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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.
Thus David, 2 Sam. 24. 10. And Davids heart smote him, after that he had numbered the people: and David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant, for I have done very foolishly. That is one thing to confute this practise.
Thus David, 2 Sam. 24. 10. And Davids heart smote him, after that he had numbred the people: and David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant, for I have done very foolishly. That is one thing to confute this practise.
Secondly, Not only Believers under the Old Testament, but also Converts under the New Testament, did make conscience of confessing of sins unto God, John 3▪ 6. And they were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins, Acts 19. 18. And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds. Luke 15. 17. And when he said, How many hired servants of my Father have bread enough, and to spare, and I perish with hunger? Verse 18. I will arise, and go to my Father, and will say unto him, Father I have sinned against heaven, and before thee. It is an Emblem of a Convert, if so be it be a Parable: In the instance of the Publican, that Christ declares was unjustified rather then the Pharisee, And the Publican standing afar off,1 would not lift up so much as his eyes to Heaven, ⟨p. 18⟩