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2. Hence let these Thoughts make us resolve to go to him for Pardon. While we look on him in his anger, that makes us to keep out of his sight; buy when we believe, that he is ready to receive poor Sinners, and pass by their Iniquities, this will encourage us to come into his presence.

3. Hence let us oppose these Examples, to all the arguments of Despair that are obtruded upon us. Satan, and a misgiving heart will offer hard at this; but let us answer all with these: And there is no case in which we may not have one or other of them to do this withal. Have our Sins been very Great, of the biggest Size? and doth the greatness of them terrify us, as if they were too big for Pardon? consider, What were David's Sins? What were Manasseh's? Yea did not David bring that for a plea? Psal. 25. 11. Pardon mine Iniquity, for it is Great. The greatness of them can neither out bid his Grace, or his Will to forgive. Have they been multiplied Transgressions? and doth this dishearten us? See what a fearful Catalogue is recorded of Manasseh, 2 Chron. 33. begin. and yet they did not obstruct his Pardon. Yea, what saith God himself, Isa. 55. 7. He will multiply to Pardon. Have they been against special Kindnesses bestowed upon us, and so rendered us Guilty of horrid Ingratitude to God? Remember how God sets forth Davids sin with all such Circumstances, 2 Sam. 12. begin. and yet he readily forgave him all, when he humbled himself before him. Have ⟨p. 287⟩they been against many Means used with us to reclaim us, which we have despised, & thereby sorely aggravated them? We have been often warned, and threatened, and yet persisted? and was not this also one circumstance in Manasseh's Sin,