17$ Golpel Remsion. pardoning, fo doth the foul by the work of Gods gracemelt in holy mourning, even for thofe fins that God has pardoned:. many think they mull mourn for fin to get pardon , but. when they are pardoned, Why fliould they mourn then ? Í have fpoken to that before , that many mourn to get pardon but I fay, they mourn, becaufe they are pardoned : I mani, felt it thus, in this evidence I give of pardon of fin ; that ac- cording to the degree of knowledge the foul bath of pardon of fin, the heart melts before God for all fins that are pardoned, the 51. Pfal. is exceeding remarkable, David la- ments his fin exceeding bitterly, but mark the Title of that Pfalm,To the chiefMufîcian,aa Pfalmof David,when Nathan the Prophet came unto him ; after he hadgone in to Baathfheba : Nowwould you know what Nathan did when he came unto David, you (hall find ifyou read the Rory of David's Adul- tery and Murther, 2 Sam. 12. Chap. it was to bring the news untoDavidof the pardon of his fin ; firft Nathan convinces him ofhis fin, that he fhould do it before IJrael, and before the Sun, and having convinc'd him, he fays further, the Lord bath put away thy fan : Now a fecure heart might go away, and fay, all is well, I (hall not dye , God bath pardoned my fin, I need not be troubled any more about that matter : But mark the Pfalmift, how he cries unto God , Have mercy O Lordupon me, and blot out all my tranfgrejons, wafh me, purge me ; and then he prays for reftoring mercies for his broken bones , and then cries out for further afhurance ; the very grace of God that Nathan brought tohim of the par- donof his fin, that very grace of God did melt and break his heart fomuch the more ; after God had fent him the pardon of his fin, he mourned more than ever before we never read that Davidwas fo much troubled for his fin as in this 5 s Pfal. that was after Nathan had come unto him : Now if you find that at that time when God is pleas'd to come un- toyou in the Miniftry of the Word , or in private to declare unto you the pardon of your fin, and to give you the com- fortable Evidenceof it, that then your hearts are molt devo- ted to mourn for them, and to melt before God, Be of good comfort, thy fins are pardoned.
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