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Q. 76. What is repentance unto life?:

A. Repentance unto life is a faving grace h, wrought in the heart of a finner by the fpirit i and word of Godk, whereby out of the fight and sense, not only of the danger 1, but alfo

f Jude 20.But ye beloved,build ing up your felves on yourmoftholy faith,praying inthe holyGhoft. Heb,6, 11.And we defirethatevery one of you do fhew the fame dili gence, to the full aflurance of hope unto the end: v. 12. That ye be not flothful,but followers of them who thro' faith and patience inherit the promises.Eph.3.16. That he would grant you according to theriches of his gloryto beftrengthned with might,by his fpirit in the inner-man; v. 17.That Chrift may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye being rotted and grounded in Jove, v.18.Maybe able to comprehend with all faints, what is the breadth and length,and depth,and height, v, 19. And to know the love of Chrift, which paffeth know ledge,that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Col. 1.10. That ye might walk worthy of the Lord, unto all pleafing, being fruitful every good work, and increafing in the knowledge of God; V. I. Strengthned with all might according to his glorious power, untoall patience and long-fuffering with joyfulness.

g Rom. 6.4. Therefore we are buried with him by baptifm into death,that like as Chrift was raifed up from the dead by the glory of the Father,even fo we alfo fhould walk in newnessof life.v.6.Know-` ing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of fin mightbedeftroyed, that henceforth we fhould not ferve fin. v. 14.For fin fhall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Gal. 5. 24. And

they that are Chrift's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lufts.

76. h 2 Tim. 2.25. In meekness inftructing thofe that oppose themfelves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the ac knowledging of the truth.

i Zech. 12. 10. And I will pour upon the houfe of David,andupon the inhabitants of Jerufalem, the fpiritof grace,and of fupplications; and they fhall lookupon me whom they have pierced, and they fhall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only fon,and fhall be in bitternefs for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firft-born.

kActs 11. 18. When they heard thefe things,they held their peace, and glorified God, faying, Then hath God alfo to the Gentilesgranted repentance unto life. v. 20. And fome of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which when they were cone to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jefus. v. 21.And the hand of the Lord was with them and a great number believed,and turned unto the Lord.

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alfo of the filthinefs and odioufnefs of his fins m, and upon the apprehenfion of God's mercy in Chrift to fuch as are penitent, he fo grieves for o and hates his fins P, as that he turns from them all to God 4, purpofing and endeavouring conftantly to walk with him in all the ways of new obedience r.

fore turn your felves, and live ye. Luke 15.17. And when he came to himfelt, he faid, how many hired fervants of my fathers have bread enough, and to fpare, and I perish with hunger!". 18. I will arife,& go to my father, and will fay unto him, Father, I have finned against heaven,and before thee, Hof.2.6. Therefore behold I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall,thatfhefhall notfind herpaths. 7.7. And the fhall follow after her lovers, but the fhall not overtake them; and the fhall feek them,but fhall not find them: then shall the fay, I will go and return to my first husband, for then was it bet ter with me than now.

m Ezek,36.31. Then fhall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and (hall lothe your felves in your own fight, for your iniquites, and for your abominations. Ifa.30.22. Ye fhall defile alfo the covering of thy graven images of filver,and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou fhalt caft them away as a menftruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, get thee bence.

n Joel 2.12. Therefore alfo now, faith the Lord, turn ye even to me with allyour heart,and withfalting, andwith weeping,andwith mourning. v. 13. And rent your heart and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God; for he is gracious and merciful, flow to anger, and of great kindnefs, and repenteth him of the evil.

o Jer. 31.18.1 have furely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, thou hast chaltifed me, and I was chastifed, as a bullock unaccufto

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med to the yoke: turn thou me, and i fhall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.v. 19.Surely after that I was turned, 1 repented ;and after that I was inftructed, I fmote upon my thigh: I was afhamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear thereproach ofmy youth

p 2 Cor. 7. 11. For behold,this felf-fame thing that ye lorrowed after a godly fort,what carefulness it wrought in you, yea,what clearing of yourselves,yea,what indig nation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement defire, yea, what zeal, yea,what revenge: in all things ye have approved your felves to be elcar in this matter.

Acts26.18.To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light,and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of fins,and inheritance amongthem which are fanctifiedby faith that is in me. Ezek. 14. 6. Therefore fay unto the house of rack, Thus faith the Lord God, Repent and turn yourselves from your idols,andturn awayyourfaces from allyourabominations. 1 Kings 8.47.Yetif theyshall bethink themfelvesinthe land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make fupplication to thee in the land ofthem thatcarried them captives, faying, we have finned, & havedoneperverfly, we have com mitted wickednefs; v.48. And fo return unto thee with all theirheart and with all their foul.--

r Pfal. 119.6. Then fhall not I be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.v.59. I thought on my ways,and turned myfeetunto thy teftimonies.v.128.

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2.77. Wherein do juftification and fanctification differ? A. Altho' fanctification be infeparably joined with juftificacation 1,yet they differ, in that God in justification imputeth the righteousness of Chrift t; in fanctification, his fpirit infufeth grace, and enableth to the exercise thereof v; in the former, fin is pardoned w; in the other, it is fubdued x; the one doth equally free all believers from the revenging wrath of God,and that perfectly in this life, that they never fall into condemnation y; the other is neither equal in all z, nor in

Therefore I esteem allthy precepts concerning all things to be right, & I hate every falfeway. Luke1.6. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blamefs. 2 Kings 23.25. And like unto him was there no king before him,that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his foul, and with all his might according to all the law of Moles; neither after him arofe there any like him.

77. fi Cor. 6 Ir. And fuch were fome of you: but ye are washed, but ye are fanctified,but ye arejuftified in the name of the Lord Jefus, and by the spirit of our God. I Cor 1.30. But of him are ye in Chrift Jefus, Who of God is made unto us,wifdom,and righteoufnefs, and fanctification and redemption. t Rom. 4. 6. Even as David alfo defcribeth the bleffednefs of the man unto whom God imputeth righteoufnefs without works. v.8. Bleffed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute fin..

v Ezek.36.27. And I will putmy fpirit within you,and caufe you to walk in my ftatutes, and ye fhall keep my judgments,and do them.

w Rom. 3, 24. Being juftified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Jefus Chrift: V.25. Whom God hath fet forth to be a propitiation,through faith in his blood, to declare his righteoulnefs for the remiffion of fins that are past, through the forbearance of God.

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x Rom. 6.6. Knowing this,that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of fin might be deftroyed, that henceforth we thould not serve fin. v. 14. For fin' fhall hot have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law,but under grace.

y Rom.8. 33. Who fhall layany thing to the charge of God'select? It is God that juitifieth: 34. Who is he that condemneth? it is Chrift that died, yea rather that is rifen again, who is even at the right hand of God,who alfo maketh interceffion for us.

z 1 John 2.12. I write unto you,' little children,becaufeyour fins are forgiven you for his names fake, v.13. I write unto you fathers, becaule ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you little children, becaufe ye have known the Father. v. 14. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have writen unto you young, men, becaufe ye are ftrong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. Heb. 5.12. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers,ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God: and are become fuch as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. v. 13. For every one that ufeth milk, is unikilful in the word of

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alfo of the filthinefs and odioufnefs of his fins m, and upon the apprehenfion of God's mercy in Chrift to fuch as are penitent, he fo grieves for o and hates his fins P, as that he turns from them all to God 4, purpofing and endeavouring conftantly to walk with him in all the ways of new obedience r. Q. 77.

fore turn your felves, and live ye. Luke 15.17. And when he came to himfelt, he faid, how many hired fervants of my fathers have bread enough, and to fpare, and I perish with hunger. 18. I will arife,& go to my father, and will fay unto him, Father, I have finned against heaven,and before thee, Hof. 2.6. Therefore behold I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall,thatfhefhall notfind herpaths. 7.7. And the fhall follow after her lovers, but the fall not overtake them; and the fhall feek them,but fhall not find them: then fhall the fay, I will go and return to my first husband, for then was it bet ter with me than now.

in Ezek.36.31. Then fhall ye re member your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and (hall lothe your felves in your own fight, for your iniquites, and for your abominations. Ifa.30.22. Ye fhall defile alfo the covering of thy graven images of filver,and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou fhalt caft them away as a menftruous cloth; thou shalt fay unto it, get thee bence.

n Joel 2. 12. Therefore alfo now, faith the Lord, turn ye even to me with allyour heart,and withfafting, andwith weeping,andwith mourning. v. 13. And rent your heart and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God; for he is gracious and merciful, flow to anger, and of great kindnefs, and repenteth him of the evil.

o Jer. 31.18.1 have furely heard Ephraim bemoaning himfelf thus, thou haft chaltifed me, and I was chastifed, as a bullock unaccufto

med to the yoke: turn thou me, and I fhall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.v. 19.Surely after that I was turned, 1 repented ;and after that I was inftructed,I fmote upon my thigh: I was afhamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear thereproach ofmy youth.

p 2 Cor. 7. 11. For behold,this felf-fame thing that ye lorrowed after a godly fort,what carefulness it wrought in you, yea,what clearing of yourfelves,yea,what indig nation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement defire, yea, what zeal, yea,what revenge: in all things ye have approved your felves to be elear in this matter.

qActs26.18. To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light,and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of fins,and inheritance amongthem which are fanctifiedby faith that is in me. Ezek. 14. 6. Therefore fay unto the house of Irael, Thus faith the Lord God, Repent and turn yourselves from your idols,andturn awayyourfaces from allyourabominations. I Kings 8.47.Yetif theyfhall bethink them felvesinthe land whither theywere carried captives, and repent, and make fupplication to thee in the land ofthem thatcarried them captives, faying, we have finned, & havedoneperverfly, we have com mitted wickednefs; v. 48. And so return unto thee with all theirheart and with all their foul.--

r Pfal. 119.6. Then fhall not I be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.v.59. I thought on my ways,and turned myfeetunto thyteltimonies.v.128.

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6.77. Wherein do juftification and fanctification differ? A. Altho' fanctification be infeparably joined with juftificacation 1,yet they differ, in that God in juftification imputeth the righteoufnefs of Chrift t; in fanctification, his fpirit infuseth grace, and enableth to the exercise thereof v; in the former, fin is pardoned w; in the other, it is fubdued x; the one doth equally free all believers from the revenging wrath of God,and that perfectly in this life, that they never fall into condemnation y; the other is neither equal in all z, nor in

Therefore I efteem allthy precepts concerning all things to be right, & I hate every falfeway. Luke1.6. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blamefs. 2 Kings 23. 25. And like unto him was there no king before him,that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his foul, and with all his might according to all the law of Moles; neither after him arose there any like him.

77. fi Cor.6 11. And fuch were fome of you: but ye are washed, but ye are fanctified,but ye arejuftified in the name of the Lord Jefus, and by the fpirit of our God. I Cor. 1. 30. But of him are ye in Chrift Jefus, Who of God is made unto us,wifdom,and righteoufnefs, and fanctification and redemption

t Rom. 4. 6. Even as David alfo defcribeth the bleffednefs of the man unto whom God imputeth righteoufnefs without works. v.8. Bleffed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute fin.

v Ezek.36.27. And I will putmy fpirit within you,and caufe you to walk in my ftatutes, and ye fhall keep my judgments,and do them. w Rom. 3. 24 Being juftified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Jefus Chrift: V.25.Whom God hath fet forth to be a propitiation,through faith in his blood, to declare his righteoulnefs for the remiffion of fins that are paft, through the forbearance of God.

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x Rom. 6.6. Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of fin might be deftroyed, that henceforth we thould not ferve fin. v. 14. For fin' fhall hot have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law,but under grace.

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y Rom.8. 33. Who fhall layany thing to the charge of God'select? It is God that justifieth: v. 34. Who is he that condemneth? it is Chrift that died, yea rather that is rifen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who alfo maketh interceflion for us,

z 1 John 2.12. I write unto you,' little children,becaufey our fins are forgiven you for his names fake, v.13. I write unto you fathers, becaule ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you little children, becaufe ye have known the Father. v. 14.` I have written unto you, fathers, becaufe ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have writen unto you young, men, becaufe ye are ftrong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. Heb. 5.12. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers,ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God: and are become fuch as have need of milk, and not of ftrong meat. v. 13. For every one that ufeth milk, is unikilful in the word of

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