A30242:888
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole…
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgess ...The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for T.U., 1659
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Repentance cannot be Evangelical and filial, without Gods love in Christ. Judas did repent, the Scripture calls it so, but because there was only gall in it, and no honey, only horror and terrors, and no faith to allay those waves; Therefore his very repenting and despairing was a grievous sin. So then to preach such a repentance as driveth from God, filleth the heart with cursed horrors, ⟨p. 155⟩and hated of God, and thereby to run to hills and mountains to cover us from God: Or to put a man upon such penal and afflicting labours to the flesh, that may satisfy and appease God: This is to bid men bring wild and sour grapes for sweet: This is to preach from Christ, not to preach Christ. But repentance truly preached is to have our sorrow for sin, accompanied with faith in the promises, and a resting upon tht blood of Christ. Thus as it is in repentance, so in every grace. When we preach it, we preach Christ, because by him we only have ability to do it, and through him only have acceptation, and as we said, though the Ministers in every exhortation do not thus name Christ, yet this is to be supposed.
2. Repentance cannot be Evangelical and filial, without Gods love in Christ. Judas did repent, the Scripture cals it so, but because there was only gall in it, and no honey, only horrour and terrours, and no faith to allay those waves; Therefore his very repenting and despairing was a grievous sinne. So then to preach such a repentance as driveth from God, filleth the heart with cursed horrours, ⟨p. 155⟩and hated of God, and thereby to runne to hils and mountains to cover us from God: Or to put a man upon such penal and afflicting labours to the flesh, that may satisfie and appease God: This is to bid men bring wild and sour grapes for sweet: This is to preach from Christ, not to preach Christ. But repentance truly preached is to have our sorrow for sinne, accompanied with faith in the promises, and a resting upon tht bloud of Christ. Thus as it is in repentance, so in every grace. When we preach it, we preach Christ, because by him we only have ability to do it, and through him only have acceptation, and as we said, though the Ministers in every exhortation do not thus name Christ, yet this is to be supposed.