good things that are due to him from men, as Honour, Praise, Reverence, &c. These may be taken away from God by the perverse wils and lives of men, and so God have lesse of this eternal Honour and Glory then he hath. And although this external Honour and Reverence do not make to the internal Happinesse of God, yet he is pleased with this, and commands it of men, and threatens to punish where it is denied him: and certainly we may not think the Scripture doth aggravate sine under this title, as an injury to him, as that which offends him, and is disobedience unto him, if so be there were not some Reality. Besides the Necessity of Christs death by way of sa∣tisfaction, doth necessarily argue, That sinne is a reall offence and dishonour to him. And lastly, a sinner as much as li∣eth in him, depriveth God of all his inward happinesse and glory; insomuch that if it were possible God would be made lesse happy by our sins. It is no thanks to a sinner that he is not, but it ariseth from his infinite Perfection that he cannot.Let the first Use be,Ʋse 1.To commend Repentance in the necessity of it, if ever we would have pardon. God hath appointed no other way for thy healing. Never perswade thy self of the pardon of sinne, where sinne it self hath not been bitter to thee. Be∣sides, where godly sorrow is, there will be earnest prayer and heavenly ascensions of the soul unto God, for his pardon. Hence, Zech. 12. The spirit of Prayer and Mourning is put together, and Rom. 8. Prayer and groans unutterable. As the fowls of the Heaven were at first created out of the water; so do thy heavenly breathings after God, arise from thy hum∣bled, and broken soul. It is presumption to expect pardon for that sinne, which hath not either actually or habitually been humbled for by thee. If a man should expect health and life, yet never eat or drink, would you not say, he tempted God, and was a murderer of himself? So if a man hope for par∣don, and yet never debase or loath himself repenting of his sins, will you not y, he is a murderer of his soul? And be en∣couraged to it, because God hath annexed such a graci∣ous Promise to it. He might have filled thee with sorrow here and hereafter. It might be with thee, as the damned An∣gels, 0