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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, when the Scripture saith that justified persons must confess sin; take notice, that every confession of sin will not serve mens turns. Lorinus observes out of Bernard on these words, I confess my transgressions. That Saul made the same confession that David made when Nathan reproved David; says David, I have sinned, when Samuel reproved Saul, saith Saul, I have sinned: here is the same confession, but here was not the same event: David said, I have sinned, and Nathan said, The Lord hath taken away thy iniquity: 1but Saul said, I have sinned too, but Samuel told him; the Lord hath taken away thy Kingdom from thee. 2Saul confessed sin, yet had his Kingdom taken away; but David confessed sin, and had his sin taken away. Beloved, thou mayest confess sin with Saul, yet not have thy sin taken away; thou mayest lose thy soul, as he lost his Kingdom though he confessed his sin.
Secondly, when the Scripture saith that justified persons must confesse sin; take notice, that every confession of sin will not serve mens turns. Lorinus observes out of Bernard on these words, I confess my transgressions. That Saul made the same confession that David made when Nathan reproved David; sayes David, I have sinned, when Samuel reproved Saul, saith Saul, I have sinned: here is the same confession, but here was not the same event: David said, I have sinned, and Nathan said, The Lord hath taken away thy iniquity: 1but Saul said, I have sinned too, but Samuel told him; the Lord hath taken away thy Kingdom from thee. 2Saul confest sin, yet had his Kingdom taken away; but David confest sin, and had his sin taken away. Beloved, thou mayest confesse sin with Saul, yet not have thy sin taken away; thou mayest lose thy soul, as he lost his Kingdome though he confest his sinne.