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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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And thus much for the relief of a troubled sinner in answer to the first Objection.
Object. 2 The second Objection is this, Me thinks I hear another man say, how can I be persuaded that God hath pardoned and forgiven me my sin, when I see that I cannot mortify my sin? surely an unmortified sin must needs be an unpardoned sin, surely the guilt of sin must remain, where the power of sin remains: I cannot find that my sin is fully mortified, therefore I question whether my sin be pardoned. I shall answer this in four particulars to take off the trouble of a perplexed mind.
Object. 2 The second Objection is this, Me thinks I hear another man say, how can I be perswaded that God hath pardoned and forgiven me my sin, when I see that I cannot mortifie my sin? surely an unmortified sin must needs be an unpardoned sin, surely the guilt of sin must remain, where the power of sin remains: I cannot finde that my sin is fully mortified, therefore I question whether my sin be pardoned. I shall answer this in four particulars to take off the trouble of a perplexed mind.
Answ. 1 First, Know and consider, that mortifying grace is a consequent of pardon of sin, and therefore doth not go before it: Micah 7.18. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us, he will subdue our iniquities &c. the promise follows, I will subdue thine iniquity, saith God, be not troubled, I have pardoned thee.
Answ. 1 First, Know and consider, that mortifying grace is a consequent of pardon of sin, and therefore doth not go before it: