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…

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.

Secondly, for his favourites: God hath but a few poor ones; upon whom because God hath set his love, sin hath set its hatred.

Secondly, for his favourites: God hath but a few poore ones; upon whom because God hath set his love, sinne hath set its hatred.