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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.
Reas. 6 A sixth Reason why justified persons must confess sin unto God, is, because holy confession of sin will embitter sin, and endear Christ to them, when a man shall let sin recoil on his conscience by a confession. These after reflections, and these after recollections of sin, do greatly embitter sin, and do endear Jesus Christ; the stronger desires that a sinner hath after Jesus Christ, the more he doth enhance the price of Jesus Christ. And thus much for the first Query, to wit, the Reasons of the point.
Reas. 6 A sixt Reason why justified persons must confesse sin unto God, is, because holy confession of sin will imbitter sin, and indear Christ to them, when a man shall let sin recoyle on his conscience by a confession. These after reflexions, and these after recollections of sin, do greatly imbitter sin, and do indear Jesus Christ; the stronger desires that a sinner hath after Jesus Christ, the more he doth inhaunce the price of Jesus Christ. And thus much for the first Quere, to wit, the Reasons of the point.
The second Query is, But when is a man in the best plight to have freedom of spirit to make secret confession of sin unto God? I will name but three Seasons: As,
The second Quere is, But when is a man in the best plight to have freedome of spirit to make secret confession of sin unto God? I will name but three Seasons: As,
Seas. 1 First, When God doth bring a believer under some grievous outward affliction, then is a fit time for him to confess sin to God. It is a saying of Gregory, Sins do ⟨p. 9⟩