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3. Hence there are none more like to be peculiar monuments of his Wrath, than such as thus turn his Grace into wantonness. Though God hath a mind to show compassion to Sinners, yet he never designed to show any favour to Sin, but in this very way to let it be seen how odious it is to him. If he had indulged it in any, it had been in his own Son, when he took the imputation of it on him, being immaculate in himself; but he spared not him, Rom. 8. 32. And what do you other, than go about to make the Holy God a patron of sin? as if he had found out a way to Save Sinners in their sins, and encourage them to hold on a course of them: What can more derogate from his Glory? needs then must this expose you to his more exasperated Wrath; See then what he hath to say to such as you, Psal. 50. 22. Oh take heed!

3. Hence there are none more like to be peculiar monuments of his Wrath, than such as thus turn his Grace into wantonness. Though God hath a mind to shew compassion to Sinners, yet he never designed to shew any favour to Sin, but in this very way to let it be seen how odious it is to him. If he had indulged it in any, it had been in his own Son, when he took the imputation of it on him, being immaculate in himself; but he spared not him, Rom. 8. 32. And what do you other, than go about to make the Holy God a patron of sin? as if he had found out a way to Save Sinners in their sins, and encourage them to hold on a course of them: What can more derogate from his Glory? needs then must this expose you to his more exasperated Wrath; See then what he hath to say to such as you, Psal. 50. 22. Oh take heed!

USE II. This Doctrine may farther be improved to quicken, encourage, and direct miserable Sinners. As we ought not to be presumptuous, so God ⟨p. 258⟩