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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.
Sixthly, Christs coming it will be dreadful to them that do live and dye railers against Religion; those who scoff and jeer at godliness, Christs coming will be a dreadful coming to all wicked men, Jude 15. To execute judgement upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly amongst them, of all their ungodly deeds, which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches, which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. I do wish it were engraven before the Eyes of all wicked railers. There is many a railing Rabshakeh, and many a cursing Shimei which hath uttered many a hard speech against the people of God; they accuse one man to be an hypocrite for carrying of a Bible under his Arm, another man to be an hypocrite for shedding a tear in his Sermon: O you are the men that Christ will come to execute Judgement upon, to convince you of your hard speeches.
Sixthly, Christs coming it will be dreadfull to them that doe live and dye raylers against Religion; those who scoffe and jeare at godlinesse, Christs coming will bee a dreadfull coming to all wicked men, Jude 15. To execute judgement upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly amongst them, of all their ungodly deeds, which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches, which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. I doe wish it were engraven befere the Eyes of all wicked raylers. There is many a rayling Rabshakeh, and many a cursing Shimei which hath uttered many a hard speech against the people of God; they accuse one man to bee an hypocrite for carrying of a Bible under his Arme, another man to bee an hypocrite for shedding a teare in his Sermon: O you are the men that Christ will come to execute Judgement upon, to convince you of your hard speeches.
Seventhly, to unmerciful men Christs coming is a dreadful time, James 2. 13. For he shall have Judgement without mercy, that hath showed no mercy, Christs coming to judgement shall be a time of thy having of judgement without mercy, that showest no mercy; In