6 Whether godly sorrow for sin be required in such a one, as is in the New Covenant? Affir.

For,

1 It is by all meanes to be required in case of sin, of one in the Covenant of grace, such a one, in such a case, is by all kindes of ar∣guments to be exhorted thereunto.

2 Sorrow of its selfe is not to be urged upon him, therefore the Apostle says, I rejoyced not that yee were made sorry: but that sorrow which the Apostle calls 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or godly sorrow, sorrow according to godlinesse, is by all means in the case above said to be pressed, and therefore the Apostle doth in effect affirme, that he did rejoyce that they sorrowed, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, to repen∣tance, which he opens in the next words, Yee sorrowed, sayth he, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, according to God, or after a godly manner: Now in what the Apostle rejoyced, we also may rejoyce in, in the behalfe of others.

3 Yet, I utterly deny it in this sense, as if it were so required, that the Covenant of grace did depend upon it, we doe it not to that end, but because the Covenant is immutable, and cannot but be fulfilled, therefore we doe it, for it is a part of the Covenant to leade us out unto it, therefore that may be the understanding of that phrase of godly sorrow, because it is the work of God in us.