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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.
Secondly, Christs coming to judgement is dreadful to all them, who to save their worldly advantage, are ashamed to profess the Gospel of Christ. O! Christs coming is a dreadful time to these. In Mark 8. 38. Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this Adulterous and sinful Generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the Holy Angels. I pray you mark, here are two answers to an Objection in these words. First, men might say, why blessed Jesus, who would be ashamed of thee? if Christ were on the Earth we would never be ashamed of Christ; Therefore Christ adds, whosoever is ashamed of me and of my words: though you might not be ashamed of Christs person, yet ⟨p. 182⟩you might be ashamed of his words. Then men may Object and say, why truly if it were a peaceable time, a safe time to profess Christ; but what, when we live in a wicked place, and among a wicked people, will not Christ bear with us, to hold down our heads a little, and to sleep in a whole Skin? no, saith Christ, whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this Adulterous and sinful Generation, of him also shall the Son of man, &c. Let the place be never so bad, thou must not be ashamed of Jesus Christ, and his words: if thou beest, the Son of man shall be ashamed of thee, when he comes with the glory of his father. Christs coming is dreadful to all you, who are ashamed to profess Jesus Christ in a sinful and Adulterous age and place, wherein you live, I shall leave it to you to make Application.
Secondly, Christs coming to judgement is dreadfull to all them, who to save their worldly advantage, are ashamed to professe the Gospell of Christ. O! Christs coming is a dreadfull time to these. In Mark 8. 38. Whosoever therefore shall bee ashamed of mee and of my words, in this Adulterous and sinfull Generation, of him also shall the Son of man bee ashamed, when hee cometh in the glory of his Father, with the Holy Angels. I pray you marke, here are two answers to an Objection in these words. First, men might say, why blessed Jesus, who would bee ashamed of thee? if Christ were on the Earth wee would never bee ashamed of Christ; Therefore Christ addes, whosoever is ashamed of mee and of my words: though you might not bee ashamed of Christs person, yet