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There is a twofold Sickness incident to man, 1. in sin, 2. for sin. The former of these is only spiritual: the latter is not only corporal, but sometimes spiritual also: and of all the Vials of Gods wrath, holden to the mouth of miserable men by the hand of justice, it is the forest, when sin shall be punished with sin, and the ⟨p. 67⟩destitution of grace, shall permit a lapse to impenitency.

There is a twofolde Sicknesse incident to man, 1. in sinne, 2. for sinne. The former of these is only spiritual: the latter is not onely corporall, but sometimes spirituall also: and of all the Vials of Gods wrath, holden to the mouth of miserable men by the hand of iustice, it is the forest, when sinne shall bee punished with sinne, and the ⟨p. 67⟩destitution of grace, shall permitte a lapse to impenitency.

1 The Sickness in sin is double, according to the cause, which is a defect either of right believing, or straight living, a debility of confidence, a sterility of good works: lack of faith, wrack of charity. These effects (or rather defects) are produced by two errors in our Souls diet: the one excessive, the other deficient, 1. By Fasting too much from Christ, 2. By feeding too much on the world. In what we should affect, we are abstinent, in what avoid, very indulgent.

1 The Sicknesse in sinne is double, according to the cause, which is a defect either of right belieuing, or straight liuing, a debility of confidence, a sterility of good works: lacke of faith, wracke of charity. These effects (or rather defects) are produced by two errors in our Soules diet: the one excessiue, the other deficient, 1. By Fasting too much from Christ, 2. By feeding too much on the world. In what wee should affect, we are abstinent, in what auoide, very indulgent.