Captives bound in chains, made free by Christ their surety

1. The mercies of God are more and greater than thy sins, let them be never so great, never so many; thy wickedness doth not exceed God's Goodness; his goodness is the goodness of a God, and his mercy the mercy of a God, and therefore Infinite, without bounds, limits, or measure. It is as easy for Infinite mercy to forgive many sins as few, and great as small; the Sea covereth great Rocks as well as the smallest Sands. If thou hast a multitude of sins, God hath a multitude of mercies, Psal. 51.1. if thou hast manifold sins, God hath manifold mercies, Nehem. 9.19. if thou hast abundantly sinned, God can and will abundantly pardon, Isa. 55.7, 8. if thy sins be sins of all sorts, of all sizes, God can and will forgive iniquity transgression and sin, Exod. 34.6, 7. only be thou willing, heartily willing to leave thy sins, only be thou willing, soundly willing, unfeignedly willing to accept of mercy, as it is tendered to thee, and of Christ the Redeemer as he is offered to thee, and the number, the greatness of thy sin shall not hinder thee from pardon and salvation.

2. The merits of Christ the Redeemer are fully sufficient to purchase pardon for thy sins, were they more, and greater than they be. Darest thou say thy sinnings are more ⟨p. 132⟩than Christ's sufferings? or that thy debts for which thou art in bonds are more than Christ the Surety for poor captives is able to satisfy and pay? Christ hath more pardons, than thou hast sin; more healings than thou hast wounds; there is more in Christ to save thee, than in thy sins to condemn thee: thy sins, are but pennies in comparison of the pounds that Christ hath to pay. Come forward then poor captive sinner, approach nearer to thy Lord-Redeemer, come forwards, why dost thou go from him? come, and though thou doubt, yet do not despair. If thou hadst not been a sinner, thou wouldst have stood in no need of a Saviour; and the greater sinner thou hast been, the greater haste thou shouldst make unto a Saviour: methinks I hear Christ calling to thee, poor sinner, why art thou thus dismayed at the sight and thoughts of thy iniquities! come unto me, and I will help thee! why art thou thus cast down, at the remembrance of what a sinner thou hast been, and what wickedness thou hast done? come, I have healing for thy wounds, I have plasters for thy sores; come to me, I will surely help and […] thee: art thou affrighted by the justice of my Father, come to me, rely on me, leave thy sins, and rely on me, and I will undertake to make thy peace with God;