It appeareth that Forgiveness of Sin is and must be a covenanted Mercy, from these Reasons, 1st. The Covenant is a Covenant of Mercy, and it is the Flower of Mercy: God in the Covenant is the Father of Mercies, 2 Cor. i. 3. and pardoning Mercy is the first Mercy. 2dly, The Covenant is a Covenant of Grace, wherein the Lord seeketh the Praise of his Grace; and there is nothing to commend free Grace more, than a free Pardon to rebel Sinners: This is it which will make Christ to be admired in the Saints throughout all Eternity, 2 Thess. i. 10. 3dly, The Lord hath found a Ransom, Job xxxiii. 24. He hath got Payment and Satisfaction, therefore he must let the Debtor go free.
John Nevay — John Nevay, The Nature, Properties, Blessings, and Saving Graces, of the Covenant of Grace, Opened and Applied, in LII Sermons, on 2 Samuel xxiii. 5 (Glasgow, 1748), p. 205
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