The new birthThe nevv birth

In truth, this hatred of sin doth cleave so unto him, and doth so insinuatingly work within him, that he cannot but hate himself (against that filthy self-love which he finds in himself) when he perceiveth the working of sin in himself. And as for wicked men, though he would never so fain, he cannot find his heart to be joined with them: he must be of Davids mind, and hate them that hate God; not meaning that he carrieth the habit of malice against them, but this his affection (of disliking and of separating from any thing) that he must needs find stirring in himself towards a wicked man, in whom he sees not the image of God. Now for his affection of fear, that is also rectified by the virtue of the fear of God: his soul is over-awed by a grace, making him that he dares not sin against ⟨p. 83⟩God, as a child doth not dare to offend his father; though he know well that God will do him no harm, yet he cannot make himself bold against him; for why, he fears him, and doth apprehend the displeasing of him, to be so great an evil, that he even shrinks at the conceit of it, and finds his heart (as it were) falling down at the thought thereof. Therefore though no man could punish for such and such sins, yet he cannot adventure upon them (though he perceiveth something within him provoking him, that is, his flesh), because he knows not how to answer it to God, whom he counts it madness to be bold to make his enemy. Yea, and this his fearing of God doth sometimes work so mightily in him, that it makes him fearless of those dangers which else would make him tremble; because he apprehends them as matters of nothing in comparison of the displeasure of God, which above all things he feareth. Indeed, if God do please to reveal himself any whit terribly, or to stir up the conscience, the unsanctified man, trembles much at Gods presence; he cannot keep this passion of fear from working, when there is present an object fit to move it; but take away this, and he ceaseth to fear: only the good man, hath the fear of God so habituated in him, that though he find not a shaking of his joints at all times, yet his very heart shaketh and trembleth to think of offending him, and so he cannot be induced to do it: or if he have, this fear of his will give him no peace, till he have attained reconciliation.

In truth, this hatred of sinne doth cleaue so vnto him, and doth so insinuatingly worke within him, that he cannot but hate himselfe (against that filthy selfe-loue which hee finds in himselfe) when he perceiueth the working of sinne in himselfe. And as for wicked men, though he would neuer so faine, hee cannot find his heart to be ioyned with them: he must be of Dauids minde, and hate them that hate God; not meaning that he carrieth the habite of malice against them, but this his affection (of disliking and of separating from any thing) that he must needs find stirring in himselfe towards a wicked man, in whom he sees not the image of God. Now for his affection of feare, that is also rectified by the vertue of the feare of God: his soule is ouer-awed by a grace, making him that hee dares not sinne against