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drift’s Body and Blosd, is a plain tram} Tug of
God under Foot, and accounting of the Bleed of
the Covenant an unholy Thing a Thing that
nay b«mixed with impure and unholy Thing*,
Jf this be not to be guilty of the Body and Blood
of Chrift, what can be ?
I III. For the TrialofthyRepentar.ee whether
lit be found andfincere, tnoU 2 ?y’A Jtp?W it by
thefe Signs and Notes.
1. By a godly Sorrow for fins fafl. By a godly
Sorrow, I mean, fuch a Soirow a"s maketh Cod
its Object; that is, when we grieve and mourn
for tin, more out of Refpeci to God than fcrFe^r;
of Punifhment; that we have offended fo ecr^i
Croib ffv gr-CiGU; » ratfici', to COtiRfifuf a Lord
and Matter. I deny not but it is good and com¬
mendable to grieve and'mourn for tin; in refpetft
of Punifhment for Fear of Hell, for it is a good
Preparatory to a godly Sorrow j butw mutt rot
reft therein. By this therefore try and rxsmine
the Truth of thy Repentance; for wherefoever
there is tt ue Repentance, there mult be this god¬
ly Sorrow.
2. A turning from tkofe evil Ways wherein iee hovt
formerly walked } as you may fee in the Example
of thole Penitents that are recorded in Scripture 5
ne of Paul, Peter, Zacheus and others, who upon
their Repentance turned from thofe ev;J Courfes
wherein they had formerly walked. Hereby
therefore,try the Ttuth of thy Repentance ; Hath
it wrought a Change and Alteration inlhyCcurfe
of Life ? Is there a forfajting of former fins ? Haft
thou left thy Swearing, thy Dnmkennefs, thy
Whoredoms, thy cozenings by falfe Weights and
Meafures? Canftthou fay of thyfelf, as Ptul did
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