aggravation_n of_o sin_n and_o sin_v against_o knowledge_n mercy_n deliver_v in_o several_a sermon_n upon_o divers_a occasion_n by_o tho_o goodwin_n b._n d._n london_n print_v by_o m._n flesher_n for_o john_n rothwell_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n mdcxxxvii_o aggravation_n of_o sin_n by_o tho_o goodwin_n b._n d._n london_n print_v by_o m._n f._n for_o john_n rothwell_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o sun_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n m_o dc_o xxxvii_o a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n of_o the_o aggravation_n of_o sin_n the_o subject_n be_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n page_n 2._o the_o mischievous_a effect_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n ibid._n 1._o it_o have_v debase_v the_o soul_n ibid._n 2._o it_o defile_v the_o soul_n 1._o in_o a_o instant_n 2._o total_o 3._o eternal_o 3_o 3._o it_o rob_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n 4_o 4._o it_o rob_v a_o man_n of_o god_n himself_o 5_o 5._o it_o be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o hell_n 6_o the_o essence_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o these_o evil_n ibid._n sin_n a_o evil_a that_o contain_v all_o the_o evil_n in_o the_o world_n 7_o 1._o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o sorrow_n and_o disease_n and_o all_o evil_n ibid._n 2._o there_o be_v some_o peculiar_a mischief_n in_o sin_n not_o find_v in_o other_o evil_n as_o appear_v in_o divers_a instance_n 8_o quest_n what_o transcendencie_n of_o evil_n be_v in_o the_o essence_n of_o sin_n that_o make_v it_o above_o all_o other_o evil_a 10_o answ_n it_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n and_o all_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v ibid._n be_v ibid._n 2._o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o his_o attribute_n which_o be_v his_o name_n be_v to_o himself_o and_o what_o ever_o be_v he_o ibid._n 1._o to_o his_o law_n and_o ordinance_n 2._o to_o his_o favourite_n 3._o to_o his_o image_n in_o man_n own_o breast_n 11_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n aggravate_v from_o the_o person_n suffer_v be_v god_n and_o man_n 12_o the_o least_o sin_n virtual_o more_o or_o less_o contain_v all_o sin_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o prove_v ibid._n every_o sin_n incline_v our_o nature_n more_o to_o sin_n 13_o sin_n contain_v not_o only_o all_o other_o evil_n in_o it_o but_o also_o all_o of_o its_o own_o kind_a ibid._n sin_n a_o perfect_a evil_n ibid._n reason_n why_o sin_n be_v the_o chief_a evil_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v simple_o to_o be_v avoid_v for_o its_o self_n 2._o because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o worse_o punishment_n than_o itself_o 3._o because_o it_o can_v have_v a_o worse_a epithet_n give_v it_o than_o itself_o 14_o use_n wonder_v at_o the_o abound_a nature_n of_o sin_n 15_o examine_v our_o own_o estate_n ibid._n quest_n when_o a_o man_n sin_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v his_o own_o answ_n 1._o then_o he_o commit_v sin_n out_o of_o his_o own_o 2._o then_o he_o hate_v it_o not_o but_o love_v it_o 3._o then_o he_o nourish_v it_o &_o cherish_v it_o 4._o then_o he_o provide_v for_o it_o 5._o then_o he_o live_v in_o sin_n 17_o use_v 2._o consider_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n be_v out_o of_o measure_n fearful_a 18_o it_o contain_v all_o misery_n in_o it_o 19_o what_o the_o damn_a speak_v of_o sin_n in_o hell_n ibid._n use_v 3_o only_o jesus_n christ_n can_v conquer_v sin_n 21_o christ_n righteousness_n abound_v sin_n sinfulness_n 22_o come_v to_o god_n through_o christ_n and_o take_v he_o to_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o king_n 23_o sin_n and_o christ_n can_v stand_v together_o ibid._n we_o will_v not_o take_v christ_n while_o sin_n appear_v sinful_a to_o we_o ibid._n imprimatur_fw-la tho_o week_n r._n p._n ep_n o_o lond._n cap._n dome_v aggravation_n of_o sin_n rome_n 7._o 13._o be_v that_o than_o which_o be_v good_a make_v death_n unto_o i_o god_n forbid_v but_o sin_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v sin_n work_v death_n in_o i_o by_o that_o which_o be_v good_a that_o sin_n by_o the_o commandment_n may_v become_v 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subject_n of_o it_o which_o first_o it_o have_v debase_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n the_o noble_a creature_n under_o heaven_n and_o high_a ally_v make_v to_o be_v a_o companion_n fit_a for_o god_n himself_o but_o sin_n have_v strip_v it_o of_o its_o first_o native_a excellency_n as_o it_o do_v reuben_n gen._n 49._o 41._o debase_v the_o soul_n more_o worth_a than_o all_o the_o world_n as_o christ_n himself_o say_v that_o only_o go_v to_o the_o price_n of_o it_o yet_o sin_n have_v make_v it_o a_o drudge_n and_o slave_n to_o every_o creature_n it_o be_v make_v to_o rule_v therefore_o the_o prodigal_n as_o a_o type_n be_v say_v to_o serve_v swine_n and_o feed_v on_o husk_n so_o as_o every_o vanity_n master_n it_o therefore_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n that_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v servant_n to_o wine_n tit._n 2._o 3._o servant_n to_o riches_n and_o divers_a lust_n etc._n etc._n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o shame_n attend_v upon_o it_o rom._n 6._o 21._o now_o shame_n arise_v out_o of_o 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that_o one_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o instance_v in_o adam_n sin_n which_o stain_v all_o man_n nature_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o say_v he_o the_o gift_n of_o righteousness_n by_o christ_n abound_v much_o more_o abound_v to_o flow_v over_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 14._o as_o the_o sea_n do_v above_o mote-hill_n malach._n 7._o 14._o though_o therefore_o it_o will_v undo_v all_o the_o angel_n yet_o christ_n riches_n be_v unsearchable_a eph._n 3._o 8._o he_o have_v such_o riches_n of_o merit_n as_o be_v able_a to_o pay_v all_o thy_o debt_n the_o very_a first_o day_n of_o thy_o marriage_n with_o he_o though_o thou_o have_v be_v a_o sinner_n million_o of_o year_n afore_o the_o creation_n to_o this_o day_n and_o when_o that_o be_v do_v there_o be_v enough_o leave_v to_o purchase_v thou_o more_o grace_n and_o glory_n than_o all_o the_o angel_n have_v in_o heaven_n in_o a_o word_n he_o be_v able_a to_o save_v to_o the_o utmost_a all_o that_o come_v to_o god_n by_o he_o heb._n 7._o 5._o let_v their_o sin_n be_v what_o they_o will_n but_o then_o we_o must_v come_v to_o he_o and_o to_o god_n by_o he_o and_o take_v he_o as_o our_o lord_n and_o king_n and_o head_n and_o husband_n as_o he_o be_v free_o tender_v we_o must_v be_v make_v one_o with_o he_o and_o have_v our_o heart_n divorce_v from_o all_o our_o sin_n for_o ever_o and_o why_o not_o now_o do_v we_o yet_o look_v for_o another_o christ_n and_o to_o allude_v to_o we_o as_o naomi_n say_v to_o ruth_n be_v there_o yet_o any_o more_o son_n in_o my_o womb_n that_o they_o may_v be_v your_o husband_n so_o say_v i_o have_v god_n any_o more_o such_o son_n or_o be_v not_o this_o christ_n good_a enough_o or_o be_v we_o afraid_a of_o be_v happy_a too_o soon_o in_o be_v marry_v to_o he_o but_o yet_o if_o we_o will_v have_v christ_n indeed_o without_o who_o we_o be_v undo_v how_o shall_v we_o thou_o continue_v in_o sin_n 6._o which_o be_v thus_o above_o measure_n sinful_a no_o not_o in_o one_o the_o apostle_n speak_v there_o in_o the_o language_n of_o impossibility_n and_o inconsistencie_n christ_n and_o the_o reign_n of_o one_o sin_n they_o can_v stand_v together_o and_o indeed_o we_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o take_v christ_n until_o first_o we_o have_v see_v more_o or_o less_o this_o vission_n here_o and_o sin_n appear_v to_o we_o as_o to_o he_o above_o measure_n sinful_a natural_o we_o slight_v it_o and_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o and_o account_v it_o preciseness_n to_o stick_v and_o make_v conscience_n of_o it_o but_o if_o once_o sin_n thus_o appear_v to_o any_o but_o in_o its_o own_o colour_n that_o man_n will_v look_v upon_o the_o least_o sin_n then_o as_o upon_o hell_n itself_o and_o like_o a_o man_n affright_v fear_v in_o all_o his_o way_n lest_o he_o shall_v meet_v with_o sin_n and_o start_v at_o the_o very_a appearance_n of_o it_o he_o weep_v if_o sin_n do_v but_o see_v he_o and_o he_o do_v but_o see_v it_o in_o himself_o and_o other_o and_o cry_v out_o as_o joseph_n do_v how_o shall_v i_o do_v this_o and_o sin_n and_o then_o a_o man_n will_v make_v out_o for_o christ_n as_o a_o condemn_a man_n for_o life_n as_o a_o man_n that_o can_v no_o long_o live_v oh_o give_v i_o christ_n or_o else_o i_o die_v and_o than_o if_o upon_o this_o christ_n appear_v to_o he_o and_o manifest_v himself_o as_o his_o promise_n be_v to_o they_o that_o seek_v he_o joh._n 14._o 21._o his_o heart_n thereupon_o will_v much_o more_o detest_v and_o loathe_v it_o he_o see_v it_o evil_n afore_o out_o than_o it_o come_v to_o have_v a_o new_a tincture_n add_v which_o make_v it_o infinite_o more_o sinful_a in_o his_o eye_n for_o he_o than_o look_v upon_o every_o sin_n as_o guilty_a of_o christ_n blood_n as_o die_v with_o it_o though_o cover_v by_o it_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n appear_v teach_v we_o to_o deny_v all_o ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n the_o love_n of_o christ_n constrain_v he_o think_v he_o shall_v i_o live_v in_o 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they_o friend_n favourite_n to_o live_v with_o and_o delight_n in_o and_o if_o man_n put_v on_o christ_n and_o have_v learn_v he_o as_o the_o truth_n be_v in_o jesus_n they_o put_v off_o as_o concern_v the_o former_a conversation_n the_o old_a man_n with_o the_o deceitful_a lust_n and_o he_o cease_v from_o sin_n that_o be_v from_o the_o course_n of_o any_o know_a sin_n they_o be_v the_o apostle_n own_o word_n 〈◊〉_d which_o shall_v judge_v we_o and_o if_o we_o shall_v expect_v salvation_n from_o he_o upon_o any_o other_o term_n we_o be_v deceive_v for_o christ_n be_v author_n of_o salvation_n to_o they_o only_o that_o obey_v he_o heb._n 5._o 9_o aggravation_n of_o sin_v against_o knowledge_n by_o tho_o goodwin_n b._n d._n london_n print_v by_o m._n f._n for_o john_n rothwell_n 〈…〉_z be_v sell_v at_o the_o sun_n in_o paul_n church_n 〈…〉_z m_o dc_o xxxvii_o content_n of_o aggravation_n of_o sin_v against_o knowledge_n doct._n to_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n be_v the_o high_a aggravation_n of_o sin_v page_n 34_o 1._o demonstration_n of_o the_o point_n by_o compare_v it_o with_o other_o kind_n of_o sin_v 36_o how_o much_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n do_v transcend_v sin_n of_o ignorance_n 37_o 1._o in_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n there_o may_v be_v a_o supposition_n if_o he_o have_v know_v it_o he_o will_v not_o have_v do_v it_o but_o not_o so_o in_o these_o ibid._n 2._o the_o vast_a difference_n between_o they_o appear_v in_o the_o repentance_n god_n accept_v for_o each_o a_o general_a repentance_n for_o the_o one_o not_o so_o for_o the_o other_o 39_o 3._o some_o kind_n of_o sin_v against_o knowledge_n exclude_v from_o mercy_n which_o do_v ignorant_o leave_v a_o capacity_n of_o it_o 40_o 4._o sin_v against_o knowledge_n be_v the_o high_a but_o that_o of_o sin_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 41_o 6._o reason_n 1._o because_o knowledge_n be_v the_o great_a mercy_n 42_o 2._o knowledge_n be_v the_o immediate_a guide_n of_o man_n in_o all_o their_o way_n a_o man_n sin_n against_o his_o guide_n 43_o that_o knowledge_n be_v so_o prove_v in_o that_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n bind_v 45_o 3._o reason_n knowledge_n lay_v a_o further_a obligation_n to_o obedience_n ibid._n law_n come_v in_o force_n when_o promulge_v 46_o 4._o there_o be_v the_o more_o contempt_n cast_v on_o the_o law_n 47_o 5._o in_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n the_o will_n of_o the_o sinner_n close_v more_o with_o sin_n as_o sin_n ibid._n 6._o in_o sin_v against_o knowledge_n a_o man_n condemn_v himself_o 48_o three_o thing_n handle_v concern_v sin_n against_o knowledge_n ibid._n
therefore_o eph._n 4._o 18_o 19_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o they_o say_z that_o through_o their_o ignorance_n and_o darkness_n and_o want_v of_o feeling_n they_o commit_v sin_n with_o greediness_n and_o so_o with_o more_o pleasure_n they_o not_o have_v knowledge_n or_o heart_n sensible_a of_o the_o evil_n that_o attend_v upon_o their_o course_n second_o thou_o will_v in_o sin_v against_o knowledge_n be_v give_v up_o to_o great_a hardness_n heart_n if_o the_o light_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o be_v darkness_n say_v christ_n how_o great_a be_v that_o darkness_n therefore_o the_o more_o light_a a_o man_n have_v and_o yet_o go_v on_o in_o work_n of_o darkness_n the_o more_o darkness_n that_o man_n will_v be_v leave_v unto_o even_o to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n in_o the_o end_n three_o it_o will_v procure_v thou_o to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o the_o worst_a of_o sin_n sin_n more_o than_o another_o man_n for_o god_n when_o he_o leave_v man_n make_v one_o sin_n the_o punishment_n of_o another_o 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the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n or_o else_o unto_o devilish_a opinion_n those_o other_o be_v too_o small_a to_o be_v punishment_n of_o thy_o sin_n for_o still_o the_o end_n of_o such_o a_o one_o must_v be_v seven_o time_n worse_o than_o the_o beginning_n as_o christ_n say_v it_o shall_v if_o thou_o be_v a_o drunkard_n a_o swearer_n or_o a_o unclean_a person_n before_o and_o thy_o knowledge_n wrought_v some_o alteration_n in_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o haply_o be_v so_o now_o at_o thy_o fall_n but_o seven_o time_n worse_o profane_a injurious_a to_o saint_n a_o blasphemer_n or_o derider_n of_o god_n way_n and_o ordinance_n four_o when_o thou_o commost_o to_o lay_v hold_n on_o mercy_n at_o death_n despair_n thy_o knowledge_n will_v give_v thou_o up_o to_o more_o despair_n than_o another_o man_n knowledge_n though_o when_o it_o be_v but_o new_o reveal_v it_o be_v a_o help_n yet_o not_o make_v use_n of_o turn_v against_o the_o soul_n to_o wound_v it_o and_o to_o work_v despair_n and_o this_o both_o because_o we_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o mean_n that_o shall_v have_v save_v we_o as_o also_o because_o such_o as_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n sin_n with_o more_o presumption_n and_o the_o more_o presumption_n in_o thy_o life_n the_o more_o despair_n thou_o be_v apt_a to_o fall_v into_o at_o death_n therefore_o isaiah_n 59_o 11_o 12._o what_o bring_v such_o trouble_n and_o roar_n like_o bear_n upon_o these_o jew_n and_o that_o when_o salvation_n be_v look_v for_o that_o yet_o it_o be_v so_o far_o off_o from_o they_o in_o their_o apprehension_n our_o iniquity_n say_v they_o testify_v to_o our_o face_n and_o we_o know_v they_o now_o then_o sin_n testify_v to_o our_o face_n when_o our_o conscience_n take_v notice_n of_o they_o even_o to_o our_o face_n when_o we_o be_v commit_v they_o and_o then_o also_o the_o same_o sin_n themselves_o will_v again_o testify_v to_o our_o face_n when_o we_o have_v recourse_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o they_o therefore_o thou_o will_v lie_v roar_v on_o thy_o death_n bed_n and_o that_o thou_o know_v they_o will_v come_v as_o a_o argument_n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v mercy_n as_o ignorance_n be_v a_o plea_n for_o mercy_n i_o do_v it_o ignorant_o therefore_o i_o obtain_v mercy_n so_o i_o do_v it_o know_o will_v come_v in_o as_o a_o bar_n and_o a_o plea_n against_o thou_o therefore_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v mercy_n five_o torent_a both_o here_o and_o in_o hell_n it_o be_v the_o great_a executioner_n and_o tormenter_n in_o this_o sense_n it_o may_v be_v say_v qui_fw-la auget_fw-la scientiam_fw-la auget_fw-la dolorem_fw-la he_o that_o increase_v knowledge_n increase_v sorrow_n as_o solomon_n speak_v for_o knowledge_n enlarge_v our_o apprehension_n of_o our_o guilt_n and_o that_o bring_v more_o fear_n and_o torment_n have_v they_o no_o knowledge_n who_o eat_v up_o my_o people_n yes_o there_o be_v their_o fear_n say_v david_n therefore_o heb._n 10._o 28._o after_o sin_v after_o knowledge_n there_o remain_v not_o only_o 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