The Doctrine of Repentance

4. True hatred is implacable, it will never be reconciled to sin any more. Anger may be reconciled, hatred cannot. Sin is that Amalek, which is never to be taken into favour again. The war between a child of God and sin, is like the war between those two Princes, 1 King. 14. 30. There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.

4. True hatred is implacable, it will never be reconciled to sin any more. Anger may be reconciled, hatred cannot. Sin is that Amalek, which is never to be taken into favour again. The war between a child of God and sin, is like the war between those two Princes, 1 King. 14. 30. There was war between Rehoboam and Ieroboam all their daies.

5. Where there is a real hatred, we do not only oppose sin in our selves, but in others. The Church of Ephesus could not bear with them that were evil, Rev. 2. 2. Paul sharply censured Peter for his dissimulation, though he were an Apostle. Christ in an holy displacency whipped the money-changers out of the Temple, Joh. 2. 15. He would not suffer the Temple to be made an Exchange. Nehemiah rebuked the Nobles for their Usury, Neh. 5. 7. And their Sabbath-profanation, Neh. 13. 7. A sin-hater will not endure wickedness in his family, Psal. 101. 7. He that worketh deceit shall not dwell in my ⟨p. 56⟩house. What a shame is it when Magistrates can show height of spirit in their passions, but no heroic spirit in suppressing vice. Such as have no antipathy against sin, are strangers to Repentance: Sin is in them, as poison in a Serpent, which being natural, is delightful.