...wordsof eternal life, — for the consolation of believing, with a devout and lively faith, that " if we confess our sins, God is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to make us clean Irom all wickedness." Nor was this a delusive promise. The seed of righteousness had been sown ; the...

...words of eternal life, — for the consolation of believing, with a devout and lively faith, that " if we confess our sins, God is faithful and righteous...The day of trial came, and David was arraigned as a crimfnal before man ; but stood before his judges as one who, having made his peace with God, was prepared...

...also the words of John the evangelist: If tee confess our sins, God is faithful and i Jolm i. [9.] righteous to forgive us our sins, and to make us clean from all our wickedness. Which ought to be understood' of the confession that is made unto God. For these are...

...asked of God the Father, for Jesus Christ his sake ? — O pernicious and devilish doctrine! — "If we confess our sins, God is faithful and righteous...our sins, and to make us clean from all wickedness." This one text alone of St. John is able to subvert, overtopple, and throw down all the building, shores,...

...good and perfect gift, cometh down from the Father of light. Blessed John, in his epistle, saith : "If we confess our sins, God is faithful and righteous...forgive us our sins, and to make us clean from all iniquity." Here St. John affirmeth that God forgiveth us our sins, and maketh us clean from all unrighteousness....

...sin original, actual, mortal, venial, and what not, is washed away by Christ's blood. Again : " If we confess our sins, God is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to make us clean frem all wickedness." This one text alone of St John is able to subvert, overtopple, and throw down...

...defiled cloth. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us ; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and righteous to forgive us 'our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Ep. What shall I do then, that sin may be no clog unto my conscience?...

...a defiled cloth. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Ep. God be thanked. I trust I am now well armed against Satan...

...?" I answer : " If ye say, we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God -is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and make us clean from all unrighteousness." The scripture saith : " Blessed are they whose iniquities...

...St John saith : " If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to make jer. xxxi. us clean from all iniquity." And God himself saith by the prophet: "I will forgive iiai.xim....