I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…

1. I think, will some say, that my sin is a Sin of Infirmity,¹ because it is but small. But if you look into 1 Sam. 15. you may read, that Sauls Sin for which the Lord rejected him, was of no great outward bulk; for he spared the Fatlings that he might sacrifice thereby; and though he spared the King Agag, it was neither murder that he committed, nor adultery, nor drunkenness; yet saith the Lord ⟨p. 383⟩unto him, Thy sin is as the sin of Witchcraft: A great many small sins, may make as great a bulk as one gross sin; yea, possibly there may be much sinfulness and evil in committing of a small sin; for as amongst men, it is the greatest incivility to break with another for a small matter; so with God, to break with God for a small thing, is a great unworthiness, and ingratitude. Thus did Adam in eating the forbidden fruit; the smallness of the thing to be done, aggravated his sin; and the smaller the thing is, the more unworthiness it is to break with God in so little; a small leak neglected may sink the Ship, as well as the most boisterous, and greatest wave; and much skill may be seen in a small work; a little watch &c. So your skill in sinning, may be seen in a small sin; his sin is never small, that thinks it small: And if this be true, That there is no sin that a wicked man commits, which is a Sin of Infirmity, because he is dead; then a man may commit a sin that is but small in the bulk, and yet no Sin of Infirmity.

1. I think, wil some say, that my sin is a Sin of Infirmity,¹ because it is but smal. But if you look into 1 Sam. 15. you may read, that Sauls Sin for which the Lord rejected him, was of no great outward bulk; for he spared the Fatlings that he might sacrifice thereby; and though he spared the King Agag, it was neither murder that he committed, nor adultery, nor drunkenness; yet saith the Lord ⟨p. 383⟩unto him, Thy sin is as the sin of Witchraft: A great many smal sins, may make as great a bulk as one gross sin; yea, possibly there may be much sinfulness and evil in committing of a smal sin; for as amongst men, it is the greatest incivility to break with another for a smal matter; so with God, to break with God for a smal thing, is a great unworthiness, and ingratitude. Thus did Adam in eating the forbidden fruit; the smalness of the thing to be done, aggravated his sin; and the smaller the thing is, the more unworthiness it is to break with God in so little; a smal leak neglected may sink the Ship, as wel as the most boisterous, and greatest wave; and much skil may be seen in a smal work; a little watch &c. So your skil in sinning, may be seen in a smal sin; his sin is never smal, that thinks it smal: And if this be true, That there is no sin that a wicked man commits, which is a Sin of Infirmity, because he is dead; then a man may commit a sin that is but smal in the bulk, and yet no Sin of Infirmity.