The truly blessed man

1. There is a pardon to be had; this comfortable news is brought to us in the Gospel: we are told that there is forgiveness with God, Psal. 130.4. yea it is one of the titles that he assumes to himself in the Scriptures, Exod. 34.7. Forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin; and for this is he celebrated, that he is forward to apply it, Psal. 86.5. ready to forgive; and there is full evidence for this; for,

1. Jesus Christ hath purchased it; he came for that very end, and he hath accomplished it; there was more done for the making way for the pardon of sin, than in the making of the World. When Justice had condemned the Sinner to die, and there was no deliverance to be had, but by satisfaction made to it, and there was none that could make that satisfaction but a Divine Person, God spared not his own Son, but gave him for us; when there was no other offering that could expiate ⟨p. 22⟩this guilt, he delivered him for our offences, Rom. 4. ult. 2 Cor. 5.21. and he hath paid the Redemption price; and now God may be both just and justify. Here lay the necessity of Christ coming and dying, because sinners could not be saved, unless pardoned; and they could not be pardoned unless the Law were satisfied; this was the one thing that made his coming necessary; and in coming he hath done it to effect, so that he is able to save to the uttermost, Heb. 7.25.

1. Jesus Christ hath purchased it; he came for that very end, and he hath accomplished it; there was more done for the making way for the pardon of sin, than in the making of the World. When Justice had condemned the Sinner to dy, and there was no deliverance to be had, but by satisfaction made to it, and there was none that could make that satisfaction but a Divine Person, God spared not his own Son, but gave him for us; when there was no other offering that could expiate