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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 beloved, to give you the scope of the Text, take these answers.
First, It is true that a Kingdom is given by God to Jesus Christ, and that Kingdom was given by God to Christ while he was here upon the Earth in the form of a servant, and this Luke tells you, Chap. 1. vers. 32, 33. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the highest, and the Lord God shall give unto him the Throne of his Father David, and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his Kingdom there shall be no end. So that Jesus Christ had a Kingdom, and he is now King of Kings, and Lord of Lords in heaven.
First, It is true that a Kingdome is given by God to Jesus Christ, and that Kingdome was given by God to Christ while hee was here upon the Earth in the forme of a servant, and this Luke tells you, Chap. 1. vers. 32, 33. Hee shall bee great, and shall bee called the Son of the highest, and the Lord God shall give unto him the Throne of his Father David, and hee shall reigne over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his Kingdome there shall be no end. So that Jesus Christ had a Kingdom, and he is now King of Kings, and Lord of Lords in heaven.
Secondly, it is said here, that this Kingdom it was begun in the days of those Kings. Now whose days doth this Text speak of? It speaks of those that divided Alexander's Kingdom, who overcame the Medes and Persians, it was divided between Ptolemy Lagides King of Egypt, Zeleuchus King of Assyria; In that time Jesus Christ did set up a Kingdom, for he was born King of the Jews.
Secondly, it is said here, that this Kingdome it was begun in the daies of those Kings. Now whose daies doth this Text speake of? It speakes of those that divided Alexanders Kingdome, who overcame the Medes and Persians, it was divided betweene Ptolomy Lagides King of Egypt, Zeleuchus King of Assyria; In that time Jesus Christ did set up a Kingdome, for he was born King of the Jewes.