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about
the pardon
of their
fins, becaufe
they content themfelves
with
fuch
poor
mean Evidences
;
for
had
they
a
high
efteem
of
it, they
would labour to
make
pardon
of
fin
furer
than
any
thing
in
the world. To
windup
all,
thofe
that know what pardon
of
fin
is
how do
they
fpend
their
time,
and lay out themfelves
to get
atfurance
?
Take
this one
note,
Becaufe God
fees
thofe
that
are
his
own
people
undertand ghat
forgivenefs
is, have
a
high
efteem
of
it,
and
are
very folicitous
about
it,
he
condefcends
in
his
kindnefs
to
affare them
by
all
forts
of
ways
and
means
;
methinks
God
deals
with
them
in
this
manner; the
poor
foul Rands
shaking
and
trem-
bling, crying
out,
Oh
1
that I might
have
my
fins
forgiven,
and
have
all'urance
of
it
;
Why,
fays
God,
what way
do
you
take
to
make things
Pure
from
one to
another
?
fay
you,
firft
we give
our
r.
The
word
one
to another
;
fays
God,
you
shall have
that,
I
give you
Word.
my
Word
;
What
have
you
elfe
?
Secondly,
fay
you,
we caufe
it
z.Wiiting.
to
be
written
;
*ell
fays
God,
you
shall have
it
written,and
this
is
a
great
mercy, the Covenant
of
grace
is
written
we have it
not
from
hand to
hand,
as
our
fore-
fathers had
:
What
do you
elfe
require?
Thirdly,
you
fay
to havewitneffes;
well,
fays
God,
you
3.
wit
Ihall
have
witneas,in
things between
man and
man,In
the month
nerve'
of
two or
three
witneffes
every
thing
is
eft.blifhed,
Matth.
I
o.16.
Now
God
in
reconciling
a
Soul
to himfelf, brings
no
lefs
than
fix
witneffes
to
confirm
a
Believer
in affurance
of
his
grace
and
fa-
vour to
him,
I
Jo.5.7,8.7'here
are
three
that
bear record in
Hea-
ven,
the
Father,
the
Word,
and
the
Holy
Ghofl
;
and
three
that
bear
witnefs
on
Earth,
the
Spirit,
Water, and
Blood;
three
in
Heaven,
and
three
on
Earth
to
affure thee
of
forgivenefs
of
fin,
that
is a
third
way
?
Is
there
any
oth_r
way
:
yea
Lord,Fourthly,
4.
Oath:
we
ufe
not only to
have
a
word,and
this word
put
in
writing,and
witneffes
affixed
to
it
;
but we ufe
to take
an
Oath
:
Well,
lays
God,
I
will
fwear
and
take
an
Oath,
to make
my Covenant
of
grace
fure to
your fouls,11,b.6.i
3
.when
God
made
a
Promife to
albraham,becaufehe
could
(wear
bynogreater,he
f
ware
by
hin #elf,
and this
is
ver.
18. (an admirable
Text
of
Scripture) That
we
might
have
firong
confolation,
who
have
fled
f
or
refuge
to
lay hold
on
the
hope
fet
before
uJ
;
there
is
hope
of
Gds
grace through
the
.
Reconciliation
of Chrift
Jefus,
and
this hope
the
foul
runs to
as
to
a
City
of
Refuge,
when
his guilt,
like the
purfuer
of
blood
follows,