( 309 ) and Remiflion is given to all by a conditional Grant or Law of Grace. If the State or a King make an Aft of freepardon, that all the Rebellt in fuch Countrie !ball be pardoned that lay down Arms, and accept ofpardon by ,liech a day, and thofe that do not, (ball die without mercy : Here you may fay, they were before con- demned by Law as Rebels : But yet they were not beforecon, derailed as refufers ofpardon. 2 Or ifthey had, yet before their condemnation was not peremptory and remedilefs 3 Norwas a non-remiffion any part of their penalty. 4. Nor would it be unmeet by a newAft thus again to condemn them And it is one thingnowfor the Judge to hold an Afsizes to try who were Re- bels, and who not, and accordingly to condemn and jultifie, and another thing to hold an Afsizes to try which of thefe Rebels came in by the day, and accepted the pardon, and which not, and accordingly tocondemn and juftifie. To return therefore whence I am carried by this objedion,it is evident by this Text, 701/.3.18. that as there is a common condemnation by the Law ofworks, of all finners as finners ; fo the Lawof race diffolveth that, and abf ,Iveth all believing finners,though finners : but excepteth the want of faith, and fo fpecially again condemneth by a perempto- ry remedilefs condemnation, all final impenitent unbelievers : not as (inners in general, but as fuch finners in feecial : And that the rea fon of its condemnation is becaufe they believed not, and there- fore it is paft doubt, that look what unbelief is the condemning unbelief by this fpecial Gofpel condemnation the contrary mutt needs be the juflifying faith : But unwiilingnefs that Chrift fhould Reign over men, is the condemning unbelief : There., for , &c. One other Argument let me take up from this text, whole next words exprefly fay the things we affirm. Ver. 19. And the is the condenonation,that light is come into the world, and men loveddark. neii rather then light, becaule their deeds were evil. Beforewe heard, that he that believeth is juitified, or not condemn: d : and that he that believeth not ( with that fame faith is condemned, and that to namine beraufe he believeth not : And here it is ex- prefly Paid that this is the condemnation, that is, the condemn- ing unbelief, that Chrift is come as a light, which is toTeach, and Guide , and Reform and men loved darknefs rather then this light, becaufe their deeds were evd,which this light Difcovered,Re. r 3 proved,
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