CHAP. 65. Use 15. If there be so much Evil in sin, then of all JUDGEMENTS, spiritual Judgments are t
And so any kind of sin, wicked ribaldry talking, is but mirth; and notorious covetousness, but providing for their family; and horrible pride, but handsomeness; somewhat they will have to say, Pleas and Excuses for almost any sin. certainly brethren, if we understood the nature of sin, we would say as Jerubael, Let Baal plead for himself:
So let sin plead for it self; never be heard to open thy mouth to plead for sin in others, excuse it in others; much less in thy self.
Those that be so full of excuses and pleas for sin, it is an evident argument God never discovered the evil of sin yet to them; never caused the weight and burden of sin to lie upon their conscience, nor what we have mentioned of the evil of it.
Oh! know thou hast to deal with the infinite God, it is a matter of thy soul and eternal estate; and think not to put it off with vain pleas and excuses; but set thy self in the presence of the eternal infinite God. Indeed if you have to deal with your Mothers, or Friends, you may put them off with excuses for sin; but if you would set yourselves as in the presence of God, and there set sin before your eyes, you would not so easily put it off with excuses, as you do.
CHAP. LXV.
Use 15. If there be so much Evil in sin, Then of all JUDGEMENTS, spiritual Judgements are the greatest.
Use XV. If there be so much Evil in sin as has been delivered, then above all judgements spiritual judgements are the greatest. Oh! what a dreadful thing then is it for God to give men or women up to sin, this is the most fearful Judgement that can befall any man or woman in the world, except God should send them quick down to hell. Yea, it may be, if God should send them quick down to Hell,