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A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near…A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere…
A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friars London Herein is the history of the surprisal and admirable escape of the said penitent.A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friers London Herein is the history of the surprizall and admirable escape of the said penitent.
London: printed by George Miller for Joshua Kirton, 1639London: printed by George Miller for Ioshua Kirton, 1639
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Me thinks I now behold many weeping eyes in this assembly, bewailing thy woeful fall; and I must confess that I also find mine own bowels troubled within me. All this is in compassion of thy case. Oughtest not thou to be much moved thereat? Howsoever the Church be pleased in much-tender-compassion to enjoin this easy, mild penance unto thee, do thou betwixt God and thine own soul yet further load thy self through a serious and deep apprehension of,1 and meditation on the heinousness of thy sin, that Christ observing thee to labour and to be heavy loaden under the burden of thy sin, may (according to his promise, Math. 11.28.) give thee rest. Repentance is to be ordered according to the kind and measure of sin.
Mee thinkes I now behold many weeping eyes in this assembly, bewailing thy woefull fall; and I must confesse that I also find mine owne bowels troubled within me. All this is in compassion of thy case. Oughtest not thou to be much mooved thereat? Howsoever the Church be pleased in much-tender-compassion to enjoyne this easie, milde penance unto thee, doe thou betwixt God and thine owne soule yet further loade thy selfe through a serious and d•epe apprehension of,1 and meditation on the heighnousnesse of thy sinne, that Christ observing thee to labour and to be heavy loaden under the burden of thy sinne, may (according to his promise, Math. 11.28.) give thee rest. Repentance is to be ordered according to the kind and measure of sin.
- 1Paenitentia agenda secundum modum sui cujusque peccati. Aug. Encb. c. 65. Secundum conscientiae molem exhibenda est paenitentiae magnitude. Amb. ad Virgin. lays. c. 8Paenitentia agenda secundum modum sui cujusque peccati. Aug. Encb. c. 65. Secundum conscientiae molem exhibenda est paenitētiae magnitude. Amb. ad Virgin. lays. c. 8