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

That we are sadly to bewail, and be humbled for this Original Sin all our days.

That we are sadly to bewail, and be humbled for this Original Sinne all our dayes.

WE have considered the Introductory Note of Attention, and now proceed to the Matter it self, which is acknowledged and bewailed, and that is not actual sin, but the sin he was born in, even before ever his understanding and will, could put forth any actions. David (you heard) doth not here hyperbolize, he speaks it not only humiliter, but veraciter; he doth in his own experience, find that there is such a bitter root within him, such a corrupted nature, that if left to it self, would immediately flame out into most accursed and abominable transgressions; and therefore David knowing, that the strength of all his actual sins, was in this original, he composeth himself in a serious and affectionate manner to acknowledge that.

VVE have considered the Introductory Note of Attention, and now proceed to the Matter it self, which is acknowledged and bewailed, and that is not actual sinne, but the sinne he was born in, even before ever his understanding and will, could put forth any actions. David (you heard) doth not here hyperbolize, he speaks it not only humiliter, but veraciter; he doth in his own experience, find that there is such a bitter root within him, such a corrupted nature, that if left to it self, would immediately flame out into most accursed and abominable transgressions; and therefore David knowing, that the strength of all his actual sins, was in this original, he composeth himself in a serious and affectionate manner to acknowledge that.

That we are not only to believe there is such a thing,¹