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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.
Thirdly, Christs coming again it is dreadful to wicked men, in regard it shall be the time of the promulgation of thy Sentence. A Thief in Newgate is a miserable creature, a Thief at Bar is in a sad condition, but a Thief when the Sentence of death is past upon him, then he is in a hopeless condition. O thou wicked man, at thy dying day thou art a Malefactor, but at thy Sentence giving thou art an undone man, thou art in a hopeless condition.
Thirdly, Christs coming againe it is dreadfull to wicked men, in regard it shall be the time of the promulgation of thy Sentence. A Thiefe in Newgate is a miserable creature, a Thiefe at Bar is in a sad condition, but a Thiefe when the Sentence of death is past upon him, then hee is in a hopelesse condition. O thou wicked man, at thy dying day thou art a Malefactor, but at thy Sentence giving thou art an undone man, thou art in a hopelesse condition.
Fourthly, Christs coming it is the time of the reuniting of thy body and soul together, and of thy taking possession of Hell: when thy body and soul that have been so many hundred years parted shall come to meet together, and your meeting to be but a going into Infernal torments, this makes the coming of Christ to be a dreadful coming.
Fourthly, Christs coming it is the time of the reuniting of thy body and soule together, and of thy taking possession of Hell: when thy body and soule that have been so many hundred yeares parted shall come to meet together, and your meeting to bee but a going into Infernall torments, this makes the coming of Christ to be a dreadfull coming.
I, but you will say, it is true indeed, A Felix may tremble when Paul shall Preach to him of Judgement to come, but have we Christians cause of fear? Yes, you that are Christians, in case you be found under these particulars, that I am now naming to you, the day of Judgement will be dreadful to you.