A49255:491
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.
This Chapter out of which my Text is taken, is counted famous by most Interpreters, because in it begins the Legacy that Christ gives, and the last Will and Testament that Christ made when he was to leave the world, and this Will and Testament of Christs, begins in this 14. Chapter, and continues to the 18. Chapter of this Book. The scope and drift of this Chapter, is to comfort his Disciples, both against their fears of persecution in the World, as also against their sorrows, upon this consideration, that Christ was shortly to leave this world, and Christ doth here mention many comfortable considerations to fence them against their fears, for this much troubled them; It went ill with them when Christ was with them, and they thought it would have been worse with them when he was gone, and he doth encourage them therefore by these Arguments.
THis Chapter out of which my Text is taken, is counted famous by most Interpreters, because in it begins the Legacy that Christ gives, and the last Will and Testament that Christ made when he was to leave the world, and this Wil and Testament of Christs, begins in this 14. Chapter, and continues to the 18. Chapter of this Book. The scope and drift of this Chapter, is to comfort his Disciples, both against their fears of persecution in the World, as also against their sorrowes, upon this consideration, that Christ was shortly to leave this world, and Christ doth here mention many comfortable considerations to fence them against their fears, for this much troubled them; It went ill with them when Christ was with them, and they thought it would have been worse with them when he was gone, and he doth encourage them therefore by these Arguments.
First, He saith, I am but going to my Fathers house, and the 28. verse of this Chapter, he saith, ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you, If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father, for my Father is greater then I.