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Paradise opened, or, The secrets, mysteries, and rarities of divine love, of infinite wisdom,…Paradice opened, or, The secreets, mysteries, and rarities of divine love, of infinite wisdom,…
Paradise opened, or, The secrets, mysteries, and rarities of divine love, of infinite wisdom, and of wonderful counsel laid open to public view also, the covenant of grace, and the high and glorious transactions of the Father and the Son in the covenant of redemption opened and improved at large, with the resolution of divers important questions and cases concerning both covenants ... : being the second and last part of The golden key / by Thomas Brooks ...Paradice opened, or, The secreets, mysteries, and rarities of divine love, of infinite wisdom, and of wonderful counsel laid open to publick view also, the covenant of grace, and the high and glorious transactions of the Father and the Son in the covenant of redemption opened and improved at large, with the resolution of divers important questions and cases concerning both covenants ... : being the second and last part of The golden key / by Thomas Brooks ...
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1675
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And oh blessed God, I cannot but observe that in the1 New Covenant, thou hast engaged thy self to pardon all my sins; I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Here are two things worthy of our notice; 1. The reconciliation of God with his people, I will be merciful to their unrighteousness; he will be merciful or propitious, appeased and pacified towards them, which hath respect to the ransom and satisfaction of Christ. 2. That God will pardon the sins of his people fully, completely, perfectly; here are three words, unrighteousness, sins and iniquities; ⟨p. 57⟩to show that he will forgive all sorts, kinds and degrees of sins. The three Original words here expressed, are all in the plural number; 1. [Greek or Hebrew], unrighteousnesses: This word is by some appropriated to the wrongs and injuries that are done against men: 2. [Greek or Hebrew], Sins; is a general word, and according to the notation of the Greek, may imply a not following of that which is set before us; for he sinneth, that followeth not the rule that is set before him by God: The third word, [Greek or Hebrew], Iniquities, according to the notation of the Greek, signifieth in general transgressions of the Law. This word is by some, appropriated to sins against God: The Greek word [Greek or Hebrew], that is frequently translated iniquity, is a general word which signifieth a transgression of the Law, and so it is translated, 1 Joh. 3. 4. The word iniquity is of as large an extent, as the word unrighteousness; and implieth an unequal dealing, which is contrary to the rule or law of God: And all this heap of words is to intimate to us, that 'tis neither the several sorts of sins, nor degrees of sin, nor aggravations of sin, nor yet the multitude of sins that shall ever prejudice those souls that are in Covenant with God: God hath mercy enough, and pardons enough for all his Covenant-people's sins, whether original or actual, whether against the Law, or against the Gospel, whether against the light of nature or the rule of grace, whether against mercies or judgments; whether against great means of grace, or small means of grace.
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