The practical divinity of the papists discovered to be destructive of Christianity and mens…

This is their common doctrine, since the command to Repent is Affirmative, ⁽ⁱ⁾it doth not oblige but in time of necessity, even as other affirmative precepts do. All the question will be, When is this time of necessity, when it will be necessary to Repent without longer delay? Now their Doctors are agreed in no other Article of time, except it be the point of death, or when a mans life is apparently in danger. There is no other time in a mans whole life, wherein it is likely that Repentance should be requisite, but they deny it to be then necessary; and offer arguments to prove, that it is not needful in any other, however probable seasons. Let me show this in some instances.

This is their common doctrine, since the command to Repent is Affirmative, ⁽ⁱ⁾it doth not oblige but in time of necessity, even as other affirmative precepts do. All the question will be, When is this time of necessity, when it will be necessary to Repent without longer delay? Now their Doctors are agreed in no other Article of time, except it be the point of death, or when a mans life is apparently in danger. There is no other time in a mans whole life, wherein it is likely that Repentance should be requisite, but they deny it to be then necessary; and offer arguments to prove, that it is not needful in any other, however probable seasons. Let me shew this in some instances.

1. (i)Quantum autem ad vitandum novum p•ccatum transgressionis praecepti de contritione, tempus est determinatum ad articulum necessitatis: sicut in aliis affirmativis praeceptis contingit. Cajetan. Sum. v. contrit. p. 104. Canus, ibid. p. 863.

Is it necessary to Repent at solemn times of worship, when we address our selves in a more particular manner to a Holy God? No, say ⟨p. 128⟩