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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
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Lastly, for his image even in a mans own breast: the law of the members fights against the law of the mind, and endeavoureth to expel it, though a man should be damned for it. Gal. 5. 17. The flesh (namely sin) lusteth against the Spirit, for they are contraries. Contrary indeed; for me thinks though it hates that image in others, that yet it should spare it in a mans self, out of self-love; but yet, though a man should be damned, if this image be expelled, it yet laboureth to do this; so deadly is that hatred, a man hates himself, as holy, so far as he is sinful.
Lastly, for his image even in a mans owne breast: the law of the members fights against the law of the mind, and endevoureth to expell it, though a man should be damned for it. Gal. 5. 17. The flesh (namely sinne) lusteth against the Spirit, for they are contraries. Contrary indeed; for me thinkes though it hates that image in others, that yet it should spare it in a mans selfe, out of self-love; but yet, though a man should be damned, if this image be expelled, it yet laboureth to doe this; so deadly is that hatred, a man hates himselfe, as holy, so farre as he is sinfull.
It abounds now so high, as our thoughts can follow it no farther: Divines say, it aspires unto infinity, the object against whom it is thus contrary unto, being God, who is infinite, they tell ⟨p. 12⟩us, that objectively, sin it self is infinite. Sure I am, the worth of the object or party offended, aggravates the offence: an ill word against the King is high treason, not the greatest indignity to another man. Sure I also am, that God was so offended with it, as, though he loves his Son as himself, yet he (though without sin) being but made sin by imputation, yet God spared him not: and because the creatures could not strike a stroke hard enough, he himself was pleased to bruise him, Isaiah 53. 16. He spared not his own Son,