An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

Every evil the more like it is to it self, the worse it is. When the Apostle would show sin in its colours, he calleth it sinful sin (Rom. 7.13.) Sin by the commandment became exceeding sinful, the commandment caused it to look like it self. Sorrowful sorrow, and painful pain are the worst of pains and sorrows. There is sorrow which may consist with some joy and pain, which may cohabit with some ease: but he that hath sorrow like sorrow it self, and pain like pain it self, hath the extremity of both. Thus also every good, the more like it is to it self, the better it is; holiness like it self, is the purest holiness; grace like it self, is the sweetest grace. When a holy man works like himself, his work is best. ⟨p. 584⟩God is ever like himself in all he doth, and every thing we do is then best, when it is done most like to what God doth.

Every evil the more like it is to it self, the worse it is. When the Apostle would shew sin in its colours, he calleth it sinfull sin (Rom. 7.13.) Sin by the commandment became exceeding sinfull, the commandment caused it to look like it self. Sorrowfull sorrow, and painfull pain are the worst of pains and sorrows. There is sorrow which may consist with some joy and pain, which may cohabit with some ease: but he that hath sorrow like sorrow it self, and pain like pain it self, hath the extremity of both. Thus also every good, the more like it is to it self, the better it is; holines like it self, is the purest holinesse; grace like it self, is the sweetest grace. When a holy man works like himself, his work is best. ⟨p. 584⟩God is ever like himself in all he doth, and every thing we do is then best, when it is done most like to what God doth.

And of the shadow of death, without any order, or, The shadow of death, and not orders.