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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.
The second Scripture that they do urge for Christs personal reign upon the earth for a thousand years, is the 2 Peter 3. 7, 10, 11, 12, 13. But the Heavens and the Earth which are now by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire until the day of judgement, and perdition of ungodly men. But the day of the Lord will come, as a Thief in the Night, in the which the Heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the Elements shall melt with fervent heat, the Earth also and the works that are therein shall be burnt up. Seeing then that all these things ⟨p. 167⟩shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for, and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the Heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the Elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless, we, according to his promise, look for new Heavens and a new Earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Here is mention of a coming of Christ, we look for and hasten to his coming, at Christs coming we look for a new Earth; Now say they, to what purpose were there to be a new Earth, if Christ were not to come down on this Earth, and the Saints with him for a thousand years, as the Scripture doth seem to give warrant for a thousand years reign; this Scripture seems to give warrant that he shall be on the Earth, they say that the righteous shall only have benefit of Christs personal reign upon the Earth.
The second Scripture that they doe urge for Christs personall reign upon the earth for a thousand years, is the 2 Peter 3. 7, 10, 11, 12, 13. But the Heavens and the Earth which are now by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire untill the day of judgement, and •erdition of ungodly men. But the day of the Lord will come, as a Theefe in the Night, in the which the Heavens shall passe away with a great noyse, and the Elements shall melt with fervent heate, the Earth also and the workes that are therein shall bee burnt up. Seeing then that all these things ⟨p. 167⟩shall bee dissolved, what manner of persons ought yee to bee in all holy conversation and godlinesse, Looking for, and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the Heavens being on fire shall bee dissolved, and the Elements shall melt with fervent heat? Neverthelesse, wee, according to his promise, looke for new Heavens and a new Earth, wherein dwelleth righteousnesse. Here is mention of a coming of Christ, wee looke for and hasten to his coming, at Christs coming wee looke for a new Earth; Now say they, to what purpose were there to bee a new Earth, if Christ were not to come down on this Earth, and the Saints with him for a thousand yeares, as the Scripture doth seeme to give warrant for a thousand yeares reigne; this Scripture seemes to give warrant that hee shall be on the Earth, they say that the righteous shall onely have benefit of Christs personall reign upon the Earth.