The Evil of Evils

So certainly that's thy 30. pieces, any household stuff, any thing thou hast got in a sinful way, oh it will be terrible to you one day I beseech you brethren take notice of it, any one that hath got by ways of sin any thing, it is not enough to the salvation of that soul that it hath been never so much sorrowful; all the sorrow in the world, and repentance thou canst have for sin, will not save thy soul, except thou dost restore, except restitution, to the utmost of your ability be made, you can never have comfort and assurance that sin is pardoned. It is an old speech of an ancient, The Sin is not remitted, till that taken away be restored. There are many men and women▪ they think if they can get any thing by sinful ways, they will repent, and pray to God for forgiveness, and be sorry, and yet keep that gotten in a sinful way. No, that will not serve the turn, all thy praying to God with never so much sorrow, yet there must be restitution of ⟨p. 434⟩what you have sinfully gotten to the utmost of your abilities, though the party be dead, you must not keep it: Suppose whomsoever you have wronged are dead, you must not keep it if they have any heirs, or executors; suppose you know not them, then you must give it to the poor, you must be rid of it. So much stain and evil is in sin, that any thing that comes by way of sin must not be kept. And this is not so strange a thing but that the heathen have been convinced of it: I remember a story of a heathen that did but owe to a Shoemaker for a pair of Shoos, and no body knew he owed it, when the Shoemaker was dead, he thought to save it; but his Conscience was so troubled, though the man was dead, and no body could charge him with it, that he could not sleep, or rest, and be quiet, but riseth with amazement and trouble in the night, and runs to the Shoemakers house, and throws the Money in, and saith, Though he be dead to others, yet he is alive to me. If a heathen had such convictions of Conscience, that he must not keep that which was gotten by sin, if he could see sin so sinful, that what was gotten by sin must be cast out; surely you Christians must be so wise; Oh consider this, you are a multitude, come together, is there never a man or woman's Conscience now in the presence of God, that tells them, That there is something that they have gotten by such a sinful way.

So certainly that's thy 30. peeces, any houshold stuffe, any thing thou hast got in a sinful way, oh it will be terrible to you one day I beseech you brethren take notice of it, any one that hath got by waies of sin anie thing, it is not enough to the salvation of that soul that it hath been never so much sorrowful; all the sorrow in the world, and repentance thou canst have for sin, will not save thy soul, except thou dost restore, except restitution, to the utmost of your abilitie be made, you can never have comfort and assurance that sin is pardoned. It is an old speech of an ancient, The Sin is not remitted, till that taken away be restored. There are many men and women they think if they can get anie thing by sinful waies, they will repent, and pray to God for forgiveness, and be sorrie, and yet keep that gotton in a sinful way. No, that will not serve the turn, all thy praying to God with never so much sorrow, yet there must be restitution of