In "the pit of corruption." This description
suggests--1. _Loathsomeness._ It is a fit simile of the world in
which the unconverted live. It is not a quagmire, but a pit; not a
dry pit, but one full of corruption--filth, death, worms. To God,
"glorious in holiness," every man in the pit of corruption must be
loathsome. He may be educated, loving, philanthropic, and worldly
wise, but being _dead in trespasses and sins,_ he is fit only for
being buried out of the sight of God and good men. 2. _Helplessness._
A man in a pit is helpless, like Joseph. No man ever yet got out of
the pit of corruption by his Latin, his logic, or his mother wit. It
is not for him to postpone the date of a deliverance once vouchsafed.
3. _Increasing danger._ Men never mend in the pit.