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Reasons. The reasons of this doctrine are these:

First, our flesh is wholly bent unto that which is sinful. All the imaginations of the thoughts of our ¹hearts are only evil and that continually. So that when we are about any wicked practise, we have the whole force and strength of nature to help us forward: as on the contrary, when we are about ⟨p. 145⟩any goodness, we have the whole current and stream of the flesh against us, still ready to stop and hinder us. We are never exercised in that which is natural unto us, until we be plotting, or practising some wickedness against God, or some unrighteousness against men.

First, our flesh is wholly bent vnto that which is sinfull. All the imaginations of the thoughts of our ¹hearts are only euill and that continually. So that whē wee are about any wicked practise, wee haue the whole force and strength of nature to helpe vs forward: as on the contrarie, when we are about ⟨p. 145⟩any goodnesse, wee haue the whole current and streame of the flesh against vs, still readie to stop and hinder vs. Wee are neuer exercised in that which is naturall vnto vs, vntill we be plotting, or practising some wickednes against God, or some vnrighteousnes against men.

1. 1Gen. 6. 5.