12. That there is nothing that makes Death the King of terrors, and the terror of Kings to be so formidable and terrible to the Sons of men, as sin. And therefore under all your sorrows and sufferings, crosses and losses, make it your great business, to arm your selves against sin, and to pray against sin, and to watch against sin, and to turn from sin, 1and to cease from sin, and to get rid of sin, and to stand for ever in defiance of sin. Assuredly every gracious heart had rather be rid of his sins, than of his sufferings, Job 7. 21. And why dost thou not take away mine iniquity, or lift up, as the Hebrew runs, to note, that though Job had many loads, many burdens upon him, yet none lay so heavy upon him, as his sin, Hos. 14. 2. Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously. 'Tis not take away our captivity, and receive us graciously; but take away our iniquity, and receive us graciously: nor it is not take away this or that particular iniquity, and receive us graciously, but take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously; take away stain and sting, crime and curse, power and punishment, that we may never hear more of it, nor never feel more of it: nor never be troubled any more with it. Though their bondage was great, very 2great, yea, greater than any people under Heaven were exercised with, yet their sins were a more unsupportable burden to their spirits, than their bondage was. And therefore they cry out, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously. And this was the usual method of David, when he was under sore troubles and trials, he was more importunate with 3God to be purged and pardoned, than he was to be cased under his troubles, or delivered from his troubles, Psal. 51. 2. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my ⟨p. 220⟩sin. verse 7. Purge me with Hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me and I shall be whiter than Snow. ver. 9. Hide thy face from my sin•, and blot out all mine iniquities. ver. 14. Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God. When Pharaoh was under the 4hand of the Lord, he was all for removing of the Plagues, the Frogs, the Locusts, &c. But when David was under the hand of the Lord, he was all for the removing of his sins, and for the cleansing, purging, and washing away of his sins.
12. That there is nothing that makes Death the King of terrors, and the terror of Kings to be so formidable and terrible to the Sons of men, as sin. And therefore under all your sorrows and sufferings, crosses and losses, make it your great business, to arm your selves against sin, and to pray against sin, and to watch against sin, and to turn from sin, 1and to cease from sin, and to get rid of sin, and to stand for ever in defiance of sin. Assuredly every gracious heart had rather be rid of his sins, than of his sufferings, Job 7. 21. And why dost thou not take away mine iniquity, or lift up, as the Hebrew runs, to note, that though Job had many loads, many burthens upon him, yet none lay so heavy upon him, as his sin, Hos. 14. 2. Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously. 'Tis not take away our captivity, and receive us graciously; but take away our iniquity, and receive us graciously: nor it is not take away this or that particular iniquity, and receive us graciously, but take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously; take away stain and sting, crime and curse, power and punishment, that we may never hear more of it, nor never feel more of it: nor never be troubled any more with it. Though their bondage was great, very 2great, yea, greater than any people under Heaven were exercised with, yet their sins were a more unsupportable burden to their spirits, than their bondage was. And therefore they cry out, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously. And this was the usual method of David, when he was under sore troubles and tryals, he was more importunate with 3God to be purged and pardoned, than he was to be cased under his troubles, or delivered from his troubles, Psal. 51. 2. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my ⟨p. 220⟩sin. verse 7. Purge me with Hysop, and I shall be clean: wash me and I shall be whiter than Snow. ver. 9. Hide thy face from my sin•, and blot out all mine iniquities. ver. 14. Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God. When Pharaoh was under the 4hand of the Lord, he was all for removing of the Plagues, the Frogs, the Locusts, &c. But when David was under the hand of the Lord, he was all for the removing of his sins, and for the cleansing, purging, and washing away of his sins.
- 12 Chron. 7. 14. Isa. 16, 17. Chap. 55. 7. Hos 14. 8. Isa. 30. 22.
- 2Dan. 9. 11, 12, 13.
- 3See Psal. 79. 1, 5, 8. Psal. 25. 7. Psal. 32. 4, 5. Psal. 38. 3, 4.
- 4Exod. 10.
