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They provoke him to anger,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"They provoke him to anger,","proofs":["Deuteronomy 9:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"Deuteronomy 9:18","osis":["Deut.9.18"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"But are they all equally so?","answer":"No. Turn thee yet again and thou shalt see greater abominations,","segments":[{"text":"No.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Turn thee yet again and thou shalt see greater abominations,","proofs":["Ezekiel 8:15"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ezekiel 8:15","osis":["Ezek.8.15"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And will the punishment of sin be proportioned to the aggravations of it?","answer":"Yes. These shall receive greater damnation,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"These shall receive greater damnation,","proofs":["Mark 12:40"],"refs":[{"printed":"Mark 12:40","osis":["Mark.12.40"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Do sins receive their aggravations from the persons offending?","answer":"Yes. My people is risen up as an enemy,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"My people is risen up as an enemy,","proofs":["Micah 2:8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Micah 2:8","osis":["Mic.2.8"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Are the sins of old persons more heinous than those of others?","answer":"Yes. See what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"See what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark,","proofs":["Ezekiel 8:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ezekiel 8:12","osis":["Ezek.8.12"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And of ministers?","answer":"Yes. Both the prophet and the priest are profane,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Both the prophet and the priest are profane,","proofs":["Jeremiah 23:11"],"refs":[{"printed":"Jeremiah 23:11","osis":["Jer.23.11"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And of magistrates?","answer":"Yes. He shall give Israel up because of Jeroboam who did sin,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"He shall give Israel up because of Jeroboam who did sin,","proofs":["1 Kings 14:16"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Kings 14:16","osis":["1Kgs.14.16"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And of eminent professors?","answer":"Yes. Of whom is Hymenius and Alexander,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Of whom is Hymenius and Alexander,","proofs":["1 Timothy 1:20"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Timothy 1:20","osis":["1Tim.1.20"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Do sins also receive their aggravations from the persons offended?","answer":"Yes. Against whom do ye sport yourselves,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Against whom do ye sport yourselves,","proofs":["Isaiah 57:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 57:4","osis":["Isa.57.4"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Are those sins peculiarly aggravated which are immediately committed against God?","answer":"Yes. If a man sin against the Lord, who shall entreat for him?","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"If a man sin against the Lord, who shall entreat for him?","proofs":["1 Samuel 2:25"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Samuel 2:25","osis":["1Sam.2.25"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And against Christ?","answer":"Yes. When the husbandmen saw the Son, they said among themselves this is the heir, come let us kill him,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"When the husbandmen saw the Son, they said among themselves this is the heir, come let us kill him,","proofs":["Matthew 21:38"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 21:38","osis":["Matt.21.38"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And against the person of the Holy Ghost?","answer":"Yes. The blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"The blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men,","proofs":["Matthew 12:31"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 12:31","osis":["Matt.12.31"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And against superiors?","answer":"Yes. Were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?","proofs":["Numbers 12:8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Numbers 12:8","osis":["Num.12.8"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And against whole bodies and communities?","answer":"Yes. And Joshua said, why hast thou troubled us, the Lord shall trouble thee this day,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"And Joshua said, why hast thou troubled us, the Lord shall trouble thee this day,","proofs":["Joshua 7:25"],"refs":[{"printed":"Joshua 7:25","osis":["Josh.7.25"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And against the souls of men?","answer":"Yes. To slay the soul that should not die, and to save the soul alive that should not live,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"To slay the soul that should not die, and to save the soul alive that should not live,","proofs":["Ezekiel 13:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ezekiel 13:19","osis":["Ezek.13.19"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Doth presumption aggravate sin?","answer":"Yes. The soul that do thought presumptuously reproacheth the Lord,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"The soul that do thought presumptuously reproacheth the Lord,","proofs":["Numbers 15:30"],"refs":[{"printed":"Numbers 15:30","osis":["Num.15.30"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"And knowledge?","answer":"Yes. To him that knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"To him that knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin,","proofs":["James 4:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"James 4:17","osis":["Jas.4.17"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And reproof?","answer":"Yes. He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck shall be suddenly destroyed,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck shall be suddenly destroyed,","proofs":["Proverbs 29:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 29:1","osis":["Prov.29.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And perseverance in sin?","answer":"Yes. He went on frowardly in the way of his heart,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"He went on frowardly in the way of his heart,","proofs":["Isaiah 57:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 57:17","osis":["Isa.57.17"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Are sins against the light of nature aggravated sins?","answer":"Yes. There is such fornications among you as is not so much as named among the Gentiles,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"There is such fornications among you as is not so much as named among the Gentiles,","proofs":["1 Corinthians 5:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 5:1","osis":["1Cor.5.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"And deliberate sins?","answer":"Yes. He deviseth mischief upon his bed,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"He deviseth mischief upon his bed,","proofs":["Psalm 36:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 36:4","osis":["Ps.36.4"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And public sins?","answer":"Yes. Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel,","proofs":["2 Samuel 16:22"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Samuel 16:22","osis":["2Sam.16.22"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Are sins against mercies greatly aggravated?","answer":"Yes. Thus Solomon turned from the Lord who had appeared unto him twice,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Thus Solomon turned from the Lord who had appeared unto him twice,","proofs":["1 Kings 11:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Kings 11:9","osis":["1Kgs.11.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And sins against judgments?","answer":"Yes. For all this they sinned still,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"For all this they sinned still,","proofs":["Psalm 78:32"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 78:32","osis":["Ps.78.32"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And sins against express commands?","answer":"Yes. We have forsaken thy commandments which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"We have forsaken thy commandments which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets,","proofs":["Ezra 9:10–11"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ezra 9:10–11","osis":["Ezra.9.10-Ezra.9.11"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And sins against our own covenants and engagements?","answer":"Yes. Thou saidst, I will not transgress,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Thou saidst, I will not transgress,","proofs":["Jeremiah 2:20"],"refs":[{"printed":"Jeremiah 2:20","osis":["Jer.2.20"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Is it an aggravation of sin to commit it without shame?","answer":"Yes. Were they ashamed? nay, they were not at all ashamed,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Were they ashamed? nay, they were not at all ashamed,","proofs":["Jeremiah 6:15"],"refs":[{"printed":"Jeremiah 6:15","osis":["Jer.6.15"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"And with delight?","answer":"Yes. Their soul delighteth in their abominations,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Their soul delighteth in their abominations,","proofs":["Isaiah 66:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 66:3","osis":["Isa.66.3"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And to boast of it?","answer":"Yes. Whose glory is in their shame,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Whose glory is in their shame,","proofs":["Philippians 3:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"Philippians 3:19","osis":["Phil.3.19"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"May the place also be an aggravation of sin?","answer":"Yes. In the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"In the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly,","proofs":["Isaiah 26:10"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 26:10","osis":["Isa.26.10"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And the time?","answer":"Yes. Is it a time to receive money and garments and olive-yards and vineyards?","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Is it a time to receive money and garments and olive-yards and vineyards?","proofs":["2 Kings 5:26"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Kings 5:26","osis":["2Kgs.5.26"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Should we take notice of the aggravations of sin in our confessions?","answer":"Yes. Aaron shall confess the iniquity of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Aaron shall confess the iniquity of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins,","proofs":["Leviticus 16:21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Leviticus 16:21","osis":["Lev.16.21"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"But though aggravated may we hope that it will be pardoned?","answer":"Yes. Thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities: I, even I, am he that blotted out thy transgressions for mine own sake,","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null},{"text":"Thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities: I, even I, am he that blotted out thy transgressions for mine own sake,","proofs":["Isaiah 43:24–25"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 43:24–25","osis":["Isa.43.24-Isa.43.25"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]}],"text":null}