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Fourthly, Personal repentance, though it doth not always preserve thee from a temporal judgement, yet it always sanctifieth a temporal judgement, and turneth it into a blessing. It takes away the curse and the poison of a judgement. And though the affliction be not bonum in it self, yet it shall turn to thee in bonum. As the same flail falls upon the corn and chaff, but for different ends, the one to be burnt, the other to be laid up in the barn: So the same judgement that is an utter ruin to an impenitent sinner, shall be for the benefit and happiness of a repenting sinner, as is excellently set out by the parable of the good and bad figs. Jer. 24 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. In a word, There are four kind of Arks that God provides for his children in times of public calamities; and one of ⟨p. 16⟩these four Arks God will provide for thee if thou repentest. First, Either he will provide an Ark of prevention by death before the calamity comes, Isa. 57. 1. Thou shalt rest in the grave as in thy Ark; and shalt not see the evil that is coming upon the Nation. And thy very dust will be precious in Gods sight. For Christ cannot be perfect without it, Eph. 1. 23. Or secondly, he will provide an Ark of deliverance and preservation from the judgement when it comes, as he did to Noah, Lot, Jeremiah, and will do to thee also if thou hast the four qualifications forementioned. Or thirdly, an Ark of supportation under the judgement, and sanctification of the judgement. Or fourthly, an Ark of salvation by the judgement, It is but winking (as the Martyr said) and thou shalt be in heaven presently.

Fourthly, Personall repentance, though it doth not alwaies preserve thee from a temporall judgement, yet it alwaies sanctifieth a temporall judgement, and turneth it into a blessing. It takes away the curse and the poison of a judgement. And though the affliction be not bonum in it self, yet it shall turn to thee in bonum. As the same flail falls upon the corn and chaff, but for different ends, the one to be burnt, the other to be laid up in the barn: So the same judgement that is an utter ruine to an impenitent sinner, shall be for the benefit and happines of a repenting sinner, as is excellently set out by the parable of the good and bad figs.