Book IlL OR THE G 0 s p E L G t 0 R I 0 lJ s. Ill. By conftdering the Nature and Effec'l: of Pardon. . · 1 . All Sins that ever the poor Sinner committed are promifed to be forgtven. 2. For ever forgiven. 3· The pardoned Perfon is not only forgiven, but jufl:ified alfo. 4- None can condemn fuch. 5· They have Peace with God, through our Lord Jefus Chrifl:. IV. And Lafl:ly, Gofpel-remiffion is glorious in refpec'l: of God that gives forth the Pardon, I am be that blottetb out thine Iniquity, !fa. xliii, 25. This antidotes the Soul againft the Venom of Satan's Temptations. 1. He pardons the Sinner that bath Power to do it; who but God can forgive Sin? z. Who can accufe the Soul ? I will, faith Satan; thou art a Sinner: What then, faith the Soul ? See what I have here, behold a Pardon from the King himfelt: 3· None can revoke this Pardon or make it ineffec'l:ual. ~· God himfelf never repents the giving it to any poor Believer; as others can• not, fo he will never revoke free Gofpel P ardon and Remiffion himfelf. , Seventhly, The Gofpel is glorious in refpe.:t of Peace, the Fruit and Effect ofGrace, not Peace with God, for thar we have .already fpoken of, bur Peace of Confcience. Great f'eace have they that love·the Law, &c. Nfy Peace I leave v;ith JOU, my Peace 1give unto JOU, let not your Hearts be troubled, let the I;eace of God rule in your Hea;-ts, &c. Jvh11xiv . 27. · Eighthly, The Gofpel is glorious in refpetl: of the Ordinances and Inftitutions of it, which we !hall infiit upon, under its proper Head; particularly that of Baprifm and tht Lord's Supper, which will be made app~ar to be:: glorious Ordinances. Ninthly, The Gofpd is glorious in rcfpetl: of the Promilrs thereof. . The Promilcs of God in the Gofpel given rhroug h Chrill: arc great, glorious, and exceeding precious. The Promites may be compared to the Land of Promife, they Bow with Milk and Honey, they are like a rich Mine, abounding with precious Trea– fure, the fun her you dig, the more precious Gold you will find. Or they may be com– pared to a lovely and choice Garden that abounds with all Sons of rare and excellent Flowers, but it is a Garden alW1)'S green and Aouri01ing, Flowers that knows no Drought nor 'vVinter, that never decays; not only for .Picafure, but for Profit. A gofpel Pro– mife is fomething that God hath engaged to give to Chrifl:, or unto us through Chriit, or for his fake. A nd they confifl: either in his free befl:owing of Good, or his gracious removing of Evil. In his beftowing of Good here, or Good hereafter; or in removing of Evil here, or Evil hereafter. And they either are abfolute or conditional. Gofpel Promiles are glorious Promifes, called precious Promifes; and better Pro– miles rhan thofe of the L aw or firit Teftament. 1. This appears if we c<Jnlider who it is that makes and g ives thefe Promifcs forth, viz. the great God , Ram. i. z. Men think they have enough when they have the l'r0mife and Word of a King, touching this or that, to rely upon, but what is the Promife or 'vVord of an earthly King, ro the Promiies of the King of Heaven and Eanh, they often times faJ in their Promifes ; but this King never did. 11. Glorious, ii we confider the Time when given, and that was before the Foun– dation of the W{)rld. In bopes of eternal Life, which God that cannot lie promifed before the 11/orld began, 'Fit. i. 2, 3· 111. Glorious Promifes, if we confi_s]er the Vilenefs, Unworthinefs, ant!Nothing· nefs of them, as rh~.:y arc in themfelvcs, to whom the Promifes are made. I V. Gofpel Prom.fes are glorious Promifes, confidering through wh<>m and by what Means they are given; Chrift procures the Promifes as well as Remiffion, by pourino– forrh his precious Blood he paid dear for them, that the Slave mio-ht be adopted and laved, the Son is J:,crificed . " V. They_ are free Promifes ; not made for any Merit or Worthinefs in us, but pure• ly proceed fro.n the free Grace and Favor of God, .'Fit. iii. 5· and therefore glorious. God dorh not fell himfelf, his Son, and precious Promifes to Sinners, but they are n-iven freely, withwt 'Vloney, and ·71Jitbout Price; not for thy Beauty, Righteoufnef1, Excell~ncy, Cc. he that hath promlll:d to love us lrc·ely, pardons us freely. '!'bott haft bought me 110 fweet
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