Pardon

"The forgiveness of sins granted freely (Isa. 43:25), readily" "(Neh. 9:17; Ps. 86:5), abundantly (Isa. 55:7; Rom. 5:20). Pardon" "is an act of a sovereign, in pure sovereignty, granting simply a" "remission of the penalty due to sin, but securing neither honour" "nor reward to the pardoned. Justification (q.v.), on the other" "hand, is the act of a judge, and not of a sovereign, and" "includes pardon and, at the same time, a title to all the" rewards and blessings promised in the covenant of life.