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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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the_o curse_n of_o the_o curse_n or_o the_o evil_n of_o all_o evil_n that_o do_v remain_v as_o inflict_v or_o to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o sinner_n be_v so_o alter_v from_o their_o native_a import_n vergency_n or_o tendency_n as_o that_o they_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v through_o god_n blessing_n and_o favour_n towards_o the_o sinner_n turn_v to_o good_a so_o that_o the_o sinner_n may_v immediate_o triumph_v upon_o they_o all_o even_o as_o christ_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v say_v to_o triumph_v over_o all_o enemy_n col._n 2.14_o 15._o and_o defy_v they_o for_o the_o worst_a that_o they_o can_v do_v unto_o he_o say_v in_o good_a sort_n as_o in_o 1_o cor._n 15.55_o 56._o o_o lâ—sse_n cross_a pain_n torment_n where_o be_v thy_o sting_n and_o victory_n this_o spoil_v as_o i_o may_v so_o say_v and_o disable_n of_o sin_n thus_o far_o forth_o be_v one_o other_o part_n of_o the_o pardon_n which_o as_o i_o think_v be_v present_o enjoy_v by_o the_o sinner_n unto_o who_o god_n do_v promise_v 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be_v impute_v and_o not_o impute_v to_o a_o sinner_n 123_o chap._n 18._o the_o necessity_n for_o believer_n themselves_o to_o pray_v daily_o for_o pardon_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o five_o petition_n in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n assert_v and_o evince_v as_o well_o by_o argument_n as_o answer_v to_o a_o objection_n it_o be_v withal_o more_o at_o large_a and_o distinct_o declare_v what_o be_v the_o particular_a thing_n which_o a_o believer_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o that_o petition_n be_v to_o pray_v for_o 125_o chap._n 19_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o follow_a question_n 1._o do_v god_n always_o pardon_v a_o sinner_n instant_o upon_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n 2._o in_o what_o sense_n or_o how_o far_o forth_o do_v a_o sinner_n receive_v a_o present_a pardon_n immediate_o upon_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n 3._o whether_o a_o true_o penitent_a and_o believe_a sinner_n have_v once_o confess_v a_o sin_n be_v at_o any_o time_n thereafter_o to_o confess_v it_o in_o order_n to_o forgiveness_n the_o affirmative_a to_o which_o last_o question_n be_v assert_v and_o prove_v certain_a particular_n add_v as_o caution_n for_o the_o prevent_n of_o mistake_n and_o for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o author_n true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n p._n 137_o chap._n 20._o that_o all_o sin_n past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v be_v not_o at_o once_o actual_o pardon_v that_o no_o sin_n be_v from_o eternity_n actual_o pardon_v a_o objection_n answer_v that_o no_o sin_n be_v actual_o pardon_v till_o the_o sinner_n be_v in_o a_o capacity_n of_o receive_v or_o enjoy_v it_o what_o those_o thing_n be_v which_o do_v put_v a_o sinner_n into_o a_o capacity_n of_o actual_a pardon_n declare_v in_o their_o particular_n together_o with_o reason_n for_o the_o remarkablenesse_n of_o the_o same_o a_o objection_n answer_v with_o a_o vindicate_a of_o that_o assertion_n in_o rom._n 4.17_o whereinis_fw-la god_n be_v say_v to_o call_v the_o thing_n that_o 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of_o the_o law_n why_o and_o how_o declare_v that_o a_o sinner_n after_o pardon_n be_v a_o sinner_n and_o that_o god_n do_v look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o sinner_n albeit_o he_o do_v not_o deal_v with_o he_o or_o punish_v he_o as_o such_o p._n 223_o chap._n 26._o that_o a_o believer_n during_o his_o warfare_n on_o earth_n be_v to_o fear_v hell_n and_o damnation_n why_o and_o how_o prove_v and_o manifest_v as_o also_o clear_v in_o the_o way_n of_o answer_n to_o several_a objection_n notwithstanding_o the_o doctrine_n of_o perseverance_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v acknowledge_v in_o answer_n to_o which_o objection_n the_o consistency_n and_o co-operation_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v prove_v what_o manner_n of_o fear_n it_o be_v that_o love_n do_v expel_v and_o what_o manner_n of_o fear_n it_o be_v that_o love_n do_v retain_v declare_v notwithstanding_o that_o believer_n be_v restrain_v by_o the_o love_n of_o god_n yet_o that_o god_n do_v use_v several_a other_o mean_n whereby_o to_o constrain_v i._n e._n effectual_o to_o induce_v they_o prove_v and_o what_o those_o several_a mean_n be_v specify_v more_o at_o large_a the_o consistency_n and_o co-operation_n of_o faith_n and_o fear_n maintain_v and_o prove_v that_o filial_a and_o slavish_a fear_n do_v not_o differ_v in_o their_o object_n matter_n or_o in_o the_o thing_n fear_v but_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o fear_v assert_v and_o how_o prove_v and_o clear_v by_o a_o due_a interpretation_n of_o that_o scripture_n in_o luke_n 1.74_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o fear_n as_o it_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n and_o as_o a_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n open_v and_o assert_v p._n 235_o chap._n 27_o that_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v no_o warrant_n so_o to_o absolve_v a_o believer_n as_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o sin_n be_v as_o absolute_o pardon_v and_o that_o he_o be_v as_o absolute_o sure_a of_o heaven_n as_o if_o he_o be_v already_o in_o heaven_n p._n 289_o chap._n 28._o that_o the_o repentance_n which_o the_o gospel_n require_v be_v not_o only_a repentance_n from_o the_o pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n as_o the_o antinomian_o affirm_v but_o for_o the_o pardon_n of_o they_o prove_v and_o evince_v by_o several_a argument_n several_a objection_n of_o the_o antinomian_o answer_v wherein_o it_o be_v punctual_o declare_v in_o what_o sense_n evangelical_n repentance_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v from_o pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o in_o what_o sense_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o it_o it_o be_v disputable_a whether_o god_n glory_n and_o our_o own_o salvation_n be_v to_o be_v look_v at_o as_o two_o end_n or_o only_o as_o one_o the_o former_a be_v a_o necessary_a result_n of_o the_o latter_a a_o objection_n answer_v that_o it_o be_v a_o singular_a favour_n of_o god_n and_o a_o favour_n in_o some_o sense_n peculiar_a to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n that_o god_n have_v so_o clear_o reveal_v unto_o we_o our_o eternal_a salvation_n as_o the_o great_a end_n not_o exclude_v but_o include_v his_o glory_n of_o man_n work_v or_o of_o all_o christian_a duty_n that_o good_a work_n may_v be_v style_v the_o way_n to_o salvation_n that_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o of_o grace_n lie_v not_o in_o this_o that_o adam_n be_v to_o work_v for_o life_n and_o we_o not_o for_o but_o only_o from_o life_n our_o own_o good_a work_n duty_n grace_n or_o holiness_n how_o far_o forth_o or_o in_o what_o sense_n to_o be_v disclaim_v and_o not_o trust_v unto_o for_o salvation_n as_o also_o in_o what_o sense_n or_o how_o far_o forth_o they_o may_v be_v trust_v unto_o or_o rest_v in_o for_o salvation_n declare_v more_o at_o large_a a_o caution_n annex_v to_o prevent_v mistake_n that_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o presumption_n both_o which_o be_v distinct_o to_o be_v make_v know_v unto_o people_n by_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o careful_o to_o be_v avoid_v by_o all_o as_o dangerous_a rock_n in_o the_o steer_n of_o our_o course_n towards_o the_o haven_n of_o eternal_a happiness_n p._n 297_o chap._n 29_o the_o conclusion_n p._n 350_o finis_fw-la in_o the_o epistle_n 〈…〉_o above_o p._n 23_o l._n 19_o r._n direct_a book_n pag_n 1._o line_n 18._o r._n god_n p._n 9_o l._n 3_o r._n mercy_n l_o 29._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p_o 11_o r_o go_n p_o 17_o r_o go_n p_o 17_o r_o sort_v allusive_a p_o 19_o l_o 12_o r._n translatitious_a p_o 35_o l_o 16_o r_o intuitive_a l_o 24_o for_o same_o r_o sin_n p_o 38_o l_o 21_o for_o second_o r._n double_a p_o 58_o l_o 18_o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p_o 73_o l_o 13_o for_o be_v r_o be_v and_o for_o be_v r_o by_o l_o 16_o r_o the._n p_o 77_o l_o 14_o r_o this_o p_o 79_o l_o 17_o r_o or_o be_v for_o sin_n p_o 88_o mark_fw-mi l_o 9_o r_o moral_o p_o 95_o l_o 20_o r_o judicial_a p_o 101_o l_o 24_o for_o as_o r_o or_o l_o 25_o r_o great_a p_o 103_o l_o 19_o for_o the_o other_o r_o this_o p_o 108_o l_o 1_o for_o cherish_v r_o there_o be_v l_o 3_o for_o he_o r_o the._n p_o 117_o l_o 15_o blot_v out_o in_o p_o i_o 42_o l_o 11_o for_o and_z r_o but._n p_o 144_o l_o 4_o r_o bold_a p_o 151_o l_o 22_o r_o epidemica_fw-la p_o 157_o l_o 23_o blot_n out_o threaten_v p_o 203_o l_o 3_o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l_o 12_o for_o esse_fw-la r_o se_fw-la p_o 205_o l_o 28_o r_o contradistinction_n p_o 216_o l_o 4_o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p_o 229_o l_o 4_o blot_v out_o that_o p_o 233_o l_o 24_o for_o or_o r_o and_o and_o mark_fw-mi l_o 2_o r_o substrata_fw-la p_o 248_o l_o 19_o for_o with_o r_o in_o p_o 250_o r_o will_v execute_v p_o 257_o l_o 2_o r_o unfaithfulness_n p_o 272_o l_o 22_o r_o into_o p_o 278_o l_o 24_o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p_o 279_o l_o 6_o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p_o 285_o l_o 29_o r_o do_v p_o 294_o l_o 8_o r_o according_a to_o p_o 336_o l_o 10_o for_o next_o r_o first_o
of_o his_o law_n either_o in_o this_o life_n before_o the_o final_a sentence_n for_o some_o man_n sin_n go_v before_o to_o judgement_n and_o some_o follow_v after_o or_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v so_o it_o belong_v to_o he_o actual_o to_o punish_v or_o to_o remit_v punishment_n and_o thus_o his_o pardon_n be_v not_o to_o punish_v yet_o not_o simple_o not_o to_o punish_v but_o not_o to_o punish_v one_o that_o deserve_v it_o this_o i_o call_v for_o distinction_n sake_n executive_a pardon_n now_o i_o conceive_v that_o the_o word_n justification_n have_v principal_a respect_n to_o the_o obligation_n and_o sentence_n and_o less_o to_o the_o punishment_n but_o the_o word_n remission_n more_o emphatical_o connote_v the_o punishment_n than_o the_o obligation_n dissolve_v and_o yet_o the_o obligation_n more_o than_o the_o sentence_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o this_o reverend_a author_n do_v sometime_o look_v only_o at_o the_o executive_a remission_n in_o his_o consectary_n sometime_o at_o the_o legal_a remission_n and_o sometime_o he_o join_v they_o together_o as_o one_o and_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o this_o last_o be_v the_o full_a end_n and_o perfection_n of_o both_o the_o former_a and_o the_o former_a be_v both_o but_o mean_n to_o this_o therefore_o do_v god_n give_v we_o pardon_v and_o judge_v we_o pardon_v that_o we_o may_v escape_v the_o penalty_n and_o live_v the_o reverend_a author_n call_v this_o the_o ultimate_a term_n and_o the_o dissolve_v of_o the_o obligation_n the_o near_a which_o may_v admit_v of_o a_o double_a sense_n either_o as_o this_o species_n of_o executive_a pardon_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o foresay_a species_n of_o pardon_n or_o as_o impunity_n enter_v the_o definition_n of_o the_o donative_n or_o legal_a sort_n of_o pardon_n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o consider_v in_o esse_fw-la existenti_fw-la as_o in_o executive_a pardon_n it_o be_v but_o as_o future_a and_o in_o esse_fw-la volito_fw-la and_o so_o as_o gild_n or_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n which_o be_v all_o one_o be_v the_o near_a term_n specify_v this_o sort_n of_o pardon_n so_o impunity_n be_v the_o remote_a term_n see_v the_o obligation_n dissolve_v be_v a_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n reader_n here_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v obvious_a and_o beyond_o question_n for_o the_o truth_n and_o if_o thou_o have_v but_o the_o skill_n to_o use_v the_o key_n of_o this_o distinction_n of_o remission_n and_o apply_v it_o to_o some_o dubious_a passage_n in_o the_o exercitation_n it_o will_v prevent_v thy_o misunderstanding_n and_o i_o suppose_v thy_o wrong_v of_o the_o author_n and_o thy_o causeless_a offence_n chap._n 4._o p._n 10._o where_o he_o say_v that_o gild_n be_v take_v sometime_o for_o the_o punishment_n itself_o i_o confess_v i_o have_v not_o observe_v so_o much_o nor_o yet_o do_v so_o chap._n 5._o p._n 12._o nor_o do_v i_o suppose_v that_o the_o reatus_fw-la redundans_fw-la in_o personam_fw-la contain_v punishment_n itself_o but_o only_o connote_v it_o as_o the_o term_n of_o the_o obligation_n therefore_o when_o chap._n 4._o p._n 10._o he_o say_v pardon_n be_v not_o a_o free_v we_o from_o the_o simple_a gild_n and_o defect_n i_o shall_v to_o avoid_v misunderstanding_n have_v leave_v out_o the_o word_n guilt_n and_o say_v only_o it_o be_v the_o free_v we_o from_o the_o desert_n because_o i_o have_v not_o observe_v it_o usual_a to_o make_v guilt_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o desert_n though_o i_o confess_v he_o may_v be_v call_v 1._o guilty_a of_o deserve_a punishment_n that_o have_v deserve_v it_o as_o he_o be_v 2._o guilty_a of_o punishment_n that_o be_v oblige_v to_o it_o and_o he_o be_v 3._o guilty_a of_o the_o fault_n simple_o consider_v who_o do_v indeed_o commit_v it_o distinguish_v of_o these_o three_o well_o and_o you_o will_v also_o be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o understand_v some_o dubious_a application_n of_o the_o reatus_fw-la simplicis_fw-la et_fw-la reatus_fw-la culpae_fw-la which_o you_o after_o here_o meet_v with_o as_o to_o c._n 18._o n._n 4._o p._n 33._o i_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o oblige_v believer_n to_o punishment_n for_o a_o gross_a sin_n and_o so_o it_o do_v for_o the_o small_a that_o this_o obligation_n be_v a_o make_v he_o guilty_a of_o death_n in_o general_n but_o not_o of_o the_o loss_n of_o former_a pardon_n in_o specie_fw-la and_o that_o as_o pardon_n be_v a_o benefit_n of_o the_o new_a convenant_n which_o the_o old_a know_v not_o so_o the_o loss_n of_o pardon_n be_v a_o penalty_n threaten_v by_o the_o new_a covenant_n proper_o though_o i_o suppose_v god_n suffer_v none_o to_o fall_v under_o that_o penalty_n that_o be_v actual_o pardon_v as_o to_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n when_o ch._n 23._o cons_n 17._o he_o dedeny_v justification_n to_o be_v a_o change_n mere_o relative_n his_o reason_n be_v because_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o remission_n and_o remission_n be_v a_o real_a change_n viz._n not_o punish_v ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o note_n 1_o that_o he_o explain_v himself_o to_o speak_v only_o of_o executive_a remission_n which_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o other_o two_o sort_n 2._o i_o think_v executive_a remission_n be_v not_o usual_o call_v justification_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v still_o say_v that_o justification_n be_v but_o a_o relative_n change_n so_o ch._n 25._o cons_n 19_o where_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o gild_n in_o heaven_n i_o conceive_v the_o word_n can_v mean_v no_o more_o than_o that_o the_o saint_n do_v deserve_v god_n wrath_n and_o whether_o that_o be_v a_o proper_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n gild_n or_o usual_a i_o must_v leave_v to_o wise_a lawyer_n than_o myself_o i_o do_v not_o take_v these_o or_o any_o the_o like_a obscuritye_n or_o inprefection_n to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a reason_n to_o quarrel_v with_o the_o labour_n of_o this_o reverend_a man_n much_o less_o to_o deprive_v the_o church_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o they_o 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concord_n and_o purity_n that_o with_o one_o and_o that_o a_o pure_a and_o charitable_a mind_n and_o mouth_n we_o may_v glorify_v god_n amen_o thus_o daily_o pray_v a_o weak_a and_o sinful_a labourer_n in_o christ_n harvest_n rich._n baxter_n may_v 27._o 1654._o of_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n 1_o john_n 1.9_o if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o unrighteousness_n chap._n i._n a_o introduction_n to_o the_o whole_a in_o these_o word_n we_o have_v the_o great_a mystery_n of_o godliness_n mercy_n and_o truth_n meet_v together_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n kiss_v each_o other_o we_o have_v in_o it_o the_o pith_n and_o marrow_n the_o sum_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o bless_a gospel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n god_n manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n the_o several_a part_n whereof_o have_v go_v through_o sermon-wise_a in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o my_o ministry_n i_o shall_v only_o transfer_v 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