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A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soul of man With the…A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the…
A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soul of man With the several dignities and corruptions thereunto belonging. By Edward Reynolds, late preacher to the honourable society of Lincoln's Inn: and now rector of the Church of Braunston in Northamptonshire.A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the severall dignities and corruptions thereunto belonging. By Edvvard Reynoldes, late preacher to the honorable society of Lincoln's Inne: and now rector of the Church of Braunston in Northamptonshire.
London: printed by R. Hearne and John Norton for Robert Bostock, 1640
Chapter 13: Of the other Causes of Hatred, Secret Antipathy, Difficulty of procuring a Good command…
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But then next, the inward root of Fear is the guilt and burden of an unclean and uncovered Conscience, for Pollution and weakness is naked, must needs be fearful. And therefore that inference of Adam had truth in it, I was afraid, because I was naked: for having disrobed himself of Original righteousness, he was thereupon afraid of the curse and summons of an offended justice. Now from this fear may arise a double hatred; an hatred of a mans own Conscience: for an evil man [Greek or Hebrew] as the1 Philosopher speaks, is not a friend unto himself, but flies and labours to run away from himself, and is never in so bad company, as when he is alone, because then he keeps company with his own Conscience.
But then next, the inward root of Feare is the guilt and burthen of an uncleane and uncovered Conscience, for Pollution and weakenesse is naked, must needs be fearefull. And therefore that inference of Adam had truth in it, I was afraid, because I was naked: for having disrobed himselfe of Originall righteousnesse, hee was thereupon afraid of the curse and summons of an offended justice. Now from this feare may arise a double hatred; an hatred of a mans owne Conscience: for an evill man 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 as the1 Philosopher speakes, is not a friend unto himselfe, but flies and labours to runne away from himselfe, and is never in so bad company, as when he is alone, because then he keeps company with his owne Conscience.
- 1Ethic. lib. 9. cap. 4. [Greek or Hebrew]. Scholiast. in •ophecl. • dip. Ty•.Ethic. lib. 9. cap. 4. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Scholiast. in •ophecl. • dip. Ty•.