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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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Defect 7 A seventh Defect in confession of sin to God is this, to confess those sins to God, which if men should charge us with, we should deny and be angry. This holy Greenham doth take notice of in mens confession of sin; thou wilt confess thy pride to God: but if a man should say ⟨p. 56⟩that thou art proud, thou wouldst be angry with him; thou wilt confess thy ways to God, but if men should tell thee of thy sins, thou wouldst be angry with them: this shows there is much Defect in your confession.
Defect 7 A seventh Defect in confession of sin to God is this, to confesse those sins to God, which if men should charge us with, we should deny and be angry. This holy Greenham doth take notice of in mens confession of sin; thou wilt confesse thy pride to God: but if a man should say ⟨p. 56⟩that thou art proud, thou wouldst be angry with him; thou wilt confesse thy wayes to God, but if men should tell thee of thy sins, thou wouldst be angry with them: this shewes there is much Defect in your confession.
Defect 8 The eighth Defect in confession of sin unto God is this, not to have the heart sensibly affected with those sins that are confessed to God; many confess as if they were telling stories rather what other men did, then what themselves did: there are few that confess sin as the prodigal did, that he was ashamed to be called the son of his father. But many confess sin like Pharaoh, Exod. 9.27. And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time, the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. Vers. 34. And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.