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But these remorseless wretches, so spiritually sick (not of the stone in the reins, but) in the heart, at least regard not to offend God, whiles God forbears to offend them. ^dThey speak softly, they set their mouth against the heavens. The reason is, ^eThey are not in trouble, nor plagued as other men. At first they liberally sin and spare not: God lets them alone. lo, now they sin and care not. Impiety, impunity, impenitency thus swiftly follow one at the heels of another. There are some sick of this disease, but not so far gone; of whose recovery there is a little (& but a little) more hope. These have by the chidings of their accusing conscience, a notion, a relish, a guess of the number and nature of their own sins, which because they suspect to be monstrous, they would by no means admit a sight of. Hence they fly the temple, the society of the good, the voice of exhortation, whence soever it soundeth: lest it should call the Souls eye home, to glance at the own estate, and so leave it amazed. Hence he hath (animum inscium, inscitum) an ill sight, an ill-sighted mind.

But these remorseles wretches, so spiritually sicke (not of the stone in the raines, but) in the heart, at least regarde not to offend God, whiles God forbeares to offend them. ^dThey speake softly, they set their mouth against the heauens. The reason is, ^eThey are not in trouble, nor plagued as other men. At first they liberally sinne and spare not: God lets them alone. loe, now they sinne and care not. Impiety, impunity, impenitency thus swiftly follow one at the heeles of another. There are some sicke of this disease, but not so far gone; of whose recouery there is a little (& but a little) more hope. These haue by the chidings of their accusing conscience, a notion, a rellish, a ghesse of the number and nature of their own sins, which because they suspect to be monstrous, they would by no means admit a sight of. Hence they flie the temple, the society of the good, the voice of exhortation, whence soeuer it soundeth: lest it should call the Soules eye home, to glance at the own estate, and so leaue it amazed. Hence he hath (animum inscium, inscitum) an ill sight, an ill-sighted mind.