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A13835	The saints humiliation Being the substance of nine profitable sermons upon severall texts. viz: 1 The nature of a fast; on Iudges 20.26. 2 The Christians watchfulnesse; on Mark. 13.37. 3 Gods controversie for sinne; on Hosea 4.12. 4 The remedy for distresse; on Gen. 32.9.11. 5 The use of the covenant & promises; on Gen. 32.10. 6 The broken sacrifice; on Psalme 51.17. 7 Good wishes for Sion; on Psalme 51.17. 8 Motives to repentance; 9 An exhortation to repentance; on Math. 3.7.8. First preached and applied by Samuel Torshel, minister of Gods Word at Bunbury, and now published for the common good.	Torshell, Samuel, 1604-1650.	1633 (1633)	STC 24142; ESTC S118495	136,937	226

count sweet that if God be pleased to give them if God be pleased to deny them still to be contented Our new life will also have a new appetite a desire after spirituall food a signe of grace than which I know none more common or better for such as the life is such is the nourishment and choice of food But I will rather enlarge my selfe upon one other instance the instance of spirituall motion but because motion may be found in diverse things this rule must be distinctly examined Prayer reading hearing meditation are motions and men no other than naturall performe them the difference is from the principle An engin moves and a man moves but there is not the same principle of motion in the engin and the man An engin is made of wheeles and beeing wound up to a certaine heighth the wheeles run till the spring be downe and then it staies and unlesse wound up againe continues idle because it is but an engine But man moves from a principle of life and hath of his owne a loco-motive faculty If naturall men be upon a good motion it is because somthing windes them up for ye may pegge and strain the natural to what ye will by presenting such respects as please them then set them on going but the motion will not hold But the Christians is from life Christ is formed in them they live by the faith of the Son of God We may also somtimes be deceived as wel in the speed as in the motion wicked men may be forward upon things that are good but here is still the difference saith the Apostle Rom. 1.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 What is in mee is ready In the Christian there is a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is the word there used a readinesse a free naturallnesse as it were unto that which it doth Two horses run upon their full speed but here is the tryall of the goodnesse The one is forced forward by the spur and if the steele were from his side the Jade would stand quiet but the other being full of spirit and courage that carries him forward that of himself he can hardly be kept in Naturall men if they doe any good it is because they are spurred on but there is a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a freenesse in the right man it is his life that carries him on to good duties with cheerefulnesse Besides for I can hardly leave this meditation our spirituall life will shew it selfe in the uniformity of our motion It is right not circular Man moves not as the sphears orbicularly which is the reason that men are soone giddy when they turne round The Christian is not his own compasse but moves upon a line streight to Scripture-canon And in regard of the subject the motion is uniform every part equally moves and equally swift with the whole If the arme or leg or any part move not equally but lamely there is defect but chiefly if the conserving parts be dull The intellect will affections move with an harmony where there is this principle This is the third signe or fruit 4. Lastly taking repentance for an outward profession of it the fruits or signes of it are three 1. Contrition I meane an outward contrition for of inward sorrow I spake before The penitent Magdalen abounded in teares they ran downe like water that she washed the feet of our Saviour with them So Peter wept bitterly hee drew plenty of that water I cannot credit every wet eye for some like the Crocodiles have teares at will and besides the constitution of some bodies I thinke is such that they cannot wet their cheekes but how-ever the heart must bee so affected and if our constitution will admit it sometimes upon some occasions our eyes But herein we may discover the deceitfull pretence of dry constitution when wee can be apt enough to shed teares for other causes teares of anger teares of griefe teares of fullennesse and then if wee have none for sinne it is an Argument of deceitfull carnall hearts for if we had not hard hearts we should not have such dry eyes 2. Confession David is oft our patterne so is Nehemiah so is Daniel So Job professeth Hee did not cover his sinne as Adam nor hide iniquity in his bosome Job 31.33 Wee are not ashamed to sinne before men why then should we be ashamed to confesse our sinnes But oh when shall our congregations bee witnesses of our publike repentance When shall wee see a Drunkard come and say lo here am I the scandall of your society and faith that have abused together my selfe and the good creatures of God I now acknowledge in the face and sight of heaven how I have offended When shall we see the uncleane person prevent a censure by a voluntary penance oh when when There must bee some sutablenesse in our confession of sinne unto our sinne 3. Satisfaction That Discipline Those penances which were used in the purer primitive times by the Church were called Satisfactions Chrysostome and Hierom seeme to understand this Text so Repentance must in some kind or other bee witnessed by this So Zacheus witnessed the truth of his and the reprobated Judas will condemne our neglect hee sorrowed for his fault made confession to the Priests made restitution of the moneyes Ah how far more fearfull is our case if wee come short of the reprobated Judas These may bee the grounds of our tryall and so much of the first Observation II. The second Observ that is is our duty to bring forth fruits meet for repentance It needs not explication for all the difficulty was cleared in the former onely let us see it briefly confirmed 1. It is our duty for there are many precepts therefore Paul prayes for the Colossians that they might walke worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing being fruitfull in every good worke Col 1.10 Your owne reading may find more 2. We have not only precept but decree wee are ordained to it It is the end of our creation and of our redemption We are Gods workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works which God hath before ordained that wee should walk in them Eph. 2.10 3. It is the end of Gods dealing w th us if he afford mercies if threats if judgmēts al are to call us to repentance His mercies are to that end if he sense his Vine-yard gather out the stones dresse it build a wine-presse then he lookes for grapes Esa 5. His threatnings are to that purpose he tels us he purposeth to strike that the Axe is ready laid to the root that every tree might bring forth fruit His judgements are so intended therfore complaines that by them his people were not bettered Why should ye bee stricken any more yee revolt more and more Esa 1.5 And the towns are condemned where our Saviour went for if the same things had bin done in Tyre it had repented long agon Let me apply it Vse 1.