A39662:1927
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it…
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1692
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.
Q. 1, Whence ariseth the first difference of sin?
A. The first difference betwixt one sin and another, ariseth from the immediate object, against which the sin is committed; on this account sins immediately committed against God, are more heinous than sins committed immediately against Man; 1 Sam. 2.25. If one man sin against another, the Judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall entreat for him? And all sins of the First Table are greater than those of the Second; yet there are crying sins against the Second.
A. The first difference betwixt one sin and another, ariseth from the immediate object, against which the sin is committed; on this account sins immediately committed against God, are more heinous than sins committed immediately against Man; 1 Sam. 2.25. If one man sin against another, the Iudge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? And all sins of the First Table are greater than those of the Second; yet there are crying sins against the Second.
Q. 2. What's the first sin noted for an heinous sin?