Now of both these debts the forgiveness is sought for; that is, the removing of our guiltiness, that we contracted by our sins; and by consequence justification and adoption. The argument whereby this petition is enforced, is taken partly from the place of like things; because from our forgiveness and mercy to others, we must expect the forgiveness and mercy of God; and partly from the place of unlikeness, or of that from the less to the more; in this, or such • Syllogism: If we, who scarce have a drop, or small resemblance of that mercy, that is in God, do yet forgive men their offences, whereby they have offended us; then much more will God forgive us our offences out of his infinite mercy, that we have done against him: but the first is true; and therefore the latter also. This argument is thus expounded, Luke 11. 4. This petition hath its dependence rom all the foregoing, as a means whereby way is made for the obtaining of them; because God of his mercy forgiving us our sins, by so doing removes the hinderance of his grace and blessing, whereby other things are obtained; and so he gives us all ⟨p. 295⟩good things that we want, or desire. It is expressly coupled to the next foregoing petition, by the conjunction and, which was not used in the former petitions; because the three former petitions were so near allied, that of themselves they depended one upon another, by a natural connection and consequence; and the fourth did upon the last of the cther three, by that kindliness of connection, that the well-being of the whole, or person, for the better exercising of its duties and actions well, hath on the well-being of a very necessary and essential part of it self. But this petition, and that fourth, are of far different kinds, and have not so direct and immediate a connection in the nature of the things; but that they required to be coupled together by such a grammatical conjunction, and.
Now of both these debts the forgiveness is sought for; that is, the removing of our guiltinesse, that we contracted by our sins; and by consequence justification and adoption. The argument whereby this petition is enforced, is taken partly from the place of like things; because from our forgiveness and mercy to others, we must expect the forgiveness and mercy of God; and partly from the place of unlikenesse, or of that from the less to the more; in this, or such • Syllogisme: If we, who scarce have a drop, or small resemblance of that mercy, that is in God, do yet forgive men their offences, whereby they have offended us; then much more will God forgive us our offences out of his infinite mercy, that we have done against him: but the first is true; and therefore the latter also. This argument is thus expounded, Luke 11. 4. This petition hath its dependance rrom all the foregoing, as a means whereby way is made for the obtaining of them; because God of his mercy forgiving us our sins, by so doing removes the hinderance of his grace and blessing, whereby other things are obtained; and so he gives us all ⟨p. 295⟩good things that we want, or desire. It is expresly coupled to the next foregoing petition, by the conjunction and, which was not used in the former petitions; because the three former petitions were so nere allied, that of themselves they depended one upon another, by a natural connextion and consequence; and the fourth did upon the last of the cther three, by that kindlinesse of connexion, that the well-being of the whole, or person, for the better exercising of its duties and actions well, hath on the well-being of a very necessary and essential part of it self. But this petition, and that fourth, are of farre different kindes, and have not so direct and immediate a connexion in the nature of the things; but that they required to be coupled together by such a grammatical conjunction, and.
