A49255:462
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.
Fourthly, that you might not be adventurous on sin, and so accuse this comfort: consider, that falling often into the same sin, doth more harden the heart then any thing in the world, habituating and indulging a mans self into the same road of wickedness; there is nothing in the world doth more harden the heart, then when the same sin hath an usual inroad into thy conscience & life, then all tenderness and remorse of conscience will be taken away; I speak merely on this ground, that seeing you have instances that men may often fall into the same gross evils, yet let these four considerations keep you from abusing this comfortable point. I, but you will say, if I do fall often into the same sin, what may be to stay my heart up that I may be in a pardoned state for all this? I say this to you, though thou dost fall often into the same sin; yet if thy conscience bears thee witness thou dost exercise the same grace often in opposition to the same sin, thou mayest have a great deal of comfort that thou art in a state of pardon.
Fourthly, that you might not be adventurous on sin, and so acuse this comfort: consider, that falling often into the same sin, doth more harden the heart then any thing in the world, habituating and indulging a mans selfe into the same road of wickednesse; there is nothing in the world doth more harden the heart, then when the same sin hath an usual inroad into thy conscience & life, then all tendernesse and remorse of conscience wil be taken away; I speak meerly on this ground, that seeing you have instances that men may often fall into the same grosse evils, yet let these four considerations keep you from abusing this comfortable point. I, but you will say, if I do fall often into the same sin, what may be to stay my heart up that I may be in a pardoned state for all this? I say this to you, though thou dost fall often into the same sin; yet if thy conscience bears thee witnesse thou dost exercise the same grace often in opposition to the same sin, thou mayest have a great deal of comfort that thou art in a state of pardon.
Case. 5 The fifth case follows.