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…

Secondly, you shall know it by the continuance ¹of it: godly sorrow is constant, but worldly sorrow is but a passion of the mind; it changes, it lasts not, though for the present it may be violent and strong, and work much outwardly, yet it comes but by fits, and continues not; like a land flood, which violently for the present over-flows the banks, but it will away again, it is not always thus: but the godly sorrow is like a spring that still keeps his running, it is not dried up, but runs still, it is not so violent as the other, but it is more sure: you shall have it still running both Winter and Summer, wet and dry, in hot and cold, early and late; so this godly sorrow is the same in a regenerate man still, take him when you will, he is still sorrowing for sin, this godly sorrow it stands like the centre of the earth, which removes not, but still remains.

Secondly, you shall know it by the continuance ¹of it: godly sorrow is constant, but worldly sorrow is but a passion of the mind; it changes, it lasts not, though for the present it may be violent and strong, and worke much outwardly, yet it comes but by fits, and continues not; like a land flood, which violently for the present over-flowes the banckes, but it will away againe, it is not alwayes thus: but the godly sorrow is like a spring that still keepes his running, it is not dryed up, but runnes still, it is not so violent as the other, but it is more sure: you shall have it still running both Winter and Summer, wet and dry, in hot and cold, earely and late; so this godly sorrow is the same in a regenerate man still, take him when you will, he is still sorrowing for sinne, this godly sorrow it stands like the center of the earth, which removes not, but still remaines.

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Thirdly, you shall know it by the success, and ¹