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Ans. To the 42d. The affirmation of the first is a corrupting addition to the Word of God. 1. He suffered not many temptations, which yet by the merit of his sufferings we are freed from. 2. He suffered not many relative evils, as bad Parents, bad Teachers, a bad Wife, and all the attendant crosses in buying and selling, crosses from bad Tenants, or Landlords, &c. which the merit of his suffering delivereth many from. 3. He suffered not the torment of an accusing Conscience. 4. Nor Gods hatred or displeasure. 5. Nor the many miseries which sin in its own nature bringeth to the Soul (as painful cares, fears, frustrations, deceits, &c.) 6. Nor corruption in the grave. 7. Nor the final Sentence [Go ye cursed into everlasting fire.] 8. Nor the proper Execution of that Sentence.

Yet he delivereth some Believers from all these, and all from some, by the merits of his sufferings. For it was not the just same punishment that was due to all Believers that he suffered, but that which was fit to make him a meet Sacrifice, which was the tantundem vel aequivalens, consideratis considerandis.

Ad 43. The affirmative subverteth our Faith. Christs Death merited the full pardon of all pardoned sin: But the pardon of sin is the pardon of the deserved punishment of sin (and of the sin as related to that punishment.) But certainly the privation of Gods illuminating, sanctifying Spirit, and its helps and fruits, is a great part of the punishment of sin, Psal. 81.11, 12. Rom. 1.28. 2 Thes. 2.10, 12. To be given up to mens own counsels, wills, lusts, vile affections, to a reprobate mind; to have eyes and see not, hard hearts to believe lies, &c. Sin is no farther pardoned than this punishment is by sanctifying grace remitted, and removed.