8. We must aggravate our sins, and take notice of those things which make them more heinous in the sight of God, and more dangerous to ourselves. ~ We bewail before thee all our sins, and all our transgressions in all our sins. Lev 16:16. The more knowledge we have of good and evil, the greater is our sin.

We have known our master’s will, but have not - done it, and therefore deserve to be beaten with many stripes. Luke 12:47. We have known the way of the Lord, and the judgments of our God, and yet have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. Jer 5:4, 5. We have known the judgment of God, that they which do such things are worthy of death, and yet have done them, and have had pleasure in them that do them. Rom 1:32. We have taught others, and yet have not taught ourselves; and while we profess to know God, we have in works denied him. Rom 1:21. Titus 1:16.

Under this head

• The greater profession we have made of religion, the greater hath been our sin.
• The more mercies we have received from God, the greater has been our sin.
• The greater afflictions we have been under for sin, the greater is the sin if we go on in it.
• The more vows and promises we have ; made of better obedience, the greater has our _sin been.

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Pray now: a guided prayer in six parts, with the next heads each day.

Henry’s text is in the public domain. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, No. 265 Chestnut Street. Undated, about 1840 to 1860. The preface is dated Chester, March 25, 1710. From the Internet Archive scan. The KJV text is in the public domain.