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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.
Ans. 1 First if we should place a causality or a merit in confession of sin to procure pardon, as the Papists do, this would overthrow the free Grace of God in forgiving sin: though we do place a connection between confessing sin, and pardon of sin; yet we do not place any merit in those confessions, we do not place any worth, any causality in those confessions: that is my first answer.
Ans. 1 First if we should place a causality or a merit in confession of sin to procure pardon, as the Papists doe, this would overthrow the free Grace of God in forgiving sin: though wee do place a connexion between confessing sin, and pardon of sin; yet wee do not place any merit in those confessions, we do not place any worth, any causality in those confessions: that is my first answer.
Ans. 2 Secondly, The Scripture makes a fair consistency between mans confessing sin, and Gods free Grace in forgiving sin: the Scripture makes a double consistency. First in regard of the Precept that doth enjoin and command confession. 2. In regard of the means that this is a way to procure pardon.
Ans. 2 Secondly, The Scripture makes a fair consistency between mans confessing sin, and Gods free Grace in forgiving sin: the Scripture makes a double consistency. First in regard of the Precept that doth enjoyn and command confession. 2. In regard of the means that this is a way to procure pardon.
First, In regard of the command, God doth command us to confess sin; Now no command of God that he ⟨p. 40⟩would have us do, can derogate from his free grace, therefore surely this command can no way eclipse the freeness of grace in what he will do.