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3. Israel, when in the Babylonian Captivity, was said to be separated from God, because they were separated from his Temple and visible Worship, where he promised them his Presence. But it doth not follow from hence, Sin can ever finally separate ⟨p. 186⟩God, and his Love, which is eternal and abiding, from those he hath chosen in Jesus Christ.

To make it appear yet more fully, that Sin cannot separate them from the Love of God for ever, consider,

First, That though it is true, as I have before showed, that God's Beloved Ones may grievously sin against him, yet they cannot sin away his Love and Affection. And to make this appear, hear what God himself saith; If his Children for sake my Law, and ¹walk not in my Judgments;—If they break my Statutes, and keep not my Commandments: What then, will he take away his loving-Kindness from them, and cast them off for ever? O no, Then will I visit their Transgression with the Rod, and their Iniquities with Stripes; nevertheless my loving Kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my Faithfulness to fail; my Covenant I will not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my Mouth.

First, That though it is true, as I have before shewed, that God's Beloved Ones may grievously sin against him, yet they cannot sin away his Love and Affection. And to make this appear, hear what God himself saith; If his Children for sake my Law, and ¹walk not in my Judgments;—If they break my Statutes, and keep not my Commandments: What then, will he take away his loving-Kindness from them, and cast them off for ever? O no, Then will I visit their Transgression with the Rod, and their Iniquities with Stripes; nevertheless my loving Kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my Faithfulness to fail; my Covenant I will not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my Mouth.