Thirdly, The Goodness of God Leads us to Detest Sin, under the Character of the Highest Ingratitude unto the most High ⟨p. 20⟩God. There is nothing more Detestable than Ingratitude: The Unthankful are the Evil; None so Evil as they! Now every sin, 'tis no less than a Denying of God, and a Defying of God, and a Reproaching of God. It is said of the Sinner, Numb. 15.30. He Reproaches the Lord. All the wrong that can possibly be done to the Blessed God, SIN does it. It is not possible to offer any Contempt or Mischief unto the Almighty, but what is offered by Sin continually. Yea, Sin strikes at the very Life of God Himself: It fetches an impotent stroke at the very Heart of the Everliving God; The Aim of Sin is to Ungod the Great God! Horrible to be spoken! And here lies the Aggravation of the Baseness of Sin: Tis against a GOD, of such marvellous Goodness. Here, here is the right strain of a Genuine, and Evangelical Repentance; O my God, I am Troubled, I am Troubled, that I have Sinned against a God of such infinite Goodness: And how can I find in my Heart any more to Sin against so Good a God! The Goodness of God, has made us partakers of many and mighty Favours. Very Good Things, and Great ones, have been done for us, by the goodness of God. If we go on in Sin, tis a ⟨p. 21⟩base Requital of Goodness. The goodness of God▪ Expostulates with us, Deut. 32.6. Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish People & unwise? It made the Heart of Saul to relent, when he saw the Goodness of David, in sparing him; Then said Saul, I have Sinned, Return, for I will do thee no more Harm, because my Soul was precious in thine Eyes; behold, I have played the Fool, & have Erred exceedingly! Every sin of ours endeavours an Harm to the Good God; Yea, but, Oh man, when thou seest the Goodness of God, sparing thee, saving thee, feeding thee, and helping thee; methinks it should lead thee, with a Repenting Soul to say; Lord, I have Sinned; but I will Return unto thee; I will do no more Harm; the welfare of my Soul, & all my other & lesser Interests has been precious in thine Eyes; I have played the Fool, & Erred exceedingly, in Sinning against thy Goodness; I have done iniquity, but, Oh, let me do so no more!
Thirdly, The Goodness of God Leads us to Detest Sin, under the Character of the Highest Ingratitude unto the most High ⟨p. 20⟩God. There is nothing more Detestable than Ingratitude: The Unthankful are the Evil; None so Evil as they! Now every sin, 'tis no less than a Denying of God, and a Defying of God, and a Reproaching of God. It is said of the Sinner, Numb. 15.30. He Reproaches the Lord. All the wrong that can possibly be done to the Blessed God, SIN does it. It is not possible to offer any Contempt or Mischief unto the Almighty, but what is offered by Sin continually. Yea, Sin strikes at the very Life of God Himself: It fetches an impotent stroke at the very Heart of the Everliving God; The Aim of Sin is to Ʋngod the Great God! Horrible to be spoken! And here lies the Aggravation of the Baseness of Sin: Tis against a GOD, of such marvellous Goodness. Here, here is the right strain of a Genuine, and Evangelical Repentance; O my God, I am Troubled, I am Troubled, that I have Sinned against a God of such infinite Goodness: And how can I find in my Heart any more to Sin against so Good a God! The Goodness of God, has made us partakers of many and mighty Favours. Very Good Things, and Great ones, have been done for us, by the go•dness of God. If we go on in Sin, tis a ⟨p. 21⟩base Requital of Goodness. The goodness of God▪ Expostulates with us, Deut. 32.6. Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish People & unwise? It made the Heart of Saul to relent, when he saw the Goodness of David, in sparing him; Then said Saul, I have Sinned, Return, for I will do thee no more Harm, because my Soul was precious in thine Eyes; behold, I have played the Fool, & have Err'd exceedingly! Every sin of ours endeavours an Harm to the Good God; Yea, but, Oh man, when thou seest the Goodness of God, sparing thee, saving thee, feeding thee, and helping thee; methinks it should lead thee, with a Repenting Soul to say; Lord, I have Sinned; but I will Return unto thee; I will do no more Harm; the welfare of my Soul, & all my other & lesser Interests has been precious in thine Eyes; I have played the Fool, & Erred exceedingly, in Sinning against thy Goodness; I have done iniquity, but, Oh, let me do so no more!
