The Doctrine of Repentance

1. Thy sins are pardoned. Pardon of¹ sin circumscribes blessedness within it, Psal. 32. 1. Whom God pardons, he crowns, Psal. 1•3. 4. Who forgiveth thy iniquities, who crowneth thee with loving kindness. A repenting condition is a pardoned condition. Christ said to that weeping woman, Thy sins which are many are forgiven, Luk. 7. 47. Pardons are sealed upon soft hearts: O thou whose head hath been a fountain to weep for sin, Christs side will be a fountain to wash away sin, Zach. 13. 1. Hast thou repented? ⟨p. 135⟩God looks upon thee as if thou hadst not offended; he becomes a friend, a father; he will now bring forth the best Robe, and put it on thee: God is pacified towards thee, and will with the Father of the Prodigal, fall upon thy neck and kiss thee. Sin in Scripture is compared to a cloud, Isa. 44. 22. No sooner is this cloud scattered by Repentance, but pardoning love shines forth. Paul, after his Repentance, obtained mercy, 1 Tim. 1. 16. [Greek or Hebrew], I was all bestrewed with mercy. When a spring of Repentance is open in the heart, a spring of mercy is open in Heaven.

1. Thy sins are pardoned. Pardon of¹ sin circumscribes blessedness within it, Psal. 32. 1. Whom God pardons, he crowns, Psal. 1•3. 4. Who forgiveth thy iniquities, who crowneth thee with loving kindness. A repenting condition is a pardoned condition. Christ said to that weeping woman, Thy sins which are many are forgiven,