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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 9 The ninth Defect in confession of sin to God is this, to content your selves with slight, ordinary, and general confession of sins, to come into Gods presence and a say you are sinners; this is a fault which Christians many times are guilty of, many men rest contented with a confused and a general confession of sin when they do not come to any distinct view of their ⟨p. 57⟩particular sins, there is a tumult in the conscience; some noise they make in a prayer, but they know nothing distinctly; but like Nebuchadnezzar in a dream, he knew he dreamt, but he forgot what his dream was: many men do confess sin, but they know not what they do confess. You are to be humbled for these Defects that may be found in you in your confessing sin to God.
Defect 9 The ninth Defect in confession of sin to God is this, to content your selves with slight, ordinary, and generall confession of sins, to come into Gods presence and a say you are sinners; this is a fault which Christians many times are guilty of, many men rest contented with a confused and a generall confession of sin when they doe not come to any distinct view of their ⟨p. 57⟩particular sins, there is a tumult in the conscience; some noyse they make in a prayer, but they know nothing distinctly; but like Nebuchadnezzar in a dream, he knew he dreamt, but he forgot what his dream was: many men do confesse sin, but they know not what they do confesse. You are to be humbled for these Defects that may be found in you in your confessing sin to God.
Def. 10 A tenth Defect in confession of sin to God is this, that they are bold and adventurous to commit the sin again which they have confessed: they confess passion, and afterward are bold and adventurous to run into a rage and fury. When a man shall confess on his knees he hath done thus and thus, and hath been thus and thus, yet afterwards all the impressions of these confessions are defaced, and he is bold to adventure on the commission of the sin again; This is also a Defect that may be found amongst good men in their confession of sin unto God.