A practical exposition on the 130th Psalm

What, because God cannot pardon them, it is not possible with him? Not at all! but because they cannot, they will not believe, that the forgiveness that is with him is such, as that it would answer all the wants of their souls, because it answers the infinite largeness of his heart. And if this doth not wholly deprive them of Pardon, yet it greatly retards their Peace and Comfort. God doth not take it well to be limited by us in any thing, least of all in his Grace. This he calls a Tempting of him, a provoking Temptation, Psal. 78. 41. They turned back and tempted ⟨p. 227⟩God, they limited the Holy One of Israel. This he could not hear with. If there be any pardon with God, it is such as becomes him to give. When he pardons, he will abundantly pardon. Go with your half forgiveness limited, conditional Pardons with reserves and limitations unto the Sons of men; it may be, it may become them, it is like themselves. That of God is absolute and perfect, before which our sins are as a Cloud before the East Wind, and the rising Sun. Hence he is said to do this work, with his whole heart, and his whole soul; [Greek or Hebrew], freely, bountifully, largely to indulge and forgive unto us our sins. And to cast them into the bottom of the Sea, Mic. 7. 19. into a bottomless Ocean, an Emblem of infinite mercy. Remember this, poor souls, when you are to deal with God in this matter, all things are possible unto them that do believe.

What, because God cannot pardon them, it is not possible with him? Not at all! but because they cannot, they will not believe, that the forgiveness that is with him is such, as that it would answer all the wants of their souls, because it answers the infinite largeness of his heart. And if this doth not wholly deprive them of Pardon, yet it greatly retards their Peace and Comfort. God doth not take it well to be limited by us in any thing, least of all in his Grace. This he calls a Tempting of him, a provoking Temptation, Psal. 78. 41. They turned back and tempted ⟨p. 227⟩God, they limited the Holy One of Israel. This he could not hear with. If there be any pardon with God, it is such as becomes him to give. When he pardons, he will abundantly pardon. Go with your half forgiveness limited, conditional Pardons with reserves and limitations unto the Sons of men; it may be, it may become them, it is like themselves. That of God is absolute and perfect, before which our sins are as a Cloud before the East Wind, and the rising Sun. Hence he is said to do this work, with his whole heart, and his whole soul; , freely, bountifully, largely to indulge and forgive unto us our sins. And to cast them into the bottom of the Sea,