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

Again, from the punishment it followeth, that contrariwise, sin hath attending upon it, guilt and an evil conscience.

Againe, from the punishment it followeth, that contrariwise, sinne hath attending vpon it, guilt and an euill conscience.

Guilt is an estate, that, by reason of our sin, bindeth us over unto punishment, and maketh us subject to the wrath of God, as our Saviour doth express it, Mat. 5. 22. He that saith to his Brother, Fool, is guilty of Hellfire, Genesis 4. 7. It is compared to a Cur, or a Mastiff Dog, which is always arring and barking against us: If thou sin, sin lieth at the door, ready to fly in thy face, and to take vengeance on thee. ^gAn evil, conscience, (so called by the Apostle, from the effects) is that, which, by reason we have sinned, telleth us of the ⟨p. 225⟩punishment we are guilty of, and which abideth for us.

Guilt is an estate, that, by reason of our sinne, bindeth vs ouer vnto punishment, and maketh vs subiect to the wrath of God, as our Sauiour doth expresse it, Mat. 5. 22. He that saith to his Brother, Foole, is guiltie of Hellfire, Genesis 4. 7. It is compared to a Curre, or a Mastiffe Dogge, which is alwayes arring and barking against vs: If thou sinne, sinne lyeth at the doore, readie to flye in thy face, and to take vengeance on thee. ^gAn euill, conscience, (so called by the Apostle, from the effects) is that, which, by reason wee haue sinned, telleth vs of the