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given
;
fuch
a
one hash offended me
;
but
how
much
more
have
I
offended
the
Lord
;
and
it
the
Lord forgive
me
, ought not
I
to
forgive him
?
you know
in
the Gofpel
he that
had
fo
many Talents
forgiven him
,
and
afterwards
went
and
took
.
his
Brother
by
the
throat,
how
ill
the
Lord
took
it,
that
having forgiven him
fo much
,
he
fhould
exact
of
his
Brother
the
utmoft farthing
;
Hath God
for-
given
thee
thy
fin, which
had he
not,
it
would
have ever
-
laftingly chained thee
in
torments
, and wilt
nit
thou.
forgive
?
for
as
it
is
an
Evidence, fo it
is
a
duty
and
a
part
of Prayer
in
that
divine
Diretory
called
the
Lords
Prayer,
Math.6. Forgive
;44
as
we
forgive
;
and
in
another
place it
runs thus,
forgive,
for
we
forgive
therefore
thou
can'ft have
no
Evidence that
Gad
bath
forgiven thy
ini-
quities
and
pardoned thy
trefpafl'es,
except
others
be
in.
thy
thoughts forgiven
too
;.
I
might
have given
divers
Scriptures
,
but
I
mention
it
as a
duty
,
that you that
have
any
knowledge
of
your
fin
pardoned
,
would
make
this
as
a
ground
to
forgive
your Brethren
;
fay,
Alas
poor
wretch,
bath
God
forgiven me
;
was
there
ever
fuch
a
diftance
be-
tween my
brother
and me
,
as
there
was
between
God
and
me
;
and hash
God
forgiven,
and Mall not
I
forgive my
bro-
ther
?
It
is
impof
able
a foul
fhould
be
made acquainted
with
the rich
mercy
of
God
in forgivenefs
of
fin, and
have
not a
meek
fpirit to forgive
his
brother
;
Nothing
can take
away
the
rugged
fowrnefs
and rigidnefs of
one man
towards
ano-
ther,
but
the
Oil of
Gods
grace
in
pardoning of
fin;
and
that
coming
once
into the
foul
,
makes
the
foul to be
of
a
fweet,
mild, gentle,
kind and
tender frame
;
Obferve
this,
you
that
have
rugged natures, you
fay it
is
nature,
and
you
cannot help
it, if
any
thing
change
it,
it
is
the mercy
of
God
in
pardoning
thy
fin
;
is
there not
fo
much
in
the
grace
of
God
in
pardoning thy
fin,
as
to change that
rugged nature
of
thine
?
certainly there
is
elfe
thou haft little hope
that
thy
fin is
pardoned
;
therefore
if God
bath pardoned
thee
,
*
Note
the
thou
muff
go and do
fo
likewife.
I
am
perfwaded many
of
you
Ggns
were
hood
and
longed for this
*
Sermon,
and
I
defired to
be
the
5'en
forth
in one
Sera
larger
won.