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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, the Apostle doth understand by flesh and blood, the bodies of men as they have sinful infirmities, cleaving to them in this world, the body as it is now a sinful body, an infirm body, a weak mortal body as it is now shall never come to Heaven; the generality of Interpreters ⟨p. 204⟩run this way, by flesh and blood is understood the bodies of men as liable to sin, as in this world they shall not be raised up they shall not come to Heaven but we shall be changed, we shall not all sleep but be changed, the Apostle proves this, 1 Cor. 15. 50, 51. Now this I say Brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God, neither doth corruption inherit incorruption, Behold, I show you a mystery, we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. Our corruptible Bodies shall not come to Heaven as they are corruptible, but come to Heaven by being incorruptible, but we shall all be changed, that is, our Bodies shall be changed from being mortal, corruptible, and being weak and sinful, to be holy and Immortal, so that flesh and blood as now it is sinful, corruptible, till changed and made glorious and pure, shall not come to Heaven.
Secondly, the Apostle doth understand by flesh and blood, the bodies of men as they have sinfull infirmities, cleaving to them in this world, the body as it is now a sinfull body, an infirme body, a weak mortall body as it is now shal never come to Heaven; the generality of Interpreters ⟨p. 204⟩run this way, by flesh and blood is understood the bodies of men as lyable to sinne, as in this world they shall not be raised up they shall not come to Heaven but we shall bee changed, we shall not all sleep but bee changed, the Apostle proves this, 1 Cor. 15. 50, 51. Now this I say Brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdome of God, neither doth corruption inherit incorruption, Behold, I shew you a mystery, wee shall not all sleep, but wee shall all bee changed. Our corruptible Bodies shall not come to Heaven as they are corruptible, but come to Heaven by being incorruptible, but we shall all be changed, that is, our Bodies shall be changed from being mortall, corruptible, and being weake and sinfull, to bee holy and Immortall, so that flesh and blood as now it is sinfull, corruptible, till changed and made glorious and pure, shall not come to Heaven.