Mercy magnified on a penitent prodigal, or, A brief discourse

2. Much more, because he is a sinful creature: the sense and apprehension of his own Sin, renders him unspeakably abominable in his own eyes: he sees Sin to be a vile thing, & himself, being a Sinner, to be defiled with it. Sin is not only vile in it self, but it renders every one so that is polluted by it: the best of creatures are vile, if compared with God, but sinful Man much more, Job 11. 14, 15, 16. this hath rendered Man loathsome to God, whose pure eye hates Sin; and shall render him so to himself, when God shall do him good, Ezek. 36. 31. this hath pulled off his Scarlet, and thrown him upon a Dung hill: this hath defaced his beauty, and covered him with deformity; degraded his Glory, and filled him with Ignominy; yea, ⟨p. 236⟩overspread him with wounds, ulcers, and putrefying sores; so that now he can see nothing in himself that might attract love, but justly cause loathing.

2. Much more, because he is a sinful creature: the sence and apprehension of his own Sin, renders him unspeakably abominable in his own eyes: he sees Sin to be a vile thing, & himself, being a Sinner, to be defiled with it. Sin is not only vile in it self, but it renders every one so that is polluted by it: the best of creatures are vile, if compared with God, but sinful Man much more, Job 11. 14, 15, 16. this hath rendred Man loathsome to God, whose pure eye hates Sin; and shall render him so to himself, when God shall do him good, Ezek. 36. 31. this hath pulled off his Scarlet, and thrown him upon a Dung hill: this hath defaced his beauty, and covered him with deformity; degraded his Glory, and filled him with Ignominy; yea, ⟨p. 236⟩overspread him with wounds, ulcers, and putrifying sores; so that now he can see nothing in himself that might attract love, but justly cause loathing.