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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.
A sixth particular is this, thy being present with Jesus Christ, there is this to attend thee, there shall be gladness, and rejoicing among all the Angels in Heaven; If the Angels in Heaven shall rejoice at a sinners conversion, they shall much rejoice at a sinners inauguration in Heaven; they and we shall make but one fold to glorify the great Shepherd of our souls the Lord Jesus, what great joy shall there be among Angels, Archangels, Thrones, &c. Singing Hallelujah to God, making you partners of their glory.
A sixth particular is this, thy being present with Jesus Christ, there is this to attend thee, there shall bee gladnesse, and rejoycing among all the Angels in Heaven; If the Angels in Heaven shall rejoyce at a sinners conversion, they shall much rejoyce at a sinners inauguration in Heaven; they and we shall make but one fold to glorifie the great Shepherd of our soules the Lord Jesus, what great joy shall there bee among Angels, Archangels, Thrones, &c. Singing Hallelujah to God, making you partners of their glory.
Seventhly, our being with Christ shall put us into a ⟨p. 215⟩state of exemption from sin, from the causes of sin, and from the punishments of sin.
First, from sin, here thy beautiful soul is bespotted with the spots of Leprosy; I mean with foul and deformed lusts, but when thou art with Jesus Christ, thou art exempted from sin, no more sin.
First, from sinne, here thy beautifull soule is bespoted with the spots of Leprosie; I mean with foule and deformed lusts, but when thou art with Jesus Christ, thou art exempted from sin, no more sin.