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

First, A defiling spot; a spot that doth defile, a blemish that doth defile the soul of man in the presence of the Holy God: It's contrary to the pure Nature of God, it is the mixture of the soul with that that's worse than its self; it's a defiling thing. The mingling of Gold with Silver, doth not defile the Silver; but mingling of Lead with Silver, doth defile the Silver, because the Lead is worse than Silver: So the Communion that the soul hath with God, and as it were, the mingling of the heart in God, and with Divine things, doth not defile it, but make it better; but the mingling of the heart with the world, it doth defile the soul, because the soul is mingled with that that's worse than it self; It is a defiling-spot: You know what it is to have the Body besmeared with dirt, and have Clothes bespotted with filth and dirt; look how it is with your Bodies besmeared with dirt, or your Clothes, so it is with the Face of your Soul in the Presence of God, when sin is upon you; It's a defiling-spot.

First, A desiling spot; a spot that doth defile, a blemish that doth defile the soul of man in the presence of the Holy God: It's contrary to the pure Nature of God, it is the mixture of the soul with that that's worse than its self; it's a defiling thing. The mingling of Gold with Silver, doth not defile the Silver; but mingling of Lead with Silver, doth defile the Silver, because the Lead is worse than Silver: So the Communion that the soul hath with God, and as it were, the mingling of the heart in God, and with Divine things, doth not defile it, but make it better; but the mingling of the heart with the world, it doth defile the soul, because the soul is mingled with that that's worse than it self; It is a defiling-spot: You know what it is to have the Body besmear'd with dirt, and have Clothes bespotted with filth and dirt; look how it is with your Bodies besmear'd with dirt, or your Clothes, so it is with the Face of your Soul in the Presence of God, when sin is upon you; It's a defiling-spot.

Secondly, Sin it's a spreading-spot, it's like the spot of the Leprosy, that spreads more and more; and let a sinner live never so long, this spot will bespread him more and more. If you had a spot upon your Flesh, that were but little at the first, it may be you would neglect it; but if you saw it spread more and more