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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.
To take off this, first, The next words in the Petition, are to be taken for a real forgiveness, not for a forgiveness in sense and feeling; for consider the whole Petition, Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us; there can be no reason showed why the first part of the Petition should be taken for sense and feeling of forgiveness, and the other should be taken so.
To take off this, first, The next words in the Petition, are to be taken for a reall forgivenesse, not for a forgivenesse in sense and feeling; for consider the whole Petition, Forgive us our trespasses as wee forgive them that trespasse against us; there can bee no reason shewed why the first part of the Petition should bee taken for sense and feeling of forgivenesse, and the other should be taken so.
Secondly, Consider this, that in the same sense you must understand a sin to be forgiven, as in Scripture language it is spoken not to be forgiven; a sin is said not to be forgiven when there is an actual guilt lies upon a man; a guilt redounding upon the person of a wicked man that is taken away, Matth. 12.32. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him, but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him neither in this world, neither in the world to come. They that understand forgiving only in sense and feeling, must understand this clause, not forgiving only ⟨p. 184⟩in sense and feeling, and so no real guilt to lye upon the man.
Secondly, Consider this, that in the same sense you must understand a sin to be forgiven, as in Scripture language it is spoken not to be forgiven; a sin is said not to be forgiven when there is an actuall guilt lies upon a man; a guilt redounding upon the person of a wicked man that is taken away,