choice Bed of Spices. 255' fall fin to God. That great and precious promife of for?, I've- 'nefs of fin is made over to repenting and turning from fin ; all who truly repent of their fins, and turn from their fins, (hall receive the forgivenefs of their fins ; pardon of fin is for that man, and that man is for pardon of fin, who truly repents and returns frotn his fin. Four things fpeak out this, & c. Firlt, Scripture exhortations to repent, that fo our fins may be forgiven, Ezek. 18. 30. Repent and turn your [elves from all your tr,mfgreffions, fo iniquity !hall not be your ruine. Ats 2. 38. Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of efu-s O W, for the remifflon of your fins. Acts 3. 19. Re- pent and be converted, that your fins may be blotted out, &c. Secondly, Exprefs promifes that our fins than be forgiven zo upon our repentance, z chron. 7. 14. If my people (hall turn from their evil way, then will I forgive their fin. Prov. 2 8. x3. whofo con feffeth and frfaketh his fin, Ball find mercy. Ezek. 18. 2 1. I f the wicked will turn from all his fins which he hath committed, and do that which is lawful and right, he fhallfitrely live, he 'hall not die. Ver. 22. All his tranfgreffions which he hath committed, they 'ball not be mentioned unto him. Thirdly, A moft certain affurance of the forgivenefs of fins upon repentance, though they have been never fo great and hainous, Ifa. I. 16,17 , 18. waf b ye, make you clean, put away the evil of your doings, ceafe to do evil, learn to do well Come now and let us reafon together, faith the Lord ; though your fins be as 12%,-rlet, they 'hall be as white aefnote ; though they be red like crirnfon, they (hall be oPs wool. Fourthly, Etprefs records and inftances of forgivenefs 4. unto fuch as have repented and turned from their fins, z Sam. 12. 13. And David faid unto Nathan, I have finned againfi the Lord ; and Nathanfaid to David, the Lord hath alfo put away thy fin. ler. 31.18,19,20. I have jurely heard Ephraim be- moaning himjelf ; turn thou me, and I (hall be turned, &C. Surely AffieL, 3
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