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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.
Thirdly, Take this for your comfort; It is not the greatness of that sin thou committest, but only the hardness and impenitency of thy own heart that can exempt thee from pardon. Divines do generally say, that the reason of that saying in Scripture, All sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven, but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven, neither in this world nor in the world to come; It is not that there is not more merit in Christ to save then there is guilt in that sin; but it is because that man cannot, will not, repent of the sin; Therefore that sin cannot be forgiven, because he cannot repent. Suppose thy sin be blasphemy, this doth not exempt from pardon. It is not the greatness of thy sin, but the Judicial hardness and final impenitency of thy heart, that can exempt thee from pardon. when Peter preached to ⟨p. 90⟩the Jews that had a hand in crucifying the Son of God; yet saith he, repent and your sins shall be blotted out, O what sin could be greater then their imbruing their hands in the blood of Christ? yet do but repent and your sins shall be blotted out. It is not for want of great mercy on Gods part, and great merits on Christs part that men are unpardoned; but it is want of repentance on thine own part.
Thirdly, Take this for your comfort; It is not the greatnesse of that sin thou committest, but onely the hardnesse and impenitency of thy own heart that can exempt thee from pardon. Divines doe generally say, that the reason of that saying in Scripture, All sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven, but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven, neither in this world nor in the world to come; It is not that there is not more merit in Christ to save then there is guilt in that sin; but it is because that man cannot, will not, repent of the sin; Therefore that sin cannot be forgiven, because he cannot repent. Suppose thy sin be blasphemy, this doth not exempt from pardon. It is not the greatnesse of thy sin, but the Judiciall hardnesse and finall impenitency of thy heart, that can exempt thee from pardon. when Peter preached to ⟨p. 90⟩the Jewes that had a hand in crucifying the Son of God; yet saith he, repent and your sins shall be blotted out, O what sin could be greater then their embrewing their hands in the bloud of Christ? yet doe but repent and your sins shall bee blotted out. It is not for want of great mercy on Gods part, and great merits on Christs part that men are unpardoned; but it is want of repentance on thine owne part.