Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	john_n	sin_n	transgression_n	6,343	5	10.8416	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93285	Sinnes suffered for, but not remitted, before they be committed. Or, a confession of faith, different from those that hold it not lawfull to pray for the pardon of sinne. By Henoch Hovvet, Robert Small-Bone, and some others.	Howet, Enoch.; Small-Bone, Robert.	1645 (1645)	Wing S3867; Thomason E296_13; ESTC R200207	6,144	15

SINNES SUFFERED FOR But not Remitted before they be Committed OR A Confession of Faith different from those that hold it not lawfull to pray for the Pardon of SINNE By HENOCH HOVVET ROBERT SMALL-BONE And some others NOLI ALTVM SAP●●● LONDGN Printed by E. P. for George Whittington and are to be sold at the Shop of Nicholas Bourne at the South entrance of the Exchange 1645. SINNES SVFFERED FOR But not Remitted before they be Committed FIrst Wee believe Eph. 1.4 that there is a People that are chosen before the world was in Christ that is in the Covenant of his peace in him that is that wee should in time be in him as new Creatures after we were old and should become new 2 Cor. 5.17 And also not before Creation but after wee were Creatures which choice wee understand that God did fore-know what he himselfe d●d intend to create and bring to passe and not what was made for then he did but know If fore-know then before wee had a being he did know which fore-knowledge of his was upon all things to be because he is the Author of all things 1 Cor. 11.12 and nothing whatsoever could come to passe without his determination so that meanes and ends are all ordained by him Wee believe Iohn 1.3 that this people are chosen to salvation but after this choice many things doe intervene their Election and the Injoyment of a full salvation as Creation before which they were not Sin which is an Act or Neglect after they were which is called the transgression of the Law a washing from that Sin Pardon Healing Forgivenesse Remitting c. after they were and sinnes severally by them committed by looking up to Christ believing Rom. 3. Wee believe that Remission of Sin is an Act that floweth from the Revelation of the righteousnesse of Christ viz. as the Sunne in the Firmament sending forth his beames will part two things that are frozen together Hosea 1.5 so the righteousnesse of the Sonne of God appearing parts the guilt of sinne and the soule but forgivenesse of sinne consists of two parts remitting of their depravity or disorder that is caused in the soule by sin whose poysoned sting doth as it were dis-joynt and benumn the whole soule 13.2 making it vnfit for any Communion with God or Saints causing it to run away from God untill Christ our good Shepheard seek us up and it is well wee have him for were it not for him wee should never leave running from God to Hell and destruction untill wee perished eternally for it is not our turning but Christs turning us whereby wee are delivered Rom. 3.25 THe second is delivering us from the curse of the Law which is either inward as Pangs Torments blindnesse of Mind hardnesse of Heart c. or outward Judgements for sinne in the former man is delivered at the time of his Justification wholly for all that is past But from the last I meane outward Judgements many of the deare Saints whose sinne in all other senses may be pardoned yet in this I meane in delivering from outward Judgements which are the debts for sinne the forgivenesse whereof Christ bids us pray for for ought I know may not be pardoned a great part of or all their life time 2 Sam. 2.10 2 Sam. 16.22 as Davids sinne pardoned yet Gods Judgement for it the Sword shall never depart c. and his wives layne withall in the sight of the Sunne continued Moyses the Servant of the Lord yet did die upon Mount Pisga for the sinne of unbeliefe and many a redeemed Saint are yet capable of death and outward affliction as Child-bearing in sorrow c. which are the rewards of Adams sinne so that the Child-bearing woman may cry for pardon or ease and say in Judgement remember mercie Psa 119.11 yet these are so farre from being curses that God turnes them all into blessings and makes the elect enjoy them as Servants for their good It is good saith David that I have beene afflicted for thereby I learned thy statutes Rom 8.28 all things being ordered by our Christ works together for our good and this is brought to passe by that God whose love cannot be taken from us by our sinnes but as a Father shewes most love when his Children are sick and lame so Gods healing mercies appeare when wee are wounded when seven Divells is in a Mary Magdalen they could not turne off Gods love but he turnes them out of doores because of his eternall love and through his love be unmoveable yet he never promised to keepe them that they should not sinne but when they sinne to restore them pardoning is the continuall portion of a Child when the wicked shall perish Wee believe that sinne was not before the sinning person had a being and could not be forgiven him before he was nor remitted before it was fastened to the soule the word remit signifies to let goe againe and could that be before it had a place Mark 11.24.25 ●6 Wee believe that the person that hath the strongest faith that can be that is so knowing that he can believe that whilst he prayeth that he hath the thing he prayeth for is capable to receive pardon from God therefore not pardoned before he sinne 1 Iohn 2 2. Wee believe that the Advocate hath nothing to doe for us concerning sinne except wee commit it but if wee sinne wee have an Advocate which if implies 1 Iohn 1.8.9 that after sinne be committed Christ doth Advocate for us if wee confesse our sinnes he is faithfull and just to forgive our sinnes and to cleanse us from all unrighteousnesse where it is proved that sin may be seene Confessed and Pardoned after Committed and all from a fore-going Covenant for faithfulnesse implyeth the performance of what was purchased so that wee put a difference betwixt the purchase and the faithfull performing of it which is forgiving sinne and the inheritance of Heaven was purchased and they may as well say they have that now as to say that they have pardon for sinne before it be Committed I confesse the Popes Bulls was in that manner sins past present and to come and by that they pardon the murthering of a Prince before it be done But the Scripture hath no such language it speakes onely of sinnes past Rom. 3.25 Ier. 8.22 Mal. 4.2 Wee minde a difference betweene the salve in the Chirurgians Box and the healing of the wound the salve may be made before the wound that it shall heale be made but the wound is not heal'd before it be made therefore there may be Balme in Gilead and yet the health of Gods people not recovered Wee believe that the Fountaine that is to be Zach. 13.1 or is set open for Iudah and Ierusalem to wash in is because some whose sins Christ bore upon the Crosse are yet unwashed Wee believe that the same Christ Mal 3.2 which