Gods husbandry

but the true doctrine of godliness, is so contrary to the most beloved lusts of men, so opposite to their natural corruptions, and tendeth so wholly to beat ⟨p. 8⟩them out of themselves, and to bring them in subjection unto GOD, that through the strength of these corruptions, and that voluntary slavery wherein they remain willingly enthralled unto sin, they neither will nor can (indeed they cannot, because they will not) give a dutiful and submissive entertainment thereunto, and so become but hypocrites at the best. So that it is no more wonder, to see a man prove an hypocrite, then to have a Crow prove black: for the Crow doth not more naturally bring blackness into the world with her, than a man doth bring with him guile and dissimulation; seeing he hath in him so much imperfect goodness, as will make him receive the form of godliness, but withal so much tyrannizing badness, as will not give him leave to receive the power of it.

but the true doctrine of godlinesse, is so contrary to the most beloued lusts of men, so opposite to their naturall corruptions, and tendeth so wholly to beate ⟨p. 8⟩them out of themselues, and to bring them in subiection vnto GOD, that through the strength of these corruptions, and that voluntarie slauerie wherein they remayne willingly enthralled vnto sinne, they neither will nor can (indeed they cannot, because they will not) giue a dutifull and submissiue entertainement thereunto, and so become but hypocrites at the best. So that it is no more wonder, to see a man prooue an hypocrite, then to haue a Crow proue blacke: for the Crow doth not more naturally bring blacknesse into the world with her, than a man doth bring with him guile and dissimulation; seeing hee hath in him so much imperfect goodnesse, as will make him receiue the forme of godlinesse, but withall so much tyrannizing badnesse, as will not giue him leaue to receiue the power of it.

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