Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

1. For Repentance; it is I suppose, a Gospel Repentance that §. 58 is intended. For a Legal bondage Repentance full of dread, amazement, terror, self-love, astonishment at the presence of God, I confess this Communion takes it away, prevents it, casts it out, with its bondage and fear: But for Gospel Repentance, whose nature consists in Godly sorrow for sin, with its relinquishment, proceeding from Faith, Love, and Abhorrency of sin, on accounts of Father, Son, and Spirit, both Law, and Love, that this should be hindered by this Communion, is not possible. I told you that the Foundation of this Communion, is laid in a deep, serious, daily consideration of sin, its guilt, vileness and abomination, and our own vileness on that account. That a sense hereof is to be kept alive in and upon the heart of every one, that will enjoy this Communion with Christ: without it Christ is of no value, nor esteem to him. Now is it possible that a man should daily fill his heart, with the thoughts of the vileness of sin, on all considerations what ever, of Law, Love, Grace, Gospel, life and death, and be filled with self abhorrency on this account, and yet be a stranger to Godly sorrow? Here is the mistake, the Foundation of this Communion, is laid in that, which they suppose it overthrows.

1. For Repentance; it is I suppose, a Gospell Repentance that §. 58 is intended. For a Legall bondage Repentance full of dread, amazement, terrour, selfe-love, astonishment at the presence of God, I confesse this Communion takes it away, prevents it, casts it out, with its bondage and feare: But for Gospell Repentance, whose nature consists in Godly sorrow for sinne, with its relinquishment, proceeding from Faith, Love, and Abhorrency of sinne, on accounts of Father, Son, and Spirit, both Law, and Love, that this should be hindered by this Communion, is not possible. I told you that the Foundation of this Communion, is laid in a deep, serious, daily consideration of sinne, its guilt, vilenesse and abhomination, and our own vilenesse on that account. That a sense hereof is to be kept alive in and upon the heart of every one, that will enjoy this Communion with Christ: without it Christ is of no value, nor esteeme to him. Now is it possible that a man should dayly fill his heart, with the thoughts of the vilenesse of sinne, on all considerations what ever, of Law, Love, Grace, Gospell, life and death, and be filled with selfe abhorrency on this account, and yet be a stranger to Godly sorrow? Here is the mistake, the Foundation of this Communion, is laid in that, which they suppose it overthrowes.