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devilish. Whensoever you sin, you do the lusts of the devil.

Thirdly, Consider the nature of the law whereof sin is a transgression: a law most perfect, most holy, just, and good, Rom. vii. 12. Gal. iii. 21. Rom. viii. 3; which would have given eternal life to the doers of it, had it not been for this cursed sin.

Fourthly, Consider the person against whom sin is committed, whom it highly offends and provokes; it is God, Psa. li. 4, to whom you owe yourself and all that you have; who made, Acts xvii. 28, and does preserve you, and yours; who, though you have sinned, desires not your death, Ezek. xxxiii. 11, nor afflicts you willingly; but had rather that you should humble yourself, repent, and live; who, that you might be saved, gave his only begotten Son to death, to ransom you, John iii. 16; who, by his ministers, makes known his word and good-will towards you, making proclamation, that if you will repent and believe, you shall be saved; yea, entreats you by his ministers to be reconciled to him, 2 Cor. v. 20. It is that God, who is rich in goodness, forbearance, and long-suffering, 2 Peter iii. 9, waiting when you will return, that you may live; who, on the other hand, if you despise this his goodness, and shall continue in your sin, thereby provoking the eyes of his glory, Isa. iii. 8, is a terrible and revengeful God, Nahum i. 2; who, if you still err in heart, and will not walk in his ways, has sworn in his wrath, that you shall not enter into his rest, Heb. iii. 11; who in his wrath is a consuming fire, Heb. xii. 29; and is ready and able to destroy body and soul in the eternal vengeance of hell-fire, Matt. x. 28.

Fifthly, Consider sin in the evil effects of it, namely, it brought a curse upon the whole creation, Gen. iii. 17. Rom. viii. 20, for man's sake; whereby the creatures are become defective, and oftentimes unserviceable, nay, hurtful to you. From your sins come all manner of diseases and afflictions that ever befell you. This your sin (until it be repented of and pardoned) makes you hateful to God, Psa. xi. 5, separates