The Soul's Conflict with Itself

But our nature is still apt to think there is some secret good in the forbidden fruit, and to buy wisdom dearly, when we might have it at a cheaper rate, even from former universal experience.

But our nature is still apt to thinke there is some secret good in the forbidden fruit, and to buy wisedome dearly, when wee might have it at a cheaper rate, even from former universall experience.

It is a matter both to be wondered at and pitied, that the soul having God in Christ set before it, alluring it unto him, that he might raise it, enlarge it, and fill it, and so make it above all other things, should yet debase & make it self narrower and weaker by leaning to things meaner then it self.

It is a matter both to be wondred at and pittyed, that the soule having God in Christ set before it, alluring it unto him, that hee might raise it, inlarge it, and fill it, and so make it above all other things, should yet debase & make it selfe narrower and weaker by leaning to things meaner then it selfe.

The Kingdom, Sovereignty, and large command of Man, continueth while he rests upon God, in whom he reigns (in some sort) over all things under him; but so soon as he removes from God to any thing else, he becomes weak and narrow and slavish presently; for,

The Kingdome, Soveraignty, and large command of Man, continueth while he rests upon God, in whom hee raignes (in some sort) over all things under him; but so soone as he removes from God to any thing else, hee becomes weake and narrow and slavish presently; for,