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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 of all consider, that all men have not a like natural tenderness and softness of disposition; many are of soft dispositions, are naturally inclined to tears; this is not grace, but the ingenuousness and softness of Nature; all cannot sorrow a like▪ there may be grace in a ⟨p. 49⟩man, if his disposition be hard and rugged, yet he cannot shed tears as those that have a tender disposition.
Ans. 1 First of all consider, that all men have not a like naturall tendernesse and softnesse of disposition; many are of soft dispositions, are naturally inclined to tears; this is not grace, but the ingenuousnesse and softnesse of Nature; all cannot sorrow a like▪ there may be grace in a ⟨p. 49⟩man, if his disposition be hard and rugged, yet he cannot shed tears as those that have a tender disposition.
Ans. 2 Secondly, You that make this Objection know this, that there may be greater sorrow for sin in the heart, when there is no tears for sin flowing from the eye; tears from the eye doth ease and lighten the mind, there may be the greatest sorrow when it can have no vent from the eye.
Ans. 2 Secondly, You that make this Objection know this, that there may be greater sorrow for sin in the heart, when there is no tears for sin flowing from the eye; tears from the eye doth ease and lighten the minde, there may be the greatest sorrow when it can have no vent from the eye.