“A little, wretched, despicable creature; a worm, a mere nothing, and less than nothing; a vile insect that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth.”

The Justice of God in the Damnation of Sinners (1734).

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Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian 1703–1758

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