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The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…
The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithful labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithfull labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.
London: printed for Nathaniel Brooke, 1653
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Thirdly, Consider what the Scripture doth press concerning confession unto men, mark the text, Jam. 5.16. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, ⟨p. 43⟩that ye may be healed. The Scripture doth not tie us to a Priest as the Popish Religion ties them: but it ties us, that in anguish of conscience and trouble of mind we confess to any who are able to give us wholesome counsel from the Lord.
Thirdly, Consider what the Scripture doth presse concerning confession unto men, mark the text, Jam. 5.16. Confesse your faults one to another, and pray one for another, ⟨p. 43⟩that ye may be healed. The Scripture doth not tye us to a Priest as the Popish Religion ties them: but it tyes us, that in anguish of conscience and trouble of minde we confesse to any who are able to give us wholesome counsell from the Lord.
A good note our Protestant Interpreters have against the Papists: the Apostle bids, if a man be sick call for the Elders of the Church, and they were to pray for him; but he doth not bid them confess sin to the Elders, but confess sin one to another; which doth no way tie to confess sin to a Priest. But this is a point of controversy, and blessed be God this Church not tainted with this error; therefore I shall leave it: this is the second sort that is to be reproved; to wit, those of the Popish Religion, who in stead of confession of sin unto God, bring in Auricular confession to the Priest.
A good note our Protestant Interpreters have against the Papists: the Apostle bids, if a man be sick call for the Elders of the Church, and they were to pray for him; but he doth not bid them confesse sin to the Elders, but confesse sin one to another; which doth no way tye to confesse sin to a Priest. But this is a point of controversie, and blessed be God this Church not tainted with this errour; therefore I shall leave it: this is the second sort that is to be reproved; to wit, those of the Popish Religion, who in stead of confession of sin unto God, bring in Auricular confession to the Priest.