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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.
Thirdly, Consider what the Scripture doth press concerning confession unto men, mark the Text, Jam. 5. 16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The Scripture doth not tie us to a Priest as the Popish Religion ties them: but it ties us, that in anguish of conscience and trouble of mind we confess to any who are able to give us wholesome counsel from the Lord. We are to confess our sin to any Christian friend or member of the Church whom we judge fittest to advise us for their wisdom, faithfulness, compassion and experience.
Thirdly, Consider what the Scripture doth press concerning confession unto men, mark the Text, Jam. 5. 16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The Scripture doth not tie us to a Priest as the Popish Religion ties them: but it ties us, that in anguish of conscience and trouble of minde we confesse to any who are abce to give us wholsome counsel from the Lord. We are to confesse our sin to any Christian freind or member of the Church whom we judge fittest to advise us for their wisdome, faithfulness, compassion and experience.
A good note our Protestant Interpreters have against the Papists: the Apostle bids, if a man be sick, call for the Elders of the Church, and they were to pray for him; but he doth not bid them confess sin to the Elders, but confess sin one to another; which doth no way tie to confess sin to a Priest. But this is a point of controversy, and blessed be God this Church is not tainted with this error; therefore I shall leave it: this is the second sort that is to be reproved; to wit, those of the Popish, Religion, who instead of confession of sin unto God bring in auricular Confession to the Priest.
A good note our Protestant Interpreters have against the Papists: the Apostle bids, if a man be sick, call for the Elders of the Church, and they were to pray for him; but he doth not bid them confesse sin to the Elders, but confesse sin one to another; which doth no way tie to confesse sin to a Priest. But this is a point of controversie, and blessed be God this Church is not tainted with this erour; therefore I shall leave it: this is the second sort that is to be reproved; to wit, those of the Popish, Religion, who instead of confession of sin unto God bring in auricular Confession to the Priest.