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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.
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, 2 Pet. 3. 11. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness? And thus much for the first caution, that you are to look on the coming of Christ as a Doctrine serviceable as well for duty as comfort.
Sixthly, Christs coming should bee a spurre to provoke you to keepe 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 doe I exercise my selfe to have alwaies a conscience void of offence towards God and towards men. The thoughts of Christs coming to judge the Quicke and the Dead should make you have thoughts, to get a good conscience void of offence towards God and Man, 2 Pet. 3. 11. Seeing then that all these things shall bee dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godlinesse? And thus much for the first caution, that you are to looke on the coming of Christ as a Doctrine serviceable as well for duty as comfort.
The second caution is this, take heed of peremptory conclusions about this dark and obscure Doctrine of Christs coming to judge the world. There are many loose and lavish frolic wits that have bold and adventurous attempts touching the coming of the Lord in determining that, which the Scripture determineth not: it is not my intent to trouble you with nities, but only to check the frolic and bold attempts of some, who go about to determine that which the Scripture doth no way reveal, to which end take heed of these things.