The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

7 Obs. Relapses into sin are like Relapses into a Disease after hopes and beginning of recovery, if by taking cold, or want of heed taking or other disorder the disease return, and the man down again, this is worse than the first ill fit, and long ere such recover. But if as soon as he get a little strength he fall into a new Relapse, we reckon his case very doubtful, if not desperate.

8. Yet it is not to be denied, but there are some sins of humane infirmity ⟨p. 73⟩which though repented of, a godly person may be again overtaken with and foiled, yet not his last end worse then his beginning. Thus was Jonah overtaken with his passion a second time, Abraham with his excusatory lye,¹ the Disciples after a former rebuke a second time contending for superiority.

8. Yet it is not to be denyed, but there are some sins of humane infirmity ⟨p. 73⟩which though repented of, a godly person may be again overtaken with and foyled, yet not his last end worse then his beginning. Thus was Jonah overtaken with his passion a second time, Abraham with his excusatory lye,¹ the Disciples after a former rebuke a second time contending for superiority.

1. 1Mat. 20.25. with Luk. 22.25.