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Secondly, Thou sayest, where doth Jesus Christ in all the words of the New-Testament, speak to a returning backslider with words of Grace and Peace? that is, under the name of a backslider.

Secondly, Thou sayst, where doth Jesus Christ in all the words of the New-Testament, speak to a returning backslider with words of Grace and Peace? that is, under the name of a backslider.

Answ. Where there is such plenty of examples in receiving back-sliders, there is the less need of Express words to that intent; one promise, as the Text is, with those Examples that are annexed, are instead of many promises. And besides, I reckon that the Act of receiving, is of as much, if not of more encouragement, than is a bare promise to receive; for receiving is as promise, and the fulfilling of it too: So that in the Old Testament thou hast the promise, and in the New, the fulfilling of it: and that in divers examples.

Answ. Where there is such plenty of examples in receiving back-sliders, there is the less need of Express words to that intent; one promise, as the Text is, with those Examples that are annexed, are instead of many promises. And besides, I reckon that the Act of receiving, is of as much, if not of more incouragement, than is a bare promise to receive; for receiving is as promise, and the fulfilling of it too: So that in the Old Testament thou hast the promise, and in the New, the fulfilling of it: and that in divers examples.

1 In Peter. Peter denied his Master, once, twice, thrice, and that with open oath; yet Christ receives him again without any the least hesitation or stick. Yea he slips, stumbles, falls again, in down right Dissimulation, and that to ⟨p. 133⟩