A37046:684
The law unsealed
The law unsealed: or, A practical exposition of the Ten Commandments With a resolution of several momentous questions and cases of conscience. By the learned, laborious, faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. James Durham, late minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1676
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
and withal, to think much of, and to magnify, and wonder at grace that did ever pardon such Sinners, as it did Paul, who loatheth himself, and highly exalteth Grace on ⟨p. 115⟩this account, that it pardoned him who was a Blasphemer: As for such who never betake themselves for pardon, nor obtain mercy, it has these effects; 1. It maketh their Conscience liable to the sore and grievous challenge of this sin, and to the plain and sharp threatening that is pronounced against it, which being despised, and God himself much wronged thereby, cannot but bite, nay, gnaw the Conscience so much the more. 2. Justice hath a clear ground to proceed upon against them, not only as Sinners in general, but as guilty of this sin in particular, and so because of it, in a special manner liable to wrath. 3. An eminent degree of wrath in Hell; for as there are different degrees of torment in Hell, so this sin, no doubt, will make those who are guilty of it, share of that torment in a high degree. 4. That it further hardeneth and incapacitateth for pardon (though not simply) the persons that are guilty of it.
and withal, to think much of, and to magnifie, and wonder at grace that did ever pardon such Sinners, as it did Paul, who loatheth himself, and highly exalteth Grace on ⟨p. 115⟩this account, that it pardoned him who was a Blasphemer: As for such who never betake themselves for pardon, nor obtain mercy, it has these effects; 1. It maketh their Conscience lyable to the sore and grievous challenge of this sin, and to the plain and sharp threatning that is pronounced against it, which being despised, and God himself much wronged thereby, cannot but bite, nay, gnaw the Conscience so much the more. 2. Justice hath a clear ground to proceed upon against them, not only as Sinners in general, but as guilty of this sin in particular, and so because of it, in a special manner lyable to wrath. 3. An eminent degree of wrath in Hell; for as there are different degrees of torment in Hell, so this sin, no doubt, will make those who are guilty of it, share of that torment in a high degree. 4. That it further hardeneth and incapacitateth for pardon (though not simply) the persons that are guilty of it.