I reply, Is there not a Justification? Sol. Yes: And how comes sin to be pardoned? Is it not by the blood of Christ? Yes: But these were great sins; And did Christ die for the expiation of little sins only? What, did he satisfy for infirmities only, ⟨p. 248⟩& not for enormities also? And doth Christ indeed leave the greatest debts for us to clear? Or cannot faith receive the acquittance of great sins, as well as indeliberated sins? Was not the sin-offering for all sorts of persons? And have not all sorts of sins come within the Proclamation? No no, my brethren, Justification (without all doubt) crosseth the book. Thou art a debtor, saith God: I am, Lord, saith the penitent, I acknowledge my sins, and am •orry for my transgressions, but I intend to run on the score no longer. Thou art a debtor, saith God; I am, Lord, saith the Believer, and thou hast said, If any man 1sin, he hath an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the propitiation for sins, and I believe on him Lord; I take him to be my sin-offering, and in his blood only ⟨p. 249⟩I seek for pardon and redemption from all my sins; This were the way to support our selves against our many and strong doubtings about pardon of sins; Yet the Lord knows I have repented of them, and I do believe in Jesus Christ for the pardon of them, I hear and know that he is the Mediator of the New Testament, and that his blood satisfies for all sorts of debtors, and debts too; Though one sin may differ from another, yet his me• it and satisfaction differs not from it self, but is all-sufficient; and therefore I acknowledge the debt, and rest on his blood for a full discharge.
I reply, Is there not a Justification? Sol. Yes: And how comes sin to be pardoned? Is it not by the bloud of Christ? Yes: But these were great sins; And did Christ die for the expiation of little sins onely? What, did he satisfie for infirmities only, ⟨p. 248⟩& not for enormities also? And doth Christ indeed leave the greatest debts for us to cleare? Or cannot faith receive the accuitance of great sins, as well as indeliberated sins? Was not the sin-offering for all sorts of persons? And have not all sorts of sinnes come within the Proclamation? No no, my brethren, Justification (without all doubt) crosseth the book. Thou art a debtor, saith God: I am, Lord, saith the penitent, I acknowledge my sins, and am •orry for my transgressions, but I intend to run on the score no longer. Thou art a debtor, saith God; I am, Lord, saith the Beleever, and thou hast said, If any man 1sin, he hath an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the propitiation for sins, and I beleeve on him Lord; I take him to be my sinoffering, and in his bloud onely ⟨p. 249⟩I seek for pardon and redemption from all my sinnes; This were the way to support our selves against our many and strong doubtings about pardon of sins; Yet the Lord knowes I have repented of them, and I doe beleeve in Jesus Christ for the pardon of them, I heare and know that he is the Mediator of the New Testament, and that his bloud satisfies for all sorts of debtors, and debts too; Though one sin may differ from another, yet his me• it and satisfaction differs not from it selfe, but is all-sufficient; and therefore I acknowledge the debt, and rest on his bloud for a full discharge.
- 11 Joh. 2. 1.
