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…

Consider, first, what it is thou doest; whilst thus thou goest on, thou art a Despiser of the Riches of his goodness: that which is opposite to goodness, must needs be transcendently evil. What, art thou evil, because God is good? and so much the more evil, by how much the more he is good, surely there must needs be an unexhausted treasure of wickedness in thee, which will also cause in the end a treasure of wrath in him; what and sin against mercy, patience, long suffering, added to goodness? of all attributes, as the richest to the most glorious; for it is that he glories in: in the abusing of which, therefore he thinks himself most debased: of all attributes the tenderest: what, kick against his bowels? so are his mercies called: canst hit him no where else but there? to despise a mans wisdom, power, learning, is not so much as to despise his love; what canst thou imagine will become of thee, when thou comest to dye? what is it thou wilt then come to plead and cry for? O mercy, mercy; why wretch that thou art, it is mercy thou hast sinned against. Riches of mercy and patience abused; turns into fury. I may allude to that speech, 1 Sam. 2. 25. If a man sin against his brother, ¹the Judge shall judge him; but if against God, who shall plead for him? So hadst thou sinned against any other attribute, Mercy might have pleaded ⟨p. 39⟩for thee; but if against Mercy it self, who shall?

Consider, first, what it is thou doest; whilest thus thou goest on, thou art a Despiser of the Riches of his goodnesse: that which is opposite to goodnesse, must needs be transcendently evill. What, art thou evill, because God is good? and so much the more evill, by how much the more he is good, surely there must needs be an unexhausted treasure of wickednesse in thee, which will also cause in the end a treasure of wrath in him; what and sinne against mercy, patience, long suffering, added to goodnesse? of all attributes, as the richest to the most glorious; for it is that he glories in: in the abusing of which, therefore he thinkes himselfe most debased: of all attributes the tenderest: what, kick against his bowels? so are his mercies called: canst hit him no where else but there? to despise a mans wisdome, power, learning, is not so much as to despise his love; what canst thou imagine will become of thee, when thou commest to dye? what is it thou wilt then come to plead and cry for? O mercy, mercy; why wretch that thou art, it is mercy thou hast sinned against. Riches of mercy and patience abused; turnes into fury. I may allude to that speech,