For the first, there be many things may assure us, that the sin ⟨p. 84⟩of our first parents was a most grievous sin: for it admitteth fearful aggravations; as,
71. That they durst venture all their happiness about so small an advantage to them. If we think, it was a small offence to eat an apple; think with all, it was a desperate wickedness to venture eternal life for the possession of an apple.
2. This was Gods first commandment that he gave them, and to neglect God so soon in a thing, wherein they might so easily have obeyed, must needs appear to be desperate wickedness.
3. This sin was committed, when they had no inward concupiscence to tempt them, nor that proneness of nature, that is in man now to sin.
4. They offended, when God had abundantly provided for them; they wanted nothing that ⟨p. 85⟩was good for them.
5. They herein violated the whole Law, because they broke the agreements which were made between God and them: according to that of James 2.10, For whosoever shall keep the whole Law, and yet faileth in one point, he is guilty of all.
6. Because it was a sacramental fruit: to cast bread to dogs is no great offence; but to cast consecrated bread to dogs is a grievous sin.
7. This sin was accompanied with divers monstrous sins; first, horrible doubting of Gods truth: secondly, compacting with Gods utter enemy, and so making Apostasy from God to the Devil: thirdly, consent to the blasphemies of the devil, when he spake enviously, and scoffingly at God: fourthly, affectation ⟨p. 86⟩of divinity: fifthly, a wretchlesse disregard of what should become of his posterity, through his venturous course: with many other sins.
For the first, there bee many things may assure vs, that the sin ⟨p. 84⟩of our first parents was a most grieuous sinne: for it admitteth fearefull aggrauations; as,
71. That they durst venture all their happines about so small an aduantage to them. If we think, it was a smal offence to eat an apple; think with all, it was a desperat wickednes to venture eternal life for the possession of an apple.
2. This was Gods first commandement that he gaue them, and to neglect God so soone in a thing, wherin they might so easily haue obeyed, must needs appeare to be desperat wickednes.
3. This sinne was committed, when they had no inward concupiscence to tempt them, nor that pronenesse of nature, that is in man now to sinne.
4. They offended, when God had abundantly prouided for them; they wanted nothing that ⟨p. 85⟩was good for them.
5. They herein violated the whole Law, because they broke the agreemēts which were made betweene God and them: according to that of Iames 2.10, For whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Law, and yet faileth in one point, he is guilty of all.
6. Because it was a sacramentall fruit: to cast bread to dogs is no great offence; but to cast consecrated bread to dogs is a grieuous sinne.
7. This sinne was accompanied with diuers monstrous sinnes; first, horrible doubting of Gods truth: secondly, compacting with Gods vtter enemy, and so making Apostacy from God to the Diuell: thirdly, consent to the blasphemies of the diuell, when he spake enuiously, and scoffingly at God: fourthly, affectation ⟨p. 86⟩of diuinity: fifthly, a wretchlesse disregard of what should become of his posteritie, through his ventrous course: with many other sinnes.
- 7Things to show the greatness of Adams sin.Things to shew the greatnesse of Adams sinne.
