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

Fourthly, This expression of drinking iniquity like water, doth suppose, as the delight, so the easiness and facility thereof. Pineda observeth he compareth it not to eating of pleasant meet, though that be sweet, because there is some labour in the chewing of it, but that is too argute only the easiness and facility in sinning may be declared herein; and truly if we apply it to the manner of a natural mans sinning, it will be very well accommodated; For doth a man by nature find any difficulty in sinning? Doth he find checks and gripes within him? Doth he find it an hard thing to obey the lusts of sin, yea they swallow down a Camel as easily as water? It is true, when a natural mans conscience is awakened and enlightened, when under conviction by Gods Word, then fear and guilt possesseth his soul, then he sinneth indeed, but horrible pangs and throbs of conscience do many times accompany their iniquities, they bring forth in sorrow and pain; but we are now speaking of a natural man merely as so, left in that estate he was born in, and such a man followeth the lusts of his soul without any pain or trouble at all; There are no conflict and combats within, crying out, How can I do this and sin against God? Do we not see this peaceable secure disposition upon most men? Though they have the Word of God to awaken their conscience, and so throughly to convince them, that you would think they should be as much afraid of sin, as of hell it self. But as the Rule is, Elementa non gravitant in suo loca, the elements are not heavy in their proper place; So a man in sinning being in his proper way findeth no molestation, no grief at all, but such are to be more pitied, by how much they cannot pity themselves.

Fourthly, This expression of drinking iniquity like water, doth suppose, as the delight, so the easinesse and facility thereof. Pineda observeth he compareth it not to eating of pleasant meet, though that be sweet, because there is some labour in the chewing of it, but that is too argute onely the easinesse and facility in sinning may be declared herein; and truly if we apply it to the manner of a natural mans sinning, it will be very well accommodated; For doth a man by nature find any difficulty in sinning? Doth he find checks and gripes within him? Doth he find it an hard thing to obey the losts of sinne, yea they swallow down a Camel as easily as water? It is true, when a natural mans conscience is awakened and enlightned, when under conviction by Gods Word, then fear and guilt possesseth his soul, then he sinneth indeed, but horrible pangs and throbs of conscience do many times accompany their iniquities, they bring forth in sorrow and pain; but we are now speaking of a natural man meerly as so, left in that estate he was born in, and such a man followeth the lusts of his soul without any pain or trouble at all; There are no conflict and combats within, crying out, How can I do this and sinne against God? Do we not see this peaceable secure disposition upon most men? Though they have the Word of God to awaken their conscience, and so throughly to convince them, that you would think they should be as much afraid of sinne, as of hell it self. But as the Rule is, Elementa non gravitant in suo loca, the elements are not heavy in their proper place; So a man in sinning being in his proper way findeth no molestation, no grief at all, but such are to be more pitied, by how much they cannot pity themselves.