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pray_v for_o forgiveness_n do_v not_o pray_v for_o the_o assurance_n of_o that_o which_o be_v already_o past_a for_o so_o no_o sin_n be_v forgive_v to_o he_o but_o for_o initial_a pardon_n which_o he_o never_o yet_o have_v enjoy_v the_o second_o sort_n of_o person_n pray_v this_o prayer_n be_v those_o that_o at_o their_o first_o conversion_n humble_v themselves_o and_o seek_v unto_o god_n for_o his_o face_n and_o reconciliation_n with_o he_o now_o those_o that_o be_v thus_o in_o their_o beginning_n and_o new_a birth_n they_o can_v pray_v in_o no_o other_o sense_n but_o for_o initial_a and_o first_o pardon_n for_o as_o that_o be_v the_o first_o time_n they_o begin_v to_o have_v sorrow_n and_o brokenness_n of_o heart_n so_o that_o be_v the_o first_o time_n they_o begin_v to_o partake_v of_o pardon_n pardon_v of_o sin_n and_o faith_n they_o be_v correlate_n and_o so_o be_v together_o a_o three_o rank_n be_v of_o believer_n in_o their_o progress_n of_o holiness_n and_o sanctification_n 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his_o people_n now_o in_o heaven_n be_v a_o ocean_n of_o infinite_a comfort_n lecture_n ix_o jer_n 50.20_o in_o those_o day_n and_o at_o that_o time_n the_o iniquity_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v seek_v for_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v none_o etc._n etc._n argument_n i_o shall_v now_o conclude_v with_o the_o last_o sort_n of_o argument_n which_o be_v from_o those_o scripture_n that_o speak_v how_o god_n be_v affect_v with_o his_o people_n when_o they_o have_v sin_v which_o affection_n do_v necessary_o imply_v god_n see_v of_o sin_n so_o as_o to_o be_v angry_a with_o they_o yea_o in_o some_o respect_v god_n anger_n be_v more_o to_o they_o than_o other_o and_o we_o say_v in_o some_o sense_n god_n do_v more_o see_v and_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o believer_n than_o other_o the_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o speak_v in_o what_o manner_n god_n take_v the_o sin_n of_o believer_n be_v these_o ephes_n 4.30_o grieve_v not_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n where_o 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another_o as_o sanctification_n for_o glorification_n lecture_n xxiii_o mat._n 6.12_o and_o forgive_v we_o our_o debt_n only_o the_o next_o question_n to_o be_v consider_v be_v whether_o in_o this_o prayer_n we_o pray_v only_o for_o the_o assurance_n of_o pardon_n not_o pardon_v itself_o for_o thus_o the_o antinomian_o answer_v to_o the_o objection_n fetch_v from_o this_o place_n that_o the_o whole_a sense_n of_o this_o petition_n be_v that_o we_o may_v feel_v in_o ourselves_o and_o assure_o perceive_v what_o pardon_n god_n have_v give_v we_o before_o honeycomb_n p._n 155._o so_o den_n reconcil_n of_o god_n to_o man_n p._n 44._o make_v this_o argument_n of_o the_o text_n against_o himself_o if_o we_o pray_v for_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n than_o sin_n be_v not_o forgive_v before_o answer_v the_o protestant_n say_v he_o with_o one_o consent_n hold_v that_o they_o do_v beg_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n great_a certainty_n and_o assurance_n of_o pardon_n and_o he_o instance_v in_o a_o 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