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What is comprehended in this Expression Uncleanness.

First, There is evidently declared the loathsome and abominable objects we are to God, as soon as ever we have a being. We are unclean, that is, filthy, loathsome, abominable, such as the pure eyes of God cannot behold with the least approbation: Hence Job 15. 16. man is called abominable and filthy, so that no Toad or noisome creature can be more irksome and loathsome to our eyes, than we are to God, while abiding in this natural pollution: God indeed when he made man at first, saw that all was exceeding good: If Adam had continued in his integrity, then there had the clean been brought out of the clean, then man would have been glorious and comely, thirsting after, and drinking down righteousness like water, then the imaginations of the thoughts of his heart would have been holy and good, and that continually; but now we are become sinful, and thus polluted of our own making; It is from us, that of once clean we are made unclean; For although none but God can make the unclean clean, yet Adam by the liberty and mutability of his will, did quickly make the clean unclean: Oh then how deeply should this thought pierce us, that we came into the world abominable and loathsome in Gods eyes! The object of his wrath and displeasure, finding nothing of that holy Image in us, which was at first put into us: Oh consider how great, and glorious, and powerful that God is, to whom thou art thus loathsome! If all men and Angels should abhor thee, it is nothing to this, that God abominates thee.

FIrst, There is evidently declared the loathsom and abominable objects we are to God, as soon as ever we have a being. We are unclean, that is, filthy, loathsom, abominable, such as the pure eyes of God cannot behold with the least approbation: Hence Job 15. 16. man is called abominable and filthy, so that no Toad or noisom creature can be more irksom and loathsom to our eyes, than we are to God, while abiding in this natural pollution: God indeed when he made man at first, saw that all was exceeding good: If Adam had continued in his integrity, then there had the clean been brought out of the clean, then man would have been glorious and comely, thirsting after, and drinking down righteousness like water, then the imaginations of the throughts of his heart would have been holy and good, and that continually; but now we are become sinfull, and thus polluted of our own making; It is from us, that of once clean we are made unclean; For although none but God can make the unclean clean, yet Adam by the liberty and mutability of his will, did quickly make the clean unclean: Oh then how deeply should this thought pierce us, that we came into the world abominable and loathsom in Gods eyes! The object of his wrath and displeasure, finding nothing of that holy Image in us, which was at first put into us: Oh consider how great, and glorious, and powerfull that God is, to whom thou art thus loathsom! If all men and Angels should abhorre thee, it is nothing to this, that God abominates thee.