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and_o that_o for_o these_o reason_n first_o we_o be_v never_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n without_o a_o evident_a necessity_n but_o the_o plain_a undoubted_a sense_n be_v that_o god_n will_v forgive_v our_o sin_n 1._o for_o our_o saviour_n mind_v brevity_n in_o this_o prayer_n no_o doubt_n will_v speak_v his_o sense_n in_o the_o most_o perspicuous_a and_o clear_a manner_n that_o can_v be_v as_o therefore_o if_o christ_n have_v say_v make_v we_o to_o be_v assure_v of_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n the_o antinomian_a will_v not_o have_v go_v from_o the_o letter_n but_o press_v we_o to_o that_o so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o christ_n say_v forgive_v we_o and_o not_o give_v we_o the_o sense_n of_o forgiveness_n we_o have_v cause_n to_o cleave_v full_o to_o that_o and_o this_o may_v be_v illustrate_v by_o two_o further_a consideration_n the_o former_a of_o those_o place_n where_o god_n be_v say_v not_o to_o forgive_v the_o late_a of_o those_o where_o forgiveness_n be_v apply_v of_o one_o man_n unto_o another_o when_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v of_o the_o israelite_n how_o their_o land_n be_v full_a of_o idol_n and_o both_o great_a and_o mean_a man_n do_v humble_v themselves_o before_o they_o isa_n 2.9_o pray_v that_o therefore_o god_n will_v not_o forgive_v they_o can_v any_o one_o make_v the_o meaning_n to_o be_v that_o god_n will_v not_o give_v they_o the_o assurance_n of_o their_o forgiveness_n mat._n 12.32_o the_o evangelist_n say_v all_o other_o sin_n may_v be_v forgive_v but_o that_o against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v never_o now_o in_o that_o sense_n other_o sin_n be_v say_v to_o be_v forgive_v in_o which_o sense_n that_o be_v deny_v to_o be_v forgive_v and_o that_o be_v deny_v to_o be_v forgive_v not_o in_o respect_n of_o assurance_n and_o declaration_n to_o a_o man_n conscience_n only_o but_o real_o and_o indeed_o therefore_o the_o sin_n forgive_v be_v in_o the_o like_a manner_n forgive_v 2._o again_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o by_o pardon_n be_v not_o mean_v assurance_n of_o pardon_n only_o because_o when_o apply_v to_o man_n it_o can_v admit_v of_o such_o a_o sense_n now_o the_o petition_n run_v thus_o that_o god_n will_v forgive_v we_o as_o we_o forgive_v other_o and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n will_v explain_v the_o late_a forgiveness_n of_o assurance_n and_o why_o then_o the_o former_a 3._o beside_o the_o equivalent_a phrase_n of_o forgiveness_n do_v evince_v more_o than_o a_o assurance_n of_o forgiveness_n for_o when_o the_o scripture_n call_v it_o blot_v out_o of_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o expression_n from_o debt_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o god_n book_n and_o therefore_o till_o he_o cancel_v they_o they_o do_v remain_v in_o their_o guilt_n 4._o furthermore_o if_o a_o sin_n be_v not_o real_o pardon_v till_o a_o man_n do_v repent_v and_o believe_v than_o he_o beg_v for_o more_o than_o assurance_n but_o we_o have_v full_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v no_o remission_n of_o sin_n 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