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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.
Sixthly, that Christ is gone bodily into Heaven, it may be of comfort, that yet he hath the same relation towards a Believer, which he had to them whilst he was upon the Earth. When he was on the Earth Christ did say, go tell my Brethren that I am to ascend, and after he was taken up into heaven, he calls them his brethren. Heb. 2. 11. For both he that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified are all of one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren. Though Christ was crowned with glory and gone up to Heaven, yet he was not ashamed to call believers brethren; Now in Heaven Christ is thy God there, and Christ is thy Father there, Christ is thy Prince there, and Christ is thy friend there, and this may administer much comfort to thee that Jesus Christ retains the same relation now he is in Heaven, that he had with thee in the world; therefore Job could speak in a vision, I know that my redeemer liveth, I know my Kinsman liveth, (for so the word signifieth) I know my kinsman liveth. Christ did call his Disciples Brothers when he was in the flesh, and so he calleth them brothers now he is in heaven. Suppose thou art a poor woman that dost marry a man that is mean and poor in the world, why suppose this man should come to the dignity of a King, it would be a great comfort to thee that thou who wast but a beggar art now become a Kings wife; so though thou art mean, in the world yet Jesus Christ doth prefer thee to be his brother.
Sixthly, that Christ is gone bodily into Heaven, it may be of comfort, that yet he hath the same relation towards a Beleever, which he had to them whilest he was upon the Earth. When hee was on the Earth Christ did say, go tell my Brethren that I am to ascend, and after he was taken up into heaven, he cals them his brethren. Heb. 2. 11. For both he that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified are all of one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren. Though Christ was crowned with glory and gone up to Heaven, yet he was not ashamed to call beleevers brethren; Now in Heaven Christ is thy God there, and Christ is thy Father there, Christ is thy Prince there, and Christ is thy friend there, and this may administer much comfort to thee that Jesus Christ retaines the same relation now hee is in Heaven, that he had with thee in the world; therefore Iob could speak in a vision, I know that my redeemer liveth, I know my Kinsman liveth, (for so the word signifieth) I know my kinsman liveth. Christ did call his Disciples Brothers when he was in the flesh, and so he calleth them brothers now he is in heaven. Suppose thou art a poor woman that dost marry a man that is mean and poor in the world, why suppose this man should come to the dignity of a King, it would be a great comfort to thee that thou who wast but a beggar art now become a Kings wife; so though thou art mean, in the world yet Jesus Christ doth preferre thee to be his brother.