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

It is a sin so great, as that it puts a great aggravation upon every ¹sin; It makes the least sin of us in England, greater than the greatest sin of the Heathens; of the Christians in Germany, and Ireland; yea than the sin of the devils themselves.

It is a sin so great, as that it puts a great aggravation upon every ¹sin; It makes the least sinne of us in England, greater than the greatest sin of the Heathens; of the Christians in Germany, and Ireland; yea than the sin of the devils themselves.

1. 1R•as 7.

1. Greater than the sins of the Heathen, because we sin against greater mercy; Tribulation and anguish upon every soul that ⟨p. 26⟩¹doth evil, first upon the Jew, then upon the Gentile: Why first upon the Jew? Because the Jews received more mercies than the Gentiles. I may justly add, First upon the Christian, then upon the Jew, then upon the Gentile, because the Christian hath received more mercy from God, than either Jew or Gentile. You only have I known of all the Nations of the earth, therefore I will punish ²you for all your iniquities; because you sin against more light, more grace, and therefore your sin is more ungracious.

1. Greater than the sins of the Heathen, because we sinne against greater mercie; Tribulation and anguish upon every soule that ⟨p. 26⟩