Gods free mercy to England presented as a precious and powerful motive to humiliationGods free mercy to England presented as a pretious and powerfull motive to humiliation

Because every new mercy is a new obligation to obedience; and ¹the more obligations we sin against, the more shame it is to commit the sin. As to sin against a mans father and mother, is a greater sin than to sin against a mans brother and sister, because we are more obliged to our parents than to our brethren and sisters. He that kills his father (saith Cicero) commits many sins ⟨p. 24⟩in one, he kills him that begat him, and brought him up, &c. So to sin against God after mercy, is to commit many sins in one: it is to break as many bonds, and to sin against as many obligations, as we have received mercies.

Because every new mercy is a new obligation to obedience; and ¹the more obligations we sin against, the more shame it is to commit the sin. As to sinne against a mans father and mother, is a greater sinne than to sinne against a mans brother and sister, because wee are more obliged to our parents than to our brethren and sisters. Hee that kills his father (saith Cicero) commits many sins ⟨p. 24⟩in one, he kils him that begat him, and brought him up, &c. So to sin against God after mercy, is to commit many sins in one: it is to break as many bonds, and to sin against as many obligati•ns, as we have receiv•d mer•ies.

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Because every new mercy we receive from God is a new talent, (for mercies are talents, betrusted with us by God as stewards,