Behold the Lamb of God taking away the sin of the world , the sin of the church; for therefore was the Son of God manifested, to take away our sin , 1 John 3:5. I. He takes away the guilt of sin by the blood of his cross (Zech. 13:1): In that day , in the gospel-day, there shall be a fountain opened , that is, provision made for the cleansing of all those from the pollutions of sin who truly repen...