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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
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than_o all_o the_o evil_n in_o the_o world_n call_v therefore_o in_o the_o abstract_n spiritual_a wickedness_n eph._n 6._o 12._o yet_o it_o be_v but_o sin_n that_o first_o spoil_v he_o and_o it_o be_v sin_n possess_v the_o very_a devil_n he_o be_v a_o glorious_a angel_n till_o he_o be_v acquaint_v with_o it_o and_o can_v there_o be_v a_o separation_n make_v between_o he_o and_o sin_n he_o will_v be_v again_o of_o as_o good_a sweet_a and_o amiable_a a_o nature_n as_o any_o creature_n in_o earth_n or_o heaven_n five_o though_o other_o thing_n be_v evil_a yet_o nothing_o make_v the_o creature_n accurse_v but_o sin_n as_o all_o good_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n do_v not_o make_v a_o man_n a_o bless_a man_n so_o nor_o all_o the_o evil_n accurse_v god_n say_v not_o bless_a be_v the_o honourable_a and_o the_o rich_a nor_o that_o accurse_a be_v the_o poor_a but_o curse_a be_v the_o man_n that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n gal._n 3._o 10._o a_o curse_n to_o the_o least_o sin_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a bless_a be_v the_o man_n who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v etc._n etc._n rom._n 4._o 7._o six_o god_n hate_v nothing_o but_o sin_n be_v all_o evil_n sweep_v down_o into_o one_o man_n god_n hate_v he_o not_o simple_o for_o they_o not_o because_o thou_o be_v poor_a and_o disgrace_v but_o only_o because_o sinful_a it_o be_v sin_n he_o hate_v rev._n 2._o 15._o isa_n 27._o 11._o yea_o it_o alone_a and_o whereas_o other_o attribute_n be_v diverse_o communicate_v in_o their_o effect_n to_o several_a thing_n as_o his_o love_n and_o goodness_n himself_o his_o son_n his_o child_n have_v all_o a_o share_n in_o yet_o all_o the_o hatred_n which_o be_v as_o large_a as_o his_o love_n be_v sole_o pour_v out_o upon_o and_o whole_o and_o limit_v only_o unto_o sin_n all_o the_o question_n will_v be_v what_o transcendencie_n of_o evil_n be_v in_o the_o essence_n of_o it_o that_o make_v it_o above_o all_o other_o evil_n and_o hate_v and_o it_o only_o by_o god_n christ_n the_o saint_n etc._n etc._n more_o than_o any_o other_o evil_a why_o it_o be_v enmity_n with_o god_n rom._n 8._o 7._o abstract_n we_o know_v speak_v essence_n the_o meaning_n be_v it_o be_v as_o direct_o contrary_a to_o god_n as_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v for_o contrary_a it_o be_v to_o god_n and_o all_o that_o be_v he_o as_o 1._o contrary_a to_o his_o essence_n to_o his_o existence_n and_o be_v god_n for_o it_o make_v man_n hate_v he_o rom._n 1._o 30._o and_o as_o he_o that_o hate_v his_o brother_n be_v a_o murderer_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 15._o so_o he_o that_o hate_v god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o murderer_n of_o he_o and_o wish_v that_o he_o be_v not_o peccutum_fw-la est_fw-la dei-cidium_a 2._o contrary_a it_o be_v to_o all_o his_o attribute_n which_o be_v his_o name_n man_n be_v jealous_a of_o their_o name_n god_n name_n be_v himself_o as_o 1._o it_o make_v a_o man_n slight_a god_n goodness_n and_o to_o seek_v happiness_n in_o the_o creature_n as_o if_o he_o be_v able_a to_o be_v happy_a without_o he_o and_o 2._o it_o depose_v his_o sovereignty_n and_o set_v up_o other_o god_n before_o his_o face_n 3._o it_o contemn_v his_o truth_n power_n and_o justice_n and_o 4._o turn_n his_o grace_n into_o wantonness_n and_o as_o to_o himself_o so_o to_o what_o ever_o be_v he_o or_o dear_a to_o he_o beside_o a_o king_n have_v 3._o thing_n in_o a_o especial_a manner_n dear_a to_o he_o his_o law_n his_o favour_n it_o be_v his_o image_n stamp_v upon_o his_o coin_n and_o so_o have_v god_n first_o his_o law_n and_o ordinance_n god_n never_o give_v law_n but_o it_o have_v be_v break_v by_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o definition_n of_o it_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 4._o yea_o it_o be_v call_v destroy_v the_o law_n psal_n 119._o 126._o and_o know_v that_o god_n law_n the_o least_o tittle_n of_o it_o be_v more_o dear_a to_o he_o than_o all_o the_o world_n for_o ere_o the_o least_o tittle_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v break_v heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v the_o least_o sin_n therefore_o which_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o least_o law_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o world_n and_o for_o his_o worship_n as_o envy_v god_n shall_v have_v any_o it_o turn_v his_o ordinance_n into_o sin_n second_o for_o his_o favourite_n god_n have_v but_o a_o few_o poor_a one_o upon_o who_o because_o god_n have_v set_v his_o love_n sin_n have_v set_v its_o hatred_n last_o for_o his_o image_n even_o in_o a_o man_n own_o breast_n the_o law_n of_o the_o member_n fight_v against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o endeavour_v to_o expel_v it_o though_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v damn_v for_o it_o gal._n 5._o 17._o the_o flesh_n namely_o sin_n lust_v against_o the_o spirit_n for_o they_o be_v contrary_n contrary_n indeed_o for_o i_o think_v though_o it_o hate_v that_o image_n in_o other_o that_o yet_o it_o shall_v spare_v it_o in_o a_o man_n self_n out_o of_o self-love_n but_o yet_o though_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v damn_v if_o this_o image_n be_v expel_v it_o yet_o labour_v to_o do_v this_o so_o deadly_a be_v that_o hatred_n a_o man_n hate_v himself_o as_o holy_a so_o far_o as_o he_o be_v sinful_a it_o abound_v now_o so_o high_a as_o our_o thought_n can_v follow_v it_o no_o far_o divine_v say_v it_o aspire_v unto_o infinity_n the_o object_n against_o who_o it_o be_v thus_o contrary_a unto_o be_v god_n who_o be_v infinite_a they_o tell_v we_o that_o objective_o sin_n itself_o be_v infinite_a sure_o i_o be_o the_o worth_n of_o the_o object_n or_o party_n offend_v aggravate_v the_o offence_n a_o ill_a word_n against_o the_o king_n be_v high_a treason_n not_o the_o great_a indignity_n to_o another_o man_n sure_a i_o also_o be_o that_o god_n be_v so_o offend_v with_o it_o as_o though_o he_o love_v his_o son_n as_o himself_o yet_o he_o though_o without_o sin_n be_v but_o make_v sin_n by_o imputation_n yet_o god_n spare_v he_o not_o and_o because_o the_o creature_n can_v not_o strike_v a_o stroke_n hard_a enough_o he_o himself_o be_v please_v to_o bruise_v he_o isaiah_n 53._o 16._o he_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n rom._n 8._o 32._o his_o love_n may_v have_v overcome_v he_o to_o have_v pass_v by_o it_o to_o his_o son_n at_o least_o a_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n may_v have_v pacify_v he_o yet_o so_o great_a be_v his_o hatred_n of_o it_o and_o offence_n at_o it_o as_o he_o pour_v the_o vial_n of_o his_o wrath_n on_o he_o neither_o will_v entreaty_n serve_v for_o though_o he_o cry_v with_o strong_a cry_n it_o shall_v pass_v from_o he_o god_n will_v not_o till_o he_o have_v out-wrastled_n it_o and_o as_o the_o person_n offend_v aggravate_v the_o offence_n as_o before_o so_o also_o the_o person_n suffer_v be_v god_n and_o man_n argue_v the_o abound_a sinfulness_n of_o it_o for_o for_o what_o crime_n do_v you_o ever_o hear_v a_o king_n be_v put_v to_o death_n their_o person_n be_v esteem_v in_o worth_n above_o all_o crime_n as_o civil_a christ_n be_v the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v one_o consideration_n more_o to_o make_v the_o measure_n of_o its_o iniquity_n full_o full_a and_o to_o abound_v to_o flow_v over_o and_o that_o be_v this_o that_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 i_o mean_v not_o that_o all_o be_v equal_a therefore_o i_o add_v more_o or_o less_o and_o i_o prove_v it_o thus_o because_o adam_n by_o one_o offence_n contract_v the_o stain_n of_o all_o no_o soon_o do_v one_o sin_n seize_v upon_o his_o heart_n but_o he_o have_v all_o sin_n in_o he_o and_o
so_o every_o sin_n in_o we_o by_o a_o miraculous_a multiplication_n incline_v our_o nature_n more_o to_o every_o sin_n than_o it_o be_v before_o it_o make_v the_o pollution_n of_o nature_n of_o a_o deep_a dye_n not_o only_o to_o that_o species_n of_o sin_n whereof_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a individual_a act_n but_o to_o all_o else_o as_o bring_v one_o candle_n into_o a_o room_n the_o light_n spread_v all_o over_o and_o then_o another_o the_o light_n be_v all_o over_o more_o increase_v so_o it_o be_v in_o sin_n for_o the_o least_o cut_v the_o soul_n off_o from_o god_n and_o then_o it_o be_v ready_a to_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o every_o vanity_n that_o will_v entice_v it_o or_o entertain_v it_o and_o this_o show_v the_o fullness_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o it_o in_o that_o it_o contain_v not_o only_o all_o other_o evil_n in_o the_o world_n in_o it_o but_o also_o all_o of_o its_o own_o kind_n as_o you_o will_v count_v that_o a_o strange_a poison_n the_o least_o drop_n of_o which_o contain_v the_o force_n of_o all_o poison_n in_o it_o that_o a_o strange_a disease_n the_o least_o infection_n whereof_o bring_v the_o body_n subject_n to_o all_o disease_n yet_o such_o a_o one_o be_v sin_n the_o least_o make_v the_o soul_n more_o prone_a and_o subject_a to_o all_o and_o now_o you_o see_v it_o be_v a_o perfect_a evil_n and_o though_o indeed_o it_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a in_o that_o full_a sense_n wherein_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o chief_a good_a because_o if_o it_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o god_n be_v good_a how_o can_v he_o pardon_v it_o subdue_v it_o bring_v it_o to_o nothing_o as_o he_o do_v and_o then_o how_o can_v it_o have_v addition_n to_o it_o one_o sin_n be_v more_o sinful_a than_o another_o ezek._n 8._o 15._o john_n 19_o 11._o but_o yet_o it_o have_v some_o analogy_n of_o be_v the_o chief_a evil_n as_o god_n the_o chief_a good_a for_o 1._o as_o god_n be_v the_o chief_a good_a who_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v love_v for_o himself_o and_o other_o 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