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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 reproof of Nathans Ministry did so prevail on Davids heart, that David said, I have sinned and have done very foolishly. 1Could you go home after every Sermon you hear, when ever you hear your sins reproved, and pursue that reproof, and bless God that the Word hath checked you, that the Word hath met you, that the Word hath found you out as an enemy; could you go home and pursue a Ministerial reproof with confession, your hearts would then be in good plight to confess sin unto God.
The reproofe of Nathans Ministery did so prevail on Davids heart, that David said, I have sinned and have done very foolishly. 1Could you goe home after every Sermon you hear, when ever you hear your sins reproved, and pursue that reproofe, and blesse God that the Word hath checkt you, that the Word hath met you, that the Word hath found you out as an enemy; could you goe home and pursue a Ministerial reproofe with confession, your hearts would then be in good plight to confesse sin unto God.
- 1Multi amane veritatem lucentem, not redanguent••.
Use. The Application:
Vse. The Application:
First see hence, that not only wicked men must confess sin; but regenerate men, pardoned men. It is no servile, no slavish, no legal work. Though the lowest Believer be above the power of sin, yet the highest Believer is not above the confession of sin; because not above the