Israels prayer in time of trouble with Gods gracious answer thereunto, or, An explication…

The second particular in their Covenant is, amendment of life, ¹and a more special care against those sins of carnal confidence, and spiritual adultery, whereby they had formerly dishonoured and provoked God. From whence there are two observations which offer themselves.

The second particular in their Covenant is, amendmen of life, ¹and a more speciall care against those sins of carnall confidence, and spirituall adultery, whereby they had formerly dishonoured and provoked God. From whence there are two observations which offer themselves.

1. 1Sect. 12.

1. That true repentance and sound conversion, as it makes a man thankful for the pardon of sin past, so it makes him careful against the practise of sin for the time to come, especially those particular sins, whereby he had formerly most dishonoured God, and defiled his own conscience. This doctrine consisteth of two parts, which we will consider asunder.

1. That true repentance and sound conversion, as it makes a man thankfull for the pardon of sin past, so it makes him carefull against the practise of sin for the time to come, especially those particular sinnes, whereby he had formerly most dishonoured God, and defiled his own conscience. This doctrine consisteth of two parts, which we will consider asunder.

And first of this care and purpose of amendment in general. When the poor Converts who had been guilty of the most precious and innocent blood that ever was shed, began to be convinced of that horrible sin, and found those nails wherewith they had fastened the Lord of glory to a Cross, pricking and piercing of their own hearts, with what bleeding and relenting affections did they mourn over him? with what earnest importunities did they inquire after the way of salvation wherein they might serve and enjoy him? never were their hands more cruel in shedding that blood, then their hearts were now solicitous to be bathed in it, to be cleansed by it,