A choice Bed of lees. 2 thofe very ,fins that he is -received never-to forfake. Look, as he that bath any one fin forgiven; hath all fins forgiven; fo he that hath turned from any one fin; he bath turned from every fin ; and he that hath not repented , him of all known fin, he hath not yet fincerely repented of any known fib, nor as yet experienced the - fweetnefs' of forgivenefs of fin. He that will not renounce thofe fins that he would have God to remit, (hall be fare to have a hell(of gailt)in his con- fcience. Of all fools there is none to him, that is very im- portunate with God to forgive thofe fins,which he is refolved before -hand to commit ; for what Prince (in his wits) will pardon his treafons that is refolved to continue a Traitor,? or what Judge,will forgive his thievery, that is peremptorily de- termined to continue a thief ? or what Husband will pardon his Wife that is refolved to defile.his bed with other Lovers ? Such as continue in the_ praEtife. of thole very fins, which they beg a pardon of, .al certainly go without their par- don. Pardon of fin is for -thatrnan) and that man is for par- don of fin, that is as truly willing to forfake his ,fins as be is to receive. the. 'pardon Of , bisfinS, - Who .would not look upon that man as a mad man, who';illould 'earneftly beg his par- don, and yet before his pardon is fealed, ihould afrefh cut parfes,,and murder perfons before the eyes of the Judge ? The pardoned foul is the repenting-foul, and the repenting. foul is-the pardoned foul, ?fa/. 3 2. 2. Beefed is the man rat") abom the Lord imputeth raot iniquity, and in g'hofe fpirit there in ino gut/. He that begs pardon of fin, and is refolVed.againfl turning from fin, (hall find no more fweetnefs in that grand promife of pardon, Prov. 28. 13. than devils or darnned fpi- rits do. Look as one. fin unforgiven, will as certainly undo and damn a man as a thoufand ; fo one fin unforfaken, will as certainly undo and damn a man as a thoufand.. The true pe- nitent is as willing to turn from.all his fins, as he is willing that God fhould pardon all his fins. But, I Eighthly.and lartly, There is in every penitent a sincere.`. hatred of fin, a univerfal hatred of fin, PP/. 97. io. re that-. love the Lord hate evil. Pray. 8..13.i The-fear .of the Lord UtO hate. M 71 2
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