{"number":56,"title":null,"part":"OF THE CHVRCH.","questions":[56],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"What beleeuest thou concerning the forgiuenesse of sinnes?","answer":"I beleeue, that God for the satisfaction of Christ, hath quite put out of his remembrance all my sinnes, and euen that corruption also, wherewith I must striue al my life long, and doth freely giue vnto me the righteousnesse of Christ, so that I shall neuer come into iudgement.","segments":[{"text":"I beleeue, that God for the satisfaction of Christ, hath quite put out of his remembrance","proofs":["John 2:2","2 Corinthians 5:19, 21"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 2:2","osis":["John.2.2"]},{"printed":"2 Corinthians 5:19, 21","osis":["2Cor.5.19","2Cor.5.21"]}],"note":null},{"text":"all my sinnes, and euen that corruption also, wherewith I must striue al my life long, and doth freely giue vnto me the righteousnesse of Christ, so that I shall neuer","proofs":["Jeremiah 31:34","Psalm 103:3–4, 10–11","Romans 7:22, 25","8:1–3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Jeremiah 31:34","osis":["Jer.31.34"]},{"printed":"Psalm 103:3–4, 10–11","osis":["Ps.103.3-Ps.103.4","Ps.103.10-Ps.103.11"]},{"printed":"Romans 7:22, 25","osis":["Rom.7.22","Rom.7.25"]},{"printed":"8:1–3","osis":["Rom.8.1-Rom.8.3"]}],"note":null},{"text":"come into iudgement.","proofs":["John 3:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 3:18","osis":["John.3.18"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"The vse.","answer":"The affection and loue of God, which he beareth toward vs in Christ, shall serue vs to this vse: first, to make vs take heed, that no doubting of the mercy and goodnes of God, in forgiuing vs our sinnes, do at any time creepe vpon vs, as if God did not from his hart, truely forgiue vs. Secondly, to driue out al such security, wherby it vsually commeth to passe, that men do carelesly sleepe in their sinnes, considering, that both sinne dwelleth in vs, wherewith we must striue al our life long, and also, that by this readines & goodnes of God, freely to forgiue vs our sinnes, wee are the rather prouoked, more carefully to avoid sinne, according to the doctrine of S. Iohn, who when he had taught, that if we confesse our sinnes, the Lord is faythful, and iust to forgiue vs our sinnes. Least any man might hereupon flatter himselfe in sinne, he meeteth with it by this admonition: Little children, these things I write vnto you, that you sinne not: as also Ezechiel, or rather God himself by the prophet, speketh most seuerely against such frowardnes: When I say vnto the righteous man, thou shalt surely liue, if he trusting to his owne righteousnes commit iniquitie, all his righteous deeds shall not bee remembred, but in that his iniquitie which he hath committed, he shall die.","segments":[{"text":"The affection and loue of God, which he beareth toward vs in Christ, shall serue vs to this vse: first, to make vs take heed, that no doubting of the mercy and goodnes of God, in forgiuing vs our sinnes, do at any time creepe vpon vs, as if God did not from his hart, truely forgiue vs. Secondly, to driue out al such security, wherby it vsually commeth to passe, that men do carelesly sleepe in their sinnes, considering, that both sinne dwelleth in vs, wherewith we must striue al our life long, and also, that by this readines & goodnes of God, freely to forgiue vs our sinnes, wee are the rather prouoked, more carefully to avoid sinne, according to the doctrine of S. Iohn, who when he had taught, that if we confesse our sinnes, the Lord is faythful, and iust to forgiue vs our sinnes. Least any man might hereupon flatter himselfe in sinne, he meeteth with it by this admonition: Little children,","proofs":["John 1:9","Romans 6:11"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 1:9","osis":["John.1.9"]},{"printed":"Romans 6:11","osis":["Rom.6.11"]}],"note":null},{"text":"these things I write vnto you, that you sinne not: as also Ezechiel, or rather God himself by the prophet, speketh most seuerely against such frowardnes: When I say vnto the righteous man,","proofs":["1 John 2:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 John 2:1","osis":["1John.2.1"]}],"note":null},{"text":"thou shalt surely liue, if he trusting to his owne righteousnes commit iniquitie, all his righteous deeds shall not bee remembred, but in that his iniquitie which he hath committed, he shall die.","proofs":["Ezekiel 33:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ezekiel 33:13","osis":["Ezek.33.13"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}],"text":null}