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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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AGGRAVATIONS OF SINNING AGAINST KNOWLEDGE.
ROM. 1. 21. Because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
ROM. 1. 21. Because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankfull, but became vaine in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkned.
There are two general aggravations the Apostle insists on, in these two Chapters, of the Gentiles sinfulness: First their unthankfulness, ver. 21. in despising the riches of Gods goodness, Chap. 2. 4. Secondly, of Rebellion, in sinning against knowledge: That when they knew him, they glorified him not as God. And of all other he inculcateth this of sinning against knowledge, as the greatest: for bringing ⟨p. 34⟩in a long, large, and particular indictment of many several sins, Idolatry, ver. 23. unnatural uncleanness, ver. 26. &c. and all kinds of unrighteousness, ver. 29. he doth both in the beginning, and end of the bill, bring in this aggravation, that they sinned against knowledge in all these. So ver. 18. he begins the indictment and promulgation of Gods wrath above all for this, that they with-held the truth in unrighteousness; which was as much as all that unrighteousness committed, barely in it self considered: And then again in the end, when he comes to pronounce sentence, he comes in with this, after all particulars had been reckoned up, Who knowing the judgement of God against those which do such things, yet do them.