A65293:297
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.
1. When conscience hath done preaching. Conscience is a bosom-Preacher; sometimes it convinceth, sometimes it reproves: It saith as Nathan to David, Thou art the man. But men imprison this Preacher, and God saith to conscience, preach no more: He that is filthy, let ⟨p. 123⟩him be filthy still. This is a fatal sign a mans day of grace is past.
2. When a person is in such a spiritual lethargy, that nothing will work upon him, or make him sensible. There is [Greek or Hebrew], the spirit of a deep sleep poured on him, Isa. 29. 10. This is a sad presage his day of grace is past. How dangerous then is it to delay Repentance when the day of grace may so soon expire!
2. When a person is in such a spiritual •ethargy, that nothing will work upon him, or make him sensible. There is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the spirit of a deep sleep poured on him, Isa. 29. 10. This is a sad presage his day of grace is past. How dangerous then is it to delay Repentance when the day of grace may so soon expire!
3. The day of life may expire; what security have we that we shall live another1 day? We are marching apace out of the world; we are going off the stage; our life is a taper soon blown out. Mans life is compared to the flower of the field,