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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.
First of all, I shall give you an induction of instances, that God doth not only forgive his people a bare sin committed, but God doth out of the riches of his Grace forgive his people those sins that you may call the iniquity of sin, sins clothed with many heinous aggravated circumstances, to prove this take the instance of David, that speaks the words; an instance of Peter, another of Paul, many men that have sinned against light & love, sinned against checks of conscience, and against mercies, are these sins forgiven? Yes, that is my work to prove, that Gods grace doth forgive sins that are clothed with many heinous and aggravated circumstances, to make them great.
First of all, I shall give you an induction of instances, that God doth not onely forgive his people a bare sin committed, but God doth out of the riches of his Grace forgive his people those sins that you may call the iniquity of sin, sins cloathed with many hainous aggravated circumstances, to prove this take the instance of David, that speaks the words; an instance of Peter, another of Paul, many men that have sinned against light & love, sinned against checks of conscience, and against mercies, are these sins forgiven? Yes, that is my work to prove, that Gods grace doth forgive sins that are cloathed with many hainous and aggravated circumstances, to make them great.
First, I begin with David, because it is the instance in hand; will you consider Davids sin, the sin of Adultery, and ransack the bowels of it? you shall find Davids sin clothed with great, heinous, and aggravated circumstances to make it great and grievous; and yet for all this that sin forgiven him.
First, I begin with David, because it is the instance in hand; will you consider Davids sin, the sin of Adultery, and ransack the bowels of it? you shall finde Davids sin cloathed with great, hainous, and aggravated circumstances to make it great and grievous; and yet for all this that sin forgiven him.