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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.
Object. 2 A second Objection is this, but you will say, what need such pressing of confessing of sin, as having a connection with pardon? for as God is never the better by my grace; so God is never the worse by my sin: as my grace adds nothing to Gods holiness, so my sin can detract nothing from Gods glory; for God is nevertheless Glorious though I be never so much sinful: One might urge as Elihu did in Job. 5. 37. If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand? vers. ⟨p. 43⟩8. Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art, and thy righteousness may profit the son of man. Therefore if God receives no injury by my sin, what need I confess sin to God? This is an objection that the Antinomians make. For answer,
Object. 2 A second Objection is this, but you will say, what need such pressing of confessing of sin, as having a connection with pardon? for as God is never the better by my grace; so God is never the worse by my sin: as my grace addes nothing to Gods holiness, so my sin can detract nothing from Gods glory; for God is nevertheless Glorious though I be never so much sinfull: One might urge as Elihu did in Job. 5. 37. If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth hee of thine hand? vers. ⟨p. 43⟩8. Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art, and thy righteousnesse may profit the son of man. Therefore if God receives no injury by my sin, what need I confesse sin to God? This is an objection that the Antinomians make. For answer,
Ans. 1 First, It is true, God is not the worse, and hath not the less glory, though thou hast the more sin; yet this is no thanks to a sinner, for a sinner doth what in him lies to take all glory from God, to pull God out of Heaven, it is no thanks to thee that God is never the worse for thy sin.
Ans. 1 First, It is true, God is not the worse, and hath not the lesse glory, though thou hast the more sin; yet this is no thanks to a sinner, for a sinner doth what in him lies to take all glory from God, to pull God out of Heaven, it is no thanks to thee that God is never the worse for thy sin.