4. Christ is able to take away great sins. Did he ever let anyone that
theirs, and surely they cannot weigh as much. He was 'a propitiation for the sins of the whole world;' and are your sins as great as the sins of the whole world? If part of his merits is enough to save ten thousand damned souls in hell, if they had applied it, is it not enough to satisfy God for your sins, which are far less? Was not Christ charged with as great sins as yours can be when he was on the cross?
Or are your single sins bigger than all those the prophet means when he says, 'And the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all'? Isa.
53:6.
Well, then, plead your Saviour's death, since it was for his honour to satisfy for sins of so deep a dye. It is said in your word, it is a joy to a righteous person to perform judgment, and shall it not be much more a joy to the righteous God? Behold, here I offer you the atonement your Son and my Saviour has made, and if it is not enough, I am content to perish. But if it is, I desire you to do me justice with that joy that a righteous person would do it with, and discharge my transgressions. And if you object that I have flung away this satisfaction and would not have it, I answer, my Saviour's satisfaction was for such sins as those, otherwise none would be saved. For was there anyone who refused the proffer of it at first, made demurs before they entertained it? Let your objections be what they will, Christ shall be my advocate to answer for me.
4. Christ is able to take away great sins. Did he ever let anyone that came to him with a great infirmity go back without a cure and dishonour himself so much, as that it should be said, it was a distemper too great for the power of Jesus to remedy? And why should there be any sin that he cannot pardon? It is as easy for him to heal the one as the other. For he did with as much ease and delight say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' as say, 'Take up your bed and walk.'
Do you have seven devils? Suppose a legion, i.e. six thousand six hundred and sixty-six; he did dispossess a body of as many. Can he not as easily dispossess a soul? If you had ten thousand legions, I dare say Christ would not lose an opportunity of such a conquest. For