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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.
9. Repentance staves off judgements1 from a Land. When God is going to destroy a Nation, the penitent sinner stays his hand, as the Angel did Abraham's, Gen. 22. 12. 'The Ninevites Repentance, caused God to *repent, Jonah 3. 10. God saw that they turned from their evil ways, and God repented, &c. An outward Repentance hath adjourned, and kept off wrath. Ahab, who sold himself to work wickedness, yet upon his fasting and rending his garments, saith God to Elijah, I will not bring the evil in his days, 1 King. 21. 29. If the rending of the clothes did keep off judgement from the Nation what will the rending of the heart do?
9. Repentance staves off judgements1 from a Land. When God is going to destroy a Nation, the penitent sinner staies his hand, as the Angel did Abraham's, Gen. 22. 12. 'The Ninivites Repentance, caused God to *repent, Ionah 3. 10. God saw that they turned from their evil waies, and God repented, &c. An outward Repentance hath adjourned, and kept off wrath. Ahab, who sold himself to work wickedness, yet upon his fasting and rending his garments, saith God to Eliah, I will not bring the evil in his daies, 1 King. 21. 29. If the rending of the clothes did keep off judgement from the Nation what will the rending of the heart do?
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