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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15144	The vvay to the celestiall paradise Declaring how a sinner may be saued, and come to life euerlasting. Contained in three bookes.The first second third sheweth that a sinner may be saued, & come to life euerlasting. By faith, apprehending Christ for his iustification, & applying to himselfe the promises of the Gospell made in Iesus Christ. Repentance, hauing his sins washed away in the bloud of the lambe Iesus Christ. Prayer, calling vpon God in the name of Iesus Christ. By Robert Whittell, minister of the Gospell.	Whittle, Robert, d. 1638.	1620 (1620)	STC 25441; ESTC S120396	338,769	458

Repentance presuming on Gods mercie PResuming on Gods mercy is the second impediment 2 Presuming on Gods mercy Where consider two things that hindreth many from Repentance The wicked man that liueth in sin leadeth an vngodly life because he feeles no iudgement of God fall vpon him for his sinnes presumes to sinne still and pleads for himselfe God's mercifull Christ dyed for sinners c. It is true God is mercifull He is a ●xod 34. 6. 7. the Lord God mercifull and gracious long-suffering and aboundant in goodnesse and truth keeping mercy for thousands forgiuing 1 God is onely mercifull to penitent sinners iniquity transgression and sinne But vnderstand First that God is mercifull onely to penitent sinners to such as b Isay 1. 16. 17. 18. cease to doe euill and learne to doe well to such as c Isay 55. 7. forsake their euill way and returne vnto the Lord to such as d Ezek. 8. 21. turne from all the sinnes which they haue committed and doe that which is lawfull and right And although it be true that God hath mercy and plenty of mercy for sinners though neuer so wicked and vngodly if they truely and vnfainedly repent them of their sinnes yet the mercy of God is not extended to impenitent sinners to such as are obdurate and hardned in their sins not to such as are growne obstinate rebellious and disobedient against the Lord. Impenitent Kaine hard-hearted Pharao and despairing Iudas these find no mercy these dye in their sinnes without mercy onely penitent sinners find mercy Dauid Peter Marie Magdalene and such sinners as haue truely repented of their sinnes haue obtained mercy Secondly God is mercifull indeed but as he is mercifull 2 As God is mercifull so hee is also iust so is he also iust as he is mercifull he is very ready to pardon iniquity and to forgiue sinne but as he is iust he will punish sinners and will in no case spare them that presumptuously goe on in their sinnes As Moses tells the presumptuous sinner e Deu. 29. 19. 20 And it come to passe when he heareth the words of this curse that hee blesse himselfe in his heart saying I shall haue peace though I walke in the imaginations of my heart to adde drunkennesse to thirst the Lord will not spare him but then the anger of the Lord and his iealousie shall smoake against that man and all the curses that are written in this Booke shall lye vpon him and the Lord shall blot out his name from vnder heauen This serues to reproue those who by no admonition Vse or counsell will be brought to repentance and amendment Against those that presume on Gods Mercy of life but still liue in sinne doe wickedly goe on in sinne from day to day and say God's mercifull but doest thou not heare O man that God is mercifull only to repenting sinners And vnderstandest thou not that as God is mercifull so he is also iust A mercifull Father but also a iust God How then darest thou be so venturous so bold yea so presumptuous to do wicked●● 〈…〉 in thy euill course of life yet to ble●se thy 〈◊〉 in the euil● 〈◊〉 flatter ●●y selfe in thy sinnes 〈…〉 well Go●● mercifull because 〈…〉 wil● 〈◊〉 the●efore doe wickedly and 〈…〉 Nay ●●ther because God is mercifull 〈…〉 of our sinnes that we may 〈…〉 ●nd since mercy with the Lord. He that ●●●th 〈◊〉 mercifull and yet still sinne●h against God shall one day finde that God is a God of ●ustice and will not suffer the sinner to goe vnpunished Wh●●●fore the 〈◊〉 Sonne of Sir●ch giueth the presumptuous sinner 〈◊〉 admonition f 〈…〉 Say not his mercy is great hee will be 〈◊〉 for the multitude of my sinnes for mercie and wrath 〈◊〉 from him and his indignation resteth vpon sinners CHAP. XIIII Of the third impediment of Repentance Custome in sinning CVstome in sinning is the third impediment of 3 Custome in sinning Repentance A sinner hauing once gotten a habite and custome of sinning is loath to leaue and very hardly perswaded to forsake his sinne a Cons●●t●do est altera natura Custome is another nature Through long continuance in sinne sinne groweth to bee a vsuall thing with a sinner As it is vsuall and naturall with him to eate and drinke and sleepe so is it vsuall and euen naturall with him to sinne Custome preuailes with him The Lord greatly reprooues the Iewes for this their custome in sinning comparing them to the Ethiopian and Leopard b Jerem. 13. 23. Can the Ethiopian change his skinne or the Leopard his spots then may ye also doe good that are accustomed to doe euill Letting vs thereby see the Custome in sinning and giuing vs to vnderstand what a great impediment and bind●●●nce custome in sinning is to repentance and 〈◊〉 of life Were it not an exceeding ●i●●●cult 〈…〉 for any one to take in hand to wa●● the 〈…〉 till it were white So i● it an excee●●●● 〈…〉 ●o alter and change 〈…〉 that h●●h accustomed ●●●selfe 〈…〉 to d●e euill 〈…〉 wi●l wa●● away the thicke 〈…〉 soule sa●e onely that pure and 〈…〉 the bloud of Iesus Christ which clea●●●t● vs ●rom all sinne What hinders the common s●earer from repenting 〈…〉 ●●earing what is the cause that he 〈…〉 ●●earing that euen in hi● ordinary communication 〈…〉 with him 〈…〉 as to speake but custome of s●earing what hinders the lyer tha● hee cannot leaue his lying but cust●●e and what makes the drunkard that he 〈◊〉 not lea●e his drunkennesse but custome drinking he hath so long continued in that course of life and so accustomed himselfe vnto its that now he cannot leaue it Whosoeuer then would truely repent him of his sins Vse let hi● take he●d of accustoming himselfe to any sinne Not ●● accust●●●●ur selu●● t● any sin●● and that hee doth not vse himselfe to any vicious and sinnefull course of life And to that end euery one of vs ought to be carefull to preuent sinne betime c 〈…〉 Stay the first beginnings of sinne Let not thy heart bee enti●ed to delight in euill thoughts suggested by Sathan or if thou pleasest thy selfe in those entising thoughts for a moment yet consent not vnto them Or if thou suffer thy heart to consent yet beware of the practise of sinne or if through the subtill suggestions of Sathan and the corruption of thine owne heart thou hast yeelded to commit iniquity and to doe the euill deed O repent betimes forsake thy euill way continue not in wickednesse lest by thy long continuance in sinne thou accustome thy selfe to doe euill and then it will bee hard for thee to leaue thy sinne hard for thee to do good which hast accustomed thy selfe to doe euill CHAP. XV. Of the fourth impediment of Repentance Hope of long life HOpe of long life is the fourth impediment of 4 Hope of long life Repentance This hope hinders many men