O how odious! how loathsome, how abominable is sin, that breaks the Law, slights the Authority, dishonours the Name, and to its utmost dethrones and destroys the Being of this incomparable God, this self-sufficient, independent, absolutely perfect, eternal, incomprehensible, infinite Being, which alone deserves the name of Being, and to which all other. Beings are no Beings. Reader, should this God of Glory appear to thee, as once to Abraham, and show thee a glimpse of his excellent glory, that is above the Heavens; should he discover to thee but a little of that greatness which the Heavens, and Heaven of Heavens cannot contain, of that duration which had no beginning, hath no succession, ⟨p. 190⟩knoweth no ending; of those perfections that admit of no bounds, no limits, that are uncapable of the least addition or accession to them, and then should say unto thee (as when he appeared to Saul) Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? Man, man, why despisest thou my Commands? why despisest thou my Authority? Sinner, how darest thou dishonour my Name, and seek my destruction? What wouldst thou then think of Sin? O what wouldst thou then think of thy self for thy sins! Shouldst thou not have other thoughts of sin, and of thy self for sin, then ever yet thou hast had? Wouldst thou not even loath thy self, for being so base, so vile, so unworthy; yea, so mad, as to offend & affront, and fight against such a God? wouldst thou not cry out as Job, I have sinned against thee, and what shall I do unto thee, O thou Preserver of men, Job 7.20. I have sinned against thee, an incomparable, infinite, unconceivable Being: I have wronged thee, the most high, most holy, most blessed God, and what shall I do unto thee? what amends shall I make thee? what reparation shall I give thee? It is impossible for me, should I weep & wail, and lament and grieve millions of Ages, to make the least satisfaction for the injury I have done to such ⟨p. 191⟩a Majesty. Or wouldst thou not say as he in another place, Lord, I have heard of thee by the hearing of the Ear, but now mine Eyes see thee; wherefore I abhor my self, and repent in dust and ashes, Job 42.5, 6. Lord, I have heard of thee somewhat by thy word, and by thy works, they have told me somewhat of thy beauty and glory, and excellency;
O how odious! how loathsome, how abominable is sin, that breaks the Law, slights the Authority, dishonors the Name, and to its utmost dethrones and destroys the Being of this incomparable God, this self-sufficient, independent, absolutely perfect, eternal, incomprehensible, infinite Being, which alone deserves the name of Being, and to which all other. Beings are no Beings. Reader, should this God of Glory appear to thee, as once to Abraham, and shew thee a glimpse of his excellent glory, that is above the Heavens; should he discover to thee but a little of that greatness which the Heavens, and Heaven of Heavens cannot contain, of that duration which had no beginning, hath no succession, ⟨p. 190⟩knoweth no ending; of those perfections that admit of no bounds, no limits, that are uncapable of the least addition or accession to them, and then should say unto thee (as when he appeared to Saul) Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? Man, man, why despisest thou my Commands? why despisest thou my Authority? Sinner, how darest thou dishonour my Name, and seek my destruction? What wouldst thou then think of Sin? O what wouldst thou then think of thy self for thy sins! Shouldst thou not have other thoughts of sin, and of thy self for sin, then ever yet thou hast had? Wouldst thou not even loath thy self, for being so base, so vile, so unworthy; yea, so mad, as to offend & affront, and fight against such a God? wouldst thou not cry out as Job, I have sinned against thee, and what shall I do unto thee, O thou Preserver of men, Job 7.20. I have sinned against thee, an incomparable, infinite, unconceivable Being: I have wronged thee, the most high, most holy, most blessed God, and what shall I do unto thee? what amends shall I make thee? what reparation shall I give thee? It is impossible for me, should I weep & wail, and lament and grieve millions of Ages, to make the least satisfaction for the injury I have done to such ⟨p. 191⟩a Majesty. Or wouldst thou not say as he in another place, Lord, I have heard of thee by the hearing of the Ear, but now mine Eyes see thee; wherefore I abhor my self, and repent in dust and ashes, Job 42.5, 6. Lord, I have heard of thee somewhat by thy word, and by thy works, they have told me somewhat of thy beauty and glory, and excellency;
