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

Secondly, Original sin doth not only deprive us of all knowledge of God in a saving way, but also filleth us with error, and positive mistakes, whereby we have not only unbelief, but misbelief, our condition were not so universally miserable, if so be our minds were only in a not knowing, or mere privative ignorance about God: but oh the gross soul and absurd persuasions men have naturally about God! The Atheism naturally that is in us, either denying or doubting about God; but especially, the false and absurd representations of God to us; It is from the error in mans mind, that Polytheism hath so abounded, persuading themselves of many gods; yea, the idolatry that hath filled the paganish world, and under subtle distractions hath invaded the Church also, doth abundantly proclaim original ignorance and error in us about divine things; yea, the wiser men, as the Apostle observeth, Rom. 1. They became the more foolish in their imaginations, turning the image of God into the likeness of the vilest creatures.

Secondly, Original sinne doth not only deprive us of all knowledge of God in a saving way, but also filleth us with error, and positive mistakes, whereby we have not only unbelief, but misbelief, our condition were not so universally miserable, if so be our mindes were only in a not knowing, or meer privative ignorance about God: but oh the gross soul and absurd perswasions men have naturally about God! The Atheisme naturally that is in us, either denying or doubting about God; but especially, the false and absurd representations of God to us; It is from the error in mans mind, that Polytheisme hath so abounded, perswading themselves of many gods; yea, the idolatry that hath filled the pagarish world, and under subtile distractions hath invaded the Church also, doth abundantly proclaim original ignorance and error in us about divine things; yea, the wiser men, as the Apostle observeth, Rom. 1. They became the more foolish in their imaginations, turning the image of God into the likeness of the vilest creatures.