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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.
A Sixth Incongruity will follow, that if Christ shall come to reign upon the Earth, then Christs Kingdom must be a worldly and terrene Kingdom, then it will be against the word of God, he must be a visible King to the Jews, and a visible King to all the world; besides this would follow then that Christs Kingdom must not be a spiritual Kingdom, but a Terrene, a worldly pompous Kingdom, John 18. 36. Jesus answered, My Kingdom is not of this world, if my Kingdom were of this world, then would my Servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews, but now is my Kingdom not from hence, Luke 17. 20. And when he was demanded of the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, the Kingdom of God cometh not with Observation. Would not all the world observe this, for Christ to come bodily from Heaven, and in the Majesty of a Monarch? Now Christs Kingdom doth not come with Observation. When the Disciples looked after an Earthly Kingdom, No, saith Christ, my Kingdom is for to Rule and Reign in your hearts, you shall never see me for to be an outward Pompous King in the world, for Christs Kingdom, it is a spiritual Kingdom.
A Sixth Incongruity will follow, that if Christ shall come to reigne upon the Earth, then Christs Kingdome must bee a worldly and terrene Kingdome, then it will bee against the word of God, hee must be a visible King to the Jewes, and a visible King to all the world; besides this would follow then that Christs Kingdom must not be aspirituall Kingdome, but a Terrene, a worldly pompous Kingdome, John 18. 36. Jesus answered, My Kingdome is not of this world, if my Kingdome were of this world, then would my Servants fight, that I should not bee delivered to the Jews, but now is my Kingdome not from hence, Luke 17. 20. And when hee was demanded of the Pharisees when the Kingdome of God should come, hee answered them and said, the Kingdome of God cometh not with Observation. Would not all the world observe this, for Christ to come bodily from Heaven, and in the Majesty of a Monarch? Now Christs Kingdome doth not come with Observation. When the Disciples looked after an Earthly Kingdome, No, saith Christ, my Kingdome is for to Rule and Reigne in your hearts, you shall never see me for to be an outward Pompous King in the world, for Christs Kingdome, it is a spiritual Kingdome.