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of_o the_o new_a covenant_n recite_v jer._n 31.34_o heb._n 8.12_o where_o god_n promise_v to_o forgive_v our_o inquity_n and_o remember_v our_o sin_n no_o more_o and_o so_o likewise_o most_o common_o in_o the_o wriring_n both_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n passim_fw-la and_o in_o this_o sense_n chief_o i_o mean_v but_o not_o exclusive_o it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o present_a text._n and_o that_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o direct_a and_o positive_a answer_n to_o the_o second_o question_n viz._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o present_a text_n or_o texture_n of_o the_o apostle_n saint_n john_n only_o let_v it_o be_v remember_v that_o i_o have_v insert_v this_o parenthesis_n as_o emphatical_o to_o be_v observe_v chief_o i_o mean_v but_o not_o exclusive_o for_o i_o do_v not_o think_v that_o that_o promise_n of_o forgiveness_n be_v altogether_o exclusive_a of_o or_o do_v altogether_o sinner_n altogether_o and_o therefore_o to_o speak_v my_o 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may_v be_v and_o sometime_o be_v please_v of_o his_o superabundant_a grace_n to_o vouchsafe_v unto_o a_o penitent_a sinner_n at_o once_o as_o a_o discharge_n or_o disobligation_n from_o eternal_a punishment_n so_o likewise_o actual_a freedom_n from_o such_o temporal_a suffering_n as_o his_o sin_n have_v bring_v upon_o he_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o that_o promise_n james_n 5.15_o wherein_o the_o apostle_n promise_v that_o the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n shall_v at_o once_o prove_v a_o effectual_a mean_n whereby_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o sick_a party_n shall_v be_v forgive_v and_o his_o body_n also_o cure_v of_o or_o restore_v from_o his_o sickness_n how_o many_o of_o god_n servant_n have_v reason_n to_o call_v upon_o their_o soul_n to_o bless_v god_n who_o at_o once_o or_o at_o the_o self_n same_o time_n have_v forgive_v their_o sin_n and_o heal_v their_o disease_n as_o in_o psal_n 103.3_o and_o for_o that_o reason_n to_o call_v not_o only_o upon_o their_o soul_n but_o also_o upon_o their_o body_n and_o bone_n to_o praise_n god_n as_o in_o ps_n 35.10_o 2._o though_o god_n do_v not_o always_o do_v so_o but_o take_v off_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o sinner_n from_o suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n hereafter_o do_v chastise_v or_o punish_v he_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o hell_n here_o as_o david_n and_o other_o even_o to_o their_o die_a day_n have_v be_v punish_v nevertheless_o such_o temporal_a punishment_n or_o chastisement_n be_v evermore_o 1._o moderate_v from_o that_o degree_n which_o otherwise_o will_v have_v be_v as_o appear_v by_o 2_o sam._n 12.13_o isai_n 27.8_o jer._n 10.24_o and_o 47.28_o which_o say_v moderation_n of_o punishment_n may_v in_o a_o sense_n be_v call_v pardon_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a viz._n aliquousque_fw-la and_o in_o some_o degree_n 2._o sweeten_v with_o the_o influence_n of_o comfort_n from_o god_n his_o holy_a word_n and_o spirit_n god_n inform_v they_o in_o his_o word_n that_o his_o end_n in_o punish_v they_o be_v upon_o the_o main_a their_o non-condemnation_n according_a to_o that_o in_o 1_o cor._n 11.32_o and_o that_o no_o suffer_v whatsoever_o in_o this_o life_n shall_v separate_v they_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n justify_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n according_a to_o that_o triumphant_a challenge_n of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 8.35_o who_o shall_v separate_v uâ—_n from_o the_o love_n in_o christ_n shall_v etc._n etc._n 3_o sanctify_v by_o god_n grace_n and_o turn_v to_o good_a according_a as_o be_v witness_v abundant_o in_o the_o scripture_n isai_n 27.9_o rom._n 8.28_o heb._n 12.11_o and_o as_o in_o these_o and_o the_o like_a respect_n the_o temporal_a punishment_n of_o all_o penitent_a and_o believe_a sinner_n do_v differ_v from_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n of_o reprobate_n who_o shall_v be_v damn_v for_o their_o sin_n even_o so_o for_o the_o same_o respect_n or_o reason_n or_o eatenus_fw-la such_o penitent_a sinner_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v pardon_v as_o to_o or_o in_o regard_n of_o temporal_a punishment_n thus_o have_v i_o set_v down_o wherein_o according_a to_o my_o present_a thought_n and_o according_a to_o truth_n as_o i_o hope_v the_o nature_n of_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n do_v not_o god_n though_o all_o pardon_n be_v of_o god_n in_o which_o respect_v remissio_fw-la juris_fw-la be_v remissio_fw-la judicis_fw-la nevertheless_o that_o do_v not_o hinder_v but_o that_o pardon_n may_v be_v distinguish_v into_o juris_n &_o judicis_fw-la because_o this_o latter_a be_v pardon_n in_o sensu_fw-la famofiori_fw-la in_o a_o more_o notable_a and_o signal_n sense_n even_o as_o in_o logic_n though_o omnis_fw-la materia_fw-la be_v immanens_fw-la yet_o may_v materia_fw-la be_v distinguish_v into_o immanen_n and_o transciens_fw-la now_o pardon_v of_o sin_n as_o it_o consist_v in_o take_v off_o the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n be_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n word_n or_o law_n and_o as_o it_o consist_v in_o take_v off_o the_o punishment_n itself_o it_o be_v by_o the_o 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