64 Goffel Kemijsion.. ter of Cunfolation land Encouragement to every believing foul. The - 1irji Scripture Expreffion Ifull name is in 11a.43. 25. where the Lord tells his people, that he blots out their tranfire ons ; God feems to take much delight in this Phráfe, aid therefore doubles it, I, 'even Iam he that blottethout thy tranfregionsfor my ownfake, andwill not remember thyfins : Now this phrafe of blotting out is taken from the cuflome of Tradefinen that have their-Books of Accounts, wherein they enter all their Debts that are owing to them by fuch and fuch men : Now when thefe come to be paid, the Debt -b ok is croffed or blotted out ; if any of you owe a debt, whenyou come to pay it, you call for the Debt-book to fee it croffed or blotted out, and then you allure your felv-es you (hall never hear of it more. Now you mull know, that all finners are debtors to the Lord ; they are in a debt ofpunifhment for want or failing in paying him a debt of Obedience : many men by their fin run into debt with God dai- ly, and becaufe Goddoes not call for the debt prefently ; they think there's nothing between God and them, but carry it as if all were well ; as many Gallants run into Tradefinens debt to hang fine Cloathsupon their backs, and ruffle it up and down in theworld, and never think of their debts till their Creditors come and arreft them, andcall them into Goal, and there they Iye in Prifon, for all :heir ruffling it up and down in the world : Ju4f fo men and women by their fin run into debt with God,and though God do not call for the debt prefently, yet they are re- corded in Heaven ; it is as certain that every fin Of any man or woman is .fet down in Gods Debt-book, as any debt you owe is fet down in your Creditors Book : and as certainly muff your ,debts be called for, and fatisfadion and payment made unto God for them,as certain as any Tradefman will call for payment of his debt : Now this is the work of Juftification between God and your;Souls, ifye would know the nature of it. WhenJe- fus Chrift fees a poor foul that God the Father hath given to him to fave, thus run i:niodebt, Chrift comes and layes down a price before God theFather, topay this debt : and Chrift fees that the debt be blotted out of the Book : Now when God cO nts with pardoning mercy to aSoul, God chews theDebt- Book
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