THE CAUSE of death is sin: For out of sin death ⟨image 68⟩flowed, and is the punishment, or pain, or reward of sin, or the revengeaunce of ill things, as the holy scripture beareth witness, Fire,1 hail, hunger, and death, be created for punishment, as witnesseth the psalm. For anger and death be in his indignation,2 and life in his will:3 The wages or reward of sin is death. In what day so ever thou shalt eat of it (that is, thou shalt sin) thereof thou shalt dye. God did not make death,4 nor doth not rejoice in the destruction of the living. Also, Through the malice and envy of the devil,5 death hath entered. And Paul saith.6 By one man sin entered into the world, and through sin death.7 And in Ezech. I will not the death of a sinner, but rather that he convert and turn ⟨image 68⟩from his sin and live: Also, The soul which shall sin, shall dye. Therefore where death is, there necessarily sin did go before, which dwelleth in us, which we have by inheritance, which is sprung forth into us all: of the which sin the first father to us was Adam, from whom we have by inheritance original sin, which is a natural disposition and inclination, to sin, which hath with him in fellowship blindness of heart, dullness towards virtue, the love of him self, the hatred of god, fleeing from the cross, hatred of the law, and disdaining of his neighbour. For by Adams disobedience our flesh is become disobedient to god, so long as it is not inspired with the holy ghost: and for the said sin ⟨image 69⟩of Adam, all we be called sinners: And so in him we be all dead: for we be his flesh and his children of his own substance: He is the grain and seed, of whom all we be sprung out. As he is dead, so shall we dye: and from Adam is sprung into us, both original sin, and death, the pain of sin, is come forth: And the tyranny of the devil, to whom our nature is subject, and in whom the devil useth cruelty, and doth exercise it with fear and all kinds of misery, and also doth kill: And moreover enforceth to all manner of unhappiness, to blasphemy, murder, and hatred.
THE CAVSE of deathe is synne: For out of synne deth ⟨image 68⟩flowed, and is the punishement, or peyne, or rewarde of synne, or the reuengeaunce of yll thynges, as the holy scripture beareth witnes, Fyre,1 hayle, hunger, and deathe, be created for punishement, as witnesseth the psalme. For anger and dethe be in his indignation,2 and lyfe in his wyl:3 The wages or rewarde of synne is death. In what daye so euer thou shalte eate of it (that is, thou shalte synne) therof thou shalt dye. God dyd not make deathe,4 nor doth not reioyce in the destruction of the lyuynge. Also, Throughe the malyce and enuy of the dyuell,5 death hath entred. And Paule saythe.6 By one man synne entred into the world, and through synne deathe.7 And in Ezech. I wil not the deathe of a synner, but rather that he conuerte and tourne ⟨image 68⟩from his synne and liue: Also, The soule whiche shall synne, shal dye. Therfore where deathe is, there necessaryly synne dydde go before, whiche dwelleth in vs, whiche we haue by inheritaunce, whiche is spronge forthe into vs all: of the whiche synne the fyrst father to vs was Adam, from whom we haue by inherytaunce origynall synne, whiche is a naturall dysposytion and inclination, to synne, whiche hath with hym in felowship blindnesse of harte, dulnesse towardes vertue, the loue of hym selfe, the hatred of god, fleynge frome the crosse, hatred of the lawe, and disdaynynge of his neyghbour. For by Adams disobedience our fleshe is become disobediente to god, soo long as it is not enspyred with the holy gost: and for the sayde synne ⟨image 69⟩of Adam, al we be called synners: And so in hym we be all deade: for we be his flesshe and his chyldren of his owne substaunce: He is the grayne and sede, of whom all we be spronge out. As he is deade, so shall we dye: and frome Adam is spronge into vs, bothe orygynall synne, and deathe, the peyne of synne, is come forthe: And the tyranny of the dyuell, to whom our nature is subiecte, and in whome the dyuell vseth crueltie, and doth exercise it with feare and all kyndes of myserye, and also doth kyl: And moreouer enforceth to al maner of vnhappines, to blasphemy, murther, and hatred.
- 1Eccle. 39.
- 2Psal. 29.
- 3Roma. 6. Hiere. 3.
- 4Sap. 1.
- 5Sap. 2.
- 6Rom. 5.
- 7Ezech. 33
