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…

To this I answer, you shall know it, by these three things. | 1. By the Ingredients.¹ | 2. By the Continuance. | 3. By the Event.

1. 1Answ.

First, I say, you shall know it by the Ingredients: for first they have not only the sense of ¹punishment, which is common unto the worldly sorrow: for I say, howsoever it is the property of worldly sorrow to apprehend punishment, yet it ⟨p. 198⟩is likewise required of godly sorrow, to be sensible of punishment; but there is another light put into him, whereby he sees into the uncleanness of sin: he sees sin in its own dye, not only sin, to be sin, but sin to be vile; and hereupon he will not content himself with mercy, unless he may have grace? but the other cares not if he may be free from punishment, whether he hath strength against corruption or no.

First, I say, you shall know it by the Ingredients: for first they have not onely the sence of ¹punishment, which is common unto the worldly sorrow: for I say, howsoever it is the property of worldly sorrow to apprehend punishment, yet it ⟨p. 198⟩is likewise required of godly sorrow, to be sensible of punishment; but there is another light put into him, whereby hee sees into the uncleanenesse of sinne: he sees sinne in its owne dye, not onely sinne, to bee sinne, but sinne to bee vile; and hereupon he will not content himselfe with mercy, unlesse he may have grace? but the other cares not if he may be free from punishment, whether hee hath strength against corruption or no.