A Golden Chain

We contrarily do thus distinguish of sin. Sin in regard of the guiltiness of Gods wrath, and also in regard of the punishment together by one act is taken away in Baptism: but in regard of that error and corruption of nature, it is not at the first quite taken away, but successively, and by little and little it is extinguished; even as our renovation wrought by the holy Ghost, is by little and little begun and increased in us. Reasons. I. Paul would not so greatly bewail his original sin, if after Baptism it ceased any more to be sin. I see, saith he, another law in my members, rebelling against the law of my mind, and leading me captive unto the law of sin which is in my members. O miserable man • who shall deliver me from this body of death? II. Original sin, is called a sin out of measure sinful. Rom. 7.13. And Heb. 12.1. a sin that hangeth fast on, or, easily compasseth us about. III. Concupiscence is the root of actual sin; and therefore even after Baptism, it must properly be a sin. IV. Unless that concupiscence were a sin, where would or could be that vehement and hot combat betwixt the flesh and the spirit?

We contrarily doe thus distinguish of sinne. Sinne in regard of the guiltines of Gods wrath, and also in regard of the punishment togither by one act is taken away in Baptisme: but in regard of that errour and corruption of nature, it is not at the first quite taken away, but successiuely, and by little and little it is extinguished; euen as our renouation wrought by the holy Ghost, is by little and little begun and increased in vs. Reasons. I. Paul would not so greatly bewaile his originall sinne, if after Baptisme it ceased any more to bee sinne. I see, saith he, another law in my mēbers, rebelling against the law of my mind, and leading me captiue vnto the lawe of sinne which is in my members. O miserable man who shall deliuer me from this body of death? II. Originall sinne, is called a sinne out of measure sinfull.