HEre I noted James Nayler in one place, denying that his sins, who is once covered, are not daily to cover, yet in another place affirming, that what Christ did formerly upon the Cross, he doth the same now. If then he did cover them, he doth now cover them daily. R. F. * 1.1 answereth not to take off the Contra∣diction, but onely thus, He that hath his sins covered is bles∣sed; but thy meaning is denyed.
Rep. The maner and way of Christs covering of sin is denied, if that my meaning (which is not mine, but the Lords) be denied. For [to day] Heb. 13. 8. holds forth a daily ver∣tue* 1.2 (in all the present time of the new Testament) of Christs Cross, or his personal sufferings upon the Cross, for cover∣ing as for crucifying of sin, that is, for pardoning as sub∣duing it. He doth perfectly justifie a believer at once; but this he doth daily also, by one continued act of imputation of Christs sufferings, whence comes the non-imputation of a believers daily sins. If this be denied, then the way of Gods covering sin is denied to be by way of pardon; and so David and Paul, Psalm 32. 1. Rom. 4. 6, 7. are denied, and the blessedness which they pronounce to the pardoned per∣son; which is worse then for R. F. to deny himself, or for J. Nayler to contradict himself, as before, and as followeth.