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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.
Answ. 1 I answer, I am far from thinking that all Infants go to hell:1 I believe that Heaven is as full of Infants as any other rank of years in the world; yet this plea will make nothing for those that plead for justification before repenting and believing, this is only spoken of justification and salvation of Infants without actual believing.
Answ. 1 I answer, I am farre from thinking that all Infants go to hell:1 I beleeve that Heaven is as full of Infants as any other rank of years in the world; yet this plea will make nothing for those that plead for justification before repenting and beleeving, this is onely spoken of justificacation and salvation of Infants without actuall beleeving.
- 1This cavil is brought by the Papists against justification by faith.This cavill is brought by the Papists against justification by faith.
Thirdly consider, that there is a great difference between the state of an Infant, and of men grown to years: the scripture tells you,1 that faith comes by hearing, that is in men grown in years they must get their faith in an ordinary way by hearing the Word preached: but this rule holds not for young Infants, because they are not capable of understanding, they wanting the use of reason, and God expects no more from them then he gives ability: faith comes by hearing, faith the scripture: but saith the Antinomian, what need I hear, what need I pray, for a man may have pardon without all? But consider, that though children cannot exercise faith, yet children may have habitual faith, as Divines say, children may have grace seminally, though they cannot have the exercise of grace. Thou canst not tell, saith Solomon, how the bones of a child grow in the womb, therefore much more how God by a strange and a powerful manner can implant and impress grace in the heart of a sucking babe;