A65285:2721
A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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3. Counterfeit, a slight superficial Sorrow. When God's Hand lies heavy upon a Man, (he is sick or lame) he may vent a Sigh or Tear, and say, Lord, have Mercy; yet this is no true Repentance. Ahab did more than all this; 1 Kings 21.27. He rent his Clothes and fasted, and lay in Sackcloth, and went softly. His Clothes were rent, but not his Heart. The Eye may be Watery, and the Heart Flinty. An Apricock may be soft without, but it hath an hard Stone within.
3. Counterfeit, a slight superficial Sorrow. When God's Hand lies heavy upon a Man, (he is sick or lame) he may vent a Sigh or Tear, and say, Lord, have Mercy; yet this is no true Repentance. Ahab did more than all this; 1 Kings 21.27. He rent his Cloaths and fasted, and lay in Sackcloth, and went softly. His Cloaths were rent, but not his Heart. The Eye may be Watery, and the Heart Flinty. An Apricock may be soft without, but it hath an hard Stone within.
4. Counterfeit, Good Motions arising in the Heart. Every good Motion is not Repentance. Some think if they have Motions in their Hearts to break off their Sins, and become Religious, this is Repentance. As the Devil may stir up bad Motions in the Godly, so the Spirit of God may stir up good Motions in the Wicked. Herod had many good Thoughts and Inclinations stirred up in him by John Baptist's Preaching, yet he did not truly repent, for he still lived in Incest.
4. Counterfeit, Good Motions arising in the Heart. Every good Motion is not Repentance. Some think if they have Motions in their Hearts to break off their Sins, and become Religious, this is Repentance. As the Devil may stir up bad Motions in the Godly, so the Spirit of God may stir up good Motions in the Wicked. Herod had many good Thoughts and Inclinations stirr'd up in him by Iohn Baptist's Preaching, yet he did not truly repent, for he still lived in Incest.