A brief declaration and vindication of the doctrine of the Trinity as also of…

First, In the Eternal purpose of it, when he might justly have suffered all men to have perished under the ⟨p. 175⟩guilt of their sins. 2. Free in the means that he used to effect it unto his Glory. (1.) In the sending of his Son; and (2.) In laying the punishment of our sin upon him. (3.) In his Covenant with him, that it should be accepted on our behalf. (4.) In his tender and proposal of it by the Gospel unto sinners to be received without money or without price. (5.) In the actual condonation and pardon of them that do believe.

First, In the Eternal purpose of it, when he might justly have suffered all men to have perished under the ⟨p. 175⟩guilt of their sins. 2. Free in the means that he used to effect it unto his Glory. (1.) In the sending of his Son; and (2.) In laying the punishment of our sin upon him. (3.) In his Covenant with him, that it should be accepted on our behalf. (4.) In his tender and proposal of it by the Gospel unto sinn•rs to be received without money or without price. (5.) In the actual condonation and pardon of them that do believe.

Secondly, It is free on the part of the persons that are forgiven. In that (1.) It is given and granted to them without any satisfaction made by them for their former transgressions. (2.) Without any merit to purchase or procure it. (3.) Without any penal satisfactory suffering here, or in a purgatory hereafter. (4.) Without any Expectation of a future recompense; or that being pardoned, they should then make or give any satisfaction for what they had ⟨p. 176⟩done before. And as any of these things would, so nothing else can impeach the freedom of pardon and forgiveness. Whether then we respect the pardoner or the pardoned, Pardon is every way free; namely, on the part of God who forgives, and on the part of sinners that are forgiven. If God now hath besides all this, provided himself a Lamb for a Sacrifice; if he hath in Infinite Wisdom and Grace found out a way, thus freely to forgive us out sins, to the praise and glory of his own Holiness, Righteousness and severity against sin, as well as unto the unspeakable advancement of that Grace, Goodness and bounty which he immediately exerciseth in the pardon of sin, are these mens eyes evil, because he is good? Will they not be contented to be pardoned, unless they may have it at the rate of despoiling God of his Holiness, Truth, Righteousness and Faithfulness? And as this is certainly done