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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, though the Doctrine of Christs coming again be full of comfort, yet take this caution, that you are to look on the Doctrine of Christs coming to judgement as a Doctrine to teach you duty, as well as to give you comfort: it is a great abuse of your privileges when you make any Gospel-point to be an inlet of comfort, and do not make that very comfort to be a spur to duties, and the Scripture putteth you upon this, 1 Cor. 1. 7. So that ye come behind in no gift, waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 Thess. 2. 1. Now we beseech you Brethren by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye be not soon shaken in your minds. He presseth them to duty on this Doctrine by the coming of Jesus Christ. Now to speak distinctly to the caution, there are duties that the Doctrine of Christs coming is serviceable unto.
First, though the Doctrine of Christs coming againe bee full of comfort, yet take this caution, that you are to looke on the Doctrine of Christs coming to judgement as a Doctrine to teach you duty, as well as to give you comfort: it is a great abuse of your priviledges when you make any Gospell-point to bee an inlet of comfort, and do not make that very comfort to bee a spurre to duties, and the Scripture putteth you upon this, 1 Cor. 1. 7. So that ye come behinde in no gift, waiting for the coming of our Lord Iesus Christ, 2 Thess. 2. 1. Now wee beseech you Brethren by the coming of our Lord Iesus Christ, that yee bee not soon shaken in your minds. Hee presseth them to duty on this Doctrine by the coming of Jesus Christ. Now to speak distinctly to the caution, there are duties that the Doctrine of Christs coming is serviceable unto.
First, the Doctrine of Christs coming should teach you the duty of patience under all your sufferings in the world,