Remains of that reverend and learned divine, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in…Remaines of that reverend and learned divine, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in…

Now the Reasons of this Point are taken from the false grounds from whence repentance comes, which are these:

1. It comes from self-love; when sin proves hurtful; and the hurt is near at hand, then it may work, but all out of self-love. An hypocrite when he finds fire in the sin, he throws it away, but when once the fire is out of the coal, he will play with it, and fool himself, he ⟨p. 21⟩fears only the fire, not the foulness of sin; he hates the sting, not the sin.

1. It comes from selfe-love; when sinne proves hurtfull; and the hurt is neere at hand, then it may worke, but all out of selfe-love. An hypocrite when he finds fire in the sinne, hee throwes it away, but when once the fire is out of the coale, hee will play with it, and foole himselfe, hee ⟨p. 21⟩feares onely the fire, not the foulenesse of sinne; he hates the sting, not the sinne.

2. This repentance comes from the common gifts of the holy Ghost, which a carnal man may have; as,

2. This repentance comes from the common gifts of the holy Ghost, which a carnall man may have; as,