Excerpt from The Nature, Guilt, and Danger of Presumptuous Sins Set Forth, in a Sermon Preach'd Before the University of Oxford at St. Mary's, Septemb; 14th 1707 Now this Law, being Built upon the Eternal Foundations of Natural Renfan, and 7mm, is nor confin'd'to thef7ewijh Nation only, nor barely to be extended to Strangers, or Profeljtes of the Gate, but In cludes Gentiles, as well as Time, and is equally Applicable to all Chrijtianr; and is not (as fome Learned Writer: Critically remark) fo much to be underflood ofany One, Specijich, Difiinfl, Kind of Sin in it felf, as of a certainmanner, or.(as the School: lpeak) of a common Accidental Difference, or Circumflance of Aggravation, in the Formal way of Sinning, belonging to all Tranlgreflions in general, whereby they are render'd more Heinous, and Provoking, and are therefore Callid Sint'of Prefamption, from: the fad Afinit)' and Analogy they bear to that Material Great Sin of Prefamption, eminently fo liil'd where by, we boldly and arrogantly, prefume on God's Power, Mercy, jacflice, and Goodne/c, his awe/lance without Promi/e, or Revelation, or his Pardon, and Permzfion, 'contrary to Either. And, fince We are (0 Prone in the Grand Concerns ofour Salvation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.