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A65285 A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ... Watson, Thomas, d. 1686. 1692 (1692) Wing W1109; ESTC R32148 1,021,388 604

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the Law upon us and throw us into Hell-Prison By Confession we give Glory to God Iosh. 7.19 My Son give Glory to the God of Israel and make Confession to him Say that God were Righteous if he should strain upon all we have If we confess the debt God will forgive it 1 Ioh. 1.9 If we confess our sins he is just to forgive do but confess the Debt and God will cross the Book Ps. 32.5 I said I will confess my Transgression to the Lord and thou forgavest me 3. Labour to get our spiritual Debts paid that is by our Surety Christ. Say Lord have patience with me and Christ shall pay thee all He hath laid down an infinite Price The Covenant of Works would not admit of a Surety it demanded Personal Obedience But this Priviledge we have by the Gospel which is a Court of Chancery to relieve us that if we have nothing to pay God will accept of a Surety Believe in Christ's Blood and the debt is paid Luk 11.4 And forgive us our sins for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us IN the Words are two Parts 1. A Petition forgive us our Sins 2. A Condition for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us Our forgiving others is not a Cause of God's forgiving us but it is a Condition without which God will not forgive us 1. I begin with the first the Petition Remitte nobis peccata nostra Forgive us our Sins A Blessed Petition the ignorant world say who will shew us any good Ps. 4.6 meaning a good Lease a good Purchase but our Saviour here teacheth us to pray for that which is more noble and will stand us in more stead the pardon of sin Forgive us our Sins Forgiveness of sin is a Primary Blessing it is one of the first Mercies God bestows Ezek. 36.25 I will sprinkle clean water upon you that is Forgiveness When God pardons there is nothing he will stick at to do for the Soul He will Adopt Sanctifie Crown Quest. 1. What Forgiveness of Sin is Resp. It is God's passing by Sin Micah 7.18 his wiping off the score and giving us a Discharge The nature of Forgiveness will more clearly appear 1. By opening some Scripture-phrases 2. By laying down some divine Aphorisms and Positions 1. By opening some Scripture-phrases 1. To forgive Sin is to take away Iniquity Iob 7.21 Why dost not thou take away mine Iniquity The Hebrew Word Vethagnabir signifies to lift off 'T is a Metaphor taken from a man that carries an heavy Burden ready to sink him and another comes and lifts off this Burden So when the heavy burden of sin is on us God in pardoning lifts off this burden from the Conscience and lays it upon Christ. Isa. 53.6 He hath laid on him the Iniquity of us all 2. To forgive sin is to Cover sin Ps. 85.2 Thou hast covered all their sin This was typifi'd by the Mercy seat covering the Ark. To shew God's covering of sin through Christ. God doth not cover sin in the Antinomian Sence so as he sees it not but he doth so cover it as he will not impute it 3. To forgive sin is to blot it out Isa. 43.25 I am he that blotteth out thy Transgressions The Hebrew Word Mecha to blot out alludes to a Creditor who when his Debtor hath paid him blots out the debt and gives him an Acquittance So God when he forgives sin blots out the Debt he draws the red Lines of Christ's Blood over our sins and so crosseth the Debt-Book 4. To forgive sin is for God to scatter our sins as a Cloud Isa. 44.22 I have blotted out as a thick Cloud your Transgressions Sin is the Cloud interposeth God dispels the Cloud and breaks forth with the light of his Countenance 5. To forgive sin is for God to cast our sins into the depths of the Sea Micah 7.19 which implies Gods burying them out of sight that they shall not rise up in judgment against us Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the Sea God will throw them in not as Cork that riseth again but as Lead that sinks to the bottom 2. The nature of Forgiveness will appear by laying down some Divine Aphorisms or Positions Aphorism 1. Every sin is Mortal and needs Forgiveness I say Mortal that is deserves death God may relax the Rigour of the Law but every sin merits Damnation The Papists distinguish of Mortal Sins and Venial Some sins are ex Surreptione they creep unawares into the mind as vain Thoughts sudden Motions of Anger and Revenge these saith Bellarmine are in their own nature venial it is true the greatest sins are in one sence Venial that is God is able to forgive them but the least sin is not in its own nature Venial but deserves Damnation We read of the Lusts of the Flesh Rom. 13.14 and the Works of the Flesh Gal. 5.19 the Lusts of the Flesh are sinful as well as the Works of the Flesh. That which is a Transgression of the Law merits damnation but the first stirrings of Corruption are a breach of the Royal Law Rom 7.7 Prov. 24.9 therefore they merit damnation So that the least sin is mortal and needs Forgiveness Aphorism 2. It is God only that forgives sin To pardon sin is one of the Iura Regalia the Flowers of God's Crown Mark 2.7 Who can forgive sins but God only It is most proper for God to pardon sin only the Creditor can remit the debt Sin is an Infinite Offence and no finite Power can discharge an infinite Offence That God only can forgive sin I prove thus No man can take away sin unless he be able to infuse Grace for as Aquinas saith with Forgiveness is always infusion of Grace but no man can infuse Grace therefore no man can forgive sin He only can forgive sin who can remit the Penalty but 't is only God's Prerogative-Royal to forgive sin Object 1. But a Christian is charged to forgive his Brother Col. 3.13 Forgiving one another Answ. In all second table sins there are two distinct things 1. Disobedience against God 2. Injury to Man That which man is requir'd to forgive is the wrong done to himself but the wrong done to God he cannot forgive Man may remit a Trespass against himself but not a Transgression against God Object 2. But the Scripture speaks of the Power committed to Ministers to forgive sin Iohn 20.23 Whose soever sins ye remit they are remitted unto them Answ. Ministers cannot remit sin authoritatively and effectively but only declaratively They have a special Office and Authority to apply the Promises of pardon to broken Hearts When a Minister sees one humbled for sin yet is afraid God hath not pardoned him and is ready to be swallowed up of Sorrow in this case a Minister for the easing of this man's Conscience may in the Name of Christ declare to him that he is pardoned the Minister doth not forgive sin by