Sermons preached

4. The Use of these two Graces discover their Nature. What is Faith and Repentance? Repentance towards God, is a Turning from Sin to God. The Terminus à quo of Repentance is our begun Recovery from Sin, and therefore called, Repentance from dead Works, Heb. 6. 1. The Terminus ad quem, to which we return, is God, and our being devoted to God in Obedience and Love. God never hath our Hearts till he hath our Love and Delight, till we return to a Love of his blessed Majesty, and delight in his Ways. This is called in Scripture sometimes a turning to God, in many other places a seeking after God, a giving up our selves to God, 2 Cor. 8. 5. They gave up themselves to the Lord. This is the Repentance by which we enter into the Gospel-State. Now what is Faith? Besides an Assent to the Gospel, which is at the bottom of it, It is a serious, thankful, broken-hearted Acceptance of the Lord Jesus Christ, that he may be to every one of us what God hath appointed him to be, and do for every one of us what God hath appointed him to do for poor Sinners; It is serious and brokenhearted, done by a Creature in misery, and thankful for such a wonderful Benefit, a trusting to this Redeemer, that he may do the Work of a Redeemer in our Hearts, to save us from the evil of, and after Sin.

4. The Use of these two Graces discover their Nature. What is Faith and Repeatance? Repentance towards God, is a Turning from Sin to God. The Terminus à quo of Repentance is our begun Recovery from Sin, and therefore called, Repentance from dead Works, Heb. 6. 1. The Terminus ad quem, to which we return, is God, and our being devoted to God in Obedience and Love. God never hath our Hearts till he hath our Love and Delight, till we return to a Love of his blessed Majesty, and delight in his Ways. This is called in Scripture sometimes a turning to God, in many other places a seeking after God, a giving up our selves to God, 2 Cor. 8. 5. They gave up themselves to the Lord. This is the Repentance by which we enter into the Gospel-State. Now what is Faith? Besides an Assent to the Gospel, which is at the bottom of it, It is a serious, thankful, broken-hearted Acceptance of the Lord Jesus Christ, that he may be to every one of us what God hath appointed him to be, and do forevery one of us what God hath appointed him to do for poor Sinners; It is serious and brokenhearted, done by a Creature in misery, and thankful for such a wonderful Benefit, a trusting to this Redeemer, that he may do the Work of a Redeemer in our Hearts, to save us from the evil of, and after Sin.