A49255:496
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, from the end: Say the Disciples, but Lord, thou art going to thy Fathers house, and what shall become of us? therefore Christ comforts them and saith, I go to prepare a place for you. As if he should have said, I go to Heaven, to make ready Heaven for you against you die, as Grossi•• observes, that the phrase is borrowed from a company of Travellers which send one man before as a harbinger to provide the Inn, and take up rooms, and make provision ready for them against they come, so Jesus ⟨p. 115⟩Christ is gone to Heaven that he might be as a harbinger to take up Heaven for you, to take up room for you in Heaven.
Fourthly, from the end: Say the Disciples, but Lord, thou art going to thy Fathers house, and what shall become of us? therefore Christ comforts them and saith, I go to prepare a place for you. As if he should have said, I go to Heaven, to make ready Heaven for you against you die, as Grossi•• observes, that the phrase is borrowed from a company of Travellers which send one man before as a harbinger to provide the Inne, and take up rooms, and make provision ready for them against they come, so Jesus ⟨p. 115⟩Christ is gone to Heaven that he might be as a harbinger to take up Heaven for you, to take up room for you in Heaven.
Fifthly, He comforts them by a promise of his coming again, verse 3. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again.
Fifthly, He comforts them by a promise of his comming againe, verse 3. And if I goe and prepare a place for you, I will come againe.