Christs eternal existence, and the dignity of his person asserted and proved in opposition…

3. It would seem to impeach the Justice and Mercy of God, if he should exact the punishment where he hath pardoned the offence. His Justice, to flatter men with hopes of remitting the Debt, where he requireth the payment. His Mercy, in making such fair offers of Reconciliation, when still liable to his vindictive Justice; there may be indeed effects of his Fatherly Anger, but not of his vindictive wrath.

3. It would seem to impeach the Justice and Mercy of God, if he should exact the punishment where he hath pardoned the offence. His Iustice, to flatter men with hopes of remitting the Debt, where he requireth the payment. His Mercy, in making such fair offers of Reconciliation, when still liable to his vindictive Justice; there may be indeed effects of his Fatherly Anger, but not of his vindictive wrath.

4. The Phrases, and way of speaking in Scripture by which forgiveness of sin is set forth, show, God doth blot out our sins; ⟨p. 7⟩Psal. 51.2. Wash me throughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. And cover them; Psal. 32.1. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. To cast them behind his back; Isa. 38.17. Thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. And cast them into the bottom of the Sea; Micah 7.19. Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depth of the Sea. To remember them no more; Jer. 31.34. I •ill forgive their iniquity, and I will remember the•r sin no more. By such emphatical Metaphors doth it express Gods free and full forgiveness, if we seriously enter into his Peace: And do clearly show, that if God punisheth sins, he doth remember them; if he avenge them, he imputeth them; if they are brought into the Judgement against us, they are not covered; if he searcheth after them, he doth not cast them behind his back: If he bringeth them into light, he doth not cast them into the depths of the Sea: Much more if he punish us for them.