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

The Scripture says of him, that he isⁿ in sin: it is one thing to have sin in […], another thing for us to be in sin. Sin is in us all; Saint Paul conf•sseth it of himself;^o sin dwelleth in me. But all are not in sin, drowned, captivated, dungeoned. •e say, such a man is in drink: drink may be in him, and yet he sober: but for him […] be in drink, argues him drunken. The ungodly doth hunt after sin: the eye and ••e ear being a couple of beagles to put up the game, and the whole man turned in•• a beast to follow the course. Only here is the difference: there the hart or hare ••at is chased dies, and the hound lives: here the sin survives, and the hunter peri••es. He is slaved to sin; whatsoever lust dictates, he subscribes to: there is no base officer in his family of wickedness, but let him come with the most unnatural suite, […] writes Fiat. ^pHe is holden with the cords of his sins: God help the man thus manacled: this is a case, wherein a King may be pitied by a galley-slave. Here is no fly••g, no changing his master: sua mutare potest, non se: he may change his place, e••te, repose; lodging, repast; he cannot change himself. Whithersoever he goes, […] takes himself along with him.

The Scripture sayes of him, that he isⁿ in sinne: it is one thing to have sin in 〈…〉, another thing for us to be in sin. Sin is in us all; Saint Paul conf•sseth it of him••lfe;^o