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

Indeed, we have mean thoughts, cheap thoughts of pardon of sin; and the reason is, because we have slight thoughts of sin: But, if God once open our understanding, and make us see the vastness and wideness of the evil of sin; and, if that he should join a feeling sense to that sight, and make us feel what sin is; if he should let but the least sparkle of his wrath fall upon our spirits for sin, it would make our faces gather blackness; we should quickly change our note, and say,—Oh! Blessed, and for ever blessed are they, whose iniquity is forgiven, and whose sin is covered.

Indeed, we have mean thoughts, cheap thoughts of pardon of sin; and the reason is, because we have slight thoughts of sin: But, if God once open our understanding, and make us see the vastness and wideness of the evil of sin; and, if that he should joyn a feeling sense to that sight, and make us feel what sin is; if he should let but the least sparkle of his wrath fall upon our spirits for sin, it would make our faces gather blackness; we should quickly change our note, and say,—Oh! Blessed, and for ever blessed are they, whose iniquity is forgiven, and whose sin is covered.

But, lest I should seem to Beat the air, we will therefore Circumstantiate this Mercy a little; and you shall see the Greatness of it.

But, lest I should seem to Beat the aire, we will therefore Circumstantiate this Mercy a little; and you shall see the Greatness of it.

Though indeed, this were enough, to tell you, that sin is the Greatest Evil: Thence would necessarily follow, That it is the Greatest Mercy in the world, To be rid of sin; which will more fully appear, if we consider the following particulars: