A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer

and God in his holy, wise Dispensation may permit it for ⟨p. 365⟩our Humiliation. Though this be no entrenching of the Pardon already past, yet it may exceedingly terrify the Soul, and over-cloud our Comfort, and therefore we must beg the continuance of this Benefit. Go to God, as David did, Psal. 25. 6, 7. Remember, O Lord, thy tender Mercies, and thy loving Kindness, for they have been ever of old: Remember not the Sins of my Youth, nor my Transgressions. He begs God's ancient Mercies would continue with him: He acknowledged he had received Mercy of old, he could run up to Eternity, that had been for ever of old; yet Lord, remember not against me the Sins of my Youth. When the sense of old Sins are renewed, we must renew Petitions for the pardon of them. It is usual with God, when we are negligent, to permit the Devil to make use of Affliction, to revive old Sins, that they may stare afresh in the view of the Eye of Conscience; therefore we had need to beg the continuance of this Privilege, for it is not complete. Though the Pardon it self be not abrogated, yet the Comfort of it may be much entrenched upon, and old Sins may come, and terrify the Soul with a very hideous Aspect.

and God in his holy, wise Dispensation may permit it for ⟨p. 365⟩our Humiliation. Though this be no intrenching of the Pardon already past, yet it may exceedingly terrify the Soul, and over-cloud our Comfort, and therefore we must beg the continuance of this Benefit. Go to God, as David did, Psal. 25. 6, 7. Remember, O Lord, thy tender Mercies, and thy loving Kindness, for they have been ever of old: Remember not the Sins of my Youth, nor my Transgressions. He begs God's ancient Mercies would continue with him: He acknowledged he had received Mercy of old, he could run up to Eternity, that had been for ever of old; yet Lord, remember not against me the Sins of my Youth. When the sense of old Sins are renewed, we must renew Petitions for the pardon of them. It is usual with God, when we are negligent, to permit the Devil to make use of Affliction, to revive old Sins, that they may stare afresh in the view of the Eye of Conscience; therefore we had need to beg the continuance of this Priviledg, for it is not compleat. Though the Pardon it self be not abrogated, yet the Comfort of it may be much intrenched upon, and old Sins may come, and terrify the Soul with a very hideous Aspect.