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A68802 Iaphets first publique perswasion into Sems tents, or, Peters sermon which was the first generall calling of the gentiles preached before Cornelius / expounded in Cambridge by Thomas Taylor, and now published for the further use of the Church of God. Taylor, Thomas. 1576-1632. 1612 (1612) STC 23830.5; ESTC S118155 214,432 413

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belong_v to_o the_o law_n or_o 3._o personal_a against_o ourselves_o which_o must_v be_v forgive_v of_o us._n the_o lord_n only_o proper_o forgive_v sin_n exod._n 34.6.7_o isa._n 38.17_o micha_n 7._o 1._o joh._n 1._o as_o the_o lord_n forgive_v proper_o so_o also_o perfect_o both_o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n christus_fw-la communicando_fw-la nobis_fw-la sine_fw-la culpa_fw-la poenam_fw-la &_o culpam_fw-la soluit_fw-la &_o poenam_fw-la august_n serm_n de_fw-fr temp_n 141._o council_n trident_n sess_v 14._o can._n 14._o david_n si●ne_n and_o punishment_n both_o forgive_v notwithstanding_o the_o child_n must_v die_v numb_a 20.12_o bellarm._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la paenit_fw-la cap._n 2._o note_v well_o this_o answer_n though_o death_n remain_v after_o sin_n be_v pardon_v both_o the_o fault_n and_o punishment_n be_v remove_v a_o bundle_n of_o popish_a blasphemy_n matth._n 18.32_o how_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v receive_v believe_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n why_o the_o chief_a duty_n of_o every_o christian_a while_n he_o be_v in_o this_o world_n 1._o necessity_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n in_o 3_o point_n job._n 15.16_o benefit_n flow_v from_o remission_n of_o sin_n 4._o joh._n 17.19_o satan_n temptation_n foil_v by_o this_o assurance_n rom._n 10.4_o the_o sound_a comfort_n of_o this_o article_n 3._o le_fw-fr we_o which_o hinder_v man_n from_o seek_v so_o pre●ious_a a_o grace_n 3._o believer_n may_v and_o must_v know_v the_o pardon_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n 1_o joh._n 3.23_o objection_n answer_v rom._n ●1_n 34_o learn_v to_o esteem_v every_o thing_n in_o the_o measure_n and_o degree_n of_o it_o goodness_n eccles._n 2._o say_v not_o god_n love_v thou_o unless_o thou_o have_v such_o sure_a ground_n as_o follow_v eccles_n 9_o godly_a life_n not_o to_o be_v fear_v for_o the_o cross_n attend_v it_o reason_n better_a go_v to_o heaven_n alone_o then_o to_o hell_n with_o company_n help_v to_o attain_v this_o grace_n of_o remission_n companion_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n mark_n 1.4_o deut._n 29.19_o rom._n 7.25_o 1._o tim._n 1.12_o 14._o eph._n 4.32_o psal._n 32.2_o neither_o papist_n nor_o common_a protestant_n yield_v to_o this_o doctrine_n of_o free_a reon_o of_o sin_n lutum_fw-la lavant_fw-la luto_fw-la ignem_fw-la extinguunt_fw-la lignorum_fw-la strue_v all_o diligence_n must_v be_v give_v to_o make_v our_o pardon_n of_o sin_n sure_a to_o ourselves_o whosoever_o have_v attain_v remissi_fw-la of_o his_o sin_n be_v a_o happy_a man_n degree_n of_o blessedness_n open_v thy_o eye_n and_o see_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o saint_n isa._n 53.4_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o his_o child_n turn_v into_o shame_n a_o strong_a mo●tive_a to_o hold_v on_o in_o welldoing_a