The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

3. Death. 4. Hell it self. p. 10. Consectaries, or Uses. 1. Let us fall down, and admire the wisdom, and adore the goodness of God, who out of the greatest evil, could bring the greatest good, be humbled for the fault, and bless God for the remedy. p. 11. 2. Hence conclude it is the saddest punishment, the fearfullest judgement in the World, to be given up to sin. Ibid. 3. See what fools they are, who seek to be rid of other evils, by the admission of sin. p. 12. 4. If sin be the greatest evil, what then is sin circumstantiated, sin compounded, sin made exceeding sinful? p. 13. 5. See what fools they are, who make a mock of sin, who sport with Hell, he who sports with sin, sports with Christ, with killing Christ, and tearing the flesh of Christ. p. 14. 6. See the utter impossibility of any thing under Heaven to help us from under the guilt of sin, save Jesus Christ only, infinite Righteousness is required for one sin, no more for a thousand sins; no Righteousness proportionable to the evil of sin, but Christs. p. 15 First, Not our own. Secondly, Nor will the Righteousness of the Law. Thirdly, It is not the Righteousness of Angels, it must be infinite wisdom to find out a way; it must be infinite mercy to pardon, infinite power to subdue; infinite merit to purge and cleanse, infinite grace to destroy sin. p. 16 7 See how much we are bound to Christ who hath born our sins, who hath an interest in him. p. 17 And secondly, who hath so born them, that we shall not bear them. Eight Consectary. If sin be the greatest evil, it then calls out, ⟨image 5⟩First, For the greatest sorrow, though not to the quantity and bulk, yet in quality and worth; though not in strength, yet in length, and continuance. p. 20 Sorrow proportionable to the measure and greatness of sin. p. 21 — To the merit, and desert of sin. p. 22 Secondly It calls for the greatest hatred. p. 22 Thirdly for the greatest care to avoid, and he that is careful to avoid, will be acquainted with the falls of others, with the weakness of his own heart, he is acquainted with the power and policy of Satan, with the danger and deceitfulness of sin. Deceitful in Its Objects. Arguments. Pretences. Excuses. Encroaches. Promises. p. 22, 23 Fourthly, It calls for the greatest endeavours to be rid of it; this evil if it be kept, makes our good evil;

3. Death. 4. Hell it self. p. 10. Consectaries, or Uses. 1. Let us fall down, and admire the wisdome, and adore the goodness of God, who out of the greatest evil, could bring the greatest good, bee humbled for the fault, and blesse God for the remedy. p. 11. 2. Hence conclude it is the saddest punishment, the fearfullest judgement in the World, to bee given up to sin. Ibid. 3. See what fooles they are, who seek to bee rid of other evils, by the admission of sin. p. 12. 4. If sin bee the greatest evil, what then is sin circumstantiated, sin compounded, sin made exceeding sinful? p. 13. 5. See what fools they are, who make a mock of sin, who sport with Hell, hee who sports with sin, sports with Christ, with killing Christ, and tearing the flesh of Christ. p. 14. 6. See the utter impossibility of any thing under Heaven to help us from under the guilt of sin, save Jesus Christ only, infinite Righteousness is required for one sin, no more for a thousand sins; no Righteousness proportionable to the evil of sin, but Christs. p. 15 First, Not our own. Secondly, Nor will the Righteousnesse of the Law. Thirdly, It is not the Righteousnesse of Angels, it must bee infinite wisdome to finde out a way; it must bee infinite mercy to pardon, infinite power to subdue; infinite merit to purge and cleanse, infinite grace to destroy sin. p. 16 7 See how much wee are bound to Christ who hath born our sins, who hath an interest in him. p. 17 And secondly, who hath so born them, that wee shall not bear them. Eight Consectary. If sin bee the greatest evil, it then calls out,