{"number":112,"title":null,"part":null,"questions":[112],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"Is sin a debt?","answer":"Yes. There was a certain creditor that had two debtors,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"There was a certain creditor that had two debtors,","proofs":["Luke 7:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 7:4","osis":["Luke.7.4"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Is it a great debt?","answer":"Yes. It is ten thousand talents,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"It is ten thousand talents,","proofs":["Matthew 18:24"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 18:24","osis":["Matt.18.24"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is it an increasing debt?","answer":"Yes. For we add sin to sin,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"For we add sin to sin,","proofs":["Isaiah 30:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 30:1","osis":["Isa.30.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Does God keep an exact account of this debt?","answer":"Yes. For our transgression is sealed up in a bag, and he seweth up our iniquity,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"For our transgression is sealed up in a bag, and he seweth up our iniquity,","proofs":["Job 14:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Job 14:17","osis":["Job.14.17"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And will he require it?","answer":"Yes. Whosoever will not harken, I will require it of him,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Whosoever will not harken, I will require it of him,","proofs":["Deuteronomy 18:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"Deuteronomy 18:19","osis":["Deut.18.19"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Are we apt to think that we can pay this debt?","answer":"Yes. Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all,","proofs":["Matthew 18:29"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 18:29","osis":["Matt.18.29"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"But can we really pay it?","answer":"No. They had nothing to pay,","segments":[{"text":"No.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"They had nothing to pay,","proofs":["Luke 7:42"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 7:42","osis":["Luke.7.42"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Have we any friend upon earth that can pay it for us?","answer":"No. Call now if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?","segments":[{"text":"No.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Call now if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?","proofs":["Job 5:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Job 5:1","osis":["Job.5.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"But is there such a friend in heaven?","answer":"Yes. Jesus Christ, who is the propitiation for our sins,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Jesus Christ, who is the propitiation for our sins,","proofs":["1 John 2:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 John 2:2","osis":["1John.2.2"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Doth God forgive debts?","answer":"Yes. There is forgiveness with thee,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"There is forgiveness with thee,","proofs":["Psalm 130:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 130:4","osis":["Ps.130.4"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Doth he forgive them freely?","answer":"Yes. The remission of sins is according to the riches of his grace,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"The remission of sins is according to the riches of his grace,","proofs":["Ephesians 1:7"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ephesians 1:7","osis":["Eph.1.7"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And fully?","answer":"Yes. Having forgiven all our trespasses,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Having forgiven all our trespasses,","proofs":["Colossians 2:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"Colossians 2:13","osis":["Col.2.13"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And finally?","answer":"Yes. I will remember their sin no more,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"I will remember their sin no more,","proofs":["Jeremiah 31:34"],"refs":[{"printed":"Jeremiah 31:34","osis":["Jer.31.34"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Should we therefore pray for the forgiveness of our debts?","answer":"Yes. Enter not into judgment with thy servant,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Enter not into judgment with thy servant,","proofs":["Psalm 143:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 143:2","osis":["Ps.143.2"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Should we pray that God would remit the present punishment of sin?","answer":"Yes. Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people, as thou hast forgiven them from Egypt even until now,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people, as thou hast forgiven them from Egypt even until now,","proofs":["Numbers 14:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"Numbers 14:19","osis":["Num.14.19"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And that he would deliver us from his everlasting wrath due to sin?","answer":"Yes. I will say unto God, do not condemn me,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"I will say unto God, do not condemn me,","proofs":["Job 10:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"Job 10:2","osis":["Job.10.2"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And that he would restore to us divine comfort, forfeited by sin?","answer":"Yes. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me by thy free Spirit,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me by thy free Spirit,","proofs":["Psalm 51:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 51:12","osis":["Ps.51.12"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Should we pray for the pardon of sin sensibly?","answer":"Yes. As the publican who smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"As the publican who smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner,","proofs":["Luke 18:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 18:13","osis":["Luke.18.13"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"And sincerely?","answer":"Yes. Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips,","proofs":["Psalm 17:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 17:1","osis":["Ps.17.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And importunately?","answer":"Yes. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive","proofs":["Daniel 9:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"Daniel 9:19","osis":["Dan.9.19"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And argumentatively?","answer":"Yes. Why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity?","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity?","proofs":["Job 7:21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Job 7:21","osis":["Job.7.21"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"May we here plead the goodness of God’s nature?","answer":"Yes. For thou, Lord, art good and ready to forgive,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"For thou, Lord, art good and ready to forgive,","proofs":["Psalm 36:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 36:5","osis":["Ps.36.5"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And the greatness of our transgressions?","answer":"Yes. Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great,","proofs":["Psalm 25:11"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 25:11","osis":["Ps.25.11"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And the glory of his name?","answer":"Yes. Purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake,","proofs":["Psalm 79:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 79:9","osis":["Ps.79.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"But above all, should we plead the merit and atonement of Christ?","answer":"Yes. Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed,","proofs":["Psalm 84:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 84:9","osis":["Ps.84.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Should we forgive those that have offended us?","answer":"Yes. Forbearing one Another, and forgiving one another,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Forbearing one Another, and forgiving one another,","proofs":["Colossians 3:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"Colossians 3:13","osis":["Col.3.13"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Must we do this freely?","answer":"Yes. Thou shouldst have had compassion, even as I had pity on thee,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Thou shouldst have had compassion, even as I had pity on thee,","proofs":["Matthew 18:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 18:23","osis":["Matt.18.23"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And heartily?","answer":"Yes. ’We must from the heart forgive every one his brother’s trespasses,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"’We must from the heart forgive every one his brother’s trespasses,","proofs":["Matthew 18:35"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 18:35","osis":["Matt.18.35"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And fully?","answer":"Yes. Ye have not injured me at all,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Ye have not injured me at all,","proofs":["Galatians 4:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Galatians 4:12","osis":["Gal.4.12"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And immediately?","answer":"Yes. Go, and be reconciled to thy brother,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Go, and be reconciled to thy brother,","proofs":["Matthew 5:24"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 5:24","osis":["Matt.5.24"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And repeatedly?","answer":"Yes. Not only till seven times, but till seventy times seven,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Not only till seven times, but till seventy times seven,","proofs":["Matthew 18:22"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 18:22","osis":["Matt.18.22"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And must we not only forgive, but forget?","answer":"Yes. Grudge not one against another,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Grudge not one against another,","proofs":["James 5:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"James 5:9","osis":["Jas.5.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Is this prudent?","answer":"Yes. The discretion of a man deferreth his anger,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"The discretion of a man deferreth his anger,","proofs":["Proverbs 19:11"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 19:11","osis":["Prov.19.11"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"And honourable?","answer":"Yes. And it is his glory to pass over a transgression,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"And it is his glory to pass over a transgression,","proofs":["Proverbs 19:11"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 19:11","osis":["Prov.19.11"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And profitable?","answer":"Yes. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,","proofs":["Matthew 6:14"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 6:14","osis":["Matt.6.14"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And cannot we hope for forgiveness without it?","answer":"No. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours,","segments":[{"text":"No.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours,","proofs":["Matthew 6:15"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 6:15","osis":["Matt.6.15"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]}],"text":null}