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

Fourthly, It hinders the perfection of grace, cooling and remitting the fervour and zeal thereof; and herein chiefly the mischievous effect of original sin is discovered, it maketh the soul halt in his progress, it allayeth the heat of grace, it is like smoke to put out the fire. The adversaries to this Truth say, it is not intelligible how the Spirit can make us will one thing, and the flesh another, seeing a man hath but one will, and he cannot veil & nolle, will and nill at the same time about the same object; But they may know that by such expressions are chiefly meant, That the heart of a man through this flesh within him, is very faint and remiss in all its actions about that which is good; when he doth will it, it's so inefficaciously, so sluggishly, so imperfectly, that it may be called a nilling as well as a willing; and this is the sad issue of original sin, it maketh us go halting to the grave, it abateth that activity and zeal of spirit, which ought to be in holy things.

Fourthly, It hinders the perfection of grace, cooling and remitting the fervour and zeal thereof; and herein chiefly the mischievous effect of original sinne is discovered, it maketh the soul halt in his progress, it allayeth the heat of grace, it is like smoak to put out the fire. The adversaries to this Truth say, it is not intelligible how the Spirit can make us will one thing, and the flesh another, seeing a man hath but one will, and he cannot velle & nolle, will and nill at the same time about the same object; But they may know that by such expressions are chiefly meant, That the hearrt of a man through this flesh within him, is very faint and remiss in all its actions about that which is good; when he doth will it, it's so inefficaciously, so slluggishly, so imperfectly, that it may be called a nilling as well as a willing; and this is the sad issue of original sinne, it maketh us go halting to the grave, it abateth that activity and zeal of spirit, which ought to be in holy things.

Fifthly, The flesh hindereth absolute completeness of grace, by soiling, debasing, and infecting our holy duties; It is as some mud cast into a pure stream, it is as some poison mingled with wine; and for this it is, that the most holy have prayed, God would not enter into judgement with them, because in his sight no flesh could be justified,