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sin_n	believe_v	forgive_v	forgiveness_n	3,528	5	10.5756	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76447	The penitent death of a vvoefull sinner. Or, the penitent death of John Atherton executed at Dublin the 5. of December. 1640. With some annotations upon severall passages in it. As also the sermon, with some further enlargements, preached at his buriall. / By Nicholas Barnard Deane of Ardagh in Ireland.	Bernard, Nicholas, d. 1661.; Atherton, John, 1598-1640.	1641 (1641)	Wing B2014; Wing B2017; Thomason E176_3; Thomason E176_4; ESTC R2358	42,210	46

A SERMON PREACHED AT THE BVRIALL OF THE SAID IOHN ATHERTON The next night after his Execution December the fifth 1640. In Saint IOHNS Church in Dublin With some other Additions and Enlargements which the shortnesse of the warning and latenesse of the night would not then permit throughout Applicatory to divers speciall passages in the Relation wherein there are also some other added which were before omitted By Nicholas Barnard Deane of Ardagh in IRELAND Chysost in Laud. Pauli Homil. 1. Paulus terram mare circumivit peccatorum spinas evellens granaque pietatis ubique seminans veritatem reducens ex hominibus Angelos faciens c. ACTS 3.19 Repent ye therefore and be converted that your sinnes may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. Printed at Dublin 1641. The Summe of the Doctrines here handled The Dignity of Preachers Christs Messengers whence for themselves a necessity of ordination to it of continuance in it for the people a necessity of entertainment of thê of Audience Obedience to them The duty of Preachers in the Generall from whence observed That Preaching of all the Acts of the Ministry is the most Apostolicall and if so the most Episcopall And herein according to a speciall Confession of a Vow made and broken by this Person An Exhortation both to Preaching and Catechizing For the later of which Foure things advised Shunning Diversities of Catechismes Unnecessary Controversies Handling these Principles Briefly Often In both condemned Inconstancy either in the doctrines delivered time giving it over The Duties of Preachers in Speciall Ability to preach Perspicuity in their Preaching Their lives to be according The state of a man Unconverted resembled by a Blindnesse Darknesse Slavery The state of Conversion resembled by giving Sight Light Liberty That the greatest Sinner once converted is capable of forgivenesse The joyfull happy estate of him who hath an assurance of it in three things he hath Peace with God of Conscience with Death And therein of spirituall refreshings Throughout Applicatory to the Party The Text. ACTS XXVI vers 17. I send thee VERS 18. To open their eyes to turne them from darknesse to light from the power of Satan unto God that they may receive forgivenesse of sinnes c. THat there is an eminent a 2. Sam. 3 3● Man this day falne in Israel by a scandalous ignominious death ye all know of whom this unwonted confluence of people speakes an expectation of saying somewhat For his life to give the least Commendation would be a scandall to the speaker and yet wholly to conceale his penitencie at his death would bee a wrong both to him and you the hearers It was indeede his owne desire there might bee no good spoke of him at all but me thinkes that it selfe if there were no more b Laus humana non appeti à rectè faciente sed subsequi debet rectè facientem ut illi proficiant qui etiam imitar● possunt Aug. de serm Domini in monte is cause sufficient to speake somewhat in that short expression being much included And commendation if ever is then most seasonable c Lauda hominem sed post mortem post consummationé quando nec laudanté adulatio movet nec laudatum tentat elatio Ambr. in natali S. Euseb when it can neyther impute flatterie to the one nor cause a pride in the other Then may be thought d Ibiest laudatio vanitate remota ubietiam vituperatio erat ab oftensione secura Aug. the lesse affected when a dispraise would be the least offensive And for that we have done with in the relation This text fits this present occasion thus Saint Paul is here sent to preach the Gospell such was the end of this our Brothers ordination but neglected Such had been his solemne vow of later years but broken The persons to whom he was sent were such as lived in darkenesse under the power of Satan such to have beene his life formerly to the Churches scandall is confessed The effect of S. Pauls message is to open their eyes to turne them unto God such a blessed change to have beene lately found in him hath beene made apparant And if with these he hath obtained the efficacie of the meanes why should we barre him from attaining the like happinesse in the end also viz. forgivenesse of sinnes T is true he was sent and like that e Matth. 21.30 Son that said he would goe into the vineyard but went not Instead of converting others he had corrupted them instead of opening their eyes he had shut his owne instead of gayning others out of darknesse he had lived in works of darkenesse himselfe instead of turning men from the power of Satan he had drawne more subjects to him Notwithstanding what hee was ordayned to have beene an instrument of in others was by Gods grace in a great measure wrought in himself and if conversion why should not we beleeve forgivenesse and if forgivenesse blessednesse for f Rom. 4.7 Blessed is the man whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sinnes are covered c. The Ocean of Gods mercie is able to swallow mountaines aswell as mole-hils great sinnes as lesse according to the proportion of repentance S. Paul g 1 Tim. 1.13 a blasphemer yet obtayned pardon The crucifiers of the Lord of life are bad to be h Acts 3.19 converted and their sinnes should bee blotted out T is true he was at first moved to it with feare so was i Hem. 11 7. vevitus Noah to the saving himselfe by the Arke k Vide orat de vitâ ejus per Gr●g presb poema ejus de vitâ suâ script ad popul Con●●antinop deplorantibus universis mortem corporis ipse interitum animi metuebat Mors ex aquâ imminens salutâ ex aquâ Baptismi antevertebat Gregorie Nazianzen was at first converted to Christianitie in a storme our Saviour in the same breath cals his Disciples friends l Luc. 12.4 and yet bids them feare him for the feare of Hell it selfe m Apud Deū non valet mensura temporis sed doloris non temporis longitudine sed affectus sinceritate poenitudo pensatur Latro ille in Cruce non eguit prolixitate temporis intra enim unum momentum totius vitae sceleribus absolutus pręcedit etiam ipsos Apostolos ad Paradisum Chrysost Poenitentia non mensium cursu pensatur sed profunditate luctus lachrymarum qua homo mortificatur Jsidor de summ bon He came late so did they that went into the vineyard at the n Matth. 20.6 eleventh houre o 2 Chron. 33.11.12 Manasses began in fetters The p Luc. 15.17.18 prodigall Son staid till hee was starved and forced Oh let not your eyes be evill when God's is good Where wee finde his hand why should wee doubt of his Seale If he were turned from the power of Satan in repentance