The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…

As Adam for example, who was ashamed of the nakedness of his body: but when he looked at his soul he pleaded not guilty, but went about to derive his sin to the woman, and the woman to the Serpent. Every one will say he is a sinner; but who will speak wherein he hath sinned, or acknowledge it when he is charged withal? yea a miserable sort of excuses will be pleaded; for all are graven out of Adam.

As Adam for example, who was ashamed of the nakednes of his bodie: but when hee looked at his soule hee pleaded not guiltie, but went about to deriue his sinne to the woman, and the woman to the Serpent. Euery one will say he is a sinner; but who will speake wherein he hath sinned, or acknowledge it when hee is charged withall? yea a miserable sort of excuses will be pleaded; for all are grauen out of Adam.

The regenerate also are willing to confess, for all are borne again but in measure as infants for a great while more carnal than spiritual: so much as we are failing from Gods image, so much ready are we to be deceived and to cover sins.

The regenerate also are willing to confesse, for all are borne againe but in measure as infants for a great while more carnall than spirituall: so much as we are failing from Gods image, so much readie are we to be deceiued and to couer sinnes.

So Abraham and David being patterns of Gods mercy, are also patterns of our weakness. Abraham in denying Sarah to be his wife both to Pharaoh and to Abimel•ch: Davids confession not found at the first: the sin was left of him, yet he had not repented; sin was past, but grace not come: his heart was hard until the Prophet had been with him, as