Exceeding Sinfu1l4of Sin. 3 ed; They be now amongother finners,and they think though force feem to be Religious, yet they think others are as bad as themfelves in their hearts at leali, though not in Pra&ice : As Nero, becaufe he was bad, he thought others,,: wereas bad as himfelf. So a wicked man, when he cannot fee others break out in fuck great fins as he doth, yet he thinks they are as bad force other way, and have force other fins as great. Andbecaufe they live among them that areas bad as themfelves, and live in the fame fins, therefore theyarenot afhamed : For as a Col- lier living amongColliers is not athamed but if he lived among Princes and Noblemen, he wouldbe athamed.So wicked men in this world becaufe they live in this world among finners, they conceive to be tanners like themfelves theybe notof iai led; but whenGod thatl come toopen what fin means , and wh t theHolinefs of God means, and they fee themfelves (land in thepretence oftheholyGod, then theywill be athamed. But certainly fin is a greater fhame than'Affii&ion ; none need be afhamedof Affli- Ction 'any further than it hath a Connexionto Come greatfin; but fin in thegreateflprofperity` hath fhame with it. cSigOVVVIPV,StiViOVIROVV C ÏCA
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