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The necessity of acknowledgement of offences, in order to reconciliation. Set forth in a…The necessity of acknowledgment of offences, in order to reconciliation. Set forth in a…
The necessity of acknowledgement of offences, in order to reconciliation. Set forth in a sermon, preached at Boston, July 3rd. 1701. Being the lecture day. / By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton.The necessity of acknowledgment of offences, in order to reconciliation. Set forth in a sermon, preached at Boston, July 3rd. 1701. Being the lecture day. / By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton.
printed by T. Green, 1701
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3. They must acknowledge them with Grief and Shame. Sometimes though men do acknowledge their sins, yet they have a stupid Spirit, and are insensible of their vileness: this is very offensive to God; He won't turn away from his Anger when it is thus. Jer. 3.3. Thou refusest to be ashamed. Jer. 6.15. Were they ashamed, when they had committed Abomination? Nay they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush. So God expects they should be sorry for their sin. Psal. 38.18. I will be sorry for my Sin. But when men don't lay the thing to heart, are not sensible what they have ⟨p. 13⟩done, the thing don't lie upon their hearts; Gods Anger will not be turned away. Their repentance must be at least visibly sincere repentance: when there is plain apparent mockery in their repentance & acknowledgements, Gods Anger will not be turned away from them.
3. They must acknowledge them with Grief and Shame. Sometimes though men do acknowledge their sins, yet they have a stupid Spirit, and are insensible of their vileness: this is very offensive to God; He won't turn away from his Anger when it is thus. Jer. 3.3. Thou refusest to be ashamed. Jer. 6.15. Were they ashamed, when they had committed Abomination? Nay they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush. So God expects they should be sorry for their sin. Psal. 38.18. I will be sorry for my Sin. But when men don't lay the thing to heart, are not sensible what they have ⟨p. 13⟩done, the thing don't lie upon their hearts; Gods Anger will not be turned away. Their repentance must be at least visibly sincere repentance: when there is plain apparent mockery in their repentance & acknowledgments, Gods Anger will not be turned away from them.