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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 this, That God doth not afflict any man but where sin is, that is my first position. God doth not cruciate an innocent creature: indeed the Schoolmen have a question, whether God by his sovereignty may torment an innocent creature; but that is but a nicety; but this is most certain, that God in the dispensation of his Judgements doth punish no man, but where sin is, sin entered into the world, and death by sin.
First consider this, That God doth not afflict any man but where sin is, that is my first position. God doth not cruciate an innocent creature: indeed the Schoolemen have a question, whether God by his soveraignty may torment an innocent creature; but that is but a nicety; but this is most certain, that God in the dispensation of his Judgements doth punish no man, but where sin is, sin entred into the world, and death by sin.
Secondly, though God afflicts none sinless, yet sometimes it may be for trial and not for any particular sin; so was Jobs affliction, it was not for sin, but for trial, to try Jobs grace.
Secondly, though God afflicts none sinlesse, yet sometimes it may be for triall and not for any particular sin; so was Jobs affliction, it was not for sin, but for triall, to try Iobs grace.
Thirdly and chiefly, it is apparent from the Scriptures, that pardoned sinners may be punished for their sins. Would not this be partial for a father to beat the servant for a fault, yet not beat the child for a worse fault? Now the Lord will not leave such a plea as this in any wicked mans heart. In all the Kingdoms of the world, where sword, where pestilence, where famine, and where plagues have been, the good have fallen with the bad;