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The beginning of the doctrine of Christ. Or A catalogue of sins showing how…The beginning of the doctrine of Christ. Or A catalogue of sinnes shewing how…
The beginning of the doctrine of Christ. Or A catalogue of sins showing how a Christian may find out the evils, he must take notice of in his repentance. With rules, that show a course, how any Christian may be delivered from the guilt and power of all his sins. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word, at Isleworth in Middlesex.The beginning of the doctrine of Christ. Or A catalogue of sinnes shewing how a Christian may finde out the euils, hee must take notice of in his repentance. With rules, that shew a course, how any Christian may be deliuered from the guilt and power of all his sinnes. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word, at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed for R. Rounthwaite, 1619
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.
4. Their confession and sorrows were not joined with an unfeigned desire to forsake sin; whereas this is an infallible sign of true repentance, when a man can as heartily ⟨p. 54⟩desire that he might never commit sin, as heartily (I say) desire it, as he would that God should never impute it. When a man can say before the Lord, that there is no sin, but he doth as unfeignedly desire God to give him strength to leave it and forsake it, as he doth desire that God should forgive him, and not plague him for it: I say this is such a sign, as was never found in a wicked man in any age of the world.
4. Their confession and sorrowes were not ioyned with an vnfeigned desire to forsake sin; wheras this is an infallible signe of true repentāce, when a man can as hartily ⟨p. 54⟩desire that hee might neuer commit sinne, as heartily (I say) desire it, as he would that God shuld neuer impute it. When a man can say before the Lord, that there is no sinne, but he doth as vnfeignedly desire God to giue him strength to leaue it and forsake it, as he doth desire that God should forgiue him, and not plague him for it: I say this is such a signe, as was neuer found in a wicked man in any age of the world.
5. The confession & sorrows of the wicked ⟨p. 55⟩were not joined with any persuasion of Gods goodness, or any constant desire to find mercy with GOD in Jesus Christ.
5. The confession & sorrowes of the wicked ⟨p. 55⟩were not ioyned with any perswasion of Gods goodnesse, or any constant desire to find mercy with GOD in Iesus Christ.