To sin because mercy abounds is the devil’s logic. . . . He that sins because of God’s mercy shall have judgment without mercy. Mercy abused turns to fury. . . . Mercy is not for them that sin and fear not, but for them that fear and sin not.
– Thomas Watson
1620 – 1686
Christ Alone Wyoming 
I often believe the puritans got a glimpse of true holiness we did not!
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It’s important to not abuse God’s grace, but “Mercy is not for them that sin and fear not, but for them that fear and sin not.” is not quite true – no matter what John Wesley taught on sinless perfection in the flesh.
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