Wise. You say well, and I will add a word or two more to what I have said: Repentance, as it is ⟨p. 307⟩not produced without a sight and sense of sin, so every sight and sense of sin cannot produce it: I mean, every sight and sense of sin* cannot produce that Repentance, that is Repentance unto salvation; repentance never to be repented of. For it is yet fresh before us, that Mr. Badman had a sight and sense of sin, in that fit of sickness that he had before, but it dyed without procuring any such godly fruit; as was manifest by his so soon returning with the Dog to his Vomit. Many people think also that Repentance stands in Confession of sin only, but they are very much mistaken▪ For Repentance, as was said before, is a being sorry for, and a turning from transgression to God by Jesus Christ. Now, if this be true, that every sight and sense of sin will not produce Repentance, then Repentance cannot be produced there where there is no sight and sense of sin. That every sight and sense of sin will not produce repentance, to wit, the godly repentance that we are speaking of, is manifest in Cain, Pharaoh, Saul and Judas, who all of ⟨p. 308⟩them had sense, great sense of sin, but none of them repentance unto life.
Now I conclude, that Mr. Badman did die impenitent, and so a death most miserable.
Wise. You say well, and I will add a word or two more to what I have said: Repentance, as it is ⟨p. 307⟩not produced without a sight and sence of sin, so every sight and sence of sin cannot produce it: I mean, every sight and sence of sin* cannot produce that Repentance, that is Repentance unto salvation; repentance never to be repented of. For it is yet fresh before us, that Mr. Badman had a sight and sence of sin, in that fit of sickness that he had before, but it dyed without procuring any such godly fruit; as was manifest by his so soon returning with the Dog to his Vomit. Many people think also that Repentance stands in Confession of sin only, but they are very much mistaken▪ For Repentance, as was said before, is a being sorry for, and a turning from transgression to God by Jesus Christ. Now, if this be true, that every sight and sence of sin will not produce Repentance, then Repentance cannot be produced there where there is no sight and sence of sin. That every sight and sence of sin will not produce repentance, to wit, the godly repentance that we are speaking of, is manifest in Cain, Pharaoh, Saul and Judas, who all of ⟨p. 308⟩them had sence, great sence of sin, but none of them repentance unto life.
Now I conclude, that Mr. Badman did die impenitent, and so a death most miserable.
- *Every sight and sense of sin cannot produce repentance.Every sight and sence of sin cannot produce repentance.
