96 . Epbefians,Chap.t. VER,7, MY 43. MRá3. 3. Dan g Pfal.ao3. Panitrntiaell row, is rese- ne'atútanovam vitam. Which Come fee,and, Ergo, P.M tharBaP- away not cake all punifhment in hìsli &,tbuorin come rt :britr rt taketh an a- way which were to be fl,f_ feted in purge- ali pr- cay,andhe nahiest Church may ini°ype ,._ juftice,thatfhe may be fatisfied in them, as well as from eternal! ; forall thefe are the curfes ofthe Law ; fee,Deut. i 7. He who covereth them, blotteth them oar, throweth them into the bottome ofthe Sea, fealeth themup,removeth them as farre as the Eaft fromthe Weft; hedoth not pardon them by halves.The Baptifts doe yeeldethis full pardon in Bap- tifine; but in finnes which we fall into after Baptifme, I meanemortal! finnes,theyfay,that we receive forgiveneffe onely ofthe eternal!, not of the temporali punifhment, which remaineth to be fufferedbyus, to the farisfaEtionofGodsjuftice : This is awicked Doi trine, derogating from Chrift,that the revenewofpurgatory might not be diminifhed : and not to fpeak that all thisDoEìrine of facramentall penance leaneth on falfe grounds, asnamely on this for one, that finnes only before Baptifme are forgiven whenwe are Baptifed ; that there arefomevenial! finnes, not deferving eternal! punifhment;it is to be detefted,becaufeit maketh Chrift not folely, and perfectly to faveus from finne ; it maketh Chrift not the purgerof us by himfelfefrom frnne,which is affirmed, tick 1.3 while it doth make us to fatisfie for our felves, in regard oftheguilt in part, and temporary punifhment. Here are argument's in the Text againft it. r. That remiflìon which is given upon aprice, more then fuf- ficient to anfwer all the punifhmentof finne, that is notahalfere- million. a. That finnewhich isremitted orpardoned, that is is not to be fatisfied for : to pardon, is without fatisfaaion , or any revenge taken to forgive that which is committed againft me. Should the King,when he might execute aTraitour,not take his life, but keepe him in prifon, he fhould not forgive thefault, but change a greater punifhment into aleffe. 3. Againe ; that which is given from the riches ofgrace, is no fcant halfe pardon. But the remiflionwhich God giveth,is fromhis richgrace. True it is, that God doth after he hath forgiven a fin,take temporary correction ftill;as inDavid5but tooffer himfelf as a fatherfor our good, is one thing, to revenge himfelfeas a judge,for the fatisfying ofhis ju- {tice,is another; the flingofrevenging jufticeis pulled forth, from what time we have forgiveneffe ; this done , theevil! is no curfeof the Law, and Ergo, it may ftand with full and free forgiveneffe. Should force 7urke have fentence a(fe on him to dye for force murther which a- p mongft Chriftians he is found tohave committed;fhould Chriftiansbe- tweene the fentence and timeofexecution, tabour with him, and con- vert him to the faithof Chrift, fhould henow, when the home of exe- cation wereat hand,being duelyprepared to it,take Baptifine, I hope he fhould be fully forgiven, and yet he fhould have noreleafe from this death, which by his murther he had deferved. Ina word, there is no ground for thisopinion,but it is onely defendedthat the flame of purga- tory might not be extinguifhed. Aske the queftion,whydoth this man, having after-Baptifme fallento force mortali finne, and then repenting, why
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