161 Gofpel Keysfsion. forts ofpardon continually going along with it : Now you have heard thefe things, go away and befeech God to fettle things aright in your fouls. Say to your hearts Lord I fee that fetling of the heart aright upon Chrift for juftification and pardon of fin, is another manner of bufinefs than I was aware of, and I am perfwaded that if I had died before, I fhould certainly have dyed under Tome of thefe mifl;akes ; Lord, fettle my heart aright in this great bufinefs. Do not go away with fuch thoughts as thefe ; the Ninifter fpeaks of fuch miftakes, but I hope it is far otherwife ; do not venture to put off what we fay with fuch flight thoughts ; when we fpeak unto you we fpeak in the Name of God , and it is a horrible taking of the Name of God in vain, if we examine not what we fay unto you by the Word ; And therefore know you are charged this day in the Nameof God to look to it, and to examine your hearts what grounds you go upon for the pardon of your fin, that you may not mift-ke ; in which we (hall give you force further help in laying down force pofitive grounds that you may reft upon for the pardon of your fin. CHAP. XVII. of the true Evidencesof,Forgivenef ofSin. Ut if it be asked , Who are they that have their fins pardoned ? furely they are not many this Text puts it in the fingular number, Bleffed is he that hath hisfin pardoned, and by that which hath been delivered about the miftakes, it appears there are not very many ; but yet force there are , and this is the work of this day in the Name of the Lord to declare to force poor fouls this day their fins are pardoned ; this is the mefiage from the Lord I am to fpeak to them (I hope divers in this place) as from Chrift, Son and Daughter be ofgood comfort,thyfins are pardoned ; And blef- fed is that man and woman that this day fhall hear that joyful'
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