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4. The^m riches of Gods mercy in forgiving not a few pence, nor yet a few talents, butⁿ many thousand talents will be the more admired and magnified: and he himself the more loved. ^oShe that had many sins forgiven, loved much.

4. The^m riches of Gods mercie in forgiuing not a few pence, nor yet a few talents, butⁿ many thousand talents will bee the more admired and magnified: and he himselfe the more loued. ^oShee that had many sinnes forgiuen, loued much.

1. mExo. 32. 31, 32
2. nMath. 18. 24.
3. oLuke 7. 47.

Little do they consider the necessity of this doctrine, who never think of their sins, or of seeking any discharge, but when they have committed some heinous notorious sin, which bringeth them to some open shame, and then acknowledge that sin only, as if, that excepted, they were clean from all sin. I deny not, but that good use may be made of fastening the mind upon one principal sin, which seemeth most horrible to the conscience, and maketh the party most ashamed, and whereby he conceiveth Gods wrath to be most provoked, as the Israelites, who said,