Secondly, this should teach all, that mind their own salvation, to look carefully to the truth of their mortification, and not to think it is such a slight & easy work; but to consider, that in repenting for sin, they must never cease, till they be like Christ dying for sin; and that is in the sense ⟨p. 849⟩before given. So our bearing of the similitude of Christs death in our repentance, notes divers particular things in our repentance, as,
1. That our sorrows be voluntary,1 not enforced: he gave his life, it was not taken from him: we must not tarry, till the devil fire us with the terrors of despair.
2. That we be pained at the very heart for our sins; so was Christ: it must be a hearty grief.
3 That we show forth the fruits of our repentance: so he suffered openly.
4. That he suffered by degrees and ceased not, till he died: so must we by degrees resist sin, and never cease, until it be quite abolished.
Secondly, this should teach all, that minde their owne saluation, to look carefully to the truth of their mortification, and not to think it is such a slight & easie work; but to consider, that in repenting for sinne, they must neuer cease, till they bee like Christ dying for sinne; and that is in the sense ⟨p. 849⟩before giuen. So our bearing of the similitude of Christs death in our repentance, notes diuers particular things in our repentance, as,
1. That our sorrowes bee voluntary,1 not inforced: hee gaue his life, it was not taken from him: wee must not tarry, till the diuel fire vs with the terrors of despaire.
2. That wee be payned at the very heart for our sinnes; so was Christ: it must be a harty griefe.
3 That wee shew forth the fruites of our repentance: so hee suffered openly.
4. That hee suffered by degrees and ceased not, till hee died: so must wee by degrees resist sinne, and neuer cease, vntill it bee quite abolished.
- 1Divers things in Christs death that ought to be in our repentance.Diuers things in Christs death that ought to be in our repentance.
