?hatfinnesafter repentance exclude notfrompardon. 647 reafons, and partly by examples. For firfl,the gracious pro- mifes of Gofpellconcerning theremifìionoffinnes, -are indefinit andwithout limitation,oftime, or firmes, whether committed before or=after repentance. So Matth. i t. 28. MSCh.ci. :8.. Comevnto mcc allyr. that labour and treht auie laden,and 11iß.11 Mohcc eàfiyou and i John 2:1.2. Ifanyman f nre, we'haneanaduc- catètb rh the father, &c. In which and inmanyOther ,places, the Lordalfureth vs that hewill receiue to merde all repen- tant fanners: ofwhat nature and qualitie foeuer their finnes are. Secondlie,in thelaw were facrifices appointed for the finnes ofthe peop'e,not onely thofe whowere newly recei- tied into the' Lords c©uenant for-their fnnespall, but alto for thofe fames which weredailie cone nirted,after that they had long been therein. Thirdlie,the Lord inioyneth vs that we forgiue our brother feuentie times fet.e_ì times, iffo of- ten hee offend vs and repent of his fault; and therefore himfelfe muchmore, whofe inercie is infinite, andmore ex- ceedeth ours than the whole feaa little. droppe, will pardon vs,ifas weoften finne,fo alto wee often turne veto him by vnfained repentance. This alto manifefflie appeareth`by ex- amplesiforaidnot the-Prophet Dautd after his trueconuer- fion fall grieuouflie by committing murther and adulterie, theApoflle'SPerer bydenying his Lord and Sauiour,Noah bydruAenrseffe, Lorby iucefl?and yet afterwards they tru- ly repented againe and were receiued to mercy. So that this pointisrleere and manifeff, that the deare childe ofGod, after-his trueconuerfion and vnfained repentance may- fall intopinions fumes, and yettruelie repentingofthem, may haue them remitted, and bee receiued againe into Gods wontedloue andffäuour. But here' the tempter-will obie61 that the Apoffie affir- 1.Sec7.2 meth,Heb.6.4.5.6. That tt is impofble that thereSoho haue yin obicEfion been ance inlightned,&c. iftheyfall array, (hould be renewed by"anf red.6. repentance : tieing by fofinning, they crucifieagaine to them- .q relues the Sonne of God, and make a mocke ofhim., And there- forewhofoeuer finneth after his true conuerfion,can neither repent nor receiuen2ercie. To whichwemull anfivere;that theApofile in thisplace doth not fpeake ofeuery falling in- Tt,4 tea
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