The Sincere Convert

4.¹ That what ever a natural man doth is sin; as the inside is full, so the outside is nothing else but sin, at least in the sight of an holy God, though not in the sight of blind sinful men; ⟨p. 58⟩Indeed he may do many things,² which for the matter of them are good, as he may give Alms, pray, fast, come to Church, but as they come from him they are sin, as a man may speak good words, but we cannot endure to hear him speak because of his stinking breath which de•iles them: some actions indeed from their general nature are indifferent, for all indifferences lye in generals; but every deliberate action considered in Individuo, with all its circumstances, as time, place, motive, end, is either morally good, or morally evil, as may be proved easily; morally good in good men, morally evil in unregenerate and bad men: For let us see particular actions of wicked men.

4.¹ That what ever a naturall man doth is sinne; as the inside is full, so the outside is nothing else but sinne, at least in the sight of an holy God, though not in the sight of blind sinfull men; ⟨p. 58⟩Indeed hee may doe many things,² which for the matter of them are good, as he may give Almes, pray, fast, come to Church, but as they come from him they are sinne, as a man may speak good words, but we cannot endure to heare him speake because of his stinking breath which de•iles them: some actions indeed from their generall nature are indifferent, for all indifferences lye in generals; but every deliberate action considered in Individuo, with all its circumstances, as time, place, motive, end, is either morally good, or morally evill, as may be proved easily; morally good in good men, morally evill in unregenerate and bad men: For let us see particular actions of wicked men.