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The foundation of Christian religion gathered into six principles and it is to be…
The foundation of Christian religion gathered into six principles and it is to be learned of ignorant people that they may be fit to hear sermons with profit, and to receive the Lords Supper with comfort. : [Two lines from Psalms] / By William Perkins.
printed by Samuel Green, 1682
The Exposition of the Six Principles. › Exposition 4: The fourth Principle expounded.
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.
Q. What followeth, if in any temptation he be overcome, and through infirmity fall?
A. After a while uthere will arise a godly sorrow; which is, when a man is grieved for no other cause in the world, but for this only, that by his sin he hath displeased God, who hath been unto him a most merciful and loving Father.
Q. What sign is there of this sorrow?
A. The true sign xof it is this; when a man can be grieved for the very disobedience to God in his will, word or deed though he should never be punished, and though there were neither heaven no hell.