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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, Consider, that Peter should deny Christ, when he did make more confident professions that he would cleave to Christ, then all the other eleven Disciples: when Christ told them, You shall be offended because of me this night, saith Peter, Though all men should forsake thee, yet will not I, yet none forsook Christ but Judas and he, in so shameful a manner as they; this was a great aggravation.
First, Consider, that Peter should deny Christ, when he did make more confident professions that he would cleave to Christ, then all the other eleven Disciples: when Christ told them, You shall be offended because of me this night, saith Peter, Though all men should forsake thee, yet will not I, yet none forsaked Christ but Judas and he, in so shameful a manner as they; this was a great aggravation.
Secondly, It is observable that Peter did deny himself to be Peter, Joh. 18. 25. And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself, they said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his Disciples? He denied, and said, I am not.
Thirdly, He said he did not know Jesus Christ; what a horrible fault was that, that he said he did not know Jesus Christ? Luke 22. 57. And he denied him, saying, Woman I know him not.