Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

1. In respect of sin; there is a sense and knowledge of sin left in the Consciences of all men by nature. To tell them what is good and evil, in many things to approve and disapprove of what they do in reference to a Judgement to come, they need not go farther then themselves, Rom. 2. 14, 15. But ⟨p. 105⟩this is obscure and relates mostly to greater sins, and is in sum, that which the Apostle gives us Rom. 1. 32. they know the Judgement of God, that they which do such things are worthy of Death. This he placeth among the common Presumptions and notions that are received by mankind, namely, that it is ^eeeRighteous with God, that they who do such things are worthy of Death; And if that be true, which is commonly received, that no Nation is so barbarous or rude, but it retaineth some sense of a Deity, then this also is true, that there is no Nation but hath a sense of sin, and the displeasure of God for it. For this is the very first ^fffffnotion of God in the World, that he is the Rewarder of good and evil: hence were all the Sacrifices, purgings, expiations, which were so generally spread over the face of the Earth: but this was and is but very dark, in respect of that knowledge of sin with its appurtenances, which is to be obtained.

1. In respect of sinne; there is a sence and knowledge of sin left in the Consciences of all men by nature. To tell them what is good and evill, in many things to approve and disapprove of what they doe in reference to a Judgement to come, they need not goe farther then themselves,