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Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment. By Thomas Vincent, sometime Minister of Maudlins…
Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment. By Thomas Vincent, sometime Minister of Maudlins Milk-Street, London; ; [Three lines from Hebrews]
Boston: printed by Samuel Green for Benjamin Harris, 1690
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Christ's certain and sudden Appearance to Judgment. › Chapter 13: The Application.
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3. Consider, the worth and excellency of this Grace▪ though it be difficult, yet it is excellent, Purchra sunt difficilia, the best things are not obtained without difficulty; had you this grace, you would no• be without it for a world, you would not change your tears and sorrow for sin, for all the sweetness and pleasure that others find in the commission of it; if you did but truly repent, you would not think i• so grievous a thing to be born, but he more you had of it, the more you would desire, and be best pleased, when you could act this grace most strongly.
3. Consider, the worth and excellency of this Grace▪ though it be difficult, yet it is excellent, Purchra sunt difficilia, the best things are not obtainted without difficultie; had you this grace, you would no• be without it for a world, you would not change your tears and sorrow for sin, for all the sweetnesse and pleasure that others finde in the commission of it; if you did but truly repent, you would not think i• so grievous a thing to be born, but he more you had of it, the more you would desire, and be best pleased, when you could act this grace most stronglie.
4. Consider, that the greatest difficulty is at first: Flesh may contradict and violently oppose the beginnings of Repentance, which doth so manifestly seek its ruin and destruction; but after you are accustomed to the yoke, you will find it more •••sie; after you have got mastery over your flesh, and have attained some degrees of mortification, you will find it suitable to the new man to live in the exercise of Repentance, and reap much sweetness from it.
4. Consider, that the greatest difficulty is at first: Flesh may contradict and violently oppose the beginnings of Repentance, which doth so manifestly seek its ruine and destruction; but after you are accustomed to the yoke, you will finde it more sie; after you have got mastery over your flesh, and have attained some degrees of mortification, you will finde it suitable to the new man to live in the exercise of Repentance, and reap much sweetnesse from it.