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

I Shall only name a second Objection made in the general against the relics of original corruption in a man, though regenerated, and thereby the imperfection of our renovation, because this doth more properly belong to another head in Divinity, which is much disputed, viz. De Perfectione Justitia, Of the Perfection of righteousness in this life.

I Shall onely name a second Objection made in the general against the reliques of original corruption in a man, though regenerated, and thereby the imperfection of our renovation, because this doth more properly belong to another head in Divinity, which is much disputed, viz. De Perfectione Justitia, Of the Perfection of righteousness in this life.

The Objection which is plausibly and speciously urged against this truth is, That this Doctrine is an enemy to a holy life, it is pernicious to godliness, that it is a pleading for sin, and an encouragement to men to content themselves in their formal and sluggish way, because they cannot be perfect. Thus it is thought we bring up an ill report about the way to Heaven, as those Spies did about Canaan, we discourage people, making their hearts faint, because of great Giants that we say are in the way. In this manner Julian the Pelagian old of calumniated Austin, that he did in naturae invidiam malae conversationis ⟨p. 499⟩sordes refundere, that he did Peccantibus metum demere quorum obscenitatum Apostolorum & sanctorum omnium injuriis, he did consolari, because he made Paul to speak those words, The evil that I hate, that I do, of his own person: Yea (he saith) Austin's purpose was ad infereadum virtutibus bellum, ad excidium civitatis Dei, &c. (Lib. 3. contra Julianum, cap. 26.)

The Objection which is plausibly and speciously urged against this truth is, That this Doctrine is an enemy to a holy life, it is pernicious to godlinesse, that it is a pleading for sinne, and an encouragement to men to content themselves in their formal and sluggish way, because they cannot be perfect. Thus it is thought we bring up an ill report about the way to Heaven, as those Spies did about Canaan, we discourage people, making their hearts faint, because of great Gyants that we say are in the way. In this manner Julian the Pelagian old of calumniated Austin, that he did in naturae invidiam malae conversationis