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

3. It is very clear and plain by Scripture, that God doth punish one sin by another; So that when a man hath committed one sin, he is justly given up by God to commit more. Amongst the many instances that may be given, I shall pitch on two only, 2 Thess. 2. 10, 11. where you have a sin mentioned that God will punish, viz. They received not the truth of God in love: A sin that is very ordinary: But then observe how dreadfully God punisheth this, God shall send them strong delusions, that they should believe a lie; This is their punishment; a spiritual punishment, more than any corporal one; and that this is a sin, as well as a punishment, is plain, Because to believe a lie is a sin, to take falsehood for truth, the delusions of the Devil, for the voice of Gods Spirit; This is a sin and a very heinous one. The other instance is Rom. 1. 21. where you have the Heathens sins mentioned, Because that when they knew God, they glorified him not. &c. There you have their punishment, to be given up to uncleanness, to all vile lusts and sins against nature. None can deny but these were sins, and that they were a punishment for corrupting their natural light implanted in them, is plain, for the Apostle, vers. 24, 26, 28. saith, For this cause, or therefore God gave them up to these lusts, and vers 27. the expression is observable, That they received in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. Hearken to this with both ears, and tremble all you who live under Gospel light, if natural light corrupted bring such heavy soul-judgments, no wonder, if supernatural; And therefore if you see men, notwithstanding all the preaching of Gods word, yet given up to be beastly sots, or obstinate malicious men in their wickedness; Wonder not at it, for they receive in themselves a just recompense for the abusing of that light God hath vouchsafed to them. Many other instances there are, wherein it is plain, That God makes one sin a punishment of another; Yea, it's said, That every sin since the first, is both a sin and a punishment; Therefore the want of Gods Imagine us, as soon as we are born, with a proneness to all evil may be the punishment of Adam's actual disobedience, and yet a sin in us.

3. It is very clear and plain by Scripture, that God doth punish one sinne by another; So that when a man hath committed one sinne, he is justly given up by God to commit more. Amongst the many instances that may be given, I shall pitch on two only,