A49255:266
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.
Answ. 1 First it is possible the conscience of a good man may be so disordered through the impetuousness of passion and lust, that he may think he doth well when he doth ill, therefore his conscience never smites him. As it was with Paul, Act. 26. 9. I verily thought with my self, that I ought to do many things contrary to the Name of Jesus of Nazareth. Paul sinned & he had his doubts before conversion, even as after conversion; yet this sin troubled him not, he thought he was bound to do many things, &c. so may thy conscience be so far disordered, as to think that thou doest well when thou doest ill, Jonah 4. 9. And God said to Jonah, doest thou well to be angry for the gourd, & he said I do well to be angry even unto the death. Could Jonahs conscience smite him for his anger when he said he did well? Lord how far will a godly man go, to the very suburbs of hell if God shall let him alone! I do well, saith Jonah, to be angry, even unto death.
Answ. 1 First it is possible the conscience of a good man may be so disordered through the impetuousnesse of passion and lust, that he may think he doth well when he doth ill, therefore his conscience never smites him. As it was with Paul, Act. 26. 9. I verily thought with my self, that I ought to do many things contrary to the Name of Jesus of Nazareth. Paul sinned & he had his doubts before conversion, even as after conversion; yet this sin troubled him not, he thought he was bound to do many things, &c. so may thy conscience be so far disordered, as to think that thou doest well when thou doest ill, Jonah 4. 9. And God said to Jonah, doest thou well to be angry for the gourd, & he said I do well to be angry even unto the death. Could Jonahs conscience smite him for his anger when he said he did wel? Lord how far wil a godly man go, to the very suburbs of hell if God shall let him alone! I doe well, saith Jonah, to be angry, even unto death.