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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 to Judgement is dreadful to all those who spend their days in sensuality and riot, Christs coming is terrible to them, Luke 21. 34. And take heed to your selves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. Men that live in riot and excess, and sensuality, they do but pamper their flesh and feed themselves, to make themselves a sweeter morsel both for worms and Devil, Christs coming will be a dreadful time for them.
Thirdly, Christs coming to Judgement is dreadfull to all those who spend their dayes in sensuality and ryot, Christs coming is terrible to them, Luke 21. 34. And take heed to your selves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfetting and drunkennesse, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. Men that live in ryot and excesse, and sensuality, they doe but pamper their flesh and feed themselves, to make themselves a sweeter morsell both for wormes and Devill, Christs coming will be a dreadfull time for them.
Fourthly, Christs coming will be dreadful to all those, who bear not a sincere love to Jesus Christ. Wilt thou mark one scripture, 1 Cor. 16. 22. If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. There is much of Gods mind in this dark expression, If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be an accursed man, that is the meaning of the word Anathema; but the other word Maranatha, it is a word compounded of two words, and it bears this sense, Maran signifies a Lord, and Atha signifies venit, he comes; so then when the Scripture saith, he that loves not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be an accursed man; Let him be Maran ⟨p. 183⟩