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MAKES
A
KNOWLEDGE
OF
SIN
DURABLE.
Kgj
bear
such
thoughts
in this
mortal
state
;
for
the evil
of
sin having
a
kind
of
infinity
in
it,
would
be
too much for
us
to conceive
of
in
our
present state without
dissolving
our
frame
;
and
without
hope
of pardon
too it would
make it more
dreadfùl
and amazing.
It
is
the
very sight
of
sin
without
pardon,
that
has
occasioned many
wretched
creatures
to
put
an end to
their present
being. in
this
world
;
they could
not
bear the
lashes
of
conscience
when they
could
see
no hope
;
but, alas
!
this
is
a
vain
method,
for
that
is
the
ready
way
to
put themselves with-
(Jut
the verge
of
hope
;
and guilt
must
stand for
ever
before their
eyes,
hope and
pardon
they can never see.
But
when
God
is
pleased
to
send a comfortable
hope
that
he has forgiven
us,
then
we may with
confidence
beg
for
further
conviction
and discovery
of
oursins,
in
order
to
adore
a
forgiving
God
the wore,