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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.
Now I will deal fairly to show you the strongest Scripture that hath most show of reason, for the maintaining of this Opinion; and shall labour to take them off and clear it to you. There are multitudes of quotations that varieties of mens thoughts fasten upon to prove this point, yet those they most stand to, I shall fasten upon; their chief Pillar is in Revel. 20. 2, 3, 5, 6. And he laid hold on the Dragon, that old Serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. And I saw thrones, and they sate upon them, and judgement was given uuto them, and I saw the Souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word God, and which had not worshipped the Beast, neither his Image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands, and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years; But the rest of the Dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first Resurrection, blessed, and holy is he that hath ⟨p. 161⟩part in the first Resurrection, on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be Priests of God, and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. Now from this Text which is the chiefest in the Scripture they seem to build these two things upon.
Now I will deale fairely to shew you the strongest Scripture that hath most shew of reason, for the maintaining of this Opinion; and shall labour to take them off and cleare it to you. There are multitudes of quotations that varieties of mens thoughts fasten upon to prove this poynt, yet those they most stand to, I shall fasten upon; their chiefe Pillar is in Revel. 20. 2, 3, 5, 6. And hee laid hold on the Dragon, that old Serpent, which is the Devill and Satan, and bound him a thousand yeares. And I saw thrones, and they sate upon them, and judgement was given uuto them, and I saw the Soules of them that were beheaded for the witnesse of Jesus, and for the word God, and which had not worshipped the Beast, neither his Image, neither had received his marke upon their foreheads, or in their hands, and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand yeares; But the rest of the Dead lived not again untill the thousand yeares were finished. This is the first Resurrection, blessed, and holy is hee that hath