Of Pardon aizd .-EPrgi'i:lenefnof Sin. 459 ro keep us from running into Debc_,:again_, in any great and defpcrare Stimms. · · Thirdly, ParJon nfSjn ii alwiZJt conjoyt!'J ''»{ith our AJoption into the Fami!J ofP-:rdo~t of Htavm. Herein is the Love ofGod greatly feen, nOt only eo pardonRebe/t_,buc to s,;; ~ make them hisChildreO.: Nor onl:y to fo,rg~Ye, Debtors, but to ma~e rhem.Heirs :reT:;::a. o( his own Eftare. The fame prec10us Blood: t~at blots out our Sms, Writes us rable. down Heirs ofGlory, and Co-lwirs with Jeftrs Chrift Himfelf. 0 infinite and unfpeakable Mercy of God_, _t!lus _richly .ap.d b9untiful r_o gi_ve, as well as freely ro forgive ~ Tha.c he lhould rhus mftare us a:r prefent, m h1s Love and Favour, and hereafter inftate us in his Glory ! This is not the Manner of Men, 0 Lord; bur, M far tt! the Heavens are ab(Y{Je t~e .Earth, fo for are the Thoughts ofGod ab(Y{Je our Thor4ghrs, and bu Ways above our Ways: And therefore, M far m the Eajf is 'from the Weft, fo fa'r bath be remo'T.IerJot~r Sins from us: And why fo f"ar; but only th~t he mighi make Room for rhefe gr"'!t a,nd unfpeakable Mercies ofJ uftifica- · tion SanCtification, and Adopuon, ro mterve,ne : A~d fo iuuch for the focot)'d Thing pr9pos'd, Namely, the Concomitants and AdjunUs of Pardon of Sin. , - . : ' . ._ • . .' Thirdly, I;.et us now confider, ('arlon of S~:n,~n the Effifls and Con{equmces ojtt,Of the Ef· and from hence alfo it will appear, how ~ranfcendam aMercy is is_, and how fills and jfift a Ticle God hath to glory ~n it_, when he faith_, I, even I am he that bk:Jrtutb Con~uen· o~Jjhy trAt~Jirejjions. Mercies ~plpora l .apq Spiritual_, the ~leffings of thisLife,~~:oj~:: a:nd the Glory of a Future; whatever u~deed can be call d a Mercy or good Thing_, doth ;:tckno~Ie4ge it felf a Retainer to tliis Primicive and Fountain~ M~rcy of l'arJon of Si•. Now !n fuch a Heap ·of them, I 1hall ontytf'ull our fonte few that are mofi confpicuous. · .. Now Remiffion- of Sin may be confiQer'd_, either as it lies in Golfs Eterl')al : •hu:>t Intention, or in 'the "spirit's Temporal.Applicqfion Of i:. - t · "if1. "'fhe one is GOd's Purpofe befo,re all Time_, 1 eo forgive us; the othei· is the /!,:\ ·' ExecUtion of rhat J'urp,of~ in -:r:ime: ; If we co~nfider Pardon of Sin in God's ' ~·I Eterpal Purpofeand Intcn~mem,fo fher~ ar~~wo ble:!fed Effects flowing fr.om it; and Hiyy ~re thr fe. , ., . 1 • ,· ,(. • • Firft, TF!e]mJi?g of 'Jtfus Cqrift into rt! World. , Secpndly, The great Gift of Ifajtb. ~ ::: • •. ,-;fjrft_, , '(he[et~ding o[Je(tu Cf;f;ft into th~ lf'orldY."who it the ~qrtfo. of aO Happin;Ji !f'e (b".d· li!I,IO jinfu_t Jl!n;n, ~'" 1t [elf the Effill . of thu P!4rpo{e of God_, ~o pardon and fo:g~vt :St~ f:fo ,}:;tit rlit'S: It is very dtfficult to trace out the Qrfiy1~f the Dtvme Decrees concern-tvor/d the ing th.e .Salvarion of Man~iqd,- -anq to r.<\fs (rom one of them to anocher; · as.EH'ell~f they lie r-anked and methodi z'd 1n God's B1eafi: And divers that haveattemp-God's pur· red to fearch buc thefe Arcana Dei_, this Art and' Myft<try of J~ftice and Mercy ,P0 ft tD_P4Thav.e trodden in Pathsdifferent fro~ one ~qother_, and doubtlefs many of .them don Sm• ._ dilr.ering frem the rrurh alfo. , l1hall n,qdhr.d fO draw a Scheme ofthefe I'··"~'~ t D2Crees of GO~.,; let it no\Y.fu~ce_ ~s to~gp.w,,_ that G·o.d,~ from all. Erernit}r, ·!'> ./-.·.~;-~.~. forefecing .t!Je Sin and Mi~er.y, which ¥al{l wo~l~ ,by h,is :Pei-miffion, and his .,~ .. :1~: • 0\vnSin, i fivolve himfelf in, 1id, fo r' the Manife%,tion yf t)JC Riche;, :both ·' of}ii~ Me~C5'ntili Jufi\ce_, e'.nrCr into Cqur11e.I~ ·how, 1 to"'p.ardon and ijve :hHn~ - Tfiis wa~ 'che E~q of God's,Defign, hen to re)!ore~ga. wJv.Happine(i fome of ~arll(ind}~.~V'er(a~ 'manx ·as1 .h'esgl0ul~ fl:"te..C:t put9,f t~e :M11fs and comiflon R11tr: bflh' .6f'Sict :~Ril!'::!i~ery, ,a!f? lee ajlartJ'l!fh'iri>(>;Jf: $<;1),, ~uc .how 1hal! orh!!i· E~9 . be ac~~'PPJ:\f}l; dancj !J,?,ug'ht ab~uc?' ~UJi1ifc . br¥Jld>flie;J,i its Swofd .in : ~J>e'f Fa:c.e ~of s,,~ne:s, an~ d~!Jllf~S ~~ s:~·eat_a ~,har7· ofr<f~RrJY in, ' Punifhmerit, as M'!'Y doth zh Pardonv1g ;, and Gor .'~r<;f~lv ..dJo g.lQn,fie .b.Qtlt of ,thefe.oAoiri- ·, b~teft' o~his iO:rheir ~evera( ~.·em . ands,:.. 'J;P.jl;t~'i"f.. P.Ut. h.i)n, ~pQn ranfacking:of ~~e ;l~~ft - qo,upfcl that e\·er lod~ed P1 P.I.. ~~~e:rrt_, .cyf}l !_o( lJf.l.:ador'd Meiiator.; ,; ~~ wlio!lJJuftl~e t<:Tiv'~s:ful\ · ypc, aq~Mc,rcr. .rriump.hs in a :fuJU~~r- •' Ul>n~ antl ·bp,th ~~~ znfi,m1~\;;. <:)t!s EndscCiP~;\eOtdowl\his'Sqn · frpm. !'leav~H _ro Eart)i1 ro ~C.~ , . n [%!m. ;;);t.<H9' 11)£bu$h' the Sh~dtlmgof tusBioqd, t010 oP.raiJl.._Rrll.l~\fi?f\ rg~yenifA-pfSjns for w. God's !\~!~re¥ ani! his·lle)dved ?o.fll:oti,lu nor re the;- in.N~ll~IPm, and therefore lu~ Pu1'ble of p~rdo;m9gSi~ ":as.-fo e , 'i~ctgus, <;haf 1fo ,rpa)<e- Room for the ~fplaym9 of h)s Merct, q~ fen~s h1~ ow~ $o~_ f!Ut of .M~~Ii9J ' ne\•er · tO ent~r·~ ~~.;) , .,·· (. t~-. ~ ~ _R_p,o, 9 z r ii ~;l,;~..; _, :.•L -again _,. ;..·
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