How does the speaker’s comparison of sinners to an insect below contribute to the central idea of the text? "
the god that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect, over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked; his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire; he is of purer eyes than to bear to have you in his sight; you are ten thousand times so abominable in his eyes as the most hateful venomous serpent is in ours.…"
a. it emphasizes the negative view god has of sinners and how inconsequential they are to him.
b. it stresses the connection that exists between all of god’s creatures, whether they be human or insect.
c. it suggests that sinners can change for the better, as insects are known to go through transformations.
d. it portrays sinners as being just as prevalent around the earth as the wide variety of insects.