A49255:534
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.
Thirdly, from the circumstance in Christs ascension, that just as Christ did ascend, he was speaking to his Disciples things that did appertain to the Kingdom of God, and as he was blessing of them, he was taken up before their eyes. Acts 1. 9. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a Cloud received him out of their sight; Whilst he was blessing of his Disciples, and whilst he was speaking to them things appertaining to the Kingdom of God, he was taken away. I would give you this note from thence, that when you come towards the time of your departure out of this world, make Christ your example; Christ as he was going away, he spake of things appertaining to the Kingdom of God; so let your hearts be full fraught with Divine contemplation, do you leave good counsel behind you when you come to dye, that so some body may say, these are the last words of a dying Friend. I might extend this example of Christ before his departure ⟨p. 128⟩out of the world, unto Master of families, that when you; come towards your end, leave good counsel behind you; Let not your speech be filled about worldly affairs, but let them be settled before, but leave good counsel with your children. Jacob when he was to die, he called all his children about him & gave good counsel unto them & blessed them. Likewise David 1 Chron. 28. 9. And thou Solomon my Son, know thou the God of thy Father, & serve him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind; for the Lord searcheth all Hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts, if thou seek him, he will be found of thee, but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. And thus we see in the instances of Isaac, and many other Servants of God, Moses to Joshua when he was to dye, I, but especially take Christs example, that when you are to leave the world, you may have your minds possessed with nothing else but with things appertaining to the Kingdom of God, as Christ was.
Thirdly, from the circumstance in Christs ascension, that just as Christ did ascend, hee was speaking to his Disciples things that did appertaine to the Kingdome of God, and as he was blessing of them, he was taken up before their eyes.