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

A Discovery of a counterfeit Conscience.

First, It may not be conscientia, but cupiditas, not conscience, but even a sinful lust may put thee upon many things, yet thou flatterest thy self with the scared title of conscience, saying, it's thy conscience, when if thou didst examine thy self, it would appear to be some corruption: A sad mistake and delusion it is to have conscience, (and so God himself) abused, but yet it is very often so; We see it in Saul, when he sacrificed, and so was guilty of rebellion against God, yet he pretended conscience, that he had done well, and all was to serve God thereby. Absalom when he was contriving that unnatural rebellion against his Father, he pretendeth a vow he had made, and so he must out of conscience perform that. Judas when he repined at the ointment poured out on Christs body pretended conscience and charity; but it was lust and covetousness moved him: Oh then take heed of treachery herein, lest thou pretending conscience it appear to be thy lust only.

FIrst, It may not be conscientia, but cupiditas, not conscience, but even a sinfull lust may put thee upon many things, yet thou flatterest thy self with the scared title of conscience, saying, it's thy conscience, when if thou didst examine thy self, it would appear to be some corruption: A sad mistake and delusion it is to have conscience, (and so God himself) abused, but yet it is very often so; We see it in Saul, when he sacrificed, and so was guilty of rebellion against God, yet he pretended conscience, that he had done well, and all was to serve God thereby. Absolom when he was contriving that unnatural rebellion against his Father, he pretendeth a vow he had made, and so he must out of conscience perform that. Judas when he repined at the ointment poured out on Christs body pretended conscience and charity; but it was lust and covetousnesse moved him: Oh then take heed of treachery herein, lest thou pretending conscience it appear to be thy lust only.