A77999:91
A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, in the Abbey…A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peeres, in the Abbey…
A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, in the Abbey at Westminster, the 26. of Novemb. 1645. Being the day appointed for solemn and public humiliation. / By Jer: Burroughs. Published by order of the said House.A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peeres, in the Abbey at Westminster, the 26. of Novemb. 1645. Being the day appointed for solemne and publique humiliation. / By Jer: Burroughes. Published by order of the said House.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1645
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Secondly, you who abound, and know not how to abound, you sin against much mercy. The abuse of mercy is the greatest aggravation of a mans sin. Deut. 32.6. Do you thus requite the Lord? 2 Sam. 12.8. It is miserable, when there shall be no other use of mercy, but to aggravate thy sin. Nehem. 9.25, 26. They delighted themselves in thy great goodness. Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back. This Nevertheless is very dreadful; such a man is raised to a high estate and honour, Nevertheless he is a swearer, Nevertheless he is unclean, his family is profane.
Secondly, you who abound, and know not how to abound, you sinne against much mercy. The abuse of mercy is the greatest aggravation of a mans sinne. Deut. 32.6. Doe you thus requite the Lord? 2 Sam. 12.8. It is miserable, when there shall be no other use of mercy, but to aggravate thy sinne. Nehem. 9.25, 26. They delighted themselves in thy great goodnesse. Neverthelesse they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back. This Neverthelesse is very dreadfull; such a man is raised to a high estate and honour, Neverthelesse he is a swearer, Neverthelesse he is uncleane, his family is prophane.
Thirdly, if you know not how to abound, you will grow extreme wicked. Job 21.13, 14, 15. They spend their days in wealth, therefore they say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?