The truly blessed man

4. Hence as long as you thus lie, your Sin is not forgiven. Not only doth not this remove the Guilt, but is an evidence that it is not taken away. If you were Unregenerate before, this proves that you are so still; till such Sins are repented of, the•• is no evidence of a through Conversion; for 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 the Gospel way, viz. in Confessing and Forsaking, and 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 forgiven. Not only doth not this remove the Guilt, but is an evidence that it is not taken away. If you were Unregenerate before, this proves that you are so still; till such Sins are repented of, the•• is no evidence of a through Conversion; for 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 the Gospel way, viz. in Confessing and Forsaking, and 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?

5. If therefore God lets you alone in this way, it is a fearful Judgment. It may be you please your selves in this, that you are not molested in your minds; but alas! there is nothing more tremendous. As there is not a greater mercy than to make sin too hot for us, and so to drive us to the refuge that is set before us; so there is not a greater witness of Gods wrath, than to let men alone in their sinful courses, to please themselves in them, and hope to do well enough for all,