Mary Magdalen's tears wip't off. Or The voice of peace to an unquiet conscience.: Written by way of letter to a person of quality. And published for the comfort of all those, who mourn in Zion.

OBJECTION I.

My Sins are not as other mens, they are not the Spots of Gods Children: they have these Circumstances, that render them most formi∣dable. They are 1. more then other mens, 2. greater, 3. more loved, 4. longer lived in, 5. less grieved for, then the Sins of other men.

SOLUTION.

6. PUt all these Circumstances together, but the last (which shall be an∣swered by it self) your sins can be but great, many, loved, relapsed, and perhaps after sharp Corrections for them, Vows against them, sence of strength and ability through grace, to oppose, resist, and overcome them, and all the most powerful temptations to them, and this acknowledged, and owned

by your self, in your impassionate, and de∣liberate thoughts.

Now what hinders the Remission of such Sins? are these the first Scarlet sins that have ever been brought before the Throne of Grace, to receive another tincture by the hands of Mercy and pardon? is there any incapacity in the Sinner, any defect in the means, any qualification in the sins themselves, any barre or obstacle to the Judge, that these sins, that such a sinner should not be remitted?

What makes you uncapable of Pardon? any Decree concerning your person, in Gods secret Will? in his revealed Will there is no∣thing but grace and mercy offered to you, be∣cause to all that truly repent and turn unto him, Ezek. 18.21, 22. but if you suspect the Will of Gods purpose, what he hath deter∣mined concerning your Person, in that Will. you must know, that as there are not two Wills in the Divine Majesty, nor two con∣tradictory Acts of one and the same Will: So may you assure your self, that what may directly be concluded from his Revealed Will concerning the salvation of mankinde, you have your joynt-interest therein, with the rest of the Redeemed World: and that no Decree hath from all eternity been past against you, whereby a barre is set against all your good and square endeavours, and your person re∣jected into a fatal necessity of being damned. Impossible indeed it is that such dormant At∣tainders

should lye against the Persons of some men, for the Prevarication and Rebel∣lion of our first Parents, and yet that General Act of the Grace and Favour of Almighty God, be so solemnly proclaimed by that great Am∣bassador of our Reconciliation, 1 Tim. 2.4.