The mischiefs of self-ignorance and the benefits of self-acquaintance opened in divers sermons at…

5. A sin of carnal Interest (esteemed good in order to some thing which the flesh desireth; and so loved and deliberately kept) hath more of the Will, and is more inconsistent with Repentance, then a sin of mere passion or surprise, which is not so valued upon the account of such an interest.

5. A sin of carnal Interest (esteemed good in order to some thing which the flesh desireth; and so loved and deliberately kept) hath more of the Will, and is more inconsistent with Repentance, then a sin of meer passion or surprize, which is not so valued upon the account of such an interest.

6. They that have grace enough to avoid Temptations to Mortal or Reigning sin, and consequently that way to avoid the sin, shall not be condemned for it, whatever a stronger temptation might have done.

7. Where bodily diseases necessitate to an act, or the omission of an act, the Will is not to be charged with that which it cannot overcome, notwithstanding an unfeigned willingness: As if a man in a frenzy or distraction should swear or curse, or blaspheme; or one in a Lethargy, or potent Melancholy cannot read or pray, or meditate; &c.

7. Where bodily diseases necessitate to an act, or the omission of an act, the Will is not to be charged with that which it cannot overcome, notwithstanding an unfeigned willingness: As if a man in a frenzie or distraction should swear or curse, or blasphem; or one in a Lethargie, or potent Melancholy cannot read or pray, or meditate; &c.