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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. 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.
Thirdly, You that make this Objection know, you must distinguish of a two-fold sorrow for sin. First, there is a judicious sorrow: and secondly, a sensitive sorrow.
First, There is a judicious sorrow, and this consists in an apprehension in the judgement, that sin is the greatest evil in the world, and most to be lamented, branded, opposed, and resisted: Divines do place more strength and height of grace in having an indignation stirred up in the understanding against sin, touching the evil of sin; this is more then to shed a few tears for sin. Now if thou hast a judicious sorrow to apprehend sin to be a great evil, though it hath not vent at the eye, yet this is godly sorrow for sin. A man that hath the Tooth-ache, he will cry out and complain more, and shed more tears happily for the exquisite pain of the Tooth-ache, then he will do in the burning Fever; yet ask him which he had rather have, he will tell you the Tooth-ache: the reason is, because the pestilential Fever is more hazardous to life: so bad you rather lose your children, then lose the sense of Gods favour. Which had you rather have, afflictions in the world, or willingly commit sin against God?