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MANIFESTED.
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V.
righteousness
for
the remission
of
sins
that
are past
through the forbearance
of
Godt
:
But
even
at
that
time
there
was
"
forgiveness with
God,
".in
the
view
ofChrist;
for even David speaks with much freedom
in
the
xxxii.
Psalm, and
elsewhere,
of
the
pardon of
sin.
.
It
was
also
through
this blood
of
the Lamb
slain, that
Solomon was
pardoned
his
many heinous
and grievous
sins;
i.
e.
the Lamb
of
God"
slain
in
the
view
of
the
Father,
as an
atoning
sacrifice
"
from
the foundation
of
the world
;"
And through the
same
blood
God
forgave
the repeated
crimes
of
Manasseh
the
king, who
had filled
Jerusalem
with
slaughter
;
and
all
the
saints, and all
the
kings, who
had ever been sinners, and were
saved,
it
was
in
this
view
"
the blood
of
the Lamb
;"
always
sup-
posing
trust
in
the
mercy
of
God, together with sincere
repentance, and
return
to
God,
was
found
at
the same
time.
Blessed
Jesus,
how early
and
how
extensive
was
this salvation through
thy
blood,,
even
before
it
was
ac
tually
offered
!
6.
The
gospel
of
the salvation
of
sinful
man was con-
trived and ,appointed
by
the
great God,
in
this
view
of.
Jesus,
"
the
Lamb of God," the
great
expiatory
sacrifice;
slain
from the
foundation
of
the world ;" And
it
is
for
this reason
that
the
doctrine
of this
atonement
for
sin by
sacrifice,
runs
through
all the
parts and
forms
of
religions
which
God
early
appointed
in
the
world,
and
the several
religions
which man,
under
the divine
appointment of
God,
ever practised. Heb. x.
le
-18.
Where
there
is
a particular
account
given
of
the
covenant
of
grace, from
the
language
of
the prophets.
"
This man after
he
had
offered one sacrifice for
sin,
for
ever
sat
down
on
the
right
-hand.
of
God;
for
by
One
offering, he
hath
per,
fected for ever them
that
are
sanctified.;
whereof
the
Holy
Ghost
also is.a witness to us
;
for
after
he had
said
before, this
is
the
covenant
that
I
will
make
with
them
after
those
days,
saith the
Lord;
I
will
put
my
laws
in.
their hearts,
and in
their
minds
will
I
write
them
;
and
We
translate
this word forgiveness,
as
though
it
were
14E615",
r.
emis-
sion,
but
the
word
is
mtpsms, which properly
signifies
the passing by
of
,
sin
;
that
is,
that
God did not
actually
punish them
:
Though the
Coc,
cenan
writers do
not
make
ajust
inference
from -thisi
that
therefore
no
sins
were
pardoned under
the
Old
Testament,. but
merely,
the punishment of
them
delayed
or
neglected.