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A21038	Tvvo treatises. The one, of repentance, the other, of Christs temptations. Both penned, by the late faithfull minister of Gods worde, Daniel Dyke, Batchelour in Diuinitie. Published since his death by his brother ID. minister of Gods word	Dyke, Daniel, d. 1614.; Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639.	1616 (1616)	STC 7408; ESTC S100107	213,745	364

impenitent persons your skarres your wounds your deformities your filthinesse in which you lie down shall all rise vp againe with you and with these shall you appeare in Gods sight at the day of iudgment Now Repentance takes away the staine and ignominy Which is taken away in regard of sinne both in regard of God and in regard of man 1. In regard of God and that appeares by these 1. Of God two things 1. In that he receiues repenting sinners into former fauour and grace againe without vpbraiding Iam. 1. them with their sinnes Yea heere the prouerbe is true The falling out of louers is the renewing of loue And as bones out of ioynt ioynted againe are stronger then before so when God and wee are ioynted together againe by Repentance his affections are stronger to vs then before The repenting prodigall receiued greater tokens of fauour Luk. 15. then his elder brother that neuer brake out into that riot neither doe we finde his father girding and reproaching him with his riotous courses nay he rather answers the elder brother disgracing him with them So Christ first appeared to Mary Magdalen Mark 16. out of whom he had cast seauen deuills for all her former seauen deuills hee honors her with his first appearance The like honour did he to Peter Goe your wayes saith the Angell and tell his Disciples and Peter that he will go before you into Galile Why Dicit specialiter Petro quia se indignū indicanit discipulatu cum ter ●egauit magistrum Sed peccata praeterita non nocent quando non placent Hieronymus in hunc locum is Peter more especially named then any of the rest of the Disciples Not to giue Peter any primacie aboue the rest but that they might know that how soeuer Peter had greeuously offended in his threefold deniall yet because he had wept bitterly and had thoroughly repented he had blotted away that staine and receiued him to his former sauour againe Though Peter sinned aboue the rest yet repenting he is named aboue the rest The husbandman loues that ground which hauing abounded in weedes doth yet afterward by good culture abound with good fruits better then that ground which as it was neuer abundant in weedes so neither extraordinarily in good fruit And the Captaine makes more of that Souldier which hauing fled yet after returning doth valiant exploits vpon the enemies then of him that euer kept his station but did no speciall extraordinary seruice 2. In that hee restores vnto them their former gifts and graces lost and that with increase and aduantage Dauid all the while he lay in his sinne had his heart altogether out of tune to compose any Psalmes but after his Repentance was he in a more excellent manner a sweet singer of Israel Zecharie by sinne lost his speech but by repentance he regained not onely his speech but propheticall speech Repenting Sampson was stronger then before Luk 1. and did a more valiant act then euer So Salomon and Noah recouered the spirit of prophecie after their repentance And Peter the spirit of confidence aboue that he had before that he who formerly was faine to speake to Christ by Iohn afterward durst speake and aske himselfe concerning Ioh 21. Iohn This is the admirable vertue of Repentance that with the Eagle it causes vs to renew our youth Psal 103. and with the Snake to be fresher and liuelyer after the casting of our old skin When sinne hath impayred and infeebled and made vs olde and withered creatures Repentance reviues vs and puts young spirits into vs. So hearty and so cordiall is this physicke of Repentance Other physick may take away our bodily infirmities but yet so that it brings some weaknesse to nature but repentance addes strength to our spirituall and renewed nature In this regard that repentance recouers the losse of grace it may be said also that it recouers the losse of time in that recouering grace it makes vs by double diligence redeeme the time and so we may allegorically apply to repentance that of Ioel I will giue you the yeeres which the Caterpiller hath deuoured Ioel 2. 2. Repentance takes away the ignominie and 2. of man 〈…〉 staine of sinne in regard of men and the Church who are to admit euery repenting sinner into their societie and familiaritie as before yea into those former offices and dignities and credit which before they had amongst vs. Hence it is that Salomon Cartm in eccl f. 46. in the booke of his Repentance prefers the title of Ecclesiastes that is a soule reconciled to the Church or a soule speaking and making confession in the Church before the title of the sonne of Dauid King in Ierusalem as that which would procure more grace to his worke and more credit to his person He seeks more credit in his repentance then his crowne His repentance had more power to restore him to the fellowship of the Church then his scepter Thus was repenting Ionah restored to his propheticall office Peter to his Apostleship Nebucadnezzar to his kingdom As if a Traytor should not onely haue his life and his lands but with them his honors and his offices in the Common-wealth restored him by his Prince True it is that if the children of God fall into any scandalous sinne let them repent neuer so much they are like for euer after to heare of it through both their eares and alwaies to haue it laid in their dish But this doctrine as it must correct the malice of the world reproching the repenting sinner whom God honors and raking vp the carcases of their sins which God hath buried so must it comfort the Repentant when they shal remember My sin is as if it had neuer been and therefore may they say to the Deuill and the world reproching them Tell me not what I haue been but what I am and will be And thus doth Repentance remooue the euill of sinne 2. It also remones the euill of punishment And 2 of punishment By that it doth three wayes 1. by keeping backe afflictions 2. by taking them away 3. by sanctifying and sweetning of them 1. Repentance doth keepe backe and preuent 1. preuenting Gods iudgments and many of his plagues hanging ouer our heads and ready to seaze vpon vs. When sinne that is the punishment lyes before the dore Gen 4. ready to enter in and make hauocke yet if Cain doe well and repent him of his former hypocrisie and turne in truth vnto the Lord shall he not be accepted When Rabsakeh lay before the doores of Ierusalem and before that the Ammonites how did the repentance of Iehoshaphat and Hezekiah driue them back 2. Chron 20. 2. Chron 32. And it is a certaine rule set downe by God himself when I haue spoken against a nation to destroy them and Ier 18. 7. 8. to root them out if they repent of their sinnes I will repent of

all this The Prophet therfore qualifies the matter saying If yee consent and verse 19. obey that is If ye consent to obedience in the sound and serious purposes and thoughts of your hearts ye shall eat the good things of the Land Though you cannot so thoroughly wash you yet consent to it and agree to it and it shall be accepted The second Care followes vpon this purpose the former Care ended when a man hath purposed and set downe with himselfe to do ought then he takes Care how to bring this purpose to passe The Repentant considers with himselfe that though now he be turned into the right way yet if he haue not his eyes in his head hee may easily lose it againe Hee is not ignorant how many impediments will encounter him in the way how many stumbling blockes will bee layd by Sathan besides that the olde Sepent will be behinde him nibbling at his heeles and assaying him to plucke him backe Now then these thoughts runne in his head I haue resolued to enter into this course alas how shall I be able to goe thorough it like the wise Luc. 14. builder he casts his accounts afore hand considers the weightinesse of Christianity and bethinkes himselfe how hee shall bee able to performe that which he hath vndertaken He obiects to himselfe resoluing to serue God as once Ioshua to the people saying We will serue the Lord Nay but yee cannot serue the Lord for he is an holy God hee is a iealous God Iosh 24 28. 19. c. So our Repentant in his first turning informs himselfe of the great difficulties that are in walking on in that way whereinto his feet are turning He considers that he is raised out of the graue of sinne but yet like Lazarus bound with napkins so Ioh. 11. is he still hampered with the bonds of many infirmities wich will quickely make him weary and faint And therefore now all his care is how hee may hold out and compasse that which hee hath propounded to himselfe Now this second Care he shewes in the practise of these duties 1. Because he knowes that in this building there are many enemies as once in the building of the wals of Ierusalem hee therefore shewes his Care in Nehem. 4 furnishing himselfe with spirituall weapons working with one hand and holding the sword of the spirit in the other 2. Being thus armed and prouided hee hath a vigilant and a watchfull eye against all occasions and meanes of sinne and hath a Care to auoyde them He is watchfull and carefull against the very first motions and whisperings of the olde Serpent saying vnto himselfe secretly as before Gods spirit did This is the way turne into it againe 3. Hee is carefull to doe all good duties both in his generall and in his speciall calling as to pray reade meditate instruct admonish Heare ô Israel Deut. 6. 3. and obserue to doe it saith Moses to the Israelites So heere is his care in that he obserues to doe all good duties 4. He is carefull to doe them in that holy manner which God requires Hee is not ignorant of Sathans wilinesse how he labours to interest and insinuate himselfe into our best actions Heere then is his Care that he goe with an euen foot and an vpright heart not out of a desire to bee seene of men and to haue praise from them Take heed how you giue your almes He obserues not onely that hee doe but how he doth good duties 5. Hee is carefull to apprehend all occasions of Good whatsoeuer are offered hee markes when God sends such men vnto him of whom hee may receiue further comfort and knowledge hee also markes when God puts such into his hands to whom hee may performe any good office and withall hee markes the season and opportunity When any accident of Gods speciall workes either of mercy or iudgement fals out in the world hee makes good vse of it as the Lord noted how Abraham vppon occasion of his iudgement on Sodom Gen. 18. 18. would thereby prouoke himselfe and his to a more carefull keeping of his Lawes By this now may we trye our selues whether we repent or no. Repentance we see is a very carefull thing fills our heads with many serious thoughts in things spirituall But alas with Martha we busie our heads with many things but in the meane time that one thing which is needfull is the least part of our care we lye secure in our sinnes and if any thought Luke 10. 41. be taken it is how to fulfill the lusts of the flesh Wee are like those women in Isay Arise ye women that sit Rom. 13. 14. at ease we eat drinke play and sleepe but as for our soules let God take care if he will wee list not to trouble our selues with such a burden Who is there almost who in the morning at his first arising entertaines these thoughts Oh how may I passe and bring about this day well How may I auoid Sathans snares restrain my owne corruption And as we looke not backe to say what haue I done so neither looke we forward to say what shall we doe Now we walk rashly hand ouerhead The repentant sinner is turned toward God and sees his great and awfull maiesty and therefore is exceeding carefull and respectiue of his carriage that he may not offend walking now in the eye of so great and withall so good a God Children when their Gouernours backes are turned vppon them play reakes but if once they see them then are they carefull of their behauiour 2. Duety is clearing Such is our owne weakenesse 2. Clearing and Sathans malice that be we neuer so carefull and watchfull ouer our waies yet wee shall oftentimes be ouertaken with heauinesse and drowsinesse and then is the enuious mans time to sow his tares and darnell for sinne to steale vpon vs Loe then what a repenting sinner will do in such a case If contrary to his purpose and carefull endeuor he ouer shoot himselfe and fall into some offence will he lye in his sinne and suffer his sinne to lye on his conscience vnquestioned No He cannot endure such guests hee knowes full well by deere bought experience what they are he will neuer be at quiet till they haue cleered his conscience of the guilt and defilement of the sinne He gets him presently into some corner with Peter and there not able to endure conscience to accuse him hee falls of accusing himselfe to God earnestly crauing his mercy neuer giuing ouer rapping at his gate till hee haue gotten Gods acquittance sealed for the pardon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of his sin This is the Apologie or Defence here spoken of the getting of Gods pardon signed and sealed with the bloud of his sonne that so when Sathan and Conscience shall come to dragge vs by the throats to hell we may plucke this pardon out of our bosomes and so chase them away