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7heparts of this petition. -3 5 5 cation, the fpirit of Chrifl is effeauall to apply the : merits of his death to the mortifying of their firmes, and the vertue of' his refurredtion to their vivificati- on, which is called thefirfi refurrec`tion. And there- fore unleffe thou dieft to thy finnes and rifefl again unto newneffe of life, thou canft have no found af- furance that Chrift died for thy finnes, and role again for thy juftification. And therefore as we de- fire the pardon of our finnes, fo mufl we labour to renounce them, that we may not onely be freed from the guilt but alfo delivered from the corrupti- ons themfelves. True repentance as it mourneth for finnes committed, and craveth the pardon of them, fo is it carefull for the time to come not to commit that which ought to bemourned for. Having thus fpoken of the order and coherence Parts. of this petition, we are now to fpeak of the words themfelves. In which two things are conteined: firft, a deprecation or requeft for the pardoning of our finnes;and fecondly, a reafon for the confirma- tion of our faith in obteining the fame. In the re- queft it fell we are firft to fpeak of the meaning of the words, and then to gather from thence fuch ufes as they afford. 'oitrei ñtza1a, debts, according to the propertie of the That our Syrian language,in which our Saviour fpake,fignifi- debars are eth finnes. For the Syrians call him that finneth, a.'rt?, that is,debtour; and finne,l?'In3, debt, as appear- eth by the Chaldean paraphrafe on Gen 5o. 17. P fal. r . i . Beza in Mattb.2 3.16. But this may be al- fo evidently proved by conference of other places in the new Teftament, as Matth. 23. 16, 18. The A a z Phari-