Christian religion

That albeit men are oft persuaded they sin, yet that they are not persuaded of the justice of God against it, whereby the door is opened to sin, which is to make God an idol in spoiling him of his Justice: as if he were so all mercy, as he had forgotten to be just, when he is as well justice as mercy, as infinite in the one as in the other: which correcteth ⟨p. 38⟩sharply the sins of such as he will save.

That albeit men are oft perswaded they sinne, yet that they are not perswaded of the iustice of God against it, whereby the dore is opened to sinne, which is to make God an idoll in spoiling him of his Iustice: as if he were so al mercy, as he had forgotten to be iust, when he is as well iustice as mercy, as infinite in the one as in the other: which correcteth ⟨p. 38⟩sharply the sinnes of such as he will saue.

What observe you in the reply of the Serpent?

What obserue you in the replie of the Serpent?

First, his craft in applying himself to the woman, whom he seeing to be in doubt of the punishment, contents himself with it, and abstaineth from a precise denial, whither he would willingly draw her: because he esteemed that the woman would not come so far, and that in a flat denial he should have been bewrayed; which notwithstanding in the latter end of this sentence he doth by implication flatly deny.

First, his craft in applying himselfe to the woman, whom he seeing to be in doubt of the punishment, contents himselfe with it, and abstaineth from a precise deniall, whither hee would willingly draw her: because hee esteemed that the woman would not come so farre, and that in a flat denial he should haue been bewraied; which notwithstanding in the latter end of this sentence hee doth by implication flatlie denie.