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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.
Fourthly that confession that hath pardon annexed to it, is joined with a holy awe and fear of running into the commission of those sins that we do confess to God, Psal. 38. 18. compared with Psal. 39. 1. For I will declare mine iniquity, I will be sorry for my sin, I said I will ⟨p. 39⟩take heed to my ways that I sin not with my tongue. Davids confessing sin did work in him a holy awe, and a holy care to take heed of those sins he had confessed, to confess sin and to be bold and adventurous to run into sin, hath not such a connection, with pardon.
Fourthly that confession that hath pardon annexed to it, is joyned with a holy aw and fear of running into the commission of those sins that we do confesse to God, Psal. 38. 18. compared with Psal. 39. 1. For I will declare mine iniquity, I will be sorry for my sin, I said I will ⟨p. 39⟩take heed to my wayes that I sin not with my tongue. Davids confessing sin did worke in him a holy awe, and a holy care to take heed of those sins he had confest, to confesse sin and to be bold and adventurous to run into sin, hath not such a connexion, with pardon.
Fifthly, That confession that hath pardon annexed to it, doth quicken the soul to strong & earnest supplication, to prayer. David confessed sin & his confession quickened Prayer, Daniel confessed sin, and confession quickened supplication; Daniel 9. 20. And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin, and the sin of my people Israel, &c. (Beloved,) when confessions of sin are to prayer as the whet-stone to the knife; when you sharpen your affections and put a keen edge on your hearts in prayer: this is an evident token that such confession hath a connection with forgiveness of sin. So much for the second particular.