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A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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2. The Holiness, in God is above the Holiness in the Angels: Holiness in the Angels is only a Quality, which may be lost, as we see in the fallen Angels; but Holiness in God is his Essence, he is all over Holy, and he can as well lose his God-head as his Holiness.
Object. But is not he privy to all the Sins of Men, he beholds their Impurities, how can this be, and he not be defiled?
Object. But is not he privy to all the Sins of Men, he behods their Impurities, how can this be, and he not be defiled?
Resp. God sees all the Sins of Men, but is no more defiled with them, then the Sun is defiled with the Vapours that arise out of the Earth: God sees Sin not as a Patron to approve it, but as a Judge to punish it.
Use 1. Is God so infinitely Holy, then see how unlike to God Sin is: Sin is an unclean thing, it is [Greek or Hebrew], Hyperbolically Evil, Rom. 1.13. it is called [Greek or Hebrew], an Abomination,