Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.

§. 2. Whether are Believers to repent for their sins? and upon what grounds?

1. ANswered, That they are to repent, as appears, Job 42.6. Jer. 31.19. Rev. 2.5.—3.3.

2. The grounds or reasons are these following—

1. Because God looks for repentance from them, Zech. 6.6.

2. Because God commands them to repent, Rev. 2.5, 16.— 3.3, 19.

3. Because it is Gods pleasure that we should feel the bitter∣ness of sin, as well as the sweet of sin, Jer. 2.19.

4. Because believers sin as well as others, 1 King. 8.46. 1 John 1.10.

5. Because in believers there is a proclevity and disposition to all sin, Psal. 51.5. Rom. 7.24.

6. Because repentance is a means for the diverting of judgements from a Land, or a person, 2 Chron. 7.14. Joel 2.13.

7. Because repentance is a means for obtaining mercies, Iudg. 20.26. Neh. 1.9.

8. Because repentance is a means to

• Pardon, 1 Chron. 7.14.
• Salvation, 2 Corinth. 7.10.

9. Because repentance is a necessary fruit of faith, Zech. 12.10. Acts 19.18.

10. Because after repentance we may expect comfort, Psal. 126.5, 6. Mat. 5.4. 2 Cor. 7.9, 13.

11. Because that therein we shall give God the glory of his Justice, Psal. 51.4. Rev. 16.9.