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Gofpel
Xemifsion.
mit
afterward;
this
is a
mighty myfterie; for
God
when he takes
a
poor
foul and
forgives
ban
his
fin,
he
does
not
Only
forgive
him
his
prefent
and pair fins, but layes
in
a
pardon
for
all
the
fins
that
ever
Thal, be
committed
by
him
afterwards;
this
is
a
way
of
pardoning
fin
proper
to
Gcd
alone
;
there
is
no
crea-
ture
pardons
the
offence
one
of
another,
fo
as
God pardons
here;
lh:refore
the
Prophet
cryes
out,
Micah
7.18.
Who
is
a
God
like
unto
thee,
that
pardoneth
iniquity, and
pafeth.by
the
tranf-
grefons
of
the
remnant
of
his
heritage
?
Who
is
a
God
like to
thee
;
who
in
all
the
world
can
pardon
fin
as
God
cloth
?
No
Fa-
ther.
pardons the
fin
of
a
Child,
no Prince the
fin
of
a
Subje&
as
God
Both
:
Now,
becaufe
this
is
a
point
of
admirable com-
fort
to
all
the
Saints
of God,
'Lis
fit
to
be
opened
and
made out,
that when God pardons
fin
at
first,
he gives
in
a
pardon
for all
they
Ihall
commit afterwards
;
I
manifeft
it
thus,
in
Rom. 8. r.-
the Apoftle
fays,
There
is now
no
condemnation
to
them
that
are
in
Chrift
,ref
is :
from
whence
I
argue,.
Except God
did pardon
whatfoever
fins
fhould
be
committed when
he juftifies
a
(inner,
then
at
any time
when
a
juftified
perfon
fins,
umill
he
renew
an
ad
of
faith
for pardon, there
muff
be
condemnation to him
;
for whofoevcr
is
in
fuch
an
eftate
as
hath
any
fin
unpardoned,
for that
inftant
he
is
in
the Rate
of
condemnation
:
But
there
is
no
inftant
of
time,
when
it can
be
laid
of
any
juftified
perfon,
that-he
is
in
the fiate
of
condemnation
;
I
fay
no
inftant
of
time,
for though
a
juftified
perfon may
fall
into
fin
after
he
is
juftified,
yet
at
that inftant
when
he falls
into that
fin,
there
is
by
God
applyed
a
pardon, that
was laid in
before, although
an
act
of
faith
be
not renewed
in
regard of
that
particular
fin
;
that
is
the
point
I
would make
good,
though
it be
true, there
is
re-
quired
as
our
duty
an
ad
of
faith to lay hold
on
our
pardon,yea,
all'o
it
is
required
in
refpect
of
comfort too
;
for
we cannot
have
comfort
of
the pardon
of
a new
fin
committed,
except
there
be
a
renewal
of
an
ad
of
faith
:
But
yet
this
renewal
of
an
at
of
faith
, though
it
be
neceffary,
becaufe
commanded
,
and for
our comfort,
yet
no abfolute neceffity to free
us
from
condemnation
;
but being once
juftified by
Chrift,
there
is
a
pardon
laid
up
;
fo
that
upon any a&
of
fin
newly committede
this
pardon
is
alaplyed by
God
hirntfelf,
though
we
be
not
abl
by