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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.
Though he was a Prodigal, yet he would go to God as to a father. In confession you are to go to God hopefully, as to a displeased father: confessions when they come to God as a Judge, create fear, horror, and amazement on the conscience, but when confessions are mingled with hope, and come to God as a Father, they work a holy brokenness of heart, a holy tenderness and remorse on the conscience. We should confess our sins to God as a Patient confesseth his disease and bodily distemper to his Physician in hope of Cure.
Though he was a Prodigal, yet he would goe to God as to a father. In confession you are to go to God hopefully, as to a displeased father: confessions when they come to God as a Judge, create fear, horrour, and amazement on the conscience, but when confessions are mingled with hope, and come to God as a Father, they work a holy brokennesse of heart, a holy tendernesse and remorse on the conscience. We should confesse our sins to God as a Patient confesseth his disease and bodily distemper to his Physician in hope of Cure.
Rule 5 A fifth Rule in confession of sin unto God is this, Content not your selves with slight and superficial confessions of sin unto God, but leave not confession till you find sorrow ⟨p. 18⟩for sin. 1Psal. 38. 18. For I will declare mine iniquity, I will be sorry for my sin. Dan. 9. 8. O Lord to us belongeth confusion of face, to our Kings, to our Princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee: we blush and are ashamed to look up.
Rule 5 A fift Rule in confession of sin unto God is this, Content not your selves with slight and superficial confessions of sin unto God, but leave not confession till you find sorrow