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A10737 The repentance of Peter and Iudas Together with the frailtie of the faithfull, and the fearefull ende of wicked hypocrites. Richardson, Charles, fl. 1612-1617.; Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? 1612 (1612) STC 21016A; ESTC S120149 271,441 294

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the_o night_n when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o bed_n in_o the_o night_n and_o can_v not_o sleep_v than_o the_o lord_n fill_v his_o heart_n with_o holy_a meditation_n this_o doctrine_n serve_v first_o to_o commend_v unto_o we_o the_o great_a use_n 1_o goodness_n of_o god_n who_o do_v not_o by_o and_o by_o cast_v off_o all_o care_n of_o his_o child_n when_o they_o fall_v into_o sin_n 103.10_o psal_n 103.10_o neither_o deal_v with_o they_o according_a to_o their_o desert_n but_o so_o love_o recall_v they_o by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o yea_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o the_o lord_n to_o forsake_v his_o child_n as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o most_o tender_a heart_a mother_n in_o the_o world_n to_o forget_v she_o own_o child_n and_o not_o to_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o son_n of_o her_o own_o womb_n 49.15_o isa_n 49.15_o second_o it_o serve_v to_o admonish_v we_o that_o whensoever_o use_n 2_o the_o lord_n shall_v call_v we_o by_o what_o mean_v soever_o we_o willing_o obey_v and_o labour_n to_o reap_v profit_n by_o all_o his_o gracious_a administration_n towards_o us._n which_o way_n soever_o the_o lord_n in_o mercy_n use_v to_o reclaim_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n 3.10_o 1._o sam._n 3.10_o let_v we_o be_v ready_a to_o answer_v with_o young_a samuel_n speak_v lord_n for_o thy_o servant_n hear_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o echo_n as_o it_o be_v between_o the_o heart_n of_o every_o christian_a man_n and_o the_o lord_n to_o answer_v he_o at_o every_o call_n 40.7_o psal_n 40.7_o lo_o i_o come_v lord_n as_o david_n say_v use_v 3_o three_o it_o serve_v for_o the_o just_a reproof_n of_o all_o those_o that_o rebel_n and_o resist_v the_o lord_n when_o he_o call_v as_o there_o be_v too_o many_o that_o give_v the_o lord_n cause_n to_o complain_v as_o once_o he_o do_v of_o jerusalem_n 23.37_o mat._n 23.37_o o_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v thy_o child_n together_o as_o the_o hen_n gather_v her_o chicken_n under_o her_o wing_n and_o you_o 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so_o far_o from_o pity_v we_o that_o he_o will_v laugh_v at_o our_o destruction_n as_o solomon_n say_v and_o therefore_o whensoever_o or_o howsoever_o it_o shall_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o offer_v we_o grace_n let_v we_o pray_v unto_o he_o to_o enlarge_v our_o heart_n that_o we_o may_v willing_o and_o ready_o embrace_v it_o then_o the_o lord_n turn_v back_o and_o look_v on_o peter_n this_o be_v omit_v by_o our_o evangelist_n but_o be_v record_v by_o saint_n luke_n 22.61_o luke_n 22.61_o and_o it_o be_v the_o second_o mean_n of_o peter_n repentance_n after_o the_o crow_n of_o the_o cock_n our_o saviour_n look_v back_o upon_o peter_n and_o by_o his_o behold_v he_o provoke_v he_o to_o bitter_a tear_n the_o cock_n have_v crown_v already_o and_o yet_o peter_n never_o awake_v nor_o remember_v what_o christ_n have_v say_v unto_o he_o till_o he_o look_v back_o now_o we_o be_v not_o to_o think_v that_o christ_n bare_a look_v back_o do_v effect_v this_o 13.26.27_o joh._n 13.26.27_o for_o then_o judas_n may_v have_v be_v convert_v too_o for_o no_o doubt_n our_o saviour_n christ_n look_v upon_o he_o 13.26.27_o john_n 13.26.27_o both_o when_o he_o give_v he_o the_o sop_n and_o make_v it_o know_v that_o he_o be_v the_o man_n that_o shall_v betray_v he_o and_o also_o when_o he_o utter_v that_o sweet_a and_o mild_a speech_n unto_o he_o when_o he_o come_v with_o soldier_n to_o apprehend_v he_o friend_n say_v he_o 26.50_o matth._n 26.50_o wherefore_o be_v thou_o come_v and_o after_o when_o he_o offer_v to_o kiss_v he_o 22.48_o luke_n 22.48_o judas_n say_v he_o betray_v thou_o the_o son_n of_o man_n with_o a_o kiss_n parasc_n kiss_n horrore_fw-la sceleris_fw-la svi_fw-la co●●impij_fw-la ferire_fw-la voluit_fw-la bern_n feria_fw-la 6._o in_o parasc_n word_n that_o may_v have_v break_v his_o heart_n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v more_o than_o obdurate_a so_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o cain_n when_o he_o do_v so_o love_o admonish_v he_o both_z before_o and_o after_o his_o bloody_a fact_n but_o without_o any_o profit_n but_o here_o as_o the_o outward_a and_o bodily_a eye_n of_o christ_n behold_v peter_n so_o the_o influence_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o spirit_n fall_v upon_o his_o heart_n by_o look_v upon_o he_o he_o derive_v into_o he_o the_o secret_a efficacy_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o pierce_v his_o heart_n with_o the_o beam_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o that_o prevail_v with_o he_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o repentance_n ordinaria_fw-la repentance_n non_fw-la enim_fw-la si_fw-la eri_fw-la poterat_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o negationis_fw-la tenebris_fw-la permaneret_fw-la quem_fw-la lux_fw-la perspexerat_fw-la mundi_fw-la glossa_fw-la ordinaria_fw-la for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v remain_v in_o the_o darkness_n of_o his_o denial_n who_o
let_v we_o retain_v that_o holiness_n in_o our_o mind_n which_o our_o outward_a habit_n cloak_v and_o cover_v 1_o cover_v estote_fw-la discipuli_fw-la christi_fw-la non_fw-la in_o salsitate_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o veritate_fw-la non_fw-la in_o veste_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o cord_n bern._n ibid._n serm._n 1_o let_v we_o be_v the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n not_o in_o falsehood_n but_o in_o truth_n not_o in_o the_o garment_n but_o in_o the_o heart_n 45.13_o heart_n non_fw-la confidamus_fw-la in_o latitudine_fw-la soliorum_fw-la in_o expansione_n ramorum_fw-la in_fw-la viriditate_fw-la frondium_fw-la ibid._n serm._n 10._o 1._o pet._n 3.4_o psal_n 45.13_o we_o must_v not_o stand_v so_o much_o on_o the_o largeness_n of_o our_o leaf_n nor_o on_o the_o spread_a of_o our_o branch_n nor_o on_o the_o greenness_n of_o our_o bough_n consider_v that_o every_o branch_n though_o never_o so_o flourish_a if_o it_o bear_v not_o fruit_n it_o must_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o fire_n to_o be_v burn_v as_o our_o saviour_n say_v joh._n 15.6_o and_o herein_o we_o may_v all_o go_v to_o the_o school_n to_o a_o covetous_a worldly_a man_n there_o be_v no_o man_n but_o he_o have_v rather_o be_v rich_a then_o be_v account_v rich_a he_o have_v rather_o be_v wealthy_a then_o seem_v to_o be_v wealthy_a so_o shall_v we_o rather_o desire_v to_o be_v godly_a and_o religious_a indeed_o then_o to_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o it_o be_v true_a that_o outward_a holiness_n and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o be_v necessary_a to_o commend_v we_o unto_o man_n but_o our_o chief_a care_n and_o endeavour_n shall_v be_v that_o the_o hide_a man_n of_o the_o heart_n whither_o only_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n can_v pierce_v may_v be_v adorn_v and_o beautify_v it_o be_v say_v of_o salomon_n spouse_n which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n that_o howsoever_o her_o clothing_n which_o do_v set_v she_o out_o to_o the_o world_n be_v of_o broidered_a gold_n yet_o her_o chief_a beauty_n and_o great_a glory_n be_v within_o so_o shall_v it_o be_v with_o we_o we_o shall_v labour_v for_o a_o good_a inside_n whatsoever_o the_o outside_n be_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o circumcision_n be_v true_a also_o of_o religion_n that_o be_v not_o religion_n which_o be_v outward_a in_o the_o flesh_n 2.28.29_o rom._n 2.28.29_o but_o that_o be_v true_a religion_n before_o god_n as_o saint_n james_n call_v it_o which_o be_v within_o the_o heart_n who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n all_o action_n without_o this_o though_o never_o so_o fervent_a be_v but_o froth_n like_o the_o hot_a enterprise_n of_o jehu_n who_o make_v great_a boast_n of_o the_o zeal_n which_o he_o have_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n come_v with_o i_o 10.16.31_o 2._o king_n 10.16.31_o say_v he_o to_o jonadab_n and_o see_v the_o zeal_n that_o i_o have_v for_o the_o lord_n but_o for_o all_o this_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o upright_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n 24.16_o act_n 24.16_o but_o the_o apostle_n paul_n be_v otherwise_o affect_v who_o endeavour_v himself_o to_o have_v always_o a_o clear_a conscience_n towards_o god_n and_o toward_a man_n first_o and_o principal_o he_o study_v to_o approve_v himself_o to_o god_n and_o then_o afterward_o to_o man_n also_o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o god_n especial_o respect_v as_o he_o say_v to_o samuel_n 16.7_o 1._o sam._n 16.7_o god_n see_v not_o as_o man_n see_v for_o man_n look_v on_o the_o outward_a appearance_n but_o the_o lord_n behold_v the_o heart_n and_o when_o david_n lie_v on_o his_o deathbed_n exhort_v solomon_n his_o son_n to_o serve_v god_n with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n 28.9_o 1._o chron._n 28.9_o he_o use_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n to_o persuade_v he_o for_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o searcheth_z all_o heart_n and_o understand_v all_o the_o imagination_n of_o thought_n to_o conclude_v this_o be_v a_o man_n great_a comfort_n both_o in_o this_o life_n 1.12_o 2._o cor._n 1.12_o as_o the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v this_o be_v our_o rejoice_v even_o the_o testimony_n of_o our_o conscience_n that_o in_o simplicity_n and_o godly_a pureness_n we_o have_v have_v our_o conversation_n in_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n and_o also_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n and_o therefore_o when_o hezekiah_n that_o good_a king_n have_v receive_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n and_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o know_v be_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n in_o a_o comfortable_a assurance_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n he_o betake_v himself_o too_o god_n 38.3_o jsa_fw-la 38.3_o i_o beseech_v thou_o lord_n say_v he_o remember_v how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n etc._n etc._n use_v 3_o three_o it_o serve_v to_o admonish_v we_o further_o to_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o be_v not_o deceive_v as_o all_o be_v not_o gold_n that_o glister_v so_o all_o be_v not_o good_a christian_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v it_o be_v a_o true_a say_n never_o age_n be_v more_o fruitful_a of_o religion_n and_o yet_o never_o less_a religion_n in_o any_o age_n and_o therefore_o it_o stand_v we_o upon_o to_o take_v good_a heed_n lest_o while_o we_o approve_v that_o which_o be_v counterfeit_a for_o current_n we_o be_v seduce_v and_o draw_v either_o into_o error_n in_o religion_n or_o into_o corruption_n in_o manner_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v pray_v with_o david_n in_o the_o like_a case_n 141.4_o psal_n 141.4_o incline_v not_o my_o heart_n unto_o evil_n that_o i_o shall_v commit_v wicked_a work_n with_o man_n that_o work_v iniquity_n and_o because_o hypocrite_n be_v so_o common_a we_o must_v desire_v the_o lord_n to_o discover_v unto_o we_o who_o be_v indeed_o true_a member_n of_o the_o church_n that_o we_o may_v join_v ourselves_o to_o they_o and_o who_o be_v dissembler_n that_o we_o may_v avoid_v they_o 15.1_o psal_n 15.1_o as_o david_n do_v lord_n who_o shall_v dwell_v in_o thy_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n which_o betray_v he_o this_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o judas_n wherein_o we_o may_v consider_v first_o the_o occasion_n and_o second_o the_o quality_n of_o it_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o sin_n be_v covetousness_n as_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n where_o he_o go_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o ask_v they_o 26.15_o mat._n 26.15_o what_o they_o will_v give_v he_o to_o deliver_v christ_n unto_o they_o from_o hence_o then_o we_o may_v learn_v 3.5_o doctrine_n a_o covetous_a man_n will_v commit_v any_o sin_n though_o never_o so_o heinous_a 1._o tim._n 6.10_o metropotis_fw-la omnium_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la subtle_a malum_fw-la secretum_fw-la virus_fw-la pestis_fw-la occulta_fw-la doli_fw-la artifex_fw-la mater_fw-la hypocrisis_fw-la livoris_fw-la parens_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la origo_fw-la criminum_fw-la foam_v virtutum_fw-la aerugo_fw-la tinea_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n bern._n n_o ps_n 91._o serm_n 5._o ephes_n 5.5_o col._n 3.5_o that_o a_o covetous_a man_n may_v be_v easy_o draw_v to_o commit_v any_o sin_n be_v it_o never_o so_o heinous_a there_o be_v nothing_o too_o hot_a nor_o too_o 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commodity_n and_o we_o have_v experience_n of_o many_o that_o only_o in_o hope_n of_o gain_n renounce_v the_o religion_n which_o they_o seem_v to_o profess_v and_o become_v papist_n again_o he_o fear_v the_o loss_n of_o his_o riches_n far_o more_o than_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n favour_n he_o be_v less_o afraid_a to_o break_v any_o of_o god_n commandment_n though_o it_o be_v to_o the_o provoke_a of_o his_o wrath_n then_o he_o be_v to_o diminish_v or_o impair_v his_o out_o ward_n estate_n and_o he_o trust_v more_o in_o his_o wealth_n than_o he_o do_v in_o god_n as_o we_o see_v in_o that_o rich_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n who_o secure_v his_o soul_n 12.19_o luke_n 12.19_o because_o he_o have_v much_o good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n will_v timothy_n to_o charge_v rich_a man_n 6.17_o 1_o tim._n 6.17_o that_o