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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.
Thirdly, Here is in the Text a […], which is a note of admiration annexed to his expression; Thou hast forgiven, &c. surely that would be no wonder to God to pass by an external punishment, for that he might do to men whose sins were never pardoned: What is it for God to forgive the iniquity of sin? I answer, the iniquity ⟨p. 62⟩of sin is meant, that God out of his free grace doth not only simply forgive a sin committed, but he forgives the iniquity of that sin, all the malignity of that sin, all the heinous aggravated circumstances that may any ways make it great. A Learned Author having a whole Tract upon this Psalm, hath these words, the Psalmist useth this kind of speech, To forgive the iniquity of sin, that he might touch us, that it was no light fault that was pardoned, it was sin, and it was the iniquity of sin, sin upon sin, and sin greatened by many heinous circumstances. Yet, Behold! the great mercy of God, Thou forgavest the Iniquity of my sin; thus much for the explaining of the words.
Thirdly, Here is in the Text a 〈…〉, which is a note of admiration annexed to his expression; Thou hast forgiven, &c. surely that would be no wonder to God to passe by an externall punishment, for that he might do to men whose sins were never pardoned: What is it for God to forgive the iniquity of sin? I answer, the iniquity ⟨p. 62⟩of sin is meant, that God out of his free grace doth not onely simply forgive a sin committed, but he forgives the iniquity of that sin, all the malignity of that sin, all the hainous aggravated circumstances that may any wayes make it great. A Learned Author having a whole Tract upon this Psalme, hath these words, the Psalmist useth this kind of speech, To forgive the iniquity of sinne, that he might touch us, that it was no light fault that was pardoned, it was sin, and it was the iniquity of sinne, sin upon sin, and sin greatned by many hainous circumstances. Yet, Behold! the great mercy of God, Thou forgavest the Iniquity of my sin; thus much for the explaining of the words.