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The Doctrine of Repentance
The doctrine of repentance, useful for these times by Tho. Watson ...
London: printed by R.W. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1668
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Holy confession gives glory to God, Josh. 7. 19. My Son, give I pray thee glory to God, 1the God of Israel, and make confession unto him. An humble confession exalts God: What a glory is it to him, that out of our own mouths he doth not condemn us? While we confess sin, Gods patience is magnified in sparing, and his free-grace in saving such sinners.
Holy confession gives glory to God, Iosh. 7. 19. My Son, give I pray thee glory to God, 1the God of Israel, and make confession unto him. An humble confession exalts God: What a glory is it to him, that out of our own mouths he doth not condemn us? While we confess sin, Gods patience is magnified in sparing, and his free-grace in saving such sinners.
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Confession is a means to humble the soul▪ He that subscribes himself an Hell-deserving sinner, will have little heart to be proud: with the Violet he will hang down his head in humility. A true penitent confesseth he mingles sin with all he doth, therefore hath nothing to boast of. Uzziah, though a King, yet having a Leprosy in his forehead, he had enough to abase him, 2 Chron. 26. 19. So a child of a God, though he doth any good, yet acknowledgeth much evil to ⟨p. 37⟩be in that good; this lays all his feathers of pride in the dust.