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…

And as to himself, so to what ever is his, or dear to him. Besides, A King hath 3. things in an especial manner dear to him: His Laws, His favour ites, his image stamped upon his coin: and so hath God.

And as to himselfe, so to what ever is his, or deare to him. Besides, A King hath 3. things in an especiall manner deare to him: His Lawes, His favour ites, his image stampt upon his coine: and so hath God.

First, his laws and ordinances: God never gave Law, but it hath been broken by sin; [Greek or Hebrew] is the definition of it, The transgression of the Law, 1 Joh. 3. 4. yea it is called destroying the Law, Psal. 119. 126. And know, that Gods Law, the least tittle of it, is more dear to him, than all the world. For ere the least tittle of it shall be broken, heaven and earth shall pass. The least sin therefore, which is a breach of the least law, is worse than the destruction of the world: and for his worship, (as envying God should have any,) it turns his ordinances into sin.

First, his lawes and ordinances: God never gave Law, but it hath beene broken by sinne; 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 is the definition of it, The transgression of the Law, 1 Ioh. 3. 4. yea it is called destroying the Law, Psal. 119. 126. And know, that Gods Law, the least tittle of it, is more deare to him, than all the world. For ere the least tittle of it shall be broken, heaven and earth shall passe. The least sinne therefore, which is a breach of the least law, is worse than the destruction of the world: and for his worship, (as envying God should have any,) it turns his ordinances into sinne.