1. That tickling delight, as an evil against the Law of God, is a fruit of original sin, which sin infects all our imaginations, and make them evil, Genes. 6. 5. yea, they are the flowings out of habitual lust, which is now natural to us; and if they be a Fruit of that Tree, or a Daughter of that Mother, must they not be of the same nature, and so sinful? and that they must flow from Original sin, may thus be made out; That none can imagine such dreams to have been incident to Adam, in the state of Innocency, while all was pure, even though sleep and dreams were natural to him: And this may be confirmed from that one Maxim of the School-men, that Adams Innocency was capable of no deception, nor of any thing which might make him sad, either sleeping or waking; but such dreams certainly imply both. If it be said, such dreams may be from an external cause, as the Devils objecting such and such things to men in sleep: I answer, I grant in part it may be so; but 1. Though he object them to us sleeping as well as waking, yet it is, we that entertain these objected Representations, it is we that delight in them, and move by them, though tempted thereto by ⟨p. 14⟩him: we may say he is Father and as it is, Acts 5. 3. he filleth the heart, and furnisheth fuel; but we are the Mother (I say it is our corruption) that bringeth forth, and can any say, that if there were no corruption within us, that these would be so entertained? 2. Though they come from him as an external cause, yet considering that our nature is inclined to such things, so that Powder or Flax taketh no sooner with Fire cast into them, then our corrupt nature doth with these temptations: Is it possible to imagine that a Dart of temptation should be thrown in, and not at least awake and stir the savour of corruptions? Indeed, pure Nature in our blessed Lord (who was without Original sin) was like water, presently to quench all such Fiery Darts. 3. If they come from the Devil, to what end can he object them to men;
1. That tickling delight, as an evil against the Law of God, is a fruit of original sin, which sin infects all our imaginations, and make them evil, Genes. 6. 5. yea, they are the flowings out of habitual lust, which is now natural to us; and if they be a Fruit of that Tree, or a Daughter of that Mother, must they not be of the same nature, and so sinful? and that they must flow from Original sin, may thus be made out; That none can imagine such dreams to have been incident to Adam, in the state of Innocency, while all was pure, even though sleep and dreams were natural to him: And this may be confirmed from that one Maxime of the School-men, that Adams Innocency was capable of no deception, nor of any thing which might make him sad, either sleeping or waking; but such dreams certainly imply both. If it be said, such dreams may be from an external cause, as the Devils objecting such and such things to men in sleep: I answer, I grant in part it may be so; but 1. Though he object them to us sleeping as well as waking, yet it is, we that entertain these objected Representations, it is we that delight in them, and move by them, though tempted thereto by ⟨p. 14⟩him: we may say he is Father and as it is, Acts 5. 3. he filleth the heart, and furnisheth fewel; but we are the Mother (I say it is our corruption) that bringeth forth, and can any say, that if there were no corruption within us, that these would be so entertained? 2. Though they come from him as an external cause, yet considering that our nature is inclined to such things, so that Powder or Flax taketh no sooner with Fire cast into them, then our corrupt nature doth with these temptations: Is it possible to imagine that a Dart of temptation should be thrown in, and not at least awake and stir the savour of corruptions? Indeed, pure Nature in our blessed Lord (who was without Original sin) was like water, presently to quench all such Fiery Darts. 3. If they come from the Devil, to what end can he object them to men;
