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354 of the conne. ion andparts of' thispetition: , Who will View us any good? that is, any worldly pro- fit, &c. but as touching the forgivenefï'e of their finnes, and their reconciliation with God in Chrif}, as touching the application of Chrifts death and re- furredion, not onely to their juftification but alto their fan %ification; of thefe things they have no care nor deliire, &c. But howfoever the world faith, Who will thew to any good ?yet we muff fay,But,Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon to : Shew thou thy felf favourable and merciful! in forgiving our finnes; for that will bring peace of confcience, and joy in the holy Ghofi, far exceeding all world- ly comforts. We muf{ therefore not onely labour for the meat which perifheth , but much more for the meat which endureth to everlaffing life,John 6.27. For what would it profit its if we could fain the whole world, if our finnes being not forgiven us, we Mould be amerced with the lofe of our fouls? Mark 8.36. The conne- With the latter; Forgive us our finnes, &c. And 'ion with the latter lead us not into temptation, &c. Which teacheth us petition. that we are to delire as to be freed from the guilt.of our finnes fo alto from the corruptions,becaufe they are things that are infeparably coupled together; forgiving of finnes in God, and forfaking of finnes in us. Therefore thofe which fever thefe things (as moft do) deceive themfelves, Luke i.73,74.2.Cor. 5.17. Gal.5.24. Our Saviour as he is our redempti- on and juftification, fo alto he is our fan &ificationì and therefore that which he did for us in his flefh, he worketh in us by his fpirit, viz. a dying unto fin and a riling again unto newneffe oflife. In thofe for whofefinnes he died and rofe again for their juftifi- cation,