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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.
Case 3 Thirdly, You are to confess sin to men as well as to God, in case of extreme trouble of conscience for some particular sin which you have done against God; when conscience flies in thy face, thou canst neither eat, nor drink, nor sleep, nor be quiet; thy conscience doth so pursue thee with terror; if thou canst not by any help of thine own get a quiet and a calm conscience, in such a case thou mayest go to a godly and experienced friend, (make thy own choice) to reveal thy case: this is the intent of the Apostles expression, Jam. 5. 16. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. That is, when you are in extreme anguish and perplexity of conscience, thou art troubled for sin, then confess thy sin to other men and desire them to pray for thee. And in confessing to men, ⟨p. 22⟩you are not to confess all your sins, but only that particular sin that most troubles conscience: when you go to a Physician, you will discover no more to him then where the sore lies; you are to confess no more to men then that particular evil that conscience troubles you most for.
Case 3 Thirdly, You are to confesse sin to men as well as to God, in case of extream trouble of conscience for some particular sin which you have done against God; when conscience flies in thy face, thou canst neither eat, nor drink, nor sleep, nor be quiet; thy conscience doth so pursue thee with terrour; if thou canst not by any help of thine own get a quiet and a calme conscience, in such a case thou mayest go to a godly and experienced friend, (make thy own choice) to reveal thy case: this is the intent of the Apostles expression, Jam. 5. 16. Confesse your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. That is, when you are in extream anguish and perplexity of conscience, thou art troubled for sin, then confesse thy sin to other men and desire them to pray for thee. And in confessing to men, ⟨p. 22⟩you are not to confesse all your sins, but only that particular sin that most troubles conscience: when you go to a Physician, you will discover no more to him then where the sore lies; you are to confesse no more to men then that particular evil that conscience troubles you most for.