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…

AGGRAVATIONS OF SINNING AGAINST MERCY.

AGGRAVATIONS OF SINNING AGAINST MERCIE.

ROM. 2. 4, 5. Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? But after thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up unto thy self wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgement of God?

ROM. 2. 4, 5. Or despisest thou the riches of his goodnesse, and forbearance, and long suffering, not knowing that the goodnesse of God leadeth thee to repentance? But after thy hardnesse and impenitent heart, treasurest up unto thy selfe wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgement of God?

This is the last & most weighty aggravation which the Apostle puts into the measure of the Gentiles sinfulness (which in the former Chapter he had, verse 29. pronounced full before) to make it fuller yet: Their sinning against mercies, ⟨p. 2⟩and despising the riches of Gods goodness, patience, and forbearance, the hateful evil and iniquity whereof, can be better no way set off and illustrated unto mens consciences, than by a display of the riches of that goodness which mea sin against. My purpose therefore is to unlock and carry you into that more common treasury of outward mercies, and lead you through the several rooms thereof, all which do continually lead you unto repentance: That then reflecting upon our ungrateful waste, and abuse of so many mercies in sinning, thereby our sins, every sin, the least, may yet appear more sinful unto us, who are less than the least of all those mercies. Know then, that besides that peculiar treasure of unsearchable riches of grace laid up in Christ (the offer of which neglected and despised,