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

IN the next place, If the inferior objects they are placed upon, be lawful and allowable, yet they are greatly corrupted in their motion, and tendency thereunto; For they are carried out excessively and immoderately; They do unlawfully move to lawful things: As man •ands corrupted by nature, his affections are defiled two ways in respect of the objects; For sometimes they are carried out to those things that are absolutely prohibited, that are no more to be embraced then absolute poison is to be eaten, such are the pleasures of sin, and the lusts of the flesh; when the affections doth entertain these, they embrace present destruction; here is no moderation or stint allowed in these, but there is an absolute prohibition to give these any entertainment, yet poor wretched and corrupt man is hurried to these things, and drinketh down iniquity as a thirsty man water; so that it can never enough be bewailed to see what a grievous change sin hath made in the affections, that they are now most propense and inclining to those things which are to be most abhorred by them; even as the corrupt appetite in some persons, delighteth to feed on trash and most offensive matter to a found stomach. But

IN the next place, If the inferiour objects they are placed upon, be lawfull and allowable, yet they are greatly corrupted in their motion, and tendency thereunto; For they are carried out excessively and immederately; They do unlawfully move to lawful things: As man •ands corrupted by nature, his affections are defiled two wayes in respect of the objects; For sometimes they are carried out to those things that are absolutely prohibited, that are no more to be imbraced then absolute poison is to be eaten, such are the pleasures of sinne, and the lusts of the flesh; when the affections doth entertain these, they imbrace present destruction; here is no moderation or stint allowed in these, but there is an absolute prohibition to give these any entertainment, yet poor wretched and corrupt man is hurried to these things, and drinketh down iniquity as a thirsty man water; so that it can never enough be bewailed to see what a grievous change sinne hath made in the affections, that they are now most propense and inclining to those things which are to be most abhorred by them; even as the corrupt appetite in some persons, delighteth to feed on trash and most offensive matter to a found stomack. But