Luke 7:41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. 1. That the nature of sin stands not in the material part, but in the form, which is the transgression of the law. 2. Small sins, with their multitude and number, hurt the soul as much as great sins do with their weight. 3. Small sins serve to make way for greater. Huntsmen first ply the deer with their little beagles, till it be heated and blown, and then they put on their great buckhounds. Such use the devil makes of little sins. A long thread of iniquity he hath let in with a small needle, as we find in David's case, and in Peter's, &c. A great fire hath been kindled by a little spark; and a great blot made with a little hair hanging in the pen. 4. Small sins are cured with more difficulty than greater. A wound made with a stiletto is more dangerous than a wound made with Goliath's sword; here the wound presently closeth up, and so bleeds inwardly in greater abundance. 5. Forget not what Christ suffered for small sins, even His precious blood (Hebrews 9:7). Our great sins were as the spear in His side, and as the nails in His blessed hands and feet; and our small sins were as the thorns upon His head, they, though small, yet put Him to pain and grief. How dare we crown the Son of God (again) with thorns, and put Him by our small sins to an after suffering? (N. Rogers.) Parallel Verses KJV: There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.WEB: "A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. |
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