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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.
Defect 6 A sixth Defect in confession of sin to God, is this, to confess sin more because of its guilt, then of its spot: my meaning is, more because sin hath a damning power, then a defiling nature; more because sin damns thy soul, then defiles thy conscience. A child would touch a coal though it be smutty and soily, but he forbears to touch it merely because it is a burning coal: we forbear sin because sin is a burning coal, but we do not forbear to touch it because it is a defiling coal: that is a defect in many godly men to be found. But we should confess sin and bewail it, not because it will damn us, but because it doth dishonour God.
Defect 6 A sixt Defect in confession of sin to God, is this, to confesse sin more because of its guilt, then of its spot: my meaning is, more because sin hath a damning power, then a defiling nature; more because sin damns thy soul, then defiles thy conscience. A child would touch a coal though it be smutty and soily, but he forbears to touch it meerly because it is a burning coal: we forbeare sin because sin is a burning coale, but we doe not forbear to touch it because it is a defiling coal: that is a defect in many godly men to be found. But we should confesse sin and bewaile it, not because it wil damn us, but because it doth dishonour God.
Defect 7 A seventh defect in confession of sins to God, is this, to confess those sins to God, which if men should charge us with, we should deny and be angry. This holy Greenham doth take notice of in mens confession of sin; thou wilt confess thy pride to God: but if a man should say that thou art proud, thou wouldst be angry with him; thou wilt confess thy ways to God, but if men should tell thee of thy sins, thou wouldst be angry with them: this shows there is much defect in your confession.
Defect 7 A seventh defect in confession of sins to God, is this, to confesse those sins to God, which if men should charge us with, we should deny and be angry. This holy Greenham doth take notice of in mens confession of sin; thou wilt confesse thy pride to God: but if a man should say that thou art proud, thou wouldst be angry with him; thou wilt confesse thy waies to God, but if men should tell thee of thy sins, thou wouldst be angry with them: this shews there is much defect in your confession.