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

First, This flesh within the godly maketh us imperfect in this life by its strong opposition; and contrary thwarting it hath to the grace of God within us. These two saith the Text are [Greek or Hebrew], they are two adversaries daily combating with one another; Insomuch that what the Spirit saith, do, the flesh saith do it not. Thus original corruption is like Solomons brawling woman, whose contentions are a continual dropping, Prov. 19. 13. What rest can such a man have? no more then he that lieth in his bed, and hath constant droppings of rain upon him: Such a disturber, and far more troublesome inmate is original sin to a believer, grace hath no rest, no quietness, but the flesh is always raising up oppositions against it, always crossing it, what the Spirit would not, that the flesh would. Therefore Rom. 7. 23. the Apostle expresseth the violent actings thereof by military terms, it warreth, and it bringeth into captivity; In this sense we may say, the flesh is Satan, for that is an adversary in our way, that riseth up and stoppeth us in our spiritual progress: It is true, the natural and carnal man findeth no such opposition; he never crieth out, Oh how hard a ⟨p. 495⟩thing is it to be heavenly minded, to be godly indeed, to live a life of faith? how difficult to live and die upon Scripture and spiritual grounds? for all is flesh within, dead men feel no pain, they find no opposition; Mortuus non belligerat, is the Proverb, but the godly are in continual exercises, no sooner doth grace begin to work, but the flesh presently beginneth to counterwork.

First, This flesh within the godly maketh us imperfect in this life by its strong opposition; and contrary thwarting it hath to the grace of God within us. These two saith the Text are 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, they are two adversaries daily combating with one another; Insomuch that what the Spirit saith, do, the flesh saith do it not. Thus original corruption is like Solomons brawling woman, whose contentions are a continual dropping, Prov. 19. 13. What rest can such a man have? no more then he that lyeth in his bed, and hath constant droppings of rain upon him: Such a disturber, and farre more troublesome inmate is original sinne to a believer, grace hath no rest, no quietnes, but the flesh is alwayes raising up oppositions against it, alwayes crossing it, what the Spirit would not, that the flesh would. Therefore