A49255:466
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.
To take off this, first, the next words in the Petition, are to be taken for a real forgiveness, not a forgiveness in sense and feeling; for consider the whole Petition, Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us; there can be no reason shown why the first part of the Petition should be taken for sense and feeling of forgiveness, and the other should not be taken so.
To take off this, first, the next words in the Petition, are to be taken for a reall forgivenesse, not a forgivenesse in sense and feeling; for consider the whole Petition, Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespasse against us; there can be no reason shewen why the first part of the Petition should be taken for sense and feeling of forgivenesse, and the other should not be taken so.
Secondly consider this, that in the same sense you must understand a sin to be forgiven, as in Scripture language it is spoken not to be forgiven; a sin is said not to be forgiven when there is an actual guilt lies upon a man; ⟨p. 108⟩a guilt abiding upon the person of a wicked man that is not taken away, Mat. 12. 32. And whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him, but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. They that understand forgiving only in sense and feeling, must understand this clause, not forgiving only in sense and feeling, and so no real guilt to lye upon the man: so that,
Secondly consider this, that in the same sense you must understand a sin to be forgiven, as in Scripture language it is spoken not to be forgiven; a sin is said not to be forgiven when there is an actuall guilt lies upon a man; ⟨p. 108⟩