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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.
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 Mat. 25. 41, 42, 43. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting ⟨p. 184⟩fire, prepared for the Divill and his Angels. For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat, I was Thirsty, and ye gave me no Drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me not in, naked and ye clothed me not, sick and in Prison, and ye visited me not. Austin hath a good gloss upon this Text, saith he, If that man shall go to Hell, that will not give another man Bread when he is an hungry! O then to what a hell shall that man go to which takes away Bread from the hungry man And if that man shall go to Hell that will not clothe the naked, O then to what a Hell shall that man go to that taketh clothes off the necessitous mans back! And if that man shall go to Hell that will not visit men that are in Prison, O then to what a Hell shall that man go to, that casts godly men into Prison! Now beloved, I beseech you take heed that you be not men wanting bowels of mercy towards your distressed Brethren, you are to expect judgement without mercy, that show no mercy.
Seventhly, to unmercifull men Christs coming is a dreadfull time, Iames 2. 13. For hee shall have Iudgement without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy, Christs coming to judgement shall bee a time of thy having of judgement without mercy, that shewest no mercy; In Mat. 25. 41, 42, 43. Then shall hee say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me yee cursed, into everlasting ⟨p. 184⟩fire, prepared for the Divill and his Angels. For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meate, I was Thirsty, and yee gave mee no Drinke; I was a stranger, and yee tooke mee not in, naked and yee cloathed mee not, sick and in Prison, and yee visited mee not. Austin hath a good glosse upon this Text, saith hee, If that man shall goe to Hell, that will not give another man Bread when hee is an hungry! O then to what a hel shal that man go to which takes away Bread from the hungry man And if that man shall go to Hell that will not cloath the naked, O then to what a Hel shall that man go to that taketh cloathes off the necessitous mans back! And if that man shall goe to Hell that will not visit men that are in Prison, O then to what a Hell shall that man goe to, that casts godly men into Prison! Now beloved, I beseech you take heed that you bee not men wanting bowels of mercy towards your distressed Brethren, you are to expect judgement without mercy, that shew no mercy.