For our instruction 1 This Attribute of long-suffring presupposes in God a naturall hatred of sinne:* 1.1 His refraining for a time the effects of His displeasure implies that He is displeased at it. And both these presuppose Gods omnisciency, whereby He knowes all sinnes.
2 See here the true cause why sinners many times goe so long unpunished: Not their desert, nor that God either sees not, or hates not their sinnes, or is not able to punish them; but His long-suffring, or slownesse to anger.
3 Hence also it appeares that the sinnes of impenitent persons are not at all remitted by Gods long-suffring. Quod differtur, non aufertur. Forbearance is no quittance. Their punishment is onely put off, not ta∣ken off. Gods suffring is long, but not for