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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.
First, Christ in his bodily presence must go to Heaven, lest his Disciples should be taken too much with his bodily presence, and never look after the Communication of his Spirit. Therefore they ask Christ, Lord, when wilt thou restore the Kingdom to Israel? They expected that Christ would take away the Roman Emperor which was a heathen, and expected that he would be King himself, Acts 1. 6. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the Kingdom to Israel? It is for this reason say Interpreters, because the Disciples should not dote on Jesus Christ, as to look on him as a temporal King, and look on him for a temporal Kingdom, but that they might look after the Kingdom where he is, therefore Paul hath a passage in 2 Cor. 5. 16. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh, yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth, know we him no more. As if he should say, it may be those that lived in Christs time, that knew him according to the flesh as a lovely person; but saith Paul, we know him in a spiritual way, to look after heaven by Christ to look after salvation by Christ.
First, Christ in his bodilie presence must goe to Heaven, lest his Disciples should be taken too much with his bodily presence, and never look after the Communication of his Spirit. Therefore they ask Christ, Lord, when wilt thou restore the Kingdome to Israel? They expected that Christ would take away the Roman Emperour which was a heathen, and expected that he would be King himselfe, Acts 1. 6. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore againe the Kingdome to Israel? It is for this reason say Interpreters, because the Disciples should not dote on Jesus Christ, as to look on him as a temporall King, and look on him for a temporall Kingdome, but that they might look after the Kingdome where he is, therefore Paul hath a passage in 2 Cor. 5. 16. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh, yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth, know we him no more. As if he should say, it may bee those that lived in Christs time, that knew him according to the flesh as a lovelie person; but saith Paul, we know him in a spirituall way, to look after heaven by Christ to look after salvation by Christ.