The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians,…The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians,…

5. That the people of God do yet mourn and abhor themselves for their sins, though persuaded of the pardon of them, ariseth from the sincerity and uprightness of their heart, whereby they hate sin as sin, and grieve for the dishonour they have put upon God. It is indeed lawful, yea a duty to repent of sin, that it may be pardoned, because the Scripture propounds this as a motive and encouragement to the duty: And it is a vain thing, to affect more high and spiritual strains then the Scripture. But Humiliation of sin, when pardoned, and after the knowledge of the pardon, doth evidently discover an upright heart, that the dishonour of God is more trouble and grief to him, then his own punishment and destruction. Whereby it is, that he doth so accuse and condemn himself for dealing so wretchedly and frowardly with so gracious a God.

5. That the people of God do yet mourn and abhorre themselves for their sins, though perswaded of the pardon of them, ariseth from the sincerity and uprightness of their heart, whereby they hate sin as sin, and grieve for the dishonour they have put upon God. It is indeed lawful, yea a duty to repent of sin, that it may be pardoned, because the Scripture propounds this as a motive and incouragement to the duty: And it is a vain thing, to affect more high and spiritual strains then the Scripture. But Humiliation of sin, when pardoned, and after the knowledge of the pardon, doth evidently discover an upright heart, that the dishonour of God is more trouble and grief to him, then his own punishment and destruction. Whereby it is, that hedoth so accuse and condemn himself for dealing so wretchedly and frowardly with so gracious a God.

6. That ingenious principle of Gratitude and Thankfulness which reigneth in the godly, will put them upon all these services. Godliness in the lives of the godly may be considered two ⟨p. 271⟩ways: First, as a means wherein they attain to eternal life: Secondly, as an expression of Thankfulness unto God. Hence Ursine in his Catechism inscribeth that part of Divinity, which containeth our duty, de gratitudine, of Thankfulness. Bern. Ep. 107. Justus quis est, nisi qui amanti se Deo vicem rependit amoris? quod non fit nisi revelante spiritu per fidem aeternum Dei propositum de sua salute. Who is a righteous man, but he that returneth love to God, for Gods loving of him? And how can this be, but by Gods Spirit revealing his purpose of Election, concerning the just mans Salvation?