that believeth on the Son of God, hath the
witness in himself,' (2 John 5:10;) i. e., he has as much evidence
as can be desired.

"5. That God sees no sin in believers; and they are not bound to
confess sin, mourn for it, or pray that it may be forgiven.

"For God has declared, (Heb. 10:17,) 'Their sins and iniquities I
will remember no more.' And in Jer. 50:20, 'In those days, and in
that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought
for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they
shall not be found; for I will pardon them whom I reserve.'

"6. That God is not angry with the elect, nor doth he punish them
for their sins.

"For Christ has made ample satisfaction for their sins. See Isaiah
53:5, 'He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for
our iniquities,' &c. And to inflict punishment once upon the
surety, and again upon the believer, is contrary to the justice of
God, as well as derogatory to the satisfaction of Christ.

"7. That by God's laying our iniquities upon Christ, he became as
completely sinful as we, and we as completely righteous as Christ.

"For Christ represents our persons to the Father; and we represent
the person of Christ to him. The loveliness of Christ is
transferred to us. On the other hand, all that is hateful in our
nature is put upon Christ, who was forsaken by the father for a
time. See 2 Cor. 5:21, 'He was made sin for us, who knew no sin;
that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.'

"8. That believers need not fear either their own sins or the sins
of others, since neither can do them any injury.

"See Rom. 8:33, 34, 'Who shall lay any thing to the charge of
God's elect?' &c. The apostle does not say that they never
transgress, but triumphs in the thought that no curse can be
executed against them.

"9. That the new covenant is not made properly with us, but with
Christ for us; and that this covenant is all of it a promise,
having no conditions for us to perform; for faith, repentance, and
obedience, are not conditions on our part, but Christ's; and he
repented, believed, and obeyed for us.

"For the covenant is so expressed, that the performance lies upon
the Deity himself. 'For this is the covenant that I will make with
the house of Israel, after those days, saith the Lord; I