II. 'Tis to be vehemently insisted on; It can by no means be dispensed with: You must presently endeavour to go through' such a PROCESS OF REPENTANCE, as lays hold on Eternal Life You have it Revealed from Heaven unto you, Act. XXII. 30. GOD now commands Men every where to Repent. And the Wrath of GOD is Revealed from Heaven against you, till this be done. What you have now to do, is with a Change of Mind, from the Vain Thoughts you have had, while you have walked in the Vanity of your Mind, Seriously and Regularly to do the Actions of a Repenting Soul. Retire; And own your selves Unable to Return unto GOD, and Unworthy that He should Enable you; but implore the Help of Sovereign Grace on this Grand Occasion. Then, Call over, Confess, Bewail, your Transgressions on what is Forbidden, ⟨p. 12⟩and what is Required in the Commandments; Employing the Explanation of the Commandments, which you have in the Catechism, for this purpose: But above all, mourn over that Original Sin, which is the Fountain of all your Transgressions; and an Heart that is the Mother of Abominations. Hereupon, Show and Plead the Blood of your SAVIOUR, that you may be cleansed from all Sin; Pray, Beg, Weep, for the Pardon of all your Sin: Do this, till you have a comfortable Persuasion from Above, raised in you, That you are pardoned. Now, Give up your selves to GOD, with hearty Desires, that having done with Iniquity, you may not offend any more; and hearty Resolves, That in the Strength of CHRIST living in you, you will walk in Holiness and Righteousness before Him, all the remaining time of your Pilgrimage. But let it always be remembered, A Repentance without a CHRIST, is but a Repentance for a Devil, rather than a Christian; there is nothing to be got by it. In the whole Process of Repentance, you must keep up an Encouraging Hope of Mercy, through' a CHRIST appearing for you. You must behold a CHRIST as having made Expiation for the Sins of those those who come unto GOD in His Name to be Forgiven. You must behold a CHRIST as ready to Assist you in cleansing your selves from all Filthiness of the Flesh and of the Spirit, and carrying on Holiness to Perfection in the Fear of GOD. This plain Process of Repentance, 'tis what your Salvation from the Evil which pursueth Sinners depends upon. Till you have passed through' it, you walk in Darkness, not knowing whither you are going.
II. 'Tis to be vehemently insisted on; It can by no means be dispensed with: You must presently endeavour to go thro' such a PROCESS OF REPENTANCE, as lays hold on Eternal Life You have it Reveled from Heaven unto you, Act. XXII. 30. GOD now commands Men every where to Repent. And the Wrath of GOD is Reveled from Heaven against you, till this be done. What you have now to do, is with a Change of Mind, from the Vain Thoughts you have had, while you have walked in the Vanity of your Mind, Seriously and Regularly to do the Actions of a Repenting Soul. Retire; And own your selves Unable to Return unto GOD, and Unworthy that He should Enable you; but implore the Help of Sovereign Grace on this Grand Occasion. Then, Call over, Confess, Bewail, your Transgressions on what is Forbidden, ⟨p. 12⟩and what is Required in the Commandments; Employing the Explanation of the Commandments, which you have in the Catechism, for this purpose: But above all, mourn over that Original Sin, which is the Fountain of all your Transgressions; and an Heart that is the Mother of Abominations. Hereupon, Shew and Plead the Blood of your SAVIOUR, that you may be cleanfed from all Sin; Pray, Beg, Weep, for the Pardon of all your Sin: Do this, till you have a comfortable Perswasion from Above, raised in you, That you are pardoned. Now, Give up your selves to GOD, with hearty Desires, that having done with Iniquity, you may not offend any more; and hearty Resolves, That in the Strength of CHRIST living in you, you will walk in Holiness and Righteousness before Him, all the remaining time of your Pilgrimage. But let it always be remembred, A Repentance without a CHRIST, is but a Repentance for a Devil, rather than a Christian; there is nothing to be got by it. In the whole Process of Repentance, you must keep up an Encouraging Hope of Mercy, thro' a CHRIST appearing for you. You must behold a CHRIST as having made Expiation for the Sins of those those who come unto GOD in His Name to be Forgiven. You must behold a CHRIST as ready to Assist you in cleansing your selves from all Filthiness of the Flesh and of the Spirit, and carrying on Holiness to Perfection in the Fear of GOD. This plain Process of Repentance, 'tis what your Salvation from the Evil which pursueth Sinners depends upon. Till you have pass'd thro' it, you walk in Darkness, not knowing whither you are going.
