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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 we do not confess sin by way of satisfaction, as if your confession could satisfy Gods justice for the wrong we have done him.
Thirdly wee do not confesse sin by way of satisfaction, as if your confession could satisfie Gods justice for the wrong we have done him.
But Positively, though God doth know our sins, yet we are bound to confess our sins for many solid reasons; As;
But Positively, though God doth know our sins, yet we are bound to confesse our sins for many solid reasons; As;
First, Though God doth see our sins, yet we are bound to confess our sins that we may see them our selves, that we may put memory & conscience and heart a work, in the review, & in the remembrance of our evils, we do not confess sin to inform God, but our selves, that we might see sin more distinctly, and so set conscience a work.
First, Though God doth see our sins, yet wee are bound to confesse our sins that wee may see them our selves, that we may put memory & conscience and heart a work, in the review, & in the remembrance of our evils, we do not confesse sin to inform God, but our selves, that wee might see sin more distinctly, and so set conscience a work.