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The penitent pardoned a treatise wherein is handled the duty of confession of sin…
The penitent pardoned a treatise wherein is handled the duty of confession of sin and the privilege of the pardon of sin : together with a discourse of Christs ascension into heaven and of his coming again from heaven : wherein the opinion of the Chiliasts is considered and solidly confuted / being the sum and substance of several sermons preached by that faithful servant of Christ, Mr. Christopher Love ...The penitent pardoned a treatise wherein is handled the duty of confession of sin and the priviledge of the pardon of sin : together with a discourse of Christs ascension into heaven and of his coming again from heaven : wherein the opinion of the Chiliasts is considered and solidly confuted / being the sum and substance of several sermons preached by that faithful servant of Christ, Mr. Christopher Love ...
London: printed for John Rothwell, 1657
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The fourth Query is this, Wherein appears the difference of a godly mans making confession of sin unto God, and between those confessions of sin in wicked men: and there are these eight differences.
The fourth Quere is this, Wherein appears the difference of a gody mans making confession of sin unto God, and between those confessions of sin in wicked men: and there are these eight differences.
First, Holy confession in godly men, makes the soul to be more active and inquisitive after cure, remedy, and pardon for sin: holy confession makes the soul industrious. I confess sin, but how shall I subdue sin? I acknowledge sin; but how shall I get pardon for sin? It makes it enquire how to get cure and remedy for the evils which before were confessed. Job. 7. 20. I have sinned, What shall I do unto thee, 1O thou preserver of men? &c. I have sinned, there is his confession: Lord what shall I do? there is his industry. Thus the Jews they were convinced by Peter of their great sin, insomuch as they cried out,2 What shall we do to be saved? But false confession leaves men idle, and careless: confess they do, but they are not inquisitive how to get pardon for those sins they do confess.
First, Holy confession in godly men, makes the soul to be more active and inquisitive after cure, remedy, and pardon for sin: holy confession makes the soul industrious. I confesse sin, but how shall I subdue sin? I acknowledge sin; but how shall I get pardon for sin? It makes it enquire how to get cure and remedy for the evils which before were confest. Job. 7. 20. I have sinned, What shall I do unto thee,