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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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Answ. 2 Secondly, The Scripture makes a fair consistency between mans confessing sin, and Gods free grace in forgiving sin: the Scripture makes a double consistency; First, in regard of the Precept that doth enjoin and command confession. 2. In regard of the means that this is a way to procure pardon.
Answ. 2 Secondly, The Scripture makes a faire consistency between mans confessing sin, and Gods free grace in forgiving sin: the Scripture makes a double consistency; First, in regard of the Precept that doth enjoin and command confession. 2. In regard of the means that this is a way to procure pardon.
First, In regard of the command, God doth command us to confess sin; Now no command of God that he would have us do, can derogate from his free grace, therefore surely this command can no ⟨p. 77⟩way eclipse the freeness of grace in what he will do.
First, In regard of the commmand, God doth command us to confesse sin; Now no command of God that he would have us doe, can derogate from his free grace, therefore surely this command can no ⟨p. 77⟩way eclipse the freenesse of grace in what he will doe.
Secondly, In regard of means as a way to get pardon: God is the efficient cause, and Christ is the meritorious cause of pardon; but yet confession of sin is that cause which Logicians call (Causa sine qua non) without which pardon of sin shall never be obtained,