The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

Before the world had a Saviour, we were all so far unpardoned, that a satisfying Sacrifice was necessary to our Justification: But afterward, all men are so far pardoned, that only the Acceptance of what is purchased and freely (though conditionally) given, is necessary to it. Before men are converted, they are yet so far unpardoned, that (though no more Sacrifice be necessary, yet) a total conversion and renovation, by turning from a life of sin to God by Faith in Christ, is necessary to their actual justification, and forgiveness. When a man is turned from a life of sin to God, and liveth in the state of grace, all his following sins, which consist with the loving of God and holiness above the world and sinful pleasures, are so far forgiven immediately upon the committing, that they need neither another Sacrifice, nor another Regeneration, or Justification (quoad statum) but only an acting of that Faith ⟨p. 318⟩and Repentance, which habitually he hath already. But the unknown errors and faults of such godly persons are pardoned even without that actual repentance: and infirmities, without forsaking of the sin overcomingly in practice. And so every one liveth and dyeth, in some degree of sinful defectiveness and omission, of his love to God, and trust, and hope, and zeal, and desire, and love to men, and care of his duty, and watchfulness, and fervency in prayer, meditation, &c. And in some degree of sinful disorder in our ill governed thoughts, and words, and affections, or passions, and actions: we are never sinless till we die.

Before the world had a Saviour, we were all so far unpardoned, that a satisfying Sacrifice was necessary to our Justification: But afterward, all men are so far pardoned, that only the Acceptance of what is purchased and freely (though conditionally) given, is necessary to it. Before men are converted, they are yet so far unpardoned, that (though no more Sacrifice be necessary, yet) a total conversion and renovation, by turning from a life of sin to God by Faith in Christ, is necessary to their actual justification, and forgiveness. When a man is turned from a life of sin to God, and liveth in the state of grace, all his following sins, which consist with the loving of God and holiness above the world and sinful pleasures, are so far forgiven immediately upon the committing, that they need neither another Sacrifice, nor another Regeneration, or Justification (quoad statum) but only an acting of that Faith ⟨p. 318⟩