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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.
Fifthly, If he had rested there, it had not been much, but he gave his voice against them to put them to death. Nay,
Fifthly, If he had rested there, it had not been much, but he gave his voyce against them to put them to death. Nay,
Sixthly, He goeth higher, for he did wrong to their souls too, for he compelled them to blaspheme God.
Seventhly, To aggravate it further, he was mad against them, and I was exceedingly mad against them; he was mad with rage, and with passion, and with fury against the Saints of God.
Seventhly, To aggravate it further, he was mad against them, and I was exceedingly mad against them; hee was mad with rage, and with passion, and with fury against the Saints of God.
Eighthly, I did persecute them to strange Cities; them I did not kill, I made them leave their Wives and Children, and made them run and shift for their lives into strange corners. This is the nature of a true penitent, not to confess sin slightly and carelessly, but in confession of sin to clothe his sins with all aggravations that can be; In confession of sin we should aggravate it that we have sinned against mercies, correction, warnings, resolutions, checks of conscience, motions of the Spirit, &c. and this is a good Rule if you will follow it: You have the like instance in the book of