Remains of that reverend and learned divine, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in…Remaines of that reverend and learned divine, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in…

The second Reason is from the Devil, who covers our sins before they are committed with ¹some baits; for he knows no fish will bite at a bare hook: so sin at the first is covered with profit, pleasures, &c. or else he laboureth to mince it with distinctions, but when its committed, then he sets it forth in its own proper colours.

The second Reason is from the Divell, who covers our sinnes before they are committed with ¹some bairs; for hee knowes no fish will bite at a bare hooke: so sinne at the first is covered with profit, pleasures, &c. or else he laboureth to minse it with distinctions, but when its committed, then he sets it forth in its owne proper colours.

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The third Reason is from God himself, who ¹giveth men up oftentimes in his just judgement; and then use all the persuasions and reasons in the world, and you cannot move them from it: hence is it that the Apostle speaks, Rom. 1. 28. As they regarded not to know God, so God gave them over to a reprobate ²sense, that they were not able to discern of the ⟨p. 10⟩truth: which is a metaphor taken from a touchstone, which is able to discern between true gold and false; but when the virtue of this touch-stone is taken away, then it cannot discern; so in like manner, when as God shall give a man up to commit sin, and take away his right mind, he cannot discern evil from good, no more then a blind man can judge of colours; yea, and he is no stronger to resist any tentation, then Sampson was when his hair was cut off, to resist his enemies.