A treatise of original sin ... proving that it is

First, That lust which is actually consented to, though not breaking forth into act, and if this were all, the Law of God would hereby be exalted above all humane Laws, which reach no further than external actions, And how many are ignorant of, at least not affected, with the spirituality of this Law in this particular? Would they dare to entertain such heart-sins as they do, could they make their souls cages of unclean, unjust and ungodly thoughts, as they do?

First, That lust which is actually consented to, though not breaking forth into act, and if this were all, the Law of God would hereby be exlted above all humane Laws, which reach no further than external actions, And how many are ignorant of, at least not affected, with the spiriruality of this Law in this particular? Would they dare to entertain such heart-sinnes as they doe, could they make their souls cages of uncleane, unjust and ungodly thoughts, as they do?

Secondly, The Law goeth higher, and doth not only forbid those lusts in thy heart, which thou yieldest consent unto; but all those suggestions and sudden surreptitious motions, which do suddenly arise in thy soul, though thou doest not consent to them, yea though thou doest resist them, hate them, and pray against them, for of such lusts Paul doth especially speak in this Chapter, and the Law of nature did never condemn these for sins in any Heathens, whereas the Apostle doth chiefly complain of these, and that as sins properly so called, for to be mortified and crucified, as being contrary to the holy Law of God.

Secondly, The Law goeth higher, and doth not only forbid those lusts in thy heart, which thou yeeldest consent unto; but all those suggestions and suddain surreptitious motions, which do suddenly arise in thy soul, though thou doest not consent to them, yea though thou doest resist them, hate them, and pray against them, for of such lusts Paul doth especially speak in this Chapter, and the Law of nature did never condemn these for sinnes in any Heathens, whereas the Apostle doth chiefly complain of these, and that as sinnes properly so called, for to be mortified and crucified, as being contrary to the holy Law of God.