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…

If then we should go a begging to all the Angels, who never sinned, let them lay all their stock together, it would beggar them all to pay for one sin: no, it is not the merit of Angels will do it; for sin is the transgression, the destruction of the Law, Psal. 109. 1. and the least [Greek or Hebrew] is more worth than heaven, and all that is therein.

If then we should goe a begging to all the Angels, who never sinned, let them lay all their stock together, it would begger them all to pay for one sinne: no, it is not the merit of Angels will doe it; for sinne is the transgression, the destruction of the Law, Psal. 109. 1. and the least 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 is more worth than heaven, and all that is therein.

Only, though it be thus unconquerably sinful by all created powers, it hath not gone beyond the price that Christ hath paid for it; the Apostle compares to this very purpose, sin and Christs righteousness together, Rom. 5. 15, 20. 'Tis true, says he, that sin abounds, and that one sin, [Greek or Hebrew], and instanceth in Adams sin, which staineth all mens natures to the end of the world; yet says he, the gift of righteousness by Christ abounds much more; abounds to flowing over, [Greek or Hebrew], says the Apostle, 1 Tim. 1. 14. as the sea doth above mote-hills, Malach. 7. 14. Though therefore it would undo all the Angels, yet Christs riches are unsearchable, Eph. 3. 8. he hath such riches of merit, as are able to pay all thy debts the very first day of thy marriage with ⟨p. 23⟩him, though thou hadst been a sinner millions of years, afore the creation to this day: and when that is done, there is enough left to purchase thee more grace and glory than all the Angels have in heaven. In a word, he is able to save to the utmost, all that come to God by him,