Aggravation of sin and sinning against knowledge. Mercy. Delivered in several sermons upon divers…Aggravation of sinne and sinning against knowledge. Mercie. Delivered in severall sermons upon divers…

First, This collateral kind of sinning against knowledge is mentioned in the 21. verse, where he ⟨p. 52⟩says, They knew God, yet they glorified him not: there knowledge is made but a circumstance of their sinning; they sinned against it but collaterally. But then that other kind of sinning directly against knowledge, is mentioned ver. 28. They liked not to retain God in their knowledge: that is, they hated this knowledge it self, so as now they did not only love sin, they knew to be sin, but also they loved not the knowledge of it; so that because both are thus clearly instanced in, we will speak of both more largely.

First, This collaterall kinde of sinning against knowledge is mentioned in the 21. verse, where he ⟨p. 52⟩saies, They knew God, yet they glorified him not: there knowledge is made but a circumstance of their sinning; they sinned against it but collaterally. But then that other kind of sinning directly against knowledge, is mentioned ver. 28. They liked not to retaine God in their knowledge: that is, they hated this knowledge it selfe, so as now they did not onely love sin, they knew to be sin, but also they loved not the knowledge of it; so that because both are thus clearly instanced in, wee will speake of both more largely.

Now sins directly against knowledge it self are many:¹ I will reduce the chief heads of them into two branches: First, in regard of our selves. Secondly, in regard of others.

Now sinnes directly against knowledge it selfe are many:¹ I will reduce the chiefe heads of them into two branches: First, in regard of our selves. Secondly, in regard of others.