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As merciful corrective Punishment is not all remitted in this Life, to any of the Elect, so Sin it self is to them so far unremitted, as the punishment is unremitted. I weigh not the Clamours that some will make against this Assertion, who use more zealously to assert the Dictates of their Leaders, than the words of God; and to search and learn what the Orthodox say, than what God saith, or the Nature of the thing containeth. Hear the Scripture, Lam. 3. 42. [We have▪ transgressed, we have Rebelled, thou hast not pardoned.] This was spoken by the Prophet in his own name, and the name of all God's People, the Jews, because of their Temporal Sufferings.

Abundance of the like importance might be cited from Scripture, but this is not the place. Methinks those Antinomians should not be against this Doctrine, who (falsely) teach, that that it is only Temporal Punishment or Chastisement that Believers Pray against, when they daily Pray, forgive us our Trespasses (as the most moderate of their Books do affirm.

Abundance of the like importance might be cited from Scripture, but this is not the place. Methinks those Antinomians should not be against this Doctrine, who (falsly) teach, that that it is only Temporal Punishment or Chastisement that Believers Pray against, when they daily Pray, forgive us our Trespasses (as the most moderate of their Books do affirm.

Concl. 12. This imperfection in Remission of Sin here, comes not from any deficiency in Gods Love, or Christs satisfaction, but from God's Wisdom (in the right giving out of his Mercies) and Man's State, and the nature of the work. Yea, in sensu activo, in respect of God as mere Legislator of the Law of Works, Remission may be said to be perfect; that is, quantum in se in illa Relatione, he hath perfectly pardoned it, by quitting all his right of punishing, into the hands of the satisfier. From whom he receives, to him he delivereth. But Christ seeth it meet to give it out to us on Conditions, and by Degrees; and we are not at the highest Degree 'till the end of all, at Judgment; (even the Remission it self, and not only the manifestation is thus given by Degrees.) And so it may be longer coming to us, and be still passively imperfect through our incapacity. As a King receiving a Ransom for a Prisoner, may agree when all the Ransom is paid, that yet he shall be delivered but by Degrees, or upon Conditions.