A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…

Thirdly, as the infection of sin spreadeth it self, throughout the whole soul, and all the faculties and powers thereof, so doth the work of the Spirit of God. We find light and holiness, 1 Pet. 2. 9. joined together like the Urim and Thummim. See also 1 Thes: 5. 23. here is both Soul and Spirit sanctified, which two are plainly distinguished, Heb. 4. 12. The word of God is so quick and powerful▪ as that it pierceth even to the dividing asunder of the Soul and Spirit, if either the intellectuals be not sound, or if the vitals and animals be not right, the word will find it out. A well meaning pious soul; a good heart and affection, which perhaps, a person may sit down satisfied with, will not excuse a corrupt mind, an erroneous spirit; neither will a sound and orthodox judgement excuse a corrupt heart, and inordinate affections: Aristotle himself could distinguish Art and knowledge from virtue, because the most excellent intellectuals, cannot make a man so much as morally virtuous, without the practise and exercise of virtue. Both soul and spirit, both the inferior and superior part of the soul▪ must be sanctified. Reason is as the helm, the affections as the sails, let the helm be stirred never so right, if the wind either blow not at all, or blow cross in the sails, the ship makes no speed in her way, let the wind blow never so fair, and fill all the sails, yet if the helm be off 'its hinges, or be not rightly stirred, the ship may quickly run upon a rock, or run a shore where 'tis not safe: so he that hath a sound judgement without good affections, cannot move heaven ward. He that hath good affections, without a sound judgement, will make more haste than good speed: Reason is as the rider: affections as a nimble horse, a man is but in an ill taking, if either this rider mistake his way, or the horse run away with him out of the way, having no reins to govern him, or if the horse be lame and cannot ride.

Thirdly, as the infection of sinne spreadeth it self, throughout the whole soule, and all the faculties and powers thereof, so doth the worke of the Spirit of God. Wee finde light and holinesse, 1 Pet. 2. 9. joyned together like the Vrim and Thummim. See also 1 Thes: 5. 23. here is both Soul and Spirit sanctified, which two are plainly distinguished,