The Sincere Convert

Here see the horrible nature of Sin,¹ that plucks man down by the ears ⟨p. 30⟩from his Throne, from his Perfection, though never so great. Adam might have pleaded for himself, and have said: Although I have sinned, yet it is but one, and the first fault. Lord, behold I am thy first borne: Oh pity my poor posterity, who are for ever undone, if thou forgivest not. Yet see, one sin weighs him down, and all his posterity (as we shall hear) into eternal ruin.

Here see the horrible nature of Sin,¹ that pluckes man downe by the eares ⟨p. 30⟩from his Throne, from his Perfection, though never so great. Adam might have pleaded for himselfe, and have said: Although I have sinned, yet it is but one, and the first fault. Lord, behold I am thy first borne: Oh pitie my poore posterity, who are for ever undone, if thou forgivest not. Yet see, one sinne weighs him downe, and all his posterity (as wee shall heare) into eternall ruine.

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Hence learn,¹ how justly God may require perfect Obedience to all the Law, of every man, and curse him if he cannot perform it: because man was at first made in such a glorious estate, wherein he had power given him to please God perfectly: God may therefore require this debt of perfect obedience. Now man is broke and in prison: in Hell must he lie for ever, if he cannot pay justice every farthing, because God trusted him with a stock, which if he had well improved, he might have paid all.