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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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Fifthly, You are to confess sin, because the confession of sin doth give glory to the attributes of God; it gives glory to his Omniscience, you do by your confessions acknowledge that God seeth your sins: it gives glory to his Patience that he would spare you in the act of sin, that he would not throw you to hell in the very act of sin: it gives glory to his Justice, Psalm. 51.4. Against thee, thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest: it confesseth Gods Mercy, and this Paul doth, 1 Tim. 1.13. who was before a Blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious; but I obtained mercy, &c. He confessed his sin that so he might greaten the abundance of Gods grace and love.
Fifthly, You are to confesse sin, because the confession of sin doth give glory to the attributes of God; it gives glory to his Omnisciency, you doe by your confessions acknowledge that God seeth your sins: it gives glory to his Patience that he would spare you in the act of sin, that he would not throw you to hell in the very act of sin: it gives glory to his Justice, Psalm. 51.4. Against thee, thee onely have I sinned, and done this evill in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest: it confesseth Gods Mercy, and this Paul doth, 1 Tim. 1.13. who was before a Blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious; but I obtained mercy, &c. He confest his sin that so hee might greaten the aboundance of Gods grace and love.
Again, Of confession of sin there is great use, because it doth ease the mind, it gives vent to a troubled mind, concealed guilt breeds horror and hell in the conscience; it is an ingenuous clearness when a man can open himself to God in free confession, which doth allay the anguish and trouble of mind,