Exceeding Sinfulneß of Sin. 87 offin tobe heavieft where it is heavieft, it is not brought low enough : but the burdenof fin it is heavieft as it is againft God, rather than as it is againftthe good of the Creature; that though it bea wonderful burden, yea (ifGodput not under his hand) an intollerable burden if the Confcience only apprehend fin as againft the goodoftheCreature; but the apprehenfion of fin as againft God is a great deal more, it doth Thew the burdenof tin, and make the burdenof íìn to be far more weighty than the other can poffibly be. 2 The Apprehenfions of fin any 'other way but this, it doth not fo fanedfie theName of 'Godas this doth. When the foul fnall be cafe° down before the Lord for fin, as it is againft 'hiinielf, as it is againft hisglory, as it hathwron- ged him ; I fay, that this döth'fan&iñe the Nitric ofGod a great deal more than any other humiliation doth : for other humiliation, other trouble for fin (for I will rather call it trouble for fin thanFhttmiliation ) if this be not -in it, there-may appear in it much felfElove, anda for- tedperpiexj.tre'offpirit : But now theName of God isnotfane ified fo as 'when the heart Than fall down and be °hur ibled becaufe that God hath been wronged, his Attributes 'wronged, becaufe he path been oppofed in his glory. Now this humiliation doth efpecially lift the Name of Cod; and fantifie the Name of God. 3 Takeany other humiliation, andk 'is not `filch an abidinghumiliation as this is.5 this initiation --
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