The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

4. Hence as long as you thus lie, your Sin is not forgiven. Not only doth not this remove the Guilt, •ut is an evidence that it is not taken away. If •ou were Unregenerate before, this proves that you are so still; till such Sins are repented of, •here is no evidence of a through Conversion; •or when God pardons a sinner, he forgiveth all his past sins, and that is in the way of Repentance. And if you are Regenerate, yet the sin is not forgiven before committed, nor then neither but in •he Gospel way, viz. in Confessing and Forsaking, […] seeking Mercy through Christ, which you ⟨p. 172⟩cannot do whiles in such a frame. And how fearful a thing is it to have Sins lying out against us, for which we have no Sealed pardon?

4. Hence as long as you thus ly, your Sin is not for•iven. Not only doth not this remove the Guilt, •ut is an evidence that it is not taken away. If •ou were Unregenerate before, this proves that you are so still; till such Sins are repented of, •here is no evidence of a through Conversion; •or when God pardons a sinner, he forgiveth all his past sins, and that is in the way of Repentance. And if you are Regenerate, yet the sin is not forgiven before committed, nor then neither but in •he Gospel way, viz. in Confessing and Forsaking, 〈…〉 seeking Mercy through Christ, which you ⟨p. 172⟩cannot do whiles in such a frame. And how fearful a thing is it to have Sins lying out against us, for which we have no Sealed pardon?