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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…
Aggravation of sin and sinning against knowledge. Mercy. Delivered in several sermons upon divers occasions. By Tho: Goodwin B.D.Aggravation of sinne and sinning against knowledge. Mercie. Delivered in severall sermons upon divers occasions. By Tho: Goodvvin B.D.
London: printed by M. Flesher for John Rothwell, 1637London: printed by M. Flesher for Iohn Rothwell, 1637
AGGRAVATIONS OF SINNING AGAINST MERCY.AGGRAVATIONS OF SINNING AGAINST MERCIE.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, His goodness having brought thus God to mens thoughts, then your own consciences take you, and lead you down into your selves, and bear witness, that you by walking in your own ways, do nothing but provoke and offend this good God. So Rom. 2. 15.
Secondly, His goodnesse having brought thus God to mens thoughts, then your owne consciences take you, and leade you downe into your selves, and beare witnesse, that you by walking in your owne wayes, doe nothing but provoke and offend this good God. So Rom. 2. 15.
And then thirdly, there is an indelible principle common to all men to love those who love them; 1which after the two former have brought you hitherto, point, you to Repentance, as the conclusion. [Shall we go on to sin against this good, so good? return evil for good?] Is not this a natural necessary consequent out of all these, to say as they, Let us therefore fear the Lord, who giveth us the early and the latter rain, 2as it is Jer. 5. 26, 27? And though men are said not to know this, in the text, yet the meaning is, they do not throughly and effectually consider thus much, so as thereby to be brought to Repentance, yet however there is such a witness of all this in all mens hearts, and thus are they led on unto Repentance, would they see their way and follow their guide.
And then thirdly, there is an indelible principle common to all men to love those who love them; 1which after the two former have brought you hitherto, point, you to Repentance, as the conclusion. [Shall we goe on to sinne against this good, so good? returne evill for good?] Is not this a naturall necessary consequent out of all these, to say as they, Let us therefore feare the Lord, who giveth us the early and the latter raine,