A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

The like reason holds in actualls. In murder are two things. 1 The moving of the body, and exercise of the weapons: this considered as an action is properly no sin: because every action comes from God, the first cause of all things and action•. 2 The killing of a man, defacing the Image of God: this is the misorder and abe• ration of the action, whereby it is disposed to a wrong use or end; and thus it is […].

The like reason holds in actualls. In murder are two things. 1 The moving of the body, and exercise of the weapons: this considered as an action is properly no sin: because every action comes from God, the first cause of all things and action•. 2 The killing of a man, defacing the Image of God: this is the misorder and abe• ration of the action, whereby it is disposed to a wrong use or end; and thus it is 〈…〉.

For the sum then, the nature of sin lies not in the action, but in the manner of doing the action. So that it holds, sin is nothing formally subsisting, (for then God should be the author of it, as being creator and ordainer of every thing and action) but a want of that which ought to be and subsist, partly in the nature of man, and partly in the actions of nature. In peccato nihil positivum; as the School in thi• truly. But now to the question; If there be no positive thing in sin, why should there be a positive thing in punishment; If it be only the want of goodness; why is it not revenged only with the want of blessedness? So here should […] no place for damnation or the torments of hell. Certainly if it were no mo••, this was punishment enough to be deprived of the glory of God, Rom. 3.23. […] ⟨p. 476⟩