If the death of Christ was that which satisfied God for all the sins of the elect, then certainly there is an infinite evil in sin, since it cannot be expiated but by an infinite satisfaction. Fools make a mock at sin, and there are but few people who are duly sensible of, and affected with—the evil of sin.

If God should damn you for all eternity, your eternal sufferings could not pay for the evil that is in one vain thought! Perhaps you think that this is harsh and severe—that God should hold His creatures under everlasting sufferings for sin. But when you have well considered, that the One against whom you sin, is the infinite blessed God; and that sin is an infinite evil committed against Him; and when you consider how God dealt with the angels that fell, for one sin—you will alter your minds about it.

O the depth of the evil of sin! If ever you will see how dreadful and horrid an evil, sin is, you must measure it either by the infinite holiness and excellency of God, who is wronged by it; or by the infinite sufferings of Christ, who died to pay its penalty; and then you will have deeper apprehensions of the evil of sin.

Note from ROE: There seems to have been some misunderstandings regarding Mr. Flavel’s mention of the word, “infinite”. For clarification purposes, I submit to you the two meanings of the word:

INFINITE: 1 : extending indefinitely or endless
2 : immeasurably or inconceivably great or extensive

Taking the the second definition into account as to what is assumed to be Mr. Flavel’s intent, sin is immeasurably or inconceivably great or extensive…and in THAT respect, sin/evil is infinite. It is so immeasurably and inconceivably great that the wrath of God was poured out on His own Son.

Therefore, we could look at it the following way, sin, being so (infinite) immeasurably and inconceivably great and extensive required a sacrifice from a God who is (infinite) indefinite and endless. God is obviously more powerful and greater than any sin and therefore sin is not being placed upon the same level as the Almighty. However, sin and its power over man, is infinitely greater than him and he needs an infinite God to redeem him out of its grips.