pray for the remission of their sins, what ought the lambs to do, of whom it is said, “Bring young rams unto the Lord”?2055 You knew then that you have repeated this in the Creed, because amongst the rest you have mentioned there “the remission of sins.” There is one remission of sins which is given once for all; another which is given day by day. There is one remission of sins which is given once for all in Holy Baptism; another which is given as long as we live here in the Lord’s Prayer. Wherefore we say, “Forgive us our debts.” 7. And God has brought us into a covenant, and agreement, and a firm bond2056 with Him, in that we say, “as we also forgive our debtors.” He who would say it effectually, “Forgive us our debts,” must say truly, “as we also forgive our debtors.”2057 If this which is last he either say not, or say deceitfully, the other which is first he says in vain. We say to you then especially who are approaching to Holy Baptism, from your hearts forgive everything. And ye faithful, who taking advantage of this occasion are listening to this prayer, and our exposition of it, do ye wholly and from your hearts forgive whatsoever ye have against any. Forgive it there where God seeth. For sometimes a man remitteth with the mouth, and in the heart retaineth; he remitteth with the mouth for men’s sake, and re- taineth in the heart, as not fearing the eyes of God. But do ye remit entirely. Whatever ye have retained up to these holy days,2058 in these holy days at least remit. “The sun ought not to go down upon your wrath,”2059 yet many suns have passed. Let then your wrath at length pass away also, now that we are celebrating the days of the great Sun, of that Sun of which Scripture saith, “Unto you shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in His wings.”2060 What is, “in His wings”? In His protection. Whence it is said in the Psalms, “Keep me under the shadow of Thy wings.”2061 But as to others who in the day of judgment shall repent, but all too late, and who shall mourn, yet unavailingly, it hath been foretold by Wisdom what they shall then say as they repent and groan for anguish of spirit, “What hath pride profited us, or what good hath riches with our vaunting brought us? All these things are passed away like a shadow.” And, “Therefore have we erred from the way of truth, and the light of righteousness hath not shined unto us, and the Sun of righteousness rose not upon us.”2062 That Sun riseth upon the righteous only; but this sun which we see, God “maketh,” daily “to rise upon the good and evil.”2063 The righteous attain to the seeing of 2055 Ps. xxviii. 1, Sept. (xxix. English version). 2056 Chirographum. 2057 Matt. vi. 12. 2058 The Feast of Easter, the great season for baptizing. See Bingham, xi. 6, 7. 2059 Eph. iv. 26. 2060 Mal. iv. 2. 2061 Ps. xvii. 8. 2062 Wisd. v. 8, 9, 6. 2063 Matt. v. 45. 607 Again on the Lord’s Prayer, Matt. vi. To the Competentes.