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The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission
The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission wherein is discovered, the nature, causes, and cure of those sins / by Geo. Swinnock.
London: printed for Geo. Swinnock, 1675
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Chapter 44: Another cause of Omissions, is vain excuses men have, that Omissions are little sins, w…
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5. The baser and unworthier art thou to fall out with thy best Friend for a little small matter. Ah, how great is thy ingratitude to disobey, and provoke, and displease, and dishonour the blessed God, to whom thou art so infinitely obliged for a poor small business? And what folly and madness is it to forfeit the Divine Favour, and incur his Anger, and to expose thy self to infinite torments for a trifle, a babble, a light, little, inconsiderable thing. God aggravates the Sin of the Jews, and threateneth them ⟨p. 435⟩severely for it, Amos 2.6. That they sold the poor for a pair of shoes; that they sold what was of so great value, his people for a pair of shoes, so poor and mean a price. Friend, how will he deal with thee, if thou sellest thy own Soul and eternal salvation, the blood of thy Saviour, the love of thy Father, and all the joys and delights of the other World, for a pair of shoes; for that which thou thy self acknowledgest is but a small and little matter. Truly, the less the thing, the greater thy contempt in denying to do it. Ah, who will stand with his God for a tittle, for a small matter? Truly, the less the matter is, the greater is the malice that will offend and provoke God for it. How great is the unkindness to stand with God for a trifle? How little dost thou esteem thy God, the God of all Consolation? how little dost value his Love and Grace, and Favour, and endless fruition, to part with all for little or nothing?
5. The baser and unworthier art thou to fall out with thy best Friend for a little small matter. Ah, how great is thy ingratitude to disobey, and provoke, and displease, and dishonour the blessed God, to whom thou art so infinitely obliged for a poor small business? And what folly and madness is it to forfeit the Divine Favour, and incur his Anger, and to expose thy self to infinite torments for a trifle, a bable, a light, little, inconsiderable thing. God aggravates the Sin of the Jews, and threatneth them ⟨p. 435⟩severely for it, Amos 2.6. That they sold the poor for a pair of shooes; that they sold what was of so great value, his people for a pair of shooes, so poor and mean a price. Friend, how will he deal with thee, if thou sellest thy own Soul and eternal salvation, the blood of thy Saviour, the love of thy Father, and all the joys and delights of the other World, for a pair of shooes; for that which thou thy self acknowledgest is but a small and little matter. Truly, the less the thing, the greater thy contempt in denying to do it. Ah, who will stand with his God for a tittle, for a small matter? Truly, the less the matter is, the greater is the malice that will offend and provoke God for it. How great is the unkindness to stand with God for a trifle? How little dost thou esteem thy God, the God of all Consolation? how little dost value his Love and Grace, and Favour, and endless fruition, to part with all for little or nothing?