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…

David, though he despised the Lord, yet he did not cast away the Lord, as Saul did: for Saul ventured utterly to lose him, knowing his estate naught. David, when he sinned, thought Gods eternal favour would still continue, though for the present he might lose the sense of it. But when a man goes on in a state of sinning, he ventures the loss of Gods eternal love, and slights it, and knows he doth so: when a man knows that he is condemned already, as being impenitent, and that all his eternal estate lies upon the non-payment of such duties of repentance, &c. and that the guilt of all his sins will come in upon him, and that an execution is out, and yet goes on, this is more than to commit one act against knowledge, whereby he thinks he brings upon himself but the guilt of that one sin; and upon the committing of which, he thinks not the mortgage of all lies, though it deserves it; herein men show themselves more desperate.¹

David, though he despised the Lord, yet hee did not cast away the Lord, as Saul did: for Saul ventured utterly to lose him, knowing his estate naught. David, when hee sinned, thought Gods eternall favour would still continue, though for the present he might lose the sense of it. But when a man goes on in a state of sinning, he ventures the losse of Gods eternall love, and slights it, and knowes he doth so: when a man knowes that he is condemned already, as being impenitent, and that all his eternall estate lyes upon the non-payment of such duties of repentance, &c. and that the guilt of all his sinnes will come in upon him, and that an execution is out, and yet goes on, this is more than to commit one act against knowledge, whereby he thinks he brings upon himself but the guilt of that one sinne; and upon the committing of which, he thinks not the morgage of all lyes, though it deserves it; herein men shew themselves more desperate.¹

1. 12. Head: Rules whereby to estimate sins against knowledge.2. Head: Rules whereby to estimate sinnes against knowledge.