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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.
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.
Thirdly, This Doctrine reproves those who to avoid the Popish Auricular Confession unto the Priest, deny all kind of confession of sin unto men: there are many faulty, many who keep the Devils counsel, who groan under strong corruptions, yet will never open their minds to have counsel and prayer from other men. There are ⟨p. 23⟩some peculiar and select cases wherein we are not only bound to confess sin unto God, but to confess sin unto men: but before I handle this, take these two Cautions.
Thirdly, This Doctrine reproves those who to avoid the Popish Auricular Confession unto the Priest, deny all kind of confession of sin unto men: there are many faulty, many who keep the Devils counsel, who groan under strong corruptions, yet will never open their minds to have counsel and prayer from other men. There are