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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, Enoch and Elijah went to heaven, but they did not die and rise from the dead, and then ascend into heaven, but first Christ dyed, and then Christ was raised out of the Grave, and then within forty days he did ascend into heaven, there was one difference. Again, they did not ascend to heaven by their own strength, but by the power of God, they did ascend into heaven, but we have got no good by their ascension, no benefit nor merit accrues unto us by their being in heaven, but there ⟨p. 126⟩is great benefit redounding to us by Christs being in heaven, for saith Christ, I go to Heaven to prepare a place for you.
First, Enoch and Elias went to heaven, but they did not die and rise from the dead, and then ascend into heaven, but first Christ dyed, and then Christ was raised out of the Grave, and then within forty daies hee did ascend into heaven, there was one difference. Again, they did not ascend to heaven by their own strength, but by the power of God, they did ascend into heaven, but we have got no good by their ascension, no benefit nor merit accrues unto us by their being in heaven, but there ⟨p. 126⟩is great benefit redounding to us by Christs being in heaven, for saith Christ, I goe to Heaven to prepare a place for you.
Again, Enoch went to heaven, but he could not give the spirit, so Elijah went to heaven but he could not give the spirit; I, but our Lord Jesus Christ he is gone bodily into heaven, he hath ascended up on high, and hath given gifts unto men.
Again, Enoch went to heaven, but he could not give the spirit, so Elias went to heaven but hee could not give the spirit; I, but our Lord Iesus Christ hee is gone bodily into heaven, hee hath ascended up on high, and hath given gifts unto men.