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

APPLICATION.

By way of Application.

In the first place, Hence then by all that hath been said in the opening of this difference, we may see full ground for the answering of the foolish carnal plea's of the men of the World for their sin; which was, I told you, the main reason I pitched upon this Subject: This it is hardens men in their sin, why, Because all have their sins; methinks by what hath been said, one would think that ⟨p. 102⟩this plea should never be heard any more, among any that profess any knowledge in the Scripture, that it should never come out of your mouths, that do but understand any thing of Scripture:—What, wilt thou that art a wicked vile wretch, plead for thy wickedness, that the best have their sins? Thou that goest on in a constant way and course of ungodliness, wilt thou plead that all have their sins? thou canst not be provoked, but thou swearest and fliest in the face of God; thou that hast a heart not savouring any thing of God, nor never found any work of the Holy Ghost upon thy soul, dost thou say that all have their sins? God will find out a difference of sin. Rev. 1. 14. It's said of Christ, that his eyes were like a flame of fire: O! Christ hath fiery eyes that will pierce through and through thee, will see a great deal of difference between the sin of one, and the sin of the other:—I how thinkest it enough to plead this, That the best have their faults, I beseech you let me reason it a little with you about this—The best, say you, have their faults; So say I too; but the worst have some good in them, materially good: Why may not this be as good a reason as thine?—There are some that are saved, and yet committed sin as well as I; so say I, there are some in Hell, and yet have done as much good perhaps as ever thou. Why is not the reasoning of one side as