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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.
Seventhly, It is observable, It is said that a third time there came a man to Peter about an hour after, and saith, Of a truth thou art Peter, and to the man saith he, I do not know him.
Eighthly, This is not all, that Peter did not only speak a falsehood, not only swear a lye, but Peter did curse himself if so be he knew Jesus Christ, the Text saith he began to curse as well as to swear, Mark 14. 71. But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak; he wished some direful judgement to befall him if he knew Jesus Christ: Some Interpreters think that he did not only curse himself, but he curst Jesus Christ, to make the people think that he did not care for Jesus Christ, therefore did use some execration to curse Jesus Christ. And O that pardoning grace should reach such a heinous sinner as this was!
Eighthly, This is not all, that Peter did not onely speak a falshood, not onely swear a lye, but Peter did curse himselfe if so be he knew Jesus Christ, the Text saith he began to curse as well as to swear, Mark 14. 71. But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak; he wisht some direful judgement to befall him if he knew Jesus Christ: Some Interpreters think that he did not onely curse himselfe, but he curst Jesus Christ, to make the people think that he did not care for Jesus Christ, therefore did use some execration to curse Jesus Christ. And O that pardoning grace should reach such a hainous sinner as this was!
A third Instance was in Paul; you shall see many circumstances to aggravate and greaten Pauls sin,