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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.
Now beloved, Gods people do express more sensitive sorrow for outward crosses then for inward corruptions. A late Author doth quote an instance out of Jerome, a godly woman lost her children, & she wept even to death, yet she could not weep so for her sin: the reason is, because things of sense do more affect a man then things of faith; though there be more evil in one sin then in a thousand afflictions.
Now beloved, Gods people do expresse more sensitive sorrow for outward crosses then for inward corruptions. A late Author doth quote an instance out of Jerome, a godly woman lost her children, & she wept even to death, yet she could not weep so for her sin: the reason is, because things of sense do more affect a man then things of faith; though there be more evill in one sin then in a thousand afflictions.
And thus much for the relief of a troubled sinner in answer to the first Objection.
Object. 2 The second Objection is this, Methinks I hear another man say, how can I be persuaded that God hath pardoned, and forgiven me my sin, when I see that I cannot mortify my sin surely an unmortified sin must needs be an unpardoned sin, surely the guilt of sin must remain where the power of sin remains: I cannot find that my sin is fully mortified, therefore I question whether my sin be pardoned. I shall answer this in four particulars; to take off the trouble of a perplexed mind.
Object. 2 The second Objection is this, Methinks I hear another man say, how can I be perswaded that God hath pardoned, and forgiven me my sin, when I see that I cannot mortifie my sin surely an unmortified sin must needs be an unpardoned sin, surely the guilt of sin must remain where the power of sin remains: I cannot finde that my sin is fully mortified, therefore I question whether my sin be pardoned. I shall answer this in four particulars; to take off the trouble of a perplexed mind.