The Doctrine of Repentance

2. Repentance is highly acceptable.¹ Then our hearts are a garden of Eden, delightful to God, when a spiritual River runs to water this garden. I have read that Doves delight to be about the waters; and surely Gods Spirit who descended in the likeness of a Dove, takes great delight in the waters of Repentance. The Lord esteems no heart sound but the broken heart, Psal. 51. 17. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit^*. Mary stood at Jesus feet weeping, Luke 7. 38. She brought two things to Christ (saith Austin) unguentum & lachrymas, tears and ointment; her tears were better than her ointment. Tears are powerful Orators for mercy; they are silent, yet they have ⟨p. 103⟩a voice, Psal. 6. 8. Hear the voice of my •eeping.

2. Repentance is highly acceptable.¹ Then our hearts are a garden of Eden, delightful to God, when a spiritual River runs to water this garden. I have read that Doves delight to be about the waters; and surely Gods Spirit who descended in the likeness of a Dove, takes great delight in the waters of Repentance. The Lord esteems no heart sound but the broken heart, Psal. 51. 17. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit^*. Mary stood at Iesus feet weeping, Luke 7. 38. She brought two things to Christ (saith Austin) unguentum & lachrymas, tears and oyntment; her tears were better than her oyntment. Tears are powerful Orators for mercy; they are silent, yet they have ⟨p. 103⟩