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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.
Secondly, If you would confess sin aright, observe diligently your own ways and hearts.1 Prov. 4. 25. Let thine eyes look right on, 2and let thine eye-lid look straight before thee. Vers. 26. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be stablished. Look right before you and ponder the ways of your feet, and that is the way to have the heart so affected with the evil of your ways as you will particularly confess your sins.
Secondly, If you would confesse sin aright, observe diligently your own waies and hearts.1 Prov. 4. 25. Let thine eyes look right on, 2and let thine eye-lid look straight before thee. Vers. 26. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy waies be stablished. Look right before you and ponder the waies of your feet, and that is the way to have the heart so affected with the evil of your waies as you will particularly confesse your sins.
- 1Lam. 8. 40.
- 2Jer. 8. 6.
Thirdly, Keep fresh in your remembrance some particular sin or other, when you come to prayer it will help you in confession; it is barrenness as I told you that you do not see what matter you have to confess, that makes you so scanted in you confession; would you but present some particular sin when you come to God, you would be in better plight to confess sin to God; this the Psalmist doth, 51. vers. 3. For I acknowledge my transgressions,