I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…

nor do I stand upon your desert, but I show mercy out of free Love; my Name is Gracious. O! but I have been sinning, I have been sinning a long time, ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty years: had I come in at s••••, I might have had mercy; but I have been sinning long, and therefore I fear there is no mercy for me. Yet saith the Lord, be […] good comfort, for my Name is Long-suffering (that is the no••) Gracious, and Long-suffering; ⟨p. 336⟩slow to Anger, or Long-suffering. O! but I have sinned exceedingly, I have sinned abundantly; so many Sins as I am never able to reckon up, and to humble my self for; I have broken all my Promises with God, and all the Vows that I have made unto him; and therefore I am thus discouraged. Yet saith he, be of good Comfort, for I am abundant in Goodness, and Truth: Art thou abundant in sin? I am abundant in Goodness: And hast thou broken Faith with me? yet I am abundant in Goodness, and in Truth also. O! but though the Lord be thus unto his own chosen Ones, such as David, Abraham, or Moses, yet I fear the Lord will not be so to me. Yes, saith the Lord, at verse 7. Keeping mercy for thousands: I have not spent all my mercy upon David, or upon Abraham, or upon Paul, or upon Peter; but I keep mercy for thousands. O! but yet my sins do recoil, I am the greatest Sinner in the world, for I have sinned all kinds of sin, I have sinned all sorts of sins, and therefore I fear there […] no hope for me. Yet saith the Lord, be not discouraged, for I keep mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin; even all sorts and all kinds of sins; the Sin of Nature, and the Sin of Life; the Sin of Weakness, and the Sin of Presumption; the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin against Knowledge: these saith the Lord I forgive, even all sorts, and all kinds of Sins, and this is my Name for ever. O! but I am afraid to lay hold upon this Promise, for I think this is a Doctrine of Liberty. Say not so, saith the Lord, at the next verse, I will by no means clear the guilty: But if there be ever a poor, drooping, fearing, trembling soul, that desires to know my Name, Lo, saith the Lord, here is my Name, whereby I will be known for ever: The Lord, Jehovah, that gives a Being to things that are not; The Mighty God; The Merciful God; The Gracious God; Abundant in Goodness, and in Truth; Reserving Mercy for thousands; Forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin;