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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.
Fifthly, If God doth out of the riches of his grace pardon aggravated sins, take you heed, that when you have obtained great and gracious pardons for great and grievous sins, you do not extenuate your sins, do not say of your sins as Lot of Zoar, Is not this a little one? do not say of wilful enormities as Jacob did. Peradventure it was an oversight, do not mince the matter, and do not lessen sin, but greaten sin. The reason why thou shouldst not do it, consider first by extenuating sin and making it small and little in your eye, you will lessen the greatness of Gods pardoning grace: who will value the skill and Physic of a kitchen woman? That Physician is valued that can cure a deadly and dangerous disease: when a mans spirits are gone, and strength is consumed, the Physician is prized: thou by lessening thy sin dost lessen pardoning grace.
Fifthly, If God doth out of the riches of his grace pardon aggravated sins, take you heed, that when you have obtained great and gracious pardons for great and grievous sins, you do not extenuate your sins, do not say of your sins as Lot of Zoar, Is not this a little one? doe not say of wilfull enormities as Jacob did. Peradventure it was an oversight, do not mince the matter, and doe not lessen sin, but greaten sin. The reason why thou shouldst not doe it, consider first by extenuating sin and making it smal and little in your eye, you will lessen the greatnesse of Gods pardoning grace: who will value the skill and Physick of a kitchin woman? That Physitian is valued that can cure a deadly and dangerous disease: when a mans spirits are gone, and strength is consumed, the Physician is prized: thou by lessening thy sin dost lessen pardoning grace.
2. By the extenuating thy sin, thou doest lessen the value of Christs blood.
2. By the extenuating thy sin, thou doest lessen the value of Christs bloud.