The reformation of covetousness Written upon the 6. chapter of Matthew, from the 19.…The reformation of couetousnesse Written vpon the 6. chapter of Mathew, from the 19.…

Though the conscience tell a man of the punishment of sin, yet the mind doth sooth and flatter us naturally, and telleth us we shall escape without due punishment, and so denies Gods justice.

Though the conscience tell a man of the punishment of sinne, yet the minde doth sooth and flatter vs naturally, and telleth vs we shall escape without due punishment, and so denyes Gods iustice.

We know that God must be worshipped, yet the mind cannot discern & judge of it: when we come by the light of nature to worship God, we turn God to an idol The natural man doth not perceive the things of God, that is the mind naturally knows them not, nor gives any approbation or consent unto them.

We know that God must be worshipped, yet the mind cannot discerne & iudge of it: when we come by the light of nature to worship God, we turne God to an idoll The naturall man doth not perceiue the things of God, that is the minde naturally knowes them not, nor giues any approbation or consent vnto them.

Now as man cannot know God sufficiently by nature, so he cannot discern himself and his own sins. We have all this evil eye by nature, we can⟨p. 79⟩ not perceive that we are dim and dark sighted, not blind.

Now as man cannot knowe God sufficiently by nature, so he cannot discerne himself and his owne sinnes. Wee haue all this euill eye by nature, we can⟨p. 79⟩