2. There will be found recorded, all the evil actions, all the sins of the Children of men. Such and such were disobedient and untoward Children; slighting the command of God and their Parents; were idle and careless of instruction, and would not open their ear to discipline, such were old in sin, when young in years: were strong and skilful in wicked sinful practises, when there bodies were but weak, and minds sottishly ignorant in the things of God: such had good examples before them, but they would not follow them: they saw dreadful Judgements, but were ••••ned under them; they received many mercies, but […] abused them: they had seasons of grace but they mis•••• […] them: they had calls, but they shut their ear against […] […] they had convictions of Conscience, but they stifled […] […] ••ey had motions of the spirit, but they quenched […] had proffers of Christ, and pardon and salvation, […] •••fused them▪ and turned Gods glory into shame, […] into wantonness. Such and such were Sab•••• […] such were Swearers: such were Drunkards, […] •••ean• persons, and Adulterers, such were […] ••ere Covetous persons and Idolaters, such were […] righteous in their dealings, such were bitter […] in their speeches, such were injurious in […] the sins of Men and Woman will be […] of Gods Remembrance, Deut 32 34. Is […] with me, and sealed amongst my trea•••• […] treasures up the sins of the wicked […] day of his wrath, and their per•••• […] 14 16, 17. Thou numberest my steps, dost […], my transgressions are sealed up in […] mine iniquities. God numbereth […] by one, sin by sin, as a man would […] he watcheth that he may number […] notice of the foot-steps of every […] impression in the Book of his Remem•••• […]-steps of the body do, when a man walk••• […]. He putteth the transgressions in a Bag, […] the Bag, and sealeth the Bag: all which expressions ⟨p. 21⟩denote Gods exactness in recording and laying up the sins of men. It is said Jere. 17. 1. That the sin of Judah is written with a Pen of Iron, and the point of a Diamond. All secret sins will be found there recorded, for nothing is secret to God, whose eyes are like a flame of fire, which gives light to every dark corner: darkness hideth not from him, but the night shineth as the day: he looks into every corner of the Earth, and into every corner of the Heart, and hath set out secret sins in the light of his▪ Countenance:
2. There will be found recorded, all the evil actions, all the sins of the Children of men. Such and such were disobedient and untoward Children; slighting the command of God and their Parents; were idle and careless of instruction, and would not open their ear to discipline, such were old in sin, when young in years: were strong and skilful in wicked sinful practises, when there bodies were but weak, and minds sottishly ignorant in the things of God: such had good examples before them, but they would not follow them: they saw dreadful Judgements, but were ••••ned under them; they received many mercies, but 〈…〉 abused them: they had seasons of grace but they mis•••• 〈…〉 them: they had calls, but they shut their ear against 〈…〉 〈…〉 they had convictions of Conscience, but they stifled 〈…〉 〈…〉 ••ey had motions of the spirit, but they quenched 〈…〉 had proffers of Christ, and pardon and salvation, 〈…〉 •••fused them▪ and turned Gods glory into shame, 〈…〉 into wantonness. Such and such were Sab•••• 〈…〉 such were Swearers: such were Drunkards, 〈…〉 •••ean• persons, and Adulterers, such were 〈…〉 ••ere Covetous persons and Idolaters, such were 〈…〉 ••ighteous in their dealings, such were bitter 〈…〉 in their speeches, such were injurious in 〈…〉 the sins of Men and Woman will be 〈…〉 of Gods Remembrance, Deut 32 34. Is 〈…〉 with me, and sealed amongst my trea•••• 〈…〉 treasures up the sins of the wicked day of his wrath, and their per 14 16, 17. Thou numbrest my steps, dost , my transgressions are sealed up in mine iniquities. God numbreth by one, sin by sin, as a man would he watcheth that he may number notice of the foot-steps of every impression in the Book of his Remem -steps of the body do, when a man walk . He putteth the transgressions in a Bag, the Bag, and sealeth the Bag: all which expressions
