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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 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.
Defect 8 The eighth defect in confession of sin unto God is this, not to have the heart sensibly affected with those sins that are confessed to God; many confess as if they were telling stories rather what other men did, then what themselves did: there are few that confess sin as the Prodigal did, that he was ashamed to be called the son of his father. We should confess sin as Daniel did, Dan. 9. and as David did, Psa. 51. But many confess sin like Pharaoh, Exod. 9. 27. And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time, the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. Vers. 34. And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail, and ⟨p. 37⟩the thunder were ceased, he s•nned yet more, and hardened his heart […].