A49255:652
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.
Thirdly, that though it be said that the Saints shall live, and reign with Christ a thousand years, yet living and reigning with Christ doth not necessarily imply to be in the same place where Jesus Christ is, for then you would pervert many Scriptures: For lo, saith Christ, I am with you to the end of the World; it doth not therefore follow, from that time he will be upon the Earth to the end of the world, but Christ being with us, or we with him, it is by his spirit, Romans 8. 17. And if Children, then Heirs of God, and joint Heirs with Christ: if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. The Text it doth not denote the sameness of place, and the oneness of situation, I give this to take off that which is made of this Text.
Thirdly, that though it bee said that the Saints shall live, and reigne with Christ a thousand yeares, yet living and reigning with Christ doth not necessarily imply to bee in the same place where Jesus Christ is, for then you would pervert many Scriptures: For loe, saith Christ, I am with you to the end of the World; it doth not therfore follow, from that time hee will bee upon the Earth to the end of the world, but Christ being with us, or wee with him, it is by his spirit, Romans 8. 17. And if Children, then Heires of God, and joynt Heires with Christ: if so bee that wee suffer with him, that wee may bee also glorified together. The Text it doth not denote the sameness of place, and the oneness of scituation, I give this to take off that which is made of this Text.
Fourthly, it is evident that this Scripture cannot be a Foundation to build on, that Christ shall come to reign ⟨p. 162⟩a thousand years upon the Earth; because then it will not only follow that men shall live so long, but shall reign with Christ so long on the Earth. Methuselah lived but nine hundred sixty and nine years, and David saith, the life of man is cut shorter, The Text saith, they shall live and reign with Christ; in that sense taking living properly, and all the phrases properly, they must necessarily say that men shall live when that time comes, a thousand years together. Again, it cannot be the sense of this Scripture, because that cannot be the sense of this Scripture which crosseth the sense of other Scriptures, to make this Scripture to affirm that Christ. shall reign on the Earth a thousand years, and other Scriptures tell you that Christ shall stay in Heaven in person, till all men shall rise from the Dead, every man shall rise, then cometh the end,