Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life…Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life…

Now then since Nature cannot thus convince, the spirit in the Commandment must. We have no inward principle but these two. We grant there is a difference to be made between the illumination and Renovation of the¹ spirit; men may be enlightened, and yet not sanctified; as a false Star, or an ignis fatuus may have light without influence or heat: yet withal it is certain too, that it is impossible to know sin in that hatefulness which is in it, with such a knowledge as begets hatred and detestation of it, or to know divine things with such a knowledge a• is commensurate to them, such as in their spiritual and immediate purity they are apt to beget, but that knowledge ⟨p. 129⟩must work admiration, delight, love, endeavours of conformity unto so heavenly truths. No comprehension of things divine without love. Ephes. 3. 17. 18. the² reason why God gives men over to strong delusions, to believe lies, is because they did not receive the love of the truth that they might be saved. 2. Thes. 2. 10. 11.

Now then since Nature cannot thus convince, the spirit in the Commandement must. We have no inward principle but these two. We grant there is a difference to be made betweene the illumination and Renovation of the¹ spirit; men may be illightned, and yet not sanctified; as a false Starre, or an ignis fatuus may have light without influence or heate: yet withall it is certaine too, that it is impossible to know sinne in that hatefulnesse which is in it, with such a knowledge as begets hatred and detestation of it, or to know divine things with such a knowledge a• is commensurate to them, such as in their spirituall and immediate purity they are apt to beget, but that knowledge ⟨p. 129⟩