The difference between the spots of the godly and of the wicked preached

Fourthly, Another ground is, because their sin is not so bad as the sins of others; mine is not the worst: Come and rebuke them for a sin, why, God grant you never do any worse—Indeed in matters of affliction we may reason from a less to a greater, and take up a less to prevent a greater; but in matters of sin we should never make such comparisons; there is a kind of infiniteness in sin, and the least sin is enough to be my eternal ruin: What's that to me because others do worse? I beseech you consider of it, as we name these things, for I do not stand to enlarge every one: For the truth is, there's never a one of these but might be enlarged into a Sermon, and might ⟨p. 78⟩be a great use to take away these grounds of sin upon which ungodly men do commit their sin.

Fourthly, Another ground is, because their sin is not so bad as the sins of others; mine is not the worst: Come and rebuke them for a sin, why, God grant you never do any worse—Indeed in matters of affliction we may reason from a less to a greater, and take up a less to prevent a greater; but in matters of sin we should never make such comparisons; there is a kind of infiniteness in sin, and the least sin is enough to be my eternal ruine: What's that to me because others do worse? I beseech you consider of it, as we name these things, for I do not stand to enlarge every one: For the truth is, there's never a one of these but might be inlarged into a Sermon, and might ⟨p. 78⟩be a great use to take away these grounds of sin upon which ungodly men do commit their sin.

Fifthly, Another is this: A wicked heart will venture upon sin, why, because he heart that God is merciful, and God's not so strict as many make him: This is a sign thy spot is not the spot of Gods Children: Where do we ever find that a gracious heart would ever reason thus, there is mercy with the Lord and therefore let me sin? O no, the reasonings of a gracious heart are, There is mercies with thee, O Lord, that then mayest be feared, and therefore thou shalt be feared: Not, there are mercies with thee and therefore thou shalt be dishonoured; If there be such kind of reasonings in thy heart, that thou venturest upon sin upon this ground, because God is merciful, know, that the Lord speaks to thy soul this day, that thy spot is not the spot of Gods Children.