Obierfien apainJi thùffurance gold);eleiiíananfrvered. 261 readc:D epropitiat opeccato nob ef"efine metu,neque aditciaípec- catumfuperpeccaturn:That is,be not without feare ceicerning Thanes forgiuen, neitheradde fin vnto finnc.To which, firf+ T anfwer,that thisbook is notcanonical fcripture,and therfore not to bee alleaged for the determining of queutions in con- troueríïe,nor for the confirmingofthe dolrines offaith.Se- condly,I anfwere that theyhaue corruptly tranflated the ori- ginal' text,for hee willethvsnot to feareconcerning our fins forgiuen,but concerning the forgiuenesofthem before they are remitted, left wee fhould fecurely adde finnevnto finne, becaufe forgiueneffe is promifed whenfoeuer we repent,nnd fo abufe themercie and long fuffring ofGod to our iufl con- demnation.So'that he forbiddeth not tobeieeue certainelie, that our finnes are remitted whenGodhath pardoned them, but he forbiddeth vs to runne on- in finne fecurely prefuming vpon forgiueneffe, as plainelyappearethby the original text and thewhole drift and fcope of the place. For in the verfe goingbeforehe vfeth this fpeec i Saynot ¡ hastefinned, and what ewdl bath happenedvntome, for theLord is long fryfering, but yet hewilt not dirrnifje or acquite thee; and in thisverfe hee biddeth vs not to be without feare concerning the forgiue- neffe oflnne, adding finne voto finne, that is, wee muff not goe on infinne prefuming vpon forgiueneffe : and verf.6.Do not fay that his mercie it ireat,hewillforgiuemy manifoldiînnei: 7. Formercie and wrath are firift with him ; but ,pon (inners hiss d:gn.xtion" ail refs. 8. Doe not deferre toturne veto the Lord,neither put it offfronaday today ; forfuddenly the wrathof the Lord;ballbreake forth, and in thy fecuritie thou/halt bee de- froved, and thou /halt peri/h in the time ofvengeance. In all whichwordshee loth not take away the afhurance ofthe for- giueneffe ofour firmes after we haue truly repented ofthem, but carnall fecuritie and vaine prefumption, whereby men deferre their repentance vpon hope of mercie and forgiue- nes whenfocucr they repent. Lafily, though thisplace were tobe v.nderíloodconcerning hones forgiuen, yet the fcope thereofis not to hinder our of urance of forgiueneffe when we haue truly repented,but onely that wee doe not after wee .haue obtained remitionofour finnes,take occafion thereby S 3 of
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