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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And thus I have run hastily over the answering of this third Objection, I have done it merely for a relief of a perplexed Conscience, thus I have done with this doctrine, I confessed, and thou forgavest, Thou for gavest, to forgive saith Museulus, is a word of favour or grace, not merit, or sanctification; thou forgavest, It notes pardon of sin is not vouchsafed to men by way of debt, but of gift; I confessed and thou forgavest, thou forgavest what? Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin, the sin of my sin, Interpreters have various apprehensions touching the meaning of these words, what it is for God to forgive the iniquity of my sin. I will bring it to a two fold channel: Some there are that by iniquity, understand the punishment of sin; I acknowledged my sin, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin; That is, thou forgavest the punishment of my sin, the reason of that interpretation is because in the Hebrew language the same word [Greek or Hebrew] that signifies iniquity, signifies punishment, and therefore they understand the iniquity of sin, the punishment of sin; but Interpreters generally go against this interpretation, for usually the word is taken for sin it self; Again, the whole scope of the Psalm is not in seeking the outward punishment to be forgiven; but the forgiveness of sin is referred to eternal guilt.
And thus I have run hastily over the answering of this third Objection, I have done it meerly for a relief of a perplexed Conscience, thus I have done with this doctrine, I confest, and thou forgavest, Thou for gavest, to forgive saith Museulus, is a word of favor or grace, not merit, or sanctification; thou forgavest, It notes pardon of sin is not vouchsafed to men by way of debt, but of gift; I confessed and thou forgavest, thou forgavest what? Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin, the sin of my sin, Interpreters have various apprehensions touching the meaning of these words, what it is for God to forgive the iniquity of my sin. I will bring it to a two fold channell: Some there are that by iniquity, understand the punishment of sin; I acknowledged my sin, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin; That is, thou forgavest the punishment of my sin, the reason of that interpretation is because in the Hebrew language the same word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 that signifies iniquity, signifies punishment, and therefore they understand the iniquity of sin, the punishment of sin; but Interpreters generally go against this interpretation, for usually the word is taken for sin it self; Again, the whole scope of the Psalm is not in seeking the outward punishment to be forgiven; but the forgivenesse of sin is referred to eternall guilt.