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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, 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 ⟨p. 23⟩some peculiar and select cases wherein we are not onely bound to confess sin unto God, but to confesse sin unto men: but before I handle this, take these two Cautions.
Caut. 1 First Caution is this, That you are not to confess sin needlessly to men, but when there is a great and an urgent necessity, when you are exceedingly troubled in conscience, and cannot be comforted; in such a case you may go to men to acknowledge what sins trouble your consciences: but to confess sin needlessly to men, you are not called. God doth not love, saith Chrysostom, that we should not go to men to reveal our shame, but go to God; unless the case be very urgent, that by all the means ye can use, ye cannot ease your selves, then are ye to confess sin in that case.
Caut. 1 First Caution is this, That you are not to confesse sin needlesly to men, but when there is a great and an urgent necessity, when you are exceedingly troubled in conscience, and cannot be comforted; in such a case you may go to men to acknowledge what sins trouble your consciences: but to confesse sin needlesly to men, you are not called. God doth not love, saith Chrysostom, that we should not go to men to reveal our shame, but go to God; unless the case be very urgent, that by all the means ye can use, ye cannot ease your selves, then are ye to confesse sin in that case.