212 i.41 Commentary upon the G / el Chap.6 would not fay their Pater-noffer at all t but infteed thereof, took Lay,n, 5crm cur Ladies.Tfalrer in hand ; becaufe they were perfwaded, that by that,they, might obtain forgivenef eoftheir fins of favour,with- out putting in of fo hard acondition as the forgivenes of theirene mies into thebargain. Neither will your Father forgive your tres`aJes] And if he doe not, who can give pardon or peace,faìth he in Job ? The Rhe- mills talke much of one that could remove mountains, Godonly can remove thofe mountains ofguilt that lye upon the foul. Men may forgive the trefpaffe, God only the tranfgrefläon. Aping Pfal.5 1.4. thee, thee onlyhave Ifinned, faithDavid: And, to the Lordour Dan.9-.9. God belongethmercies andforgiveneJes, faith Daniel. Miniffers remit fins minifteriallyas Nathan did ; Godonly authoritatively, and by hisown power. If theSon lief us free, we are free indeed, Who [hall lay any thing to the charge ofGods pardonedones ? It *. Golth4t jsa.ftifieth. Or as S. Auftin readeth the words inter- rogatively, Jh all God thatjuftifieth ? No verily; that were todoe and undoe : he keepeth no back-reckonings. Fear not therefore, though the Devil or his imps, or our own mifgiving hearts con- demn us : as the prifoner careth not though thagoaler or his fel- low-prisoners, condemn him, fo long as the Judge acquitteth him. \ierfe 16. Moreover,thhen yefait.]. Faff-then theymu[t,yea even after the Lords afcenfion, when godsgrace and Spirit was poured upon them inall abundance, Lnk 5 35. This exercife hath (till the warrant andweight of aduty, as well fromprecepts as ex- Joe} a.I Z. amples of both Tetlaments, And he that blamed the Pharifees ïio. =a.as. here for fatting amifre, will much more blame thofe thatfait not mi r 9" 431 5. at. all, The Í fraelites (betides other occafionall )., had their an .,.c faft.appointed them by God,Lev.2 ;.27. It was calleda day ár ; 5. of Expiationsor Attonementá in the plurall ; becaufeof their ma- ny and fundry fumes they were then to bewail and get pardon for. God had appointed them fundry facrifices for.fe.verall fiinnes: But forafmuch as it might_ not be fate toconfeffe force Crones to the I?rieft (as thofe that might.bringthem, by the Law, in danger of death) of his grace he vouchfafed them this yearly fail, for ex- piation of their ferret Ganes, and making their peace with their Maker, by agenerallhumiliation. N w,albeit thecircumffance oaf rimebe abolilbed, theequity of the duty abideth, and tiethus no 4i : (kif not,more ),, then is did the Jews. Heathen Niniveli pralifed.
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