The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians,…The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians,…

The aggravation of this anger will appear, if you consider,¹ what kind of sins they have been for which God hath been so sore displeased, and in them enumerated, or instanced in, you may perceive they were the Beelzebub-sins, the first-born of iniquities: Uzzah failed only in the order God had appointed, what he did was out of care, and a good intention; yet the Lord smiteth him; so Moses was denied entering into the land of Canaan▪ which was an heavy affliction to him, because he spake unadvisedly with his lips: Commentators are at loss to find out what his sin was. So Davids sin in numbering the people, its disputed wherein the transgression lay. Eli's heavy judgements that came so frequently one upon another, were for a want of that measure of zeal which should have burnt within him. Oh therefore consider that God doth not only see sins, that are mountains▪ but that are mole-hills comparatively: He doth not only see the beams, but the motes that are in us; he doth not only take notice of our mire and vomit, if we return to that, but of the least spot and wrinkle; how deeply mayest thou humble thy ⟨p. 80⟩self under every Religious duty performed by thee. How often do we fail in the manner of a command, as Uzzah in the order? How often out of pride and self-confidence do we number our earthly props, and refuges, relying upon them? How unadvised are our thoughts and words? now these hairs of sins (as I may so call them, both for number and seeming littleness) are all numbered before God.

The aggravation of this anger will appear, if you consider,¹ what kinde of sins they have been for which God hath been so sore displeased, and in them enumerated, or instanced in, you may perceive they were the Belzebub-sins, the first-born of iniquities: Ʋzzah failed only in the order God had appointed, what he did was out of care, and a good intention; yet the Lord smiteth him; so Moses was denied entring into the land of Canaan▪ which was an heavy affliction to him, because he spake unadvisedly with his lips: Commentators are at loss to finde out what his sin was. So Davids sin in numbring the people, its disputed wherein the transgression lay. Elies heavy judgements that came so frequently one upon another, were for a want of that measure of zeal which should have burnt within him. Oh therefore consider that God doth not only see sins, that are mountains but that are mole-hils comparatively: He doth not only see the beams, but the motes that are in us; he doth not only take notice of our mire and vomit, if we return to that, but of the least spot and wrinkle; how deeply maiest thou humble thy