Fourthly, and Lastly, The suitableness that there is in the sin of one, to the nature of those that have their sin in them: One ⟨p. 53⟩mans spot is like the spot of a Leprosy, that is, his spot is that that is suitable to the disposition of his soul: But now the spot of another, it's that that is a spot indeed; I, but it doth not arise from his natural disposition, but merely an accidental distemper: The spot of one rises from the very natural temper of the heart; but the spot of the other rises from some accidental distemper that comes to him: When a Man or Woman, therefore, sins, and it is suitable to his nature, take him when he is most himself; I beseech you consider this note, for it is as discerning as any: If so be, that thou beest most thy self, then thou beest most free for thy sin; know, that thy sin is that that comes from thy natural distemper, and not from any accidental distemper: I shall show you what I intend, by this: There is Poison in a Toad, and there's Poison got into a mans body: Now the Poison that is in the Toad, is suitable to the nature of the Toad, and therefore the Toad likes well enough of it: But now let but a drop of Poison be in a mans body, O, it presently makes a great deal of stir, and makes him deadly sick; why, because there's that got in, that is contrary to his nature:—Here's the difference between the sin of a wicked man, and the sin of a Child of God: The wicked man's sin is like Poison in a Toad, that's suitable ⟨p. 54⟩to his nature; But the sin of a Child of God is like Poison in a mans stomach that is contrary to his nature; when a wicked man sins, he sinneth of himself, as it's said of the Devil, he is a liar, and when he lies, he lieth of himself, it comes from his own nature; so is the sin of a wicked man; sin is in it's proper Element in him, and that's the reason that wicked men are so unsensible of sin, because it is in its proper Element; But now the sin of the Child of God is out of his place, and that's the reason that makes him feel it so much.
Fourthly, and Lastly, The suitablenes that there is in the sin of one, to the nature of those that have their sin in them: One ⟨p. 53⟩mans spot is like the spot of a Leprosie, that is, his spot is that that is suitable to the disposition of his soul: But now the spot of another, it's that that is a spot indeed; I, but it doth not arise from his natural disposition, but meerly an accidental distemper: The spot of one rises from the very natural temper of the heart; but the spot of theother rises from some accidental distemper that comes to him: When a Man or Woman, therefore, sins, and it is suitable to his nature, take him when he is most himself; I beseech you consider this note, for it is as discerning as any: If so be, that thou be'st most thy self, then thou be'st most free for thy sin; know, that thy sin is that that comes from thy natural distemper, and not from any accidental distemper: I shall shew you what I intend, by this: There is Poyson in a Toad, and there's Poyson got into a mans body: Now the Poyson that is in the Toad, is sutable to the nature of the Toad, and therefore the Toad likes well enough of it: But now let but a drop of Poyson be in a mans body, O, it presently makes a great deal of stir, and makes him deadly sick; why, because there's that got in, that is contrary to his nature:—Here's the difference between the sin of a wicked man, and the sin of a Child of God: The wicked man's sin is like Poyson in a Toad, that's suitable ⟨p. 54⟩to his nature; But the sin of a Child of God is like Poyson in a mans stomack that is contrary to his nature; when a wicked man sins, he sinneth of himself, as it's said of the Devil, he is a lyar, and when he lies, he lyeth of himself, it comes from his own nature; so is the sin of a wicked man; sin is in it's proper Element in him, and that's the reason that wicked men are so unsensible of sin, because it is in its proper Element; But now the sin of the Child of God is out of his place, and that's the reason that makes him feel it so much.
