106 FORGIVENESS OF SIN. that pass knowledge ; by mixing itself with them, it draws out and communicates their benefit to the soul. CHAPTER VI. SUPPORT FROM FORGIVENESS. The discovery of forgiveness in God is A GREAT SUP- PORT FOR A SIN-ENTANGLED SOUL, although it hath no spe- cial persuasion of its own particular interest therein. Somewhat is supposed in this assertion, and somewhat affirmed. 1. It is sUPPOSED, that one may have a gracious per- suasion and assurance of faith concerning his own par- ticular interest in forgiveness. A man may, many do, believe it for themselves; so as not only to have the benefit of it, but the comfort also. Generally all the saints mentioned in Scripture had this assurance, unless in the case of depths and desertions, as described in this psalm. David expresses his confidence of the love and favor of God to his own soul hundreds of times; Paul does the same for himself, " Christ loved ME, and gave himself for ME." Gal. 2 : 20. " There is laid up for ME a crown of righteousness, which God, the righ- teous Judge, shall give ME at that day." 2 Tim. 4 : 8. And that this boasting in the Lord and his grace was not peculiar to himself, he shows, Rom. 8 : 38, 39. Nothing can be more vain than what is usually plead to remove this sheet-anchor of the saint's consolation; namely, that no man's particular name is in the pro- mise; that it is not said to this or that man by name,
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