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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.
This is a type of Jesus Christ our high Priest, who is gone into that which is so in it self, the Holy of Holiest and there he hath not only the names of all the elect of God throughout the world on his breast, but hath them in his heart, and there he makes intercession for them to his father. This is a third ground of comfort that they have of Christs going bodily into heaven.
This is a type of Jesus Christ our high Priest, who is gone into that which is so in it selfe, the Holy of Holiest and there he hath not onely the names of al the elect of God throughout the world on his breast, but hath them in his heart, and there he makes intercession for them to his father. This is a third ground of comfort that they have of Christs going bodily into heaven.
A Fourth ground of comfort you have by Christs going into Heaven is this, That Jesus Christ is gone into heaven to convey to you a fuller communication of the gifts and graces of his spirit, which was bestowed on his people whilst he was upon the Earth, Ephes. 4 ver. 8. Wherefore he saith, when he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. It is an allusion to the Roman custom, that when the conqueror rode in Triumph towards the Capitol; he did not only lead the Prisoners, by the Chariot wheels, but likewise scattered money to the Spectators that saw him ride along in triumph: so the Lord Jesus Christ having by his Ascension spoiled death and the Devil; thus Jesus Christ doth cast his gifts unto men, dispenseth his graces in a greater measure into the hearts of his people; not that we are to run into the Soci•ian error, because of this text they gather that before Christs Ascension into heaven there was no saving gift of the spirit, and they ground it on that text, Joh. 7. ver. 38, 39. He that believeth on me as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. But this spake he of the spirit, which they that believe on him should receive, For the Holy Ghost was not