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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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First, Consider for thy Comfort, that Conversion and repentance for sin before ⟨p. 152⟩God, wipes off the ignominy and the infamy of thy former miscarriages; suppose thou past been an ignominious notorious foul creature; yet repentance puts a veil over thy ignominious lusts.
First, Consider for thy Comfort, that Conversion and repentance for sin before ⟨p. 152⟩God, wipes off the ignominy and the infamy of thy former miscarriages; suppose thou past been an ignominious notorious foul creature; yet repentance puts a vail over thy ignominious lusts.
Secondly, Take this for thy comfort, that Jesus Christ, doth manifest more love to those men who have fallen into gross sin, after repentance and humiliation, then he did to any other sorts of men in the world; It is observable of Peter, Peter did sin more then all the Disciples, unless Judas that was the cast-away, after Peter did humble himself and repent of his denial, Christ did show more love to Peter then to all the other Disciples.
Secondly, Take this for thy comfort, that Jesus Christ, doth manifest more love to those men who have fallen into grosse sin, after repentance and humiliation, then he did to any other sorts of men in the world; It is observable of Peter, Peter did sin more then all the Disciples, unlesse Judas that was the cast-away, after Peter did humble himself and repent of his denyall, Christ did shew more love to Peter then to all the other Disciples.