First, As in the first place: If a Child of God sins, yet he hath a pardon laid up for his sin, yea a pardon laid up before the sin is committed; I do not say, the pardon actually applied, but laid up; for to say the thing is actually pardoned before committed, it's scarce English, much less Divinity: For whatever it be in Gods account, or what God will do, yet when we say the sinner is pardoned, it notes some work of God upon the Creation actual in being: As when we say the ⟨p. 90⟩World was created, it was not created from eternity, why, it's a work of God upon the creation, therefore it has a Time: And so, what's a work of God in Himself? that is from eternity. But what's a work of God upon the creature, that's in time; without any change in Gods nature, any more-then the creating of the World did change his nature; there are for givnesses with thee that thou mayest be feared; they lie up with thee: there are Pardons that lie up with God, there is an Atonement made for the sins of Gods Children, for the sins that they have committed, and sins that they shall commit: I say, an Atonement is made even for them, and a ransom is paid: Jesus Christ did tender up himself to the Father for a ransom for all the sins of the elect, it's laid up there: So saith the Apostle 1 John 2, 2. I write unto you, little Children, that ye sin not, and if any man sin, (that I shall take notice of by and by) we have an Advocate with the Father, and he is the propitiation for our sins: So that when an ungodly man sins, there the sentence of death comes out against him; But the Lord saith concerning his Children. Let their souls be pardoned, for I have found a ransom: Thou sayest, the best have their sin; True, but one man hath a ransom, hath a price paid for his sin, and thou hast none, none for ought thou knowest: In that condition ⟨p. 91⟩wherein thou art, thou canst not know that thou hast any: Here's the difference between Gods dealing with his Children & others, one sins, and the Lord acknowledges a propitiation presently, a ransom, a price, a pardon that's laid in; but he acknowledges it not for thee.
First, As in the first place: If a Child of God sins, yet he hath a pardon laid up for his sin, yea a pardon laid up before the sin is committed; I do not say, the pardon actually applyed, but laid up; for to say the thing is actually pardoned before committed, it's scarce English, much less Divinity: For whatever it be in Gods account, or what God will do, yet when we say the sinner is pardoned, it notes some work of God upon the Creation actual in being: As when we say the ⟨p. 90⟩World was created, it was not created from eternity, why, it's a work of God upon the creation, therefore it has a Time: And so, what's a work of God in Himself? that is from eternity. But what's a work of God upon the creature, that's in time; without any change in Gods nature, any more-then the creating of the World did change his nature; there are for givnesses with thee that thou mayest be feared; they lie up with thee: there are Pardons that lie up with God, there is an Atonement made for the sins of Gods Children, for the sins that they have committed, and sins that they shall commit: I say, an Atonement is made even for them, and a ransom is paid: Jesus Christ did tender up himself to the Father for a ransom for all the sins of the elect, it's laid up there: So saith the Apostle 1 John 2, 2. I write unto you, little Children, that ye sin not, and if any man sin, (that I shall take notice of by and by) we have an Advocate with the Father, and he is the propitiation for our sins: So that when an ungodly man sins, there the sentence of death comes out against him; But the Lord saith concerning his Children. Let their souls be pardoned, for I have found a ransom: Thou sayest, the best have their sin; True, but one man hath a ransom, hath a price paid for his sin, and thou hast none, none for ought thou knowest: In that condition ⟨p. 91⟩wherein thou art, thou canst not know that thou hast any: Here's the difference between Gods dealing with his Children & others, one sins, and the Lord acknowledges a propitiation presently, a ransom, a price, a pardon that's laid in; but he acknowledges it not for thee.
