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

Fourthly, There is implied the facility and easiness in sinning. The way to sin is no narrow or strait way; There needeth not much striving to enter therein, for it's ready at hand; May not all find, if they will search, this readiness of sin at all time? Why is thy heart so quickly moved and drawn out to any earthly or sinful pleasure, but it's a long while, ere thou canst make any fire, or kindle a flame in thy soul to that which is good? Thy soul is a dry Tree to the former, but a green Tree to the later, as the Scripture speaks concerning the righteousness of faith, It's night thee; Thou needest not say, Who shall go into the deep for it? Rom. 10, &c. Thus it is true of sin in thee, thou needest no instruction, no masters, thou needest not fetch devils from hell to commit sin, for that is always present with thee: Hence Eliphaz compareth it, Job 15. to drinking of water, when a man is scorched with thirst; If you see there are many, who by a natural conscience are so convinced, that they are difficulty brought to commit some sins, especially gross ones; It is no contradiction, for a man to be all over polluted and prone to sin, notwithstanding such dictates of conscience implanted in all men; This is plain, That sin ss so present, that without any difficulty or pain, we are carried out to sin, so that the kingdom of hell doth not like the kingdom of Heaven, need any violence to take it.

Fourthly, There is implied the facility and easiness in sinning. The way to sinne is no narrow or strait way; There needeth not much striving to enter therein, for it's ready at hand; May not all find, if they will search, this readiness of sin at all time? Why is thy heart so quickly moved and drawn out to any earthly or sinfull pleasure, but it's a long while, ere thou canst make any fire, or kindle a flame in thy soul to that which is good? Thy soul is a dry Tree to the former, but a green Tree to the later, as the Scripture speaks concerning the righteousness of faith, It's night thee; Thou needest not say, Who shall go into the deep for it? Rom. 10, &c. Thus it is true of sin in thee, thou needest no instruction, no masters, thou needest not fetch devils from hell to commit sinne, for that is alwayes present with thee: Hence Eliphaz compareth it, Job 15