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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, We confess sin on this ground, that by confessing sin to God, we might see sin to become exceeding sinful. Confession of sin saith Bernard, is enjoined by God for this reason; that thou mightest magnify the greatness of grace, and see the greatness of sin; if a man should never see his sin, he could never magnify Gods grace and pardoning mercy.
Thirdly, We confess sin on this ground, that by confessing sin to God, we might see sin to become exceeding sinfull. Confession of sin saith Bernard, is enjoined by God for this reason; that thou mightest magnifie the greatnesse of grace, and see the greatnesse of sin; if a man should never see his sin, hee could never magnifie Gods grace and pardoning mercy.
Fourthly, That you might more prize the merits of Christ. Should a man never confess sin to God, he would never see of what value Christs blood is of. A Physicians skill is not seen in healing a slight green wound; but in the healing a man of a deadly disease: Beloved, an ordinary plaster can cure a green wound; if you look on your sins as green wounds, you will ⟨p. 80⟩never prize Christ, nor put an estimate on his merits and blood, when a man can confess his evil, with all its heinous circumstances, this doth greaten the merits of Christ.
Fourthly, That you might more prize the merits of Christ. Should a man never confesse sin to God, he would never see of what value Christs bloud is of. A Physitians skill is not seen in healing a slight green wound; but in the healing a man of a deadly disease: Beloved, an ordinary plaister can cure a green wound; if you look on your sins as green wounds, you will ⟨p. 80⟩never prize Christ, nor put an estimate on his merits and bloud, when a man can confesse his evill, with all its hainous circumstances, this doth greaten the merits of Christ.