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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13551	The practise of repentance laid downe in sundry directions, together with the helpes, lets, signes and motiues. In an easie method, according to the table prefixed. As it was preached in Aldermanbury by Thomas Taylor.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1628 (1628)	STC 23845; ESTC S111520	111,150	418

Repentance so painefull as thou sayest first what paine would a man sustaine to auoid sicknesse of body losse of goods pouerty shame and shall not I be at paines to auoid eternal shame losse of soule and saluation 2 What infinite paines and sorrowes indured Christ for my saluation and what was his ayme in all that but to make rough waies smooth Esa. 42. and shall not I be at some paines for my selfe and what paines haue the Saints beene at in taking of the Kingdome by violence and apprehending life eternall through fire and water and infinite deaths and torments Is it not worth so much to mee as them 3 Is there no paines in going to hell in the diuels commandements in the seruice of sinne is there not more paines in committing than forsaking any sin See it in one sinne of vncleanenesse is there not more paines in contriuing his sinne wasting his body consuming his goods exposing himselfe to the shame of men to the punishment of the Magistrate to the iustice curse of God in body and soule than in forsaking his sinne and so in the rest 4 Is there no sorrow nor burden in the consequents of sinne is it no paines to haue a selfe-secret accusation a biting conscience a gnawing and vndying worme a sound of terror euer in the eares feare and flight when none pursue is there no basenesse in sinne to be a seruant and slaue ●o ●usts is there any slaue to the sinner that is ruled and hurried by the will of the diuell No Galley slaue but would breake from his chaines vijs modis 5 Were the pains of Repentance so difficult as thou sayest and intolerable yet the priuiledges and recompences of that pain are as great what sick man would not displease his tast with a bitter potion to recouer health and retaine his life the sufferings of this present life are not worthy the glory that shall be reuealed the moment any af●●●●tions of this life cause a weight of eternall glory Resolue therefore of this paines and doe it betimes for if it be hard and difficult now will it be easier by delaying by despairing when thy sinne is stronger and thy selfe weaker An ague the more fits the more incurable a Beast the elder the more vntameable and sinne is a leauen the elder the sow●er and stronger Make not thy selfe more labour by sufferance of sin make an onset with courage as the hearty spyes Caleb Numb 13.31 and Ioshu● Numb 14.19 they are but bred for vs. 2 But indeed the worke of Repentance is not so painefull and sorrowfull as thou pretendest for is it not Christs yoke and is not Christs yoke easie and sweet and there be other things that make it sweet and easie being an Euangelicall commandement 1 The presence of grace which conquereth difficulties foyleth temptations 1. Ioh. 5. He that is borne of God ouercommeth the world for hee hath a grace sufficient for him I must not fixe mine eyes onely vpon mine owne resistance but on Gods assistance by whom I shall bee able to leape ouer all walles and impediments Psal. 119. I will run the way of thy commandements when thou hast inlarged my heart 2 The promise and donation of the spirit that we may walke in the way of Gods Commandements Ezek. 11.19 20. And I will put a new spirit in their bowels and take the stony heart away and giue them an heart of flesh that they may walke in my statutes and keepe my iudgements c. 1. Cor. 3. Where the spirit of GOD is there is liberty 3 Loue of grace and loue of God maketh euery thing sweet 1. Ioh. 5 and 8. This is the loue of God that we keepe his commandements his commandements are not grieuous Da amātem sentit quid dico Aug. Loue of gaine maketh the Merchant refuse no aduentures of sea Loue of God makes Abraham offer his onely Isaac a difficult commandement Iacob loued Rachel and the seuen hard yeers of labour seemed to him a few daye● The mother loueth the child and swalloweth all paines watchings and difficulties vnweariably Gods loue for vs made him vndertake many worse torments and sorrowes loue of Christ made the Martyres passe fire and flames and most exquisite torments with sweetnesse and pleasure as if they had been in beds of roses Loue of God is vnconquerable much water cannot drowne it Now is Sathan fully answered get Gods grace neare thee the presence of the spirit and loue of grace and downe shall all the barres and impediments the most difficult commandements shall be made easie CAP. 19. Le ts from Satans temptations from the vnprofitablenesse of our Repentance 2 TO bring vs to despaire of our Repentance to the impossibility or difficulty he will vrge the vnprofitablenesse of it What can thy Repentance doe being so slight so sinfull so vnworthy thou canst not looke to be perfect and how can God accept that which is so vnworthy and imperfect Besides dost not thou see many wicked men as Saul Esau Iudas gone farre beyond thee in bitter sorrow and shed farre more signes of Repentance than thou and yet all in vaine for they were reiected and damned Answ. This is a dangorous dart and must be wisely repelled 1 I grant my Repentance to be weake and vnworthy but I am taught in Gods Booke 1 That it is neither my Repentance nor worthinesse of it selfe that washeth away my sin or can satisfie Gods iustice for then it were indeed as thou sayest but it is the bloud of Iesus Christ that washeth away all sinne 1. Ioh. 1.7 and that reconciliation with God dependeth not vpon the quantity or merit of my Repentance but vpon the merit and vertue of Iesus Christ whom I a repentant sinner lay hold on for saluation My Repentance were it neuer so perfect can neither satisfie God nor iustifie me before God but onely testifie that I am a beleeuer prepared to receiue Christ and thankefully to accept him with his merits by ceasing to sinne against him 2 I find in the Scripture that as no man is accepted for his perfect Repentance so none is reiected for the imperfection of his Repentance if it be sound and vnfained for then it is a certain fruit of a liuely faith and so of the presence of Christ and of the life of God euen as the least bud or blossome appearing is a certaine demonstration of life in the roote God careth not how great but how true and sound our Repentance is not how much but how good he accepteth not for quantity but for quality yet where grace is found and right in quality it will euer striue to increase and abound still 3 Notwithstanding my Repentance be weake yet being an Euangelicall grace a mite is accepted a grayne hath his due weight a desire to repent a will for the deed a ready minde for performance a sorrow because I cannot sorrow these goe for godly sorrow and my faith getteth Christ