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…

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, Rom. 8. 32. His love might have overcome him, to have passed by it to his Son; at least a word of his mouth might have pacified him: yet so great was his hatred of it, and offence at it, as he poured the vials of his wrath on him: Neither would entreaty serve, for though he cried with strong cries it should pass from him, God would not, till he had out-wrestled it.

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, sinne it selfe 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 Sonne as himselfe, yet he (though without sinne) being but made sinne by imputation, yet God spared him not: and because the creatures could not strike a stroake hard enough, he himselfe was pleased to bruise him, Esay 53. 16. He spared not his owne Sonne, Rom. 8. 32. His love might have overcome him, to have passed by it to his Sonne; at least a word of his mouth might have pacified him: yet so great was his hatred of it, and offence at it, as he powred the vialls of his wrath on him: Neither would entreaty serve, for though he cryed with strong cryes it should passe from him, God would not, till he had out-wrastled it.