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A47079 An antidote for troubled soules, or, The fruit of repentance taken out of the word of God, and delivered to Thomas Jones of the city of Hereford ... Jones, Thomas, of Hereford. 1646 (1646) Wing J993; ESTC R15721 10,050 23

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AN ANTIDOTE FOR Troubled Soules Or The Fruit of Repentance Taken out of the Word of God and Delivered to Thomas Jones of the City of Hereford who was many yeares afflicted both in body and in minde for violating or prophaning the Lords Sabbath day And thinking this Antidote to be part of the Talent which the Lord gave him since he repented for the same being commanded in his sleep to give an account thereof he hath thought it requisite to publish it for the good of all penitent Sinners Published with License Rom. 8.18 I account the afflictions of this present life not worthy of the glory which shall be shewed unto us 2 Cor. 4.17 Our light affliction which is but for a moment worketh for as a far more exceeding and eternall weight of glory London Printed for John Wright at the signe of the Kings head in the Old Baily 1646. The Fruit of REPENTANCE Acts 2.38 Then Peter said unto them Repent and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Iesus Christ for remission of sinnes and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost WE heard in the former verse the question of these pricked hearts to Peter and the rest of the Apostles Men and Brethren What shall we do Teaching us how much it imports every Soule to seek for the was and meanes to Salvation We proceed now to the answer given from the mouth of Peter prescribing the means of salvation in this verse now read unto you which are two first Repentance then Baptisme afterwards he perswades them to the practise thereof in the next verse At this time only of the first means of Salvation that is Repentance The Doctrine is That he that will be saved must repent Men and brethren say they what shall we do meaning to be saved as the Gaoler expresseth himelf Repent saith Peter as if he should say If ye repent ye shall be saved but if ye will not repent ye shall not be saved Except ye repent saith our Saviour ye shall all likewise perish Luke 13.3 The reason is First because we are all by nature sinners and consequently under the eternall wrath of God children of wrath and there is no means to avoid Gods eternall curse and wrath without repentance O generations of Vipers saith John the Baptist to the Pharisees Mat. 3.7 Who hath forewarned you to flee from the wrath to come bring forth therefore fruit meet for Repentance As if he should say You think your great holinesse that was shall save you but who hath taught you to escape the wrath of God thereby Let me teach you if you will escape the wrath to come trust not to your holy religion but see you make good your repentance Secondly on the condition of repentance God hath promised what Christ hath merited that is pardon of sin Esa 1.16 The Prophet exhorteth Wash you make you clean put away the evil of your doings cease to do evil learn to do well that is Repent And then in the eighteenth verse he promiseth Though your sinnes be as scarlet yet they shall be as white as snow though they be as red as crimson yet they shall be as wooll Act. 5.13 The Apostle saith They God of our Fathers hath exalted Christ to be a Prince and a Saviour to give repentance to Israel and forgivenesse of sins Pardon of sin upon repentance So then without repentance there is no means possible to escape the wrath of God Vpon repentance God hath promised pardon of all sins even as Christ hath merited If any might be saved without repentance then Christs disciples might be saved but our Saviour tels them Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish And if any might not be saved with repentance then those murtherers of Christ would not be saved Yet Peter saith Repent and ye shall be saved Vpon this string all the Prophets harped Repent Repent This was John Baptists first Sermon this was the thing that Christ did preach first and this must be the burden of our song unto the end of the world Luk. 24.37 It is necessary saith our Saviour that repentance and remission of sinnes be preached to all Nations We preach nothing without repentance yea there is no salvation without repentance Now it will be necessary to shew what repentance is The nature of repentance is a large thing much hath been written of it I will give you therefore briefly the cheif part of repentance In repentance there is the work of God and the work of man Gods work is Regeneration a new creation which makes a man a new creature by taking ●way the stony heart and giving him a heart of flesh ●n the place of it and this is done by a two-fold grace First Preventing grace which pricks and breaks the heart Herein he is a meer patient Secondly Subsequent grace enabling a man to the practice of repentance Mans work in repentance stands chiefly in two things Mourning and Turning as the Prophet Joel expresseth it Joel 2.12 Turn to the Lord with fasting weeping and mourning rent your hearts and turn to the Lord. There are the principall parts of repentance expressed First then in repentance there must be a mourning of the heart with godly sorrow for sin chiefly because God is offended and Christ pierced otherwise it is not godly sorrow This the Apostle 2 Cor. 7.10 makes the first and chiefest whéel in the clock or the first mover to repentance Godly sorrow causeth repentance unto salvation not to be repented of If thy heart be first broken with godly sorrow thy repentance is from the heart else howsoever it doth appear it is but hypocrisie it tends to thy greater damnation Secondly after mourning there must be a turning Act. 3.19 Repent and be converted This conversion must be from sin to God First it must be from sinne Repent and turn your selves from all your transgressions saith the Lord Ezek. 18.3 Secondly this turning must be to God Repent and turn to the Lord saith the Apostle Act. 26.20 Now this turning or conversion must have thrée properties It must be 1 Inward 2 Outward 3 Universall First it must be an inward turning a change of the heart Joel 2.12 with all your heart Ezek. 18. Make you a new heart and a new spirit This inward change must be by mortifying our concupiscence by purging out corruption hiding the Word in our hearts cherishing the motions of the Spirit Truth in the inward part hating sin and delighting in holinesse Secondly it must be outward Cast away from you all your transgressions wherwith you have transgressed Ezek. 18 31. Thirdly this turning must be universall as with all the heart so likewise from all sinne As the Prophet requireth Ezek. 18.30.31 Turn your selves from all your sinnes and cast away all your transgressions Secondly it must be a turning to all good works Jam. 2.10 If a man keep the whole law and offend in one point he is guilty of all Thus you sée the hate of it