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Thirdly, In the judgments turning away from all sin, by §3disapproving, disallowing and condemning of it, Rom. 7.15. For that which I do, I allow not; for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. O, saith the judgment of a Christian, sin is the greatest evil in all the world, 'tis the only thing that God abhors, and that brought Jesus Christ to the Cross, that damns souls, that shuts heaven, and that has laid the foundations of hell. O, it is the pricking thorn in my eye, the deadly arrow in my side, the two-edged sword that hath wounded my conscience, and slain my comforts, and separated between God and my soul. O, it is that which hath hindered my prayers, and embittered my mercies, and put a sting into all my crosses, and therefore I can't but disapprove of it, and disallow of it, and condemn it to death, yea to hell, from whence it came. I thus preach, and thus think (saith Chrysostom) that it is more bitter to sin against Christ, than to suffer the torments of hell. Plutarch reports of Marcus Cato, that he never declared his opinion in any matter in the Senate, ⟨p. 272⟩but he would close it with this passage; Methinks still Carthage should be destroyed. So when ever a penitent looks upon his sins in his judgment, he is still saying, Methinks these sins should be destroyed, methinks this pride, this unbelief, this earthly-mindedness, this hypocrisy, this vain glory, &c. should be destroyed.

Thirdly, In the judgments turning away from all sin, by §3disapproving, disallowing and condemning of it, Rom. 7.15. For that which I do, I allow not; for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. O, saith the judgment of a Christian, sin is the greatest evil in all the world, 'tis the only thing that God abhors, and that brought Jesus Christ to the Cross, that damns souls, that shuts heaven, and that has laid the foundations of hell. O, it is the pricking thorn in my eye, the deadly arrow in my side, the two-edged sword that hath wounded my conscience, and slain my comforts, and separated between God and my soul. O, it is that which hath hindred my prayers, and imbittered my mercies, and put a sting into all my crosses, and therefore I can't but disapprove of it, and disallow of it, and condemn it to death, yea to hell, fom whence it came. I thus preach, and thus think (saith Chrysostom) that it is more bitter to sin against Christ, than to suffer the torments of hell. Plutarch reports of Marcus Cato, that he never declared his opinion in any matter in the Senate,