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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
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Secondly, observe this, That when we say that God doth love a man from all eternity, you must not understand it, that it is a love in purpose: and Divines do give this solid and useful distinction in it, that there is a twofold love in God, there is a love of purpose▪ and a love of complacency or delight: the love of purpose is in God ⟨p. 101⟩towards elect men from all eternity, that is, a love where God hath a purpose in time to do a soul good: but a love of complacency and delight in God, is not in God till he be converted: before conversion, God hath not a love of delight, for there is nothing in thee that God should take delight in: At that time ye were children of wrath: God doth not love an elect man with the love of complacency, till he be converted, until he doth repent and believe.
Secondly, observe this, That when we say that God doth love a man from all eternity, you must not understand it, that it is a love in purpose: and Divines do give this solid and usefull distinction in it, that there is a twofold love in God, there is a love of purpose▪ and a love of complacency or delight: the love of purpose is in God ⟨p. 101⟩towards elect men from all eternity, that is, a love where God hath a purpose in time to doe a soule good: but a love of complacency and delight in God, is not in God till he be converted: before conversion, God hath not a love of delight, for there is nothing in thee that God should take delight in: At that time ye were children of wrath: God doth not love an elect man with the love of complacency, till hee be converted, untill he doth repent and beleeve.
Object. Another objection is this.