The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…

Besides, our forgiving the trespasses of our Neighbours committed against us, is made the condition of Gods forgiving of us. Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven, Luk. 6. 37. And if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. A dreadful word to all such who are of implacable spirits, who will revenge their wrongs, but will not remit them. Wouldst thou not be forgiven? wouldst thou not that God should revenge upon thee the wrongs thou hast done him? O tremble; he will certainly do it, he will not forgive thee, unless thou forgive thy Brother. Take heed what thou dost man, retain not revenge, no nor ill will in thine heart; for 'tis a vain thing to say, ⟨p. 141⟩I forgive, whilst thou malignest in thy heart, and retainest a grudge within thee. Thou never forgivest till thou forget also, so far forth as never to remember thy Brothers wronging of thee to his prejudice. This is the forgiveness thou wouldst have from God, that he remember thy sins no more: And this is the forgiveness that God expects from thee to thy Brother; and so he expects it, that thou art at this point, either forgive, or thou shalt never be forgiven; either forget thy Brothers trespasses, or God will remember thine.

Besides, our forgiving the trespasses of our Neighbours committed against us, is made the condition of Gods forgiving of us. Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven, Luk. 6. 37. And if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. A dreadful word to all such who are of implacable spirits, who will revenge their wrongs, but will not remit them. Wouldst thou not be forgiven? wouldst thou not that God should revenge upon thee the wrongs thou hast done him? O tremble; he will certainly do it, he will not forgive thee, unless thou forgive thy Brother. Take heed what thou dost man, retain not revenge, no nor ill will in thine heart; for 'tis a vain thing to say, ⟨p. 141⟩I forgive, whilest thou malignest in thy heart, and retainest a grudge within thee. Thou never forgivest till thou forget also, so far forth as never to remember thy Brothers wronging of thee to his prejudice. This is the forgiveness thou wouldst have from God, that he remember thy sins no more: And this is the forgiveness that God expects from thee to thy Brother; and so he expects it, that thou art at this point, either forgive, or thou shalt never be forgiven; either forget thy Brothers trespasses, or God will remember thine.