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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 take this rule, Labour in the residue of thy days to be as eminent in grace, as thou hast been formerly notorious in sin: have thy lusts been strong? labour now, that thy affections may be strong God-ward and Heaven-ward: has thy sin been clothed with many heinous circumstances ⟨p. 83⟩to make it great? let thy graces be clothed with many holy circumstances to make them great: though this cannot make a compensation to the most High (for nothing thou hast or dost can recompense God for the wrong sin doth him) yet is this something by way of a Holy revenge on thy self; the more thou hast been notorious in evil, thou shouldest labour now to be more eminent in good.
First take this rule, Labour in the residue of thy dayes to be as eminent in grace, as thou hast been formerly notorious in sin: have thy lusts been strong? labour now, that thy affections may be strong God-ward and Heaven-ward: has thy sin been cloathed with many hainous circumstances ⟨p. 83⟩to make it great? let thy graces be cloathed with many holy circumstances to make them great: though this cannot make a compensation to the most High (for nothing thou hast or dost can recompense God for the wrong sin doth him) yet is this something by way of a Holy revenge on thy selfe; the more thou hast been notorious in evill, thou shouldest labour now to be more eminent in good.
Secondly, Hast thou fallen into any gross and aggravated guilt? follow this Rule, Labour that the greater thy sin and thy unkindness hath been to God, thou express now the greater love to Jesus Christ for pardoning mercy: O labour thou that hast great sins pardoned, that thou mayest have great love issued out to Jesus Christ; Christ did not simply ask Peter, Simon Peter lovest thou me? out goeth higher, Peter doest thou love me more then these? there was this reason why Christ should ask him this Question, because Peter had sinned against Christ more then all the disciples had, therefore Peter must love Christ more.