III. Although repentance be not to be rested in, as any

satisfaction for sin, or any cause of the pardon thereof*, which is the act of God's free grace in Christ ^ ; yet is it of
such
♦ven confounded, because I did jear the reproach of my youth. Joel ii. 12. Therefore also now, iai«^h the Lord, Turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with inourning. Ver. 13. And rend your heart and rot your garments, and turn unto the iLord your God : for he is r;raciou8 and ir.crciful, iXzvt to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Areos V. 15. Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate ; it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious un- to the remnant of Joseph. Psal. cxix. 128. Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right, and I hate every false way. 2 Cor. vii. 11. For, behold, this self-same thing that ye sor- rowed after a godly *ort, what carefulness it wrought in you ; yea, vhat clearing of yourselves ; yea, what indignation ; yea, what fear ; yea, what vehement desire ; yea, what zeal ; yea, what revenge ! in all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this mat- ter.
d Psal. cxix. 6. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commaiulments. V^er. .59. I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto^thy testimonies. Ver. 106. 1 have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judg- ments. Luke i, 6. And they were both ri>rlueous before God, walk-
ing in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 2 Kings xxiii. 2.">. And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses ; neither after him arose there any like him.