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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.
Fifthly, Christ is gone to Heaven, It is to comfort us in this, that Christ being bodily in Heaven it might make thee holy and bold and fiducially confident when ever thou comest to God in prayer, when thou dost come to God in prayer, come to him as one that hath Jesus Christ at his Right hand in Heaven presenting thy prayers to God for thee, observeth it comfortable advice given, Heb. 4. 14, 16. Seeing then that we have a great high Priest, that is passed into the Heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession, Let us therefore come boldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Jesus Christ being in Heaven it should work a holy boldness in us to keep out fear and distrust when thou prayest; because we have an high ⟨p. 125⟩Priest that is past into the highest Heavens, Jesus the Son of God. Who would not come boldly to the Court when he knows that the Kings Eldest Son is his friend, and is assured of his love, that he will intercede for him to his Father? Jesus Christ is the King of Heaven, the eldest Son, and he is bound by office to represent all our supplications and make Intercession for us.
Fifthly, Christ is gone to Heaven, It is to comfort us in this, that Christ being bodily in Heaven it might make thee holy and bold and fiducially confident when ever thou comest to God in prayer, when thou dost come to God in prayer, come to him as one that hath Jesus Christ at his Right hand in Heaven presenting thy prayers to God for thee, observeth it comfortable advice given, Heb. 4. 14, 16. Seeing then that we have a great high Priest, that is passed into the Heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession, Let us therefore come boldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtaine mercy and finde grace to help in time of need. Jesus Christ being in Heaven it should work a holy boldnesse in us to keep out fear and distrust when thou prayest; because we have an high ⟨p. 125⟩Priest that is past into the highest Heavens, Jesus the Son of God. Who would not come boldly to the Court when he knows that the Kings Eldest Son is his friend, and is assured of his love, that he will intercede for him to his Father? Jesus Christ is the King of Heaven, the eldest Son, and he is bound by office to represent all our supplications and make Intercession for us.