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and_o all_o sin_n of_o commission_n all_o sin_n against_o the_o first_o table_n and_o all_o sin_n against_o the_o second_o table_n they_o be_v all_o at_o once_o forgive_v all_o secret_a sin_n and_o all_o open_a sin_n all_o heart-sin_n and_o all_o life-sin_n they_o be_v all_o forgive_v hezekiah_n he_o make_v faith_n of_o this_o isa_n 38.17_o for_o thou_o have_v cast_v all_o my_o sin_n behind_o thy_o back_n the_o sinner_n when_o he_o return_v to_o god_n come_v with_o a_o load_n of_o sin_n upon_o he_o thousand_o of_o thousand_o of_o sin_n he_o bring_v with_o he_o a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o receive_v this_o guilty_a soul_n he_o forgive_v they_o all_o at_o once_o isa_n 55.7_o let_v the_o wicked_a forsake_v his_o way_n and_o the_o unrighteous_a man_n his_o thought_n or_o the_o man_n of_o wickedness_n and_o let_v he_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o and_o unto_o our_o god_n for_o he_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v or_o as_o it_o may_v be_v read_v he_o will_v multiply_v pardon_n sin_n have_v be_v multiply_v in_o day_n of_o ignorance_n and_o multiply_v in_o day_n of_o knowledge_n multiply_v against_o all_o the_o strive_n of_o the_o spirit_n multiply_v under_o many_o tender_v of_o christ_n multiply_v under_o many_o of_o the_o beseeching_n of_o the_o spirit_n multiply_v in_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o a_o gospel-day_n but_o say_v he_o this_o shall_v not_o keep_v off_o for_o i_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v god_n pardon_n shall_v be_v as_o extensive_a as_o all_o his_o transgression_n be_v hereupon_o say_v the_o apostle_n there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n there_o be_v no_o sin_n remain_v to_o condemn_v he_o of_o all_o his_o repeat_v transgression_n of_o all_o the_o thousand_o and_o ten_o thousand_o that_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n not_o one_o sin_n leave_v upon_o the_o score_n to_o condemn_v he_o v._o 33._o who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n unto_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_n it_o be_v god_n that_o justifi_v satan_n will_v heap_v up_o thing_n against_o they_o but_o there_o shall_v not_o condemn_v they_o their_o own_o conscience_n may_v bring_v in_o indictment_n after_o indictment_n against_o they_o but_o say_v he_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o shall_v stand_v in_o record_n against_o they_o not_o any_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v lay_v to_o their_o charge_n to_o condemn_v they_o not_o any_o of_o their_o sin_n be_v they_o never_o so_o small_a not_o any_o of_o their_o sin_n be_v they_o never_o so_o great_a that_o shall_v remain_v against_o they_o who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_a when_o god_n justify_v whereupon_o say_v the_o prophet_n jer._n 50.20_o the_o iniquity_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v seek_v for_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v none_o and_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v for_o i_o will_v pardon_v they_o who_o i_o reserve_v their_o iniquity_n shall_v be_v seek_v for_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v none_o find_v why_o because_o the_o pardon_n of_o god_n reach_v every_o one_o col._n 2.13_o have_v forgive_v you_o all_o trespass_n and_o heb._n 8.12_o i_o will_v be_v merciful_a to_o their_o unrighteousness_n and_o their_o sin_n and_o their_o iniquity_n will_v i_o remember_v no_o more_o i_o will_v be_v merciful_a not_o to_o this_o unrighteousness_n or_o the_o other_o but_o to_o all_o their_o unrighteousness_n to_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o their_o iniquity_n it_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o general_a term_n that_o they_o may_v know_v it_o will_v reach_v every_o particular_a it_o be_v a_o full_a discharge_n in_o so_o much_o as_o the_o believer_n be_v count_v righteous_a he_o be_v constitute_v righteous_a before_o god_n heb._n 11.4_o by_o faith_n abel_n offer_v unto_o god_n a_o more_o excellent_a sacrifice_n than_o cain_n by_o which_o he_o obtain_v witness_v that_o he_o be_v righteous_a that_o be_v in_o his_o justification_n in_o christ_n jesus_n in_o which_o justification_n he_o have_v absolution_n and_o in_o the_o compleatness_n of_o his_o justification_n before_o god_n by_o god_n imputative_a act_n he_o be_v reckon_v he_o be_v constitute_v righteous_a 4._o the_o discharge_n that_o god_n give_v out_o to_o those_o in_o christ_n it_o be_v irrevocable_a it_o be_v such_o a_o act_n of_o grace_n as_o god_n will_v abide_v by_o as_o god_n will_v never_o recede_v from_o no_o not_o to_o eternity_n therefore_o he_o say_v jeremiah_n 31.34_o i_o will_v forgive_v their_o iniquity_n and_o i_o will_v remember_v their_o sin_n no_o more_o the_o believer_n he_o be_v afraid_a it_o may_v be_v that_o something_o may_v be_v bring_v
in_o against_o he_o at_o last_o that_o after-reckoning_n may_v undo_v all_o no_o say_v god_n when_o i_o forgive_v sin_n i_o do_v it_o with_o this_o resolve_n of_o grace_n never_o to_o remember_v it_o more_o and_o therefore_o psal_n 103.12_o as_o far_o as_o the_o east_n be_v from_o the_o west_n so_o far_o have_v he_o remove_v our_o transgression_n from_o we_o east_n and_o west_n can_v never_o meet_v together_o so_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o believer_n that_o be_v forgive_v by_o god_n shall_v never_o return_v again_o never_o return_v again_o to_o his_o condemnation_n the_o sense_n of_o they_o may_v return_v again_o and_o again_o for_o his_o humiliation_n but_o the_o sin_n themselves_o shall_v never_o return_v again_o unto_o condemnation_n for_o god_n have_v once_o blot_v they_o out_o will_v never_o more_o write_v they_o down_o therefore_o rom._n 11.29_o the_o gift_n and_o calling_n of_o god_n be_v without_o repentance_n god_n do_v all_o in_o wisdom_n in_o righteousness_n and_o in_o judgement_n he_o know_v what_o he_o do_v he_o see_v all_o before_o and_o he_o see_v after_o at_o once_o and_o therefore_o there_o can_v never_o be_v any_o repentance_n in_o god_n for_o he_o to_o recede_v from_o his_o own_o act_n of_o grace_n but_o have_v once_o absolve_v the_o poor_a sinner_n he_o shall_v remain_v so_o to_o eternity_n micah_n 7.19_o thou_o will_v cast_v their_o iniquity_n into_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o which_o be_v throw_v in_o at_o the_o havens_n mouth_n may_v be_v wash_v up_o again_o but_o now_o take_v a_o millstone_n and_o carry_v it_o into_o the_o vast_a ocean_n and_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o it_o will_v never_o be_v see_v more_o and_o thus_o the_o lord_n to_o illustrate_v his_o own_o grace_n do_v make_v use_n of_o such_o comparison_n to_o speak_v to_o our_o understanding_n this_o act_n of_o his_o grace_n be_v do_v in_o judgement_n and_o god_n will_v never_o repent_v of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o irrevocable_a act_n rom._n 8.1_o there_o be_v therefore_o now_o no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n we_o make_v entrance_n upon_o these_o word_n and_o give_v you_o this_o proposition_n from_o they_o doct._n that_o all_o those_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v acquit_v absolve_v and_o discharge_v by_o god_n we_o have_v give_v you_o the_o property_n of_o this_o discharge_n that_o god_n give_v out_o unto_o the_o believer_n in_o christ_n and_o shall_v now_o proceed_v object_n but_o you_o will_v say_v if_o that_o believer_n be_v thus_o full_o and_o irrevocable_o discharge_v by_o god_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o they_o be_v the_o person_n that_o god_n do_v so_o much_o afflict_v in_o the_o world_n that_o they_o be_v seldom_o free_a but_o follow_v with_o adversity_n upon_o adversity_n trial_n upon_o trial_n and_o yet_o all_o their_o sin_n do_v away_o ans_fw-fr i_o answer_v though_o god_n people_n be_v the_o people_n of_o affliction_n and_o adversity_n ordinary_o in_o the_o world_n yet_o their_o affliction_n be_v not_o from_o wrath_n but_o from_o love_n and_o consistent_a with_o his_o pardon_v grace_n you_o must_v distinguish_v between_o punishment_n that_o be_v satisfactory_a and_o punishment_n that_o be_v monitory_a you_o must_v distinguish_v between_o wrathful_a proceed_v from_o justice_n and_o fatherly_a correction_n and_o chastisement_n god_n do_v afflict_v his_o people_n upon_o two_o account_n in_o the_o world_n sometime_o for_o sin_n and_o sometime_o for_o the_o trial_n of_o grace_n god_n i_o grant_v do_v sometime_o chastise_v his_o people_n for_o sin_n that_o scripture_n clear_v it_o to_o i_o psal_n 89.30_o 31_o 32_o 33._o if_o his_o child_n forsake_v my_o law_n and_o walk_v not_o in_o my_o judgement_n if_o they_o break_v my_o statute_n and_o keep_v not_o my_o commandment_n then_o will_v i_o visit_v their_o transgression_n with_o rod_n and_o their_o iniquity_n with_o stripe_n nevertheless_o my_o love_a kindness_n will_v i_o not_o utter_o take_v from_o he_o nor_o suffer_v my_o faithfulness_n to_o fail_v etc._n etc._n here_o you_o see_v god_n do_v chastise_v for_o sin_n he_o have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o a_o power_n so_o to_o do_v that_o if_o his_o child_n break_v his_o law_n if_o they_o transgress_v and_o walk_v contrary_a to_o it_o they_o shall_v hear_v of_o it_o they_o shall_v feel_v the_o smart_n of_o his_o rod_n ay_o but_o it_o be_v such_o a_o chastisement_n and_o visitation_n as_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o stability_n of_o his_o covenant_n for_o that_o be_v not_o shake_v thereby_o it_o be_v such_o a_o chastisement_n as_o be_v consistent_a with_o unchangeable_a love_n and_o grace_n and_o by_o these_o affliction_n god_n carry_v on_o his_o work_n in_o they_o the_o more_o to_o humble_v they_o and_o to_o recover_v the_o soul_n and_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o due_a consideration_n of_o its_o self_n and_o way_n in_o order_n unto_o a_o close_o walk_v with_o god_n and_o sometime_o again_o affliction_n be_v for_o the_o exercise_n the_o trial_n and_o the_o improvement_n of_o grace_n and_o all_o that_o god_n may_v be_v the_o more_o glorify_v 1_o pet._n 1.6_o 7._o now_o for_o a_o season_n if_o need_v be_v you_o be_v in_o heaviness_n through_o manifold_a temptation_n that_o the_o trial_n of_o your_o faith_n be_v much_o more_o precious_a than_o that_o of_o gold_n that_o perish_v may_v be_v find_v unto_o praise_n and_o honour_n etc._n etc._n affliction_n stir_v up_o patience_n and_o patience_n that_o increase_v experience_n and_o experience_n hope_v so_o as_o under_o the_o trial_n grace_n be_v make_v to_o abound_v and_o much_o glory_n be_v bring_v forth_o to_o god_n obj._n ay_o but_o you_o will_v say_v further_o the_o believer_n be_v take_v near_o to_o god_n and_o forgive_v but_o he_o sin_v again_o dont_fw-fr his_o renew_v transgression_n break_v his_o pardon_n ans_fw-fr renew_a and_o repeat_v transgression_n they_o be_v find_v in_o those_o who_o god_n pardon_v and_o they_o may_v break_v their_o peace_n and_o take_v away_o the_o comfort_n of_o their_o pardon_n but_o they_o do_v null_a the_o pardon_n of_o god_n their_o pardon_n that_o be_v continue_v that_o be_v renew_v as_o their_o transgression_n be_v renew_v so_o as_o the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n obligation_n to_o hell_n and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n that_o return_v no_o more_o upon_o their_o head_n real_o before_o god_n it_o return_v no_o more_o for_o the_o pardon_n that_o be_v give_v forth_o of_o god_n take_v it_o off_o but_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o pardon_n and_o all_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o pardon_n may_v be_v lose_v for_o a_o considerable_a while_n this_o seem_v clear_a to_o i_o from_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n 2_o sam._n 12.13_o david_n say_v unto_o nathan_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n and_o nathan_n say_v unto_o david_n the_o lord_n also_o have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n thou_o shall_v not_o die_v god_n have_v blot_v out_o the_o sin_n of_o david_n and_o yet_o if_o you_o look_v into_o the_o 51_o psalm_n you_o will_v find_v there_o that_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o pardon_n be_v go_v he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o read_v it_o nor_o to_o make_v faith_n nor_o to_o take_v any_o joy_n from_o it_o o_o say_v he_o verse_n 8._o make_v i_o to_o hear_v joy_n and_o gladness_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o strange_a voice_n in_o his_o ear_n the_o voice_n of_o joy_n and_o gladness_n that_o he_o have_v so_o often_o hear_v from_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o o_o say_v he_o that_o i_o can_v hear_v that_o voice_n again_o restore_v unto_o i_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o salvation_n and_o uphold_v i_o with_o thy_o free_a spirit_n v._o 12._o the_o joy_n of_o his_o pardon_n be_v out_o of_o sight_n and_o till_o god_n return_v again_o to_o he_o with_o fresh_a consolation_n and_o till_o the_o comforter_n come_v again_o to_o visit_v he_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o apply_v a_o promise_n nor_o to_o take_v in_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o pardon_n although_o the_o prophet_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o god_n have_v pardon_v he_o but_o the_o obligation_n to_o condemnation_n that_o do_v not_o return_v for_o say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o joh._n 2.1_o if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a christ_n lie_v there_o in_o heaven_n to_o secure_v the_o state_n of_o a_o believer_n and_o he_o keep_v up_o the_o torrent_n and_o stream_n of_o god_n love_n to_o the_o soul_n though_o the_o manifestation_n of_o that_o love_n be_v under_o a_o sovereign_a over-rule_v and_o dispose_v but_o 3._o we_o propose_v to_o give_v you_o the_o ground_n upon_o which_o god_n do_v proceed_v in_o the_o give_v out_o of_o this_o discharge_n unto_o those_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o that_o be_v the_o merit_n and_o the_o satisfaction_n the_o propitiation_n and_o atonement_n
mat._n 18.23_o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n there_o give_v we_o a_o parable_n of_o a_o servant_n the_o lord_n have_v compassion_n on_o he_o and_o forgive_v he_o the_o debt_n and_o the_o same_o servant_n go_v out_o to_o his_o fellow-servant_n that_o owe_v he_o a_o hundred_o penny_n and_o he_o take_v he_o by_o the_o throat_n say_v pay_v i_o that_o thou_o owe_v i_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v set_v forth_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n they_o will_v have_v forgiveness_n from_o other_o but_o they_o will_v not_o forgive_v themselves_o well_o but_o when_o peter_n come_v to_o christ_n and_o say_v lord_n how_o often_o shall_v my_o brother_n sin_n against_o i_o and_o i_o forgive_v he_o till_o seven_o time_n jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o i_o say_v not_o unto_o thou_o until_o seven_o time_n but_o until_o 70_o time_n 7._o as_o often_o as_o he_o do_v offend_v so_o often_o thou_o shall_v forgive_v use_v 6._o again_o this_o doctrine_n call_v for_o a_o abhorrence_n of_o all_o papal_a mass_n 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