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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.
3. Sorrow for sin should be so great as to swallow up all other sorrow. As when ⟨p. 22⟩the pain of the Stone and Gout meet, the pain of the Stone swallows up the pain of the Gout.
4. We are to find as much bitterness in weeping for sin, as ever we found sweetness in committing it. Sure David found more bitterness in Repentance, than ever he found comfort in Bathsheba.
5. Our sorrow for sin must be such as makes us willing to let go those sins which brought in the greatest income of profit or delight. Then the Physic hath been strong enough, when it hath purged out the disease: And then a Christian hath arrived at a sufficient measure of sorrow, when the love of sin is purged out.
5. Our sorrow for sin must be such as makes us willing to let go those sins which brought in the greatest income of profit or delight. Then the Physick hath been strong enough, when it hath purged out the disease: And then a Christian hath arrived at a sufficient measure of sorrow, when the love of sin is purged out.
Godly sorrow in some cases is joined with restitution.