A treatise of mans imaginations Showing his natural evil thoughtsA treatise of mans imaginations Shewing his naturall euill thoughts

Here then we see the cause why the sea being as raging and stirring as ever it was, doth notwithstanding keep it self within it bounds, and ⟨p. 11⟩not overflow the world: and why the clouds being as full of water, as ever they were do not pour down more floods upon the earth to destroy it. Surely it is by virtue of this particular law, and decree of God, whereunto the sea and clouds become obedient, I will henceforth curse the earth no more. And here we have just occasion to take knowledge and view of our own wretched and damnable estate how we are sold under sin: for howsoever we were created blessed, and happy, yet by our fall in Adam we are become far worse then any earthly creature; for each creature in his kind, as the sun, the moon, and stars, the sea, & clouds, & all other obey the ⟨p. 12⟩commandment of God: but man of all creatures having laws given him of God to keep, rebelleth in breaking the same, and to him it is meat and drink by nature to live in the transgression of gods commandments: Thus by comparing our selves with the brute creatures, we may learn to humble our selves, and to be abashed when we see them which were made to serve us, to go before us in obedience to the laws of our creator.

Here then wee see the cause why the sea being as raging and stirring as euer it was, doth notwithstanding keepe it selfe within it boundes, and ⟨p. 11⟩not ouerflow the world: and why the clowdes beeing as full of water, as euer they were doe not powre downe more floods vpon the earth to destroy it. Surely it is by vertue of this particular lawe, and decree of God, whereunto the sea and clowds become obedient, I will henceforth curse the earth no more. And here we haue iust occasion to take knowledge and veiw of our owne wretched and damnable estate how we are sold vnder sinne: for howsoeuer we were created blessed, and happie, yet by our fall in Adam we are become far worse then any earthly creature; for each creature in his kind, as the sunne, the moone, and starres, the sea, & cloudes, & all other obey the ⟨p. 12⟩commandement of God: but man of all creatures hauing lawes giuen him of God to keepe, rebelleth in breaking the same, and to him it is meate and drinke by nature to liue in the transgression of gods commandements: Thus by comparing our selues with the brute creatures, we may learne to humble our selues, and to be abashed when we see them which were made to serue vs, to goe before vs in obedience to the lawes of our creator.