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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, in case of any scandalous aspersion, or any unjust imputation which is laid upon them, it may serve for great comfort to thee in this case. The Apostle gives it you 1 Cor. 4. 3, 4, But with with me it is a very ⟨p. 140⟩small thing that I should be judged of you, or of mans judgements, yea, I judge not my own self. For I know nothing by my self, yet am I not hereby justified, but he that judgeth me, is the Lord. Censure me what you will, and judge of me what you please, for he that judgeth me shall be the Lord, therefore it is a small matter that I am judged of you. Suppose thou art judged, thou art scandalized, and thou art aspersed in the world, appeal to Jesus Christ in Heaven, for he that judgeth thee is the Lord, and this we find Christ did, 1 Peter 2. 23. who when he was reviled, reviled not again, when he suffered, he threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously. When thou art reviled, and aspersed, and censured, do not revile again, do not censure again, but do as Christ did, commit thy cause to Christ that judgeth all things righteously. Christ will come to over-judge all things that have been judged amiss, Jude, 5. To execute Judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly amongst them, of all their ungodly deeds, which they have ungodly committed; and of all their hard speeches, which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. Men have hard speeches against many, who are upright in the Land; it is a comfort then that of Christs coming again, one end is, to convince men of all their hard speeches and scandalous aspersions.
First, in case of any scandalous aspersion, or any unjust imputation which is laid upon them, it may serve for great comfort to thee in this case. The Apostle gives it you 1 Cor. 4. 3, 4, But with with mee it is a very ⟨p. 140⟩small thing that I should bee judged of you, or of mans judgements, yea, I judge not my owne selfe. For I know nothing by my selfe, yet am I not hereby justified, but hee that judgeth mee, is the Lord. Censure me what you will, and judge of mee what you please, for hee that judgeth mee shall be the Lord, therefore it is a small matter that I am judged of you. Suppose thou art judged, thou art scandalized, and thou art aspersed in the world, appeale to Jesus Christ in Heaven, for hee that judgeth thee is the Lord, and this wee finde Christ did,