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

4. There is the Manner How, this lust doth tempt us to sin, and that is expressed in, two words, [Greek or Hebrew], Drawn away, that is, as some, from God, from heavenly objects; because in all sin there is an aversion from God, and a conversion to the creature: or else (as others) Drawn aside form the consideration of hell, of the wrath of God, of eternal death and damnation. For we sin continually, as Eve did at first; The Devil persuaded her she should not die, and then when this fear was removed, she presently falleth into the transgression, and thus before men fall into the pit of any sin, they are drawn aside from those serious thoughts; This will offend God, this will damn me. The other word is [Greek or Hebrew], a Metaphor either from birds or fishes, which have baits to allure them, and thereby are destroyed: Thus lust appeareth with a bait, but the hook doth not appear.

4. There is the Manner How, this lust doth tempt us to sinne, and that is expressed in, two words, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Drawn away, that is, as some, from God, from heavenly objects; because in all sinne there is an aversion from God, and a conversion to the creature: or else (as others) Drawn aside form the consideration of hell, of the wrath of God, of eternal death and damnation. For we sinne continually, as Eve did at first; The Devil perswaded her she should not die, and then when this fear was removed, she presently falleth into the transgression, and thus before men fall into the pit of any sinne, they are drawn aside from those serious thoughts; This will offend God, this will damn me. The other word is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, a Metaphor either from birds or fishes, which have baits to allure them, and thereby are destroyed: Thus lust appeareth with a bait, but the hook doth not appear.

In the next place, This original sin is illustrated in the issue of it: the Apostle showeth, how sin à primo ad ultimum cometh to be accomplished. So that as in other places, we read of the generations of men, the generations of Adam, of the Israelites; so here is the generation of sin described. Now it is good to observe, that in this whole discourse the Apostle doth proceed metaphorically, comparing original sin to a woman, like that whore in the Proverbs, alluring and enticing man to sin; or as Adam was at first tempted to sin by Eve; so still we are drawn aside to sin by this original corruption, which is like an Eve, or like a Delilah, and a Joseph's mistress, importunately soliciting of us to what is evil: and as with the woman there is pleasure in conception, but pangs and sorrows in bringing forth, so it is with sin: while we do at first entertain it, there is pleasure and delight, but afterwards it leaveth a terrible sting in a man, depriving him of all comfort day and night; We may therefore observe the several steps and degrees of sin before it cometh to be consummated.