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

Therefore entertain not their mistake, who tell men that all sin, past, present, and to come, is fully pardoned at once (whether it be before you were born in Gods decree, or Christs satisfaction, or at the time of your conversion) nor theirs who teach that Christ pardoneth only sins before conversion, but as for all that are committed afterward, he doth prevent the need of pardon, by preventing all guilt and obligation to punishment (except mere temporal chastisement.) The preparation which Christ hath made for our pardon, is in it self sufficient, yea and effectual as to that end which he would have it attain before our believing: But our actual pardon is no such end: Nor can sin be forgiven before it be committed; because it is no sin. Christ never intended to justify or sanctify us perfectly at the first (whatsoever many say to the contrary, because they understand not what they say) but to carry on both proportionably and by degrees, that we may have daily use for his daily mediation, and may daily pray, Forgive us our trespasses. There is no guilt on them that are in Christ, so far as they walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit; nor no proper condemnation by sentence or execution at all; because their pardon is renewed by Christ, as they renew their sins of infirmity: but not because he preventeth their need of any further pardon.

Therefore entertain not their mistake, who tell men that all sin, past, present, and to come, is fully pardoned at once (whether it be before you were born in Gods decree, or Christs satisfaction, or at the time of your conversion) nor theirs who teach that Christ pardoneth only sins before conversion, but as for all that are committed afterward, he doth prevent the need of pardon, by preventing all guilt and obligation to punishment (except meer temporal chastisement.) The preparation which Christ hath made for our pardon, is in it self sufficient, yea and effectual as to that end which he would have it attain before our believing: But our actual pardon is no such end: Nor can sin be forgiven before it be committed; because it is no sin. Christ never intended to justifie or sanctifie us perfectly at the first (whatsoever many say to the contrary, because they understand not what they say) but to carry on both proportionably and by degrees, that we may have daily use for his daily mediation, and may daily pray, Forgive us our trespasses. There is no guilt on them that are in Christ, so far as they walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit; nor no proper condemnation by sentence or execution at all; because their pardon is renewed by Christ, as they renew their sins of infirmity: but not because he preventeth their need of any further pardon.