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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.
Fifthly, it should provoke you to repentance, Acts 17. 30, 31. And the times of this Ignorance God winked […], but now commandeth all Men every where to repent. Because he hath appointed a day in the which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath or- ⟨p. 145⟩The Doctrine of Gods appointing the day for the Man Christ to judge the world, it should be a spur to the grace of Repentance, that now every man every where should repent, Christs coming should be a spur to repentance.
Fifthly, it should provoke you to repentance, Acts 17. 30, 31. And the times of this Ignorance God winked 〈…〉, but now commandeth all Men every where to repent. Because he hath appointed a day in the which hee will judge the world in righteousnesse, by that man whom hee hath or- ⟨p. 145⟩The Doctrine of Gods appointing the day for the Man Christ to judge the world, it should bee a spurre to the grace of Repentance, that now every man every where should repent, Christs coming should be a spur to repentance.
Sixthly, Christs coming should be a spur to provoke you to keep a good conscience towards God and Man in thy living here in this world, Acts 24. 15, 16. And hath hope towards God; which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the Death, both of the just and the unjust. And herein do I exercise my self to have always a conscience void of offence towards God and towards men. The thoughts of Christs coming to judge the Quick and the Dead should make you have thoughts, to get a good conscience void of offence towards God and Man,