The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

Albeit there remain, in this part of our mind and conscience, some relics (as we shall shear anon) to make us unexcusable, but in the other part all are corrupt and naught, and we utterly gone and dead in sin: for first, touching our desires, all whatsoever riseth up within ^zus, is only evil continually: for ^aWe are not, saith the Apostle, meet of our selves to think any thing, as of our selves, but that we are meet, it is of God. Therefore, Ephes. 4. 22. he willeth us to put off the old man, which is corrupted through deceivable lusts. And Rom. 1. 24. The lusts of our own hearts: or as ^bJames hath it, our own lusts are put in stead of fleshly and wicked lusts. Touching the will; albeit the same still remain free (else were it no will at all) yet the freedom of it standeth only in this, to be carried wholly, and freely, and willingly into evil; and therefore to be a slave and servant unto sin. Whereupon ^cPeter useth the will of the Gentiles, in stead of a Devilish and wicked will; to show, that such is the will of us all without Christ. The affections also, that it may appear how they are wholly drowned and taken up of sin, are called by the Apostle sinful affections, or affections of all kind of sin, Rom. 7. 5.

Albeit there remayne, in this part of our minde and conscience, some reliques (as wee shall sheare anon) to make vs vnexcusable, but in the other part all are corrupt and naught, and we vtterly gone and dead in sinne: for first, touching our desires, all whatsoeuer riseth vp within ^zvs, is onely euill continually: for ^aWe are not, saith the Apostle, meete of our selues to thinke any thing, as of our selues, but that we are meete, it is of God. Therefore,