Fifth mark. Godly sorrow is known by the companions of it, or as I may call them, the effects of it, 2 Cor. 7.11. 1 Carefulness, that is, an earnest bethinking our selves, joined with diligence in the means whereby we may avoid the sin we mourn for. 2 Clearing of our selves, which is an endeavour to approve ourselves in the dislike of that we mourn for by the contrary deed done, Luke 19.8.1 Behold, the half of my goods I give to the poor, Acts 16.33. Indignation, whereby a man is even angry with himself, loathes himself, is even weary of himself, Ezek. 36.4 Fear,2 which is an awful regard, whereby we are afraid both of the sin, and of all the occasions of it, with respect to Gods displeasure, Pro. 28.14.3 Blessed is the man that feareth always. 5 A vehement desire, whereby we are so affected, that we do not more strongly long for any thing, then to be preserved from that evil, by which we have fallen, and also to do the contrary good, Psal. 119.4 My heart breaketh for the fervent desire it hath to thy commandments. ⟨p. 262⟩6 Zeal, when upon the consideration how we have dishonoured God by our sin, we are so much the more desirous of his glory by all well doing; this is apparent by Paul, who was so much the more zealous in the propagating of the Gospel, as he had been furious in persecuting it. 7 Revenge, when a man shows his displeasure against sin, by punishing the instruments and occasions of it, Acts 19.19.5 they that used curious arts brought their books, and burnt them before all men. So we read of C•a•er, that thrust that hand first into the fire, which had subscribed the Popish Articles.
Fift marke. Godly sorrow is knowne by the companions of it, or as I may call them, the effects of it, 2 Cor. 7.11. 1 Carefulnesse, that is, an earnest bethinking our selves, joyned with diligence in the meanes whereby wee may avoid the sinne we mourne for. 2 Clearing of our selves, which is an endeavour to approve ourselves in the dislike of that we mourne for by the contrary deed done, Luke 19.8.1 Behold, the halfe of my goods I give to the poore, Acts 16.33. Indignation, whereby a man is even angry with himselfe, loathes himselfe, is even weary of himselfe, Ezek. 36.4 Feare,2 which is an awfull regard, whereby we are afraid both of the sinne, and of all the occasions of it, with respect to Gods displeasure, Pro. 28.14.3 Blessed is the man that feareth alwaies. 5 A vehement desire, whereby we are so affected, that we doe not more strongly long for any thing, then to be preserved from that evill, by which wee have fallen, and also to doe the contrary good, Psal. 119.4 My heart breaketh for the fervent desire it hath to thy commandements. ⟨p. 262⟩6 Zeale, when upon the consideration how we have dishonoured God by our sinne, we are so much the more desirous of his glory by all well doing; this is apparant by Paul, who was so much the more zealous in the propagating of the Gospell, as hee had beene furious in persecuting it. 7 Revenge, when a man shewes his displeasure against sinne, by punishing the instruments and occasions of it, Acts 19.19.5 they that used curious arts brought their bookes, and burnt them before all men. So we reade of C•aer, that thrust that hand first into the fire, which had subscribed the Popish Articles.
- 1Luke 19.8. Acts 16.33
- 2Ezek. 36.
- 3Pro. 28.14.
- 4Psal. 119.
- 5Acts 19.19.
