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Secondly, 'Tis very observable, that all mourning persons for their sins, are within the compass of the promise of forgiveness of sins, Zech. 12.11. In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddo, Zech. 13.1. In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness, Jer. 31.18. I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning of himself, &c. Ver. 20. I will surely have mercy on him; or as the Hebrew has it, I will having mercy, have mercy on him. As soon as Ephraims heart is ⟨p. 219⟩troubled for his sins, Gods bowels are troubled for Ephraim; as soon as Ephraim, like a penitent child, falls a weeping at God's foot, God like a tender indulgent father falls a bemoaning of Ephraim. Ephraim could not refrain from tears, and God could not refrain from opening his bowels of mercy towards him. So Isa. 57.15. And how can the contrite heart be indeed revived and cheered without forgiveness of sins, without a pardon in the bosom? Melanchthon makes mention of a godly woman, who having upon her death-bed been in much conflict, and afterwards much comforted, brake out into these words: Now, and not till now, did I understand the meaning of these words, Thy sins are forgiven. There is no comfort to that which arises from the sense of forgiveness, Isa. 40.1, 2. Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God; speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her that her iniquities are pardoned. And why is the mourning soul pronounced the blessed soul, (Mat. 5.4. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted) but because the mourning soul is the pardoned soul?

Secondly, 'Tis very observable, that all mourning persons for their sins, are within the compass of the promise of forgiveness of sins,