrn thy soul Esay 4. 4 The true Essence or Nature of thy Repentance only consisteth in turning from all thy sins unto God and therefore it is not altogether deri●ed of the word Poenitentia because the Divines say it doth not comprehend Totum Terminum a quo ad quem from what and to whom thou must return But this is the true repentance which the Latin interpret by this word Resipiscentia or Conversio which is not only the changing of the mind but it is Recessus a malo a forsaking of evil Accessus ad bonum and return unto that which is good Revertimini usque ad me return as far as unto me If thou wilt repeat truly thou must withall have both a purpose in mind and an inclination in will and endeavour in life wholly to forsake all thy sins for ever and turn unto God To repent confideth but of two syllables yet unto the wicked it is too hard to be learned and so unay to be practised that like as the Camelion can change himself into all colours saving white so would they change themselves from all goodness to follow evil rather then to return unto the Lord by repentance To conclude this point thou shalt no sooner repent but Heaven shall be confirmed unto thee habendum tenendum for ever and ever Secondly God is the author of Repentance REpenta●ce is libera donatio a gift absoluts without consideration and it comes freely from God who is the very efficient and principal Author or Donor thereof It is therefore to be held the more pretious and to be desired with the more hope yea to be thy Summum Bonum for it obtaineth Salvation unto all those which truly repent and turn unto God And he that turneth unto God by repentance must first of all be turned by God and so saith Jeremiah Surely after I was converted I repented and after I was instructed I smote upon my thigh I was ashamed yea even confounded because I did bear the reproach of my youth And our Saviour Christ saith no man can come unto me except my Father draw him Therefore saith S. Paul Instruct them with meekness proving if God will at any time give them Repentance that they may b● saved For God is good and merciful unto all those that turn unto him by repentance he is full of pity and hath no pleasure at all that the wicked should die But is rich unto all that call upon him for mercy and hath promised to hear thy petitions if thou truly repent Furthermore if thou hadst repentance in thine own power and mightest repent when thou wouldest yet it were but a folly yea it were a meer madness to presume in sin because thon hast a remedy But now seing thy repentance is in the hand of God and that none can repent without his espocial Grace it were a double and a trebble folly to d●lay thy repentance from day to day or to seek it from any other but from God Thirdly of Examination BEfore thou confess thy sins unto God thou must take heed to examine thy self that thereby thou mayest know them both in greatness and danger for untill thou know thy sins that thy conscience may be convicted by them thou canst never humbly and heartily confess them Far let any repentant sinner ask his conscience what was the first cause of his conversion and surely he will say that when he began to repent he did first search himself and finding his ways dangerous and his cause fearful did thereupon resolve to take a new course It is the beginning of all grace to search try and examine thy self It is also a means to prevent Gods Iudgment if thou dost not search thy self then God will search thee with his fiery crosses and terror of his punishments But if thou truly examine thy self first to be guilty of Adams sin Secondly prone by nature to all evil Thirdly subject to the curse of Gods wrath Thus in the guiltiness of Adams sin sin hath his beginning in the original his continuance and in actual his full perfection So answerable thereunto is th● wrath of God it beginning by leaving thée by nature unto th● flavery of Satan it is continued by death and accomplished by damnation Now these thrée rules I leave to thy careful consideration assuring thee from God thou canst never be saved unless thou repent nor nev●r repent except that thou search try and examine thy self Thus if thou wilt repent truly thou must search and look into thy self to see in what a miserable case thou art as I have said before and thou shalt find that by Nature thou art the child of wrath out of y ● favour of God not only wretched and accursed by the Law a bondslave unto Satan but finally subject to Death Hell and Damnation Thus if thou wouldst know if thou art in the right way of repentance or no. thou shalt find if thou consider in thy self whether thou hast ever any need of Gods pardon for thy sin or of Christ his i blood to salve and cure thy soul or was thy heart ever wounded or grieved for thy sin so that thy soul were even sick with the stink thereof Or diddest thou ever hunger and thirst after God in Christ and with ●●ghs groans and tears beg for his mercy upon thy knees as for life and death If thou hast not felt nor done these things in some measure surely thy case is very fearful and dangerous thou art not yet in the way of Repentance therefore as yet the mercies of God belong not unto thee Fourthly of Contrition Contrition is a fear and inward sorrow of conscience perceiving that God is angry with sin and is sorry that it hath ●●nned And to speak more largely of it thou maist know this that Contrition also comphrehendeth first t●e knowledg of God requiring obedience and discommending disobedience and not to remit sin without full and perfect satisfaction eit●er in respect of obedience it self or else in respect of punishment Secondly the discussing and examining of thy nature thy thoughts will affections and all thy actions deeds according to the square and rule of Gods Laws in every point for as S. Augustine saith Peccatum puniendum est aut a te aut a Deo si puniturate tunc punitur sine te si vero a tenon punitur tecum punietur Sin must néeds be punished either of God or of thy self if by thy self then sin is punished without thee if of God then thou and thy sin must be punished together Therefore if thou wouldst repent with a true contrition that thereby thou maist reap a most plentiful harvest thou must sow in Gods field the seeds of Repentance and oftentimes water then with the tears of

ANDREWS RESOLUTION TO RETURN unto GOD BY REPENTANCE Directed unto all the Elect Children of God which truly repent perfectly guiding them in the right way therein Right godly to read as delightful to hear but most profitable to be practised Newly published by John Andrews Minister and Preacher of Gods Word Being first seen and allowed LONDON Printed for William Whitwood at the sign of the Golden Bell in Duck-Lane near Smith-field 1673. The Author to the Reader IF thou dost read or hear this work Only see thou do this Have care to mend thy evil ways Now past and done a miss All those that still presume in sin Not minding to amend D●yly this Book will wtiness be Revengeful in the end Each day repent oh still repent With speed I humbly pray Even for his Sons sake Jesus Christ So sin is washt away The Book to the Reader IF that my lines could speak with voice Oh then most loud still should they cry He tha might hear them wou'd rejoyce No doubt to buy me presently A great●r Book of price more dear N●w maist thou have yet not contain Directions right as I have here Repentance truly for to gain Each line doth guide thee to repent With phrase most plain unto thine ears Esteem it well do not relent Sweet is the fruit Repentance bears To the High and Mighty King of Kings Prince of Peace Conquerour of Death Hell and Sin the great Judge of the World and Bishop of my Soul Christ Jesu my Saviour O Gracious and most high God most holy most strong most mighty most merciful most righteous and most beautiful Saviour I the Son of thy handmaid whom thou hast created and redeemed ●a●e in all dutifull affection assigned my ●elf and my dearest love into thine hands 〈◊〉 my humble Petition which I dedi●red unto thee O sweet J●su th●u light ●f my soul and to the uttermost of my ●ower by thine assistance have made it ●y daily prayer and true copy of my ●ya●est aff●ction unto thee O Lord my God in the which through my conti●●ul exercising thereof I know my sigh●g for my sins is not hid from thee nor ●●y tears which cry from the bottom of My ●eart for thy crimson priceless drops of ●ood that trickled down thy azure veins 〈◊〉 wash away my scarlet sins unknown to ●ee And now again O my soveraign delight in token of my humblest devotion and dearest Love which I owe unto thy most sacred self I am here imboldned although far u●worthy to dedicate this other Mite unto thee entitu●ed Andrews Resolution which I cast into thy treasury not of superfluity but meer penury desiring thee O my Saviour from the tender bowels of my heart that through the multitude of thy mercies thou wilt guide me therein And I most humbly beseech thee that thou wilt vouchsafe to entertain and receive me that I may be wholly thine and thou co-equal with God the Father maist be wholly mine that after my ended miseries thou wilt crown me with endless mercies unto this sweet Jesus I most humbly beseech thee to say Amen And so Amen thy earnest though most unworthy late repentant sinner John Andrews Preacher of the Word desireth with all humility daily to come unto thee Serò sed seriò Andrews Resolution First what Repentance is THere is no D●ctrine in the C●urch of God more necessary than the Doctrine of Repentance and amendment of life neither doth the Holy Ghost so much labour in all the Scripture as he doth to b●at Repentance into mens leads It was not only the only Sermon which S. John Baptist preached to prepare the way for Christ but ●●so it was the first that ever was made it was Preached by God himself to our fi●st Parents in Parad●se and ever since both the Prophets Apostles and many of Gods faithful Ministers have Preached Repentance unto the people Yet notwithstanding many are so wedded unto sin and they are become so godless so graceless so rooted and fully resolved to live therein that the most part little understand the Doctrine of Repentance and less practise the duty Many presume to describe it though few know it many can talk of it but few walk in it many speak of it but few feel it and many think they have caught it when they have b●t the shadow of it because it is so ●●●●pery that few can hold it so secret that many cannot find it it is ●id fro● the world revealed unto non● but the Elect chi●dren of God It is a work that no men with their fine beats and deep devices can compre●●nd for the conversion of a si●ner is supernatural and whosoever doth o● hath not felt in himself what repenta●ce is shall be ●amned therefore ●e that hath ears to hear let him hea● and he that hath eyes to see let him see what Repentance if and withall bring this present of the hilosophers with him Nosce t●ipsum knew thy self it is the first thing to be done in repéntance and the beginning of all grace Repentance is a work of grace arising of a godly sorrow from a true faith and knowledge of a mans own spiritual estate It is a constant turning of a man in his whole life from all his sins unto God it is an hear●y sorrow for sin with amendment of life having a godly Resolution to sin no more It is a most necessary thing for mankind it is the very supersedeas and discharge of sin and the cause of unity between God and man There is no other means to make peace betwen Christ and us but Repentance No other to discharge sin nor course to avoid ●ell but Repentance neither any way to win Heaven but repentance and therefore Repentance is most necessary What wounded body would not seek a salve much more what wounded soul slain with sin would not seek repentance seeing it is the only salve to cure the soul It is an Eybod of purity and a defiled man may not wear it The dignity of it is great and honourable and the Lord will not bestow it upon an unworthy person It is a magnificent guest and will not come into a polluted Tabernacle It is an holy Saint and will not dwell in the Synagogue of Satan It is not to be bought with silver or gold nor to be had from the gifts of Ring● Popes or Potentates it is a thing of inestima●le bal●e it sheweth the attonement between the Saviour and the Sinner and being gotten by Faith Prayer and hearing the Word of God It brings thee unto Christ It is libra Donatio a gift absolute without consideration which God ever bestoweth upon his friends upon those that love him It is called the Spirit of Burning therefore with