A Body of Practical Divinity

3. Sin is an act of Contumacy against God; a walking Antipodes to Heaven, Lev. 26.27. If ye will walk contrary to me. A sinner tramples upon God's Law, crosseth his Will, doth all he can to affront, yea to spite God. The Hebrew word for sin Pashang, signifies Rebellion; there is the heart of a Rebel in every sin; Jer. 44.16. We will do whatsoever proceedeth out of our mouth, to burn Incense to the Queen of Heaven. Sin strikes at the very Deity; Peccatum est Dei-cidium, Sin would not only unthrone God, but un-God him. If the sinner could help it, God should no longer be God.

3. Sin is an act of Contumacy against God; a walking Antipodes to Heaven, Lev. 26.27. If ye will walk contrary to me. A sinner tramples upon God's Law, crosseth his Will, doth all he can to affront, yea to spight God. The Hebrew word for sin Pashang, signifies Rebellion; there is the heart of a Rebel in every sin; Ier. 44.16. We will do whatsoever proceedeth out of our mouth, to burn Incense to the Queen of Heaven. Sin strikes at the very Deity; Peccatum est Dei-cidium, Sin would not only unthrone God, but un-God him. If the sinner could help it, God should no longer be God.

4. Sin is an act of disingenuity and unkindness; God feeds the sinner, keeps off evils from him, be miracles him with Mercy, but the sinner not only forgets God's Mercies, but abuseth them: he is the worse for Mercy; like Absalom, who as soon as David had kissed him, and took him into favour, plotted Treason against him, 2 Sam. 15.10. Like the Mule, who kicks the Damn after she hath given it Milk. Vas pertusum, [Greek or Hebrew],