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

Answ. No, not yet, For though your sin be great, is not Gods mercy great, exceeding great, is not the Satisfaction of Christ great? are the merits of Christs blood small? is not God the great God of Heaven and Earth able to do great things? you grant that God is almighty in providing for you; and is he not almighty also in pardoning? will ye spoil God of his almightiness in pardoning. You say your sin is great, but is it infinite•? is there any more infinites than one: and that is God? is your sin as big as God? as big as Christ? Is Jesus Christ only a mediator for small sins? will you bring down the satisfaction of Christ, and the •ercy of God to your own model? Hath not the Lord said concerning pardoning mercy, That his thoughts are not as our thoughts, but as the heavens are greater than the earth, so are his thoughts in this respect beyond our thoughts. Hath not the Lord said, in Isa. 43. unto the people of the Jews, at vers. 22. But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob, but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel Vers. 23. Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offering, neither hast thou honoured me with thy Sacrifices. Vers. 24. Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy Sacrifice? but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thy iniquity, yet, vers. 25. I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgression for my own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Here are sins, and great sins▪ and if the Lord will therefore pardon sin because it is great, unto his people,¹ then surely they have no reason to be quite discouraged in this respect. Now look what David saith in Psal. 25. vers. 11. For thy name sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity for it is great, mark his argument, pardon mine iniquity,² for it is great, if David use this reason then may you also, and if this be a reason why God should pardon sin, because it is great, then this cannot be a reason, a just reason, why you should be discouraged.