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149. Queft. Is any Man able perfectly to keep the ommandments of God?

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Anfw. No Man is able either of himself ", or by Grace received in this Life, perfectly to keep e Commandments of God; but doth daily break em in Thought*, Word, and Deed '.

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rtify therefore your members For I know, that in me (that is, in ich are upon the earth; fornica- my flesh) dwelleth no good thing: ă, uncleanness, inordinate af- for to will is prefent with me; but tion, evil concupifcence, and how to perform that which is good, etoufnefs, which is idolatry. I find not, v. 19. For the good that t. 5. 21, Neither fhalt thou de- I would, I do not: but the evil which thy neighbours wife, neither I would not, that do I. It thou covet thy neighbours afe, his field, or his man-fervant, his maid-servant, his ox, or his or any thing that is thy neigh

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149. James 3. 2. For in many ngs we offend all. If any man end not in word, the same is a rfect man, and able alfo to bridle whole body. John 15. s. I am vine, ye are the branches: he at abideth in me, and I in him, efame bringeth forth much fruit: t without me ye can do nothing. m. 8. 3. For what the law could t do, in that it was weak through e flesh, God fending his own Son, the likeness of finful flesh, and for 1 condemned fin in the flesh.

k Gen. 6. 5. And God faw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Gen. 8.21. --And the Lord faid in his heart, I will curfe the ground no more for mans fake; for the imagination of mans heart is evil from his youth :-I Rom. 3. 9. --We have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under fin; v. 1o. As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one: v. 11. There is none that understandeth, there is none that feeketh after God. u. 12. They are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become unprofitable, there is none that doth good, na i Eccl. 7. 20. For there is not a juft not one, v. 13. Their throat is an an upon earth, that doth good, open fepulchre: with their tongues ad finneth not. 1 John 1. 8. Ifwe they have used deceit ; the poison y that we have no fin, we deceive of afps is under their lips. 14. ar felves, and the truth is not in us. Whofe mouth is full of curfing and .10. If we fay that we have not fin- bitterness. v. 15. Their feet are ed; we make him a liar, and his fwift to fhed blood. v. 16. Deord is not in us. Gal. 5. 17. For ftruction and mifery are in their he flesh lufteth against the fpirit, ways. v. 17. And the ways of peace nd the spirit against the flesh: and have they not known. v. 18. There hefe are contrary the one to the is no fear of God before their eyes. >ther; fo that ye cannot do the v. 19. Now we know that what hings that ye would, Rom. 7. 18, Y 3

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150. Queft. Are all Tranfgreffions of the Law of God equally hainous in themselves, and in the Sight God?

Anfw. All Tranfgreffions of the law of God are not equally hainous; But fome Sins in themfelves and by reafon of feveral Aggravations, are more hainous in the Sight of God than others m.

151. Queft. What are thofe Aggravations that mak fome Sins more hainous than others?

Anfw. Sins receive their Aggravations,

1. From the Perfons offending "; if they be of riper Age, greater Experience or Grace

things foever the law faith, it faith to them who are under the law: That every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. James 3. from verse 2. to 13. For in many things we offend all,--

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150. John 19. 11. Jefns anfwered, Thou couldst have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater fin. Ezek. 8. 6. --But turn thee yet again, and thou shalt fee greater abominations. v. 13. Turn thee yet again, and thou fhalt fee greater abominations that they do. v. Is. -Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt fee greater abominations than these. 1 John 5. 16. If any man fee his brother fin a fin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he fhall give him life for them that finnot unto death. There is a fin unto death: I do not fay that he fhall pray for it. Pfalm 78. 17. And they finned yet more against him, by provoking the moft high in the wilderness. v. 32. For all this they finned still: and believed

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not for his wondrous works. v. 56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his te ftimonies.

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ISI. Jer. 2.8. The priests fai not, Where is the Lord? and the that handle the law, knew me hot the pastors alfo tranfgreffed again me, and the prophets prophefied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

Job 32. 7. I faid, Dayshould speak, and multitude of years thou teach wisdom.

2. 9. Great me are not always wife; neither do th aged understand judgment. Eccl. 13. Better is a poor and a wife child than an old and foolish king, wh will no more be admonished.

P1 Kings 11. 4. For it came t pafs when Solomon was old, tha his wives turned away his heart aft other gods; and his heart was no perfect with the Lord his God, was the heart of David his father v. 9. And the Lord was angry w Solomon, because his heart was tur ned from the Lord God of Ifrae which had appeared twice.

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I 2 Sam. 12. 14. Howbeit, beaufe by this deed thou haft given reat occafion to the enemies of the ord to blafpheme, the child that is orn unto thee, fhall furely die. Cor. 5. 1. It is reported commonly at there is fornication among you, nd fuch fornication, as is not fo uch as named among the Genles, that one should have his fahers wife.

* James 4. 17. Therefore to him at knoweth to do good, and doth not, to him it is fin. Luke 12.47. nd that fervant which knew his ords will, and prepared not himf, neither did according to his ill, fhall be beaten with many ripes. v. 48. But he that knew not, nd did commit things worthy of tripes, fhall be beaten with few ripes. For unto whomfoever much sgiven, of him fhall be much reJuired: and to whom men have Committed much, of him they will

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rael and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee fuch and fuch things. v. 9. Wherefore haft thou defpifed the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his fight? --Ezek. 8. 11. And there ftood before them feventy men of the ancients of the houfe of Ifrael, and in the midst of them ftood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his cenfer in his hand, and a thick cloud of incenfe went up. v. 12. Then faid he unto me, Son of man, haft thou feen what the ancients of the house of Ifrael do in the dark, every man in the chamber of his imagery? for they fay, The Lord feeth us not, the Lord hath forfaken the earth.

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Rom. 2. 17. Behold,thou art called a Jew, and refteft in the law, and makeft thy boaft of God; v. 18. And knowest his will, And art confident that thou thy felf art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, v. 20. { Jer. 5.4. Therefore I faid, Sure- 'An inftructer of the foolish, a teachy thefe are poor, they are foolish: er of babes,-- v. 21. Thou therefore or they know not the way of the which teachest another, teachest Lord,nor the judgment of their God. thou not thy felf? Thou that preach5. I will get me unto the great eft a man fhould not fteal, doeft thou men, and will fpeak unto them; for fteal? v. 22. Thou that fayft a man they have known the way of the fhould not commit adultery, doeft Lord, and the judgment of their thou commit adultery? thou that God: but thefe have altogether bro- abhorreft idols, doeft thou commit ken the yoke, and burft the bonds. facrilege? v. 23. Thou that makest 2 Sam. 12.7. And Nathan faid thy boaft of the law, through breakto David, Thou art the man. Thus ing the law, dishonoureft thou God? faith the Lord God of Ifrael, I a- v. 24. For the name of God is nointed thee king over Ifrael,-- v.8. blafphemed among the Gentiles, And I gave thee thy mafters house, through you.

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and thy mafters wives into thy bo- W Gal. 2. 11. But when Peter was fom, and gave thee the house of If

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2. From the Parties offended; ifimmediatelyagainst God", his Attributes, and Worship; againft Chrift, and his Grace; the Holy Spirit,his Witness,

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blind for facrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and fick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy govern will he be pleafed with thee, orac cept thy perfon: faith the Lord of hofts.

v. 14. But curfed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth and facrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, faith the Lord of hofts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. v. 12. For before that certain came from James he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew, and feparated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcifion. v. 13. And the other Jews diffembled likewife with him; infomuch that Barnabas alfo was carried away with their diffimulation. v. 14. But when Ifaw that they walked not uprightly, according to the truth of the gospel, I faid unto Peter before them all, if tranfgreffion and difobedience rethou, being a Jew, liveft after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compelleft thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

* Mat. 21.38. But when the hufbandmen faw the fon, they faid among themselves, This is the heir, come let us kill him, and let us feize on his inheritance. v. 39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

Y 1 Sam. 2.25. If one man finagainst another, the judge shall judge him; but if a man fin against the Lord, who fhall intreat for him?-Acts 5.4. --Thou haft not lied unto men, but unto God. Pfalm 51. 4. Against thee, thee only have 1 finned, and done this evil in thy fight: that thou mighteft be juftified when thou speakeft, and be clear when thou judgest.

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Rom. 2. 4. Or defpifeft thou the riches of his goodness, and for bearance, and long-fuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Mai, 1, 8. And if ye offer the

Hev. 2.2. For if the word fpokenby angels was ftedfaft, and every

ceived a juft recompenee of reward; v, 3. How fhall we escape, if we neglect fo great falvation,-- Heb. 12, 25. See that ye refuse not him that fpeaketh: For if they escaped not who refufed him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketi from heaven.

Heb. 10. 29. Of how much fore! punishment, fuppofe ye, fhall he be thought worthy, who hath troden under foot the Son of God,-- Mat. 12. 31. Wherefore I fay unto you, All manner of fin and blafphemy fhall be forgiven unto men; but the blafphemy against the holy Ghost fhall not be forgiven unto men,v.32. And whofoever fpeaketh a word againft the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whofoever fpeaketh against the holy Ghoft, it fhall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

d Eph. 4.30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are fealed unto the day of redemption.

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and Workings: against Superiours, Men of Emimency, and fuch as we ftand especially related and engaged untos; against any of the Saints ", particularly weak Brethren, the Souls of them or any Heb. 6. 4. For it is impoffible Zeph. 2.8. I have heard the refor those who were once enlightned, proach of Moab, and the revilings and have tafted of the heavenly of the children of Ammon, whereby gift, and were made partakers of they have reproached my people,-the holy Ghoft, v. 5. And have v. 1o. This fhall they have for their afted the good word of God, and pride, because they have reproachpowers of the world to come; ed and magnified themselves against 6. If they fhall fall away to re- the people of the Lord of hofts. new them again unto repentance,-- v. 11. The Lord will be terrible Jude v. 8. Likewife alfo thefe unto them -- Mat. 18. 6. But whoilthy dreamers defile the flesh, de- fo fhall offend one of these little pife dominion, and speak evil of ones which believe in me, it were dignities. Numb. 12. 8. --Where- better for him that a milftone were fore then were ye not afraid to hanged about his neck, and that speak against my fervant Mofes? he were drowned in the depth of .9. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them, and he departed. Ifa. 3. 5. --The child fhall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

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the fea. 1 Cor. 6. 8. Nay, you do wrong and defraud, and that your brethren. Rev. 17. 6. And I faw the woman drunken with the blood of the faints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jefus :-

& Prov. 30. 17. The eye that i 1 Cor. 8. 11. And through thy mocketh at his father, and defpifeth knowledge fhall the weak brother to obey his mother, the ravens of perish, for whom Chrift died? v. 12. the valleys fhall pick it out, and But when ye fin fo against the brethe young eagles fhall eat it. 2 Cor. thren, and wound their weak con12.15. And I will very gladly spend science, ye fin against Christ. Rom. and be spent for you, though the 14. 13. Let us not therefore judge more abundantly I love you, the one another any more: but judge lefs I be loved. Pfalm 35. 12. For this rather, that no man put a it was not an enemy that reproach- ftumbling-block, or an occafion ed me, then I could have born it; to fall in his brothers way. v. 15. neither was it he that hated me, But if thy brother be grieved with that did magnify himself againft me, thy meat, now walkeft thou not then I would have hid my felf from charitably. Deftroy not him with him. v. 13. But it was thou, a man, thy meat, for whom Chrift died. mine equal, my guide, and my ac- v. 21. It is good neither to eat quaintance, v. 14. We took fweet flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any counfel together, and walked unto thing whereby thy brother ftumthe houfe of God in company. v. 15. bleth, or is offended, or is made Let death feize upon them, and let weak,

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