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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

dyed at Ierusalem for the sinnes of his people doth sit as a refiner to doe the worke upon his Saints in purifying them as often as they shall be defiled with sinne Wee believe that Christ being yet a Priest for ever Heb. 6.20 there is no time contained in this ever that is so long as time shall be in which he hath not something to doe for Saints concerning sinne which Priesthood and advocation is one and the same which is in case of sinne and in case of Saints sinning that are in a Church estate In case Iohn or any other that hath that experience that is spoken of in the 1.2.3 verses of his first Epistle Wee saith he in the first verse of 2. Chapter of the same Epistle so that the same Christ that was exalted on the right hand doth now give remission of sinnes and repentance so that which was bought at his death was given after his ascension and therefore Christ did not forgive at his death men their sinnes Acts 5.31 that was borne and sinned after his death but hee forgives them after Revel 3.19 Notwithstanding all this wee believe that Saints shall have no evill befall them to destruction but punishment for sinne from love unto amendment as if he should say thou Laodicea thou needst nothing but art rich as they that needs not pray for pardon because of Gods love but my love if thou sinne cannot excuse thee from my rebuke looke to it therefore Mat. 12.31 Wee believe that all the sinnes the Saints shall commit shall be pardoned shall be is not our happinesse consists in being helped Micha 7.8 when wee shall fall and no Emunitie wee have from falling wee say Dan. 11.35 that is Scripture phrase to say sinne to come shall be pardoned but not to say it is if it be then it is true it is a meere mocking of God to aske him to do that that he hath done already And those that will not follow the direction of Christ in praying for the pardon of sinne are by this ground excused and Christs direction is vaine NOw wee desire to consider of some full Texts that those that oppose this Truth say is against it First That of the Hebrewes the 9 and 28. to beare the sinnes of many wee acknowledge it to our comfort whilst God is glorified therefore that Christ did figuratively beare our sinnes they being fore-seene he satisfied for all that the Saints should commit But there is a difference betwixt bearing them and giving us pardon for them as the fore-named Text proves Act. 5. vers 3. That he gave to Israel forgivenesse of sinnes after hee was exalted The second Text Timothy 1 9. We acknowledge that our salvation was given in Christ for us before for it is in the hand of a Mediator But the same Text speakes according to his purpose and grace purpose implyes to doe something in time to come So that salvation and all the concomitance thereof as peace with God pardon of sinne washing from sinne Justification Sanctification Glorification was purposed to be acted aforetime and acted in time A third Text is the first of the Ephesians the 4.5 We acknowledge according to this Text that we were chosen before time that wee should bee holy without blam there our blamelesnesse was to be when we were to be brought to passe in time after our choice we were chosen to be such to be is not yet And therefore all this while pardon of sinne is not proved before it hath a being A fourth Text is Isaiah 53. All we like sheepe have gone astray we have turned everie one to his owne way and he hath layd on him the iniquities of us all This Text speakes to persons in being whose severall sinnes is acted We have turned everie one to his owne wayes therefore this Text proves nothing for them However wee acknowledge that whatsoever Christ did for them hee doth the same act and did beare the sinnes of all that should bee on the Crosse figuratively as aforesaid but this is not a giving pardon to us A fifth Text is 26 of Matthew 28. This is my blood of the new Testament whech is shed for manie for the remission of sinnes That it is shed for and it is the whole price of our Redemption Wee acknowledge the price he payd purchased and the Sonne of Man hath power to remit sinnes And if a message shall come from him 〈◊〉 15.3 saying Be thou cleane then are we clean through the words that he speakes to us which cleansing is from a Covenant and the faithfulnesse of God is tyed to performe it to his Elect in or after Confession first Epistle of Iohn 1 Chapter 9 vers If we confesse our sinnes he is faithfull and just to forgive us The sixth Text is the 10 of the Hebrews 10. By the which will we are Sanctified through the offering of the bodie of Christ once for all This Text doth not prove sinne pardoned before Committed It proves that the will of God produced the comming of Christ and his sufferings and that act was but once and for all that imply'd that act satisfied God and was all that he did require of Christ But still the discerning betwixt the death of Christ which was the purchase and the act of pardoning which is conveyed by the spirit stands the first being no where called pardon but the latter in manie places of Scriptures is called the pardon or forgivenesse of sinnes In the 14 verse By one offering hee hath perfected for ever them that were sanctified Wee may not understand this perfecting to be the pardon of sinne though hee purchased such a perfect happinesse for them as that nothing can change their condition and hath wholly the authoritie as the 1 of Corinth 6. the 11. Such were some of you but ye are washed but you are justified but you are sanctified in the name of the Lord Iesus and by the Spirit of our God As in the name is meant in the power and authoritie of the Lord Jesus these persons were perfected but not so as to take away their sinne before they were sinners for there you find them spoken of that they were sinners and then washed O but they say Gods people cannot sinne in Gods account and therefore they alledge Numbers 23.24 We answer that Balaam shewes Balak why they were so blessed and that was bec●use they stood guiltie of no sinne But if you looke in the 25 of Numbers you shall see that the people sinned and God saw and was angry and punished it hanging up all the heads of the people and caused a great slaughter with the Plague amongst the rest So the Text proves no more but while Israel stood without sinne they prospered but when Israel sinned by Achan they must flye before the men of Ai. And also they alledge the first Epistle of Iohn the 3.9 and the fifth of the same Epistle the 18 vers the words of both saith Whosoever is borne of God sinneth not now we also in the same Epistle alledge 3 Texts that prove they doe sinne in the first Chapter 8.9 vers 2 Chapter vers 1.5 Chapter vers 16. of the same Epistle Now to reconcile this seeming contradiction Iohn and those that hee calls wee were borne of God yet he saith If we say that we have no sinne Those that are called little Children are borne of God yet he implyes a possibilitie of their sinning Thirdly He that is a brother indeed is borne of God and that shall have life and yet hee implyeth that he may sinne And now to reconcile this let Iohn expound himselfe and it will be plaine in the 16 vers of the 5 Chapter where hee grants that a brother may sinne That is not unto death then the result must needs be that he that is borne of God cannot sinne the sinne that is unto death or the unpardonable sinne that sinne that is not to bee prayed for so we shall say with Moses the Lord pardon our sinnes as hee hath pardoned our former sinnes Numbers 14. Chapter 19. vers NOw followeth certaine Reasons why wee cannot have Communion with them that pray not for the pardon of sinne nor with those that say sinne is pardoned before it be committed For the first because they that know not the posture of a redeeming Child in Christ and therefore though they talke of God with their mouths Iohn 16.26 have life from him and in asking and receiving they taste not the same God whose Covenant revealed rejoyces the heart doth also rejoyce the heart in the continuall performance of it The second Reason those that doe not aske Gods pardon for sinne and receive it after they have committed it it is apparent that they neither felt the sence of sinne for if they did they would cry to God nor the sweetnesse of pardon for they would know that asking in faith they doe receive forgivenesse of their sinnes For the Second they darken councell with words without knowledge Job 38.2 saying sinne is pardoned before it bee committed Christ councells us to pray for the pardon of sinne and they by words without knowledge saying That sinne is pardoned before it be committed darkneth the councell of Christ to the former people who justly say if it be pardoned it need not to be prayed for and wee judge them as upright as those which say it is pardoned and yet can pray for the pardon of it The second sort of people that say it is pardoned before it is committed adde to the Word of God for they say in Gods name that which no Scripture holds forth that sinne is pardoned before it is committed and they cause the first to take from the word that is to make the wordes of Christ of no use who bids us pray for the pardon of sinne and so are under a curse Reve. 2.14 Thirdly they lay a stumbling block before the eyes of the weake and cause them to stumble at the asking pardon for their sinnes FINIS GEntle Reader I intreat you to correct these omissions escaped in Printing page 11. line 15. for because they that know read because they know pag. ibid. line 16. for redeeming read redeemed page ibid. line 18. for have life from him and read life from him