Sun-beams of gospel-light shining clearly from several texts of Scripture, opened and applied. 1.…Sun-beams of gospel-light shining clearly from severall texts of Scripture, opened and applyed. 1.…

Twelfthly and lastly, when a man shall make no conscience of small particular sins, wherein his judgement is convicted that they are sins, it's a sign sin hath dominion over him: this is plain by Scripture; He that is not faithful in the greatest, he may do it, yet not be faithful. Again by reason, if a small sin be a sin against God, then why make you no conscience of the least? for God is offended with these as well as with the greatest: so if ye make conscience of the greatest of the duties of Gods worship, why do you not also of the least duties? for God is pleased with these, as well as with the other. Some say they will be religious, but they need not be so precise as some scrupulous men are: but let them examine themselves: if the least sins be sins, they must also make conscience of them: so if we must keep an hour of the Sabbath, there is the same reason of the rest of the hours; so for idle speeches, and fashioning of our selves to the world; so if we seek for preferment or riches, it is contrary to the commandment of God: seek not to be rich; for they that will be rich, drown themselves in perdition and destruction: so we must not keep company with evil and unsanctified men: examine how we practise this in all duties commanded, let us try our selves by abstaining from occasions, whether we refrain our selves from the temptations of objects; for our speech ⟨p. 16⟩must be gracious, not by fits, but always; so we must be diligent in our Callings: if out of conscience we do this, we are faithful; otherwise we are not: for the same God which commanded us not to kill, commanded us not to commit adultery: if then thou committest adultery, thou offendest God: so Moses would not leave an hoof behind him in Egypt, because God commanded him so to do. Know you not that no unrighteous man shall inherit the Kingdom of God? 1 Cor. 6. 9. So if we abstain from foul sins, yet if we commit the least, we shall never go to heaven.

Twelfthly and lastly, when a man shall make no conscience of small particular sinnes, wherein his judgement is convicted that they are sinnes, it's a signe sinne hath dominion over him: this is plaine by Scripture; He that is not faithfull in the greatest, he may doe it, yet not be faithfull. Againe by reason, if a small sinne be a sinne against God, then why make you no conscience of the least? for God is offended with these as well as with the greatest: so if ye make conscience of the greatest of the duties of Gods worship, why doe you not also of the least duties? for God is pleased with these, as well as with the other. Some say they will be religious, but they need not be so precise as some scrupulous men are: but let them examine themselves: if the least sinnes be sinnes, they must also make conscience of them: so if we must keepe an houre of the Sabboth, there is the same reason of the rest of the houres; so for idle speeches, and fashioning of our selves to the world; so if we seeke for preferment or riches, it is contrary to the commandement of God: seeke not to be rich; for they that will be rich, drowne themselves in perdition and destruction: so wee must not keepe company with evill and unsanctified men: examine how wee practise this in all duties commanded, let us try our selves by abstaining from occasions, whether wee refraine our selves from the temptations of objects; for our speech