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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, 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, ⟨p. 39⟩and my sin is ever before me. He means the sin of Adultery. When David came to prayer, he would put before his eyes the sin of adultery: now set thy sin before thee, Art thou a drunkard? set they drunkenness before thee: art thou an adulterer? set thy uncleanness before thee: art thou an extortioner? then set thy oppression before thee;1 set sin before thine eyes when thou comest to prayer, and that is the way to feed thy spirits with confessions to God in a prayer.
Thirdly, Keep fresh in your remembrance some particular sin or other, when you come to prayer it will help you in confession; it is barrennesse as I told you that you do not see what matter you have to confesse, 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 confesse sin to God; this the Psalmist doth, 51. vers. 3. For I acknowledg my transgessions, ⟨p. 39⟩and my sin is ever before me. He means the sin of Adultetery. When David came to prayer, he would put before his eyes the sin of adultery: now set thy sin before thee, Art thou a drunkard? set they drunkenesse before thee: art thou an adulterer? set thy uncleannesse before thee: art thou an extortioner? then set thy oppression before thee;1 set sin before thine eyes when thou commest to prayer, and that is the way to feed thy spirits with confessions to God in a prayer.