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They are distinguished in their sense of sin, Wicked men feel the loathsomeness of their vices, but none but the faithful feel the defects of their righteousness. The natural man never complaineth of his good works, but vaunteth of them: but a godly man findeth fault with his prayers,¹ and his alms, and his watches,² like Isaiah, that said, his righteousness was like a menstruous cloth. As Christ met the tempter in the wilderness,³ a place of prayer, and fasting, and meditation: so a godly man meeteth the tempter in his prayers, and in his fasts, and in his meditations, that is, he finds some let, or spot, or want in all his devotions. Therefore, unless thy righteousness mislike thee as well as thy profaneness, know that yet thou art no further ⟨p. 151⟩than the wicked.

They are distinguished in their sense of sinne, Wicked men feele the lothsomnesse of their vices, but none but the faithfull feele the defects of their righteousnesse. The naturall man neuer complaineth of his good workes, but vaunteth of them: but a godly man findeth fault with his praiers,¹ and his almes, and his watches,² like Isaiah, that sayde, his righteousnes was like a menstruous cloth. As Christ met the tempter in the wildernesse,³ a place of prayer, and fasting, and meditation: so a godly man meeteth the tempter in his praiers, and in his fasts, and in his meditations, that is, he finds some lette, or spotte, or want in all his deuotions. Therefore, vnlesse thy righteousnesse mislike thee as well as thy prophanenes, know that yet thou art no further ⟨p. 151⟩than the wicked.