Concerning the Guilt and Pardon of Sin and Prayer for it, Title page – Preface
A LEARNED AND Accurate Discourse CONCERNING The Guilt of Sin, Pardon of that Guilt▪ and Prayer for that Pardon.
Written many Years ago by the Reverend Mr. THOMAS GILBERT, Minister of the Gospel, lately Deceased at OXFORD.
Now Published from his own Manuscript, left by him some Years before his Death, with a Friend in LONDON.
LONDON, Printed for Nath. Hiller, at the Princes Armes in Leaden-Hall-Street, over-against St. Mary Axe. 1695.
THE PREFACE.
THE Light held out in these Papers is accounted so clear and so useful, that it hath been thought great Pity it hath not been set up upon a Candlestick. They have passed up and down in Manuscript about Thirty Years, being much valued by those who were Possessors of them. It is Credibly reported that a very great and Learned Man (whom for some Reasons I will not name, though his Commendation would have great weight with Persons of different perswasions) did upon the perusal of them, speak to the Learned Author to this purpose, That it was worth a Mans Living a great while, though he did nothing else but bring forth such a Composure. The Subjects Treated on are so weighty and of such concernment, that any contribution of Light therein ought to find Acceptance, and be rejoyced in by all. The manner of this Authors Treating on them is succinct and plain, and wholly unoffensive. The Differences and Contests about these Points, which have of late appeared among us, do further recommend them and the Publishing of them as very seasonable at this Juncture. The Blessing of God go along with them. So prayeth
L. R.