M. Perkins, his Exhortation to repentance, out of Zephaniah preached in 2. sermons in…

The third rule to be known and practised by him, who will truly search himself, is, that every man borne of Adam, is by nature, the child of wrath, and Gods enemy: this is true of all without exception; High or Low, Rich ⟨p. 34⟩or poor, noble or simple, borne in the visible Church or without. And further, by being enemy of God, he is therefore borne subject to hell, to damnation, and to all other curses: so that look as a Traitor convicted, stands thereby in his Princes high displeasure, and is sure of death without special pardon: so stands every man, when he is borne, convicted of high treason against God, in his high disfavour; and is in danger of Hell, which is the fulfilling of the wrath of God. Thus David confesseth of himself. I was borne in iniquity, and in sin hath my Mother conceived me: If in sin, then in Gods wrath, and under the danger of damnation, If any ask, how, or why this is so. I answer, the truth, as also the equity of this third rule depends on the two former: for, because every man is borne guilty of Adams great sin, and also tainted originally with all corruption & a proneness to all sin: therefore it followeth in equity and justice, that every man is borne under the ⟨p. 35⟩wrath and curse of God. This point is a plain and evident truth: yet men in the world think not so, and it is the cause, why men repent not of their sins: for most men think that by nature, they are in Gods favour; and therefore they need not to sue for it in humiliation and repentance; but only live civilly, and do no open wrong, and all is well: whereas (alas) there is no condemned Traitor, more out of his Princes favour, nor more sure of death without a pardon, then all we are out of Gods favour, and sure of damnation, unless we procure Gods favour again, by faith and repentance,

The third rule to be known and practised by him, who will truly search himselfe, is, that euery man borne of Adam, is by nature, the child of wrath, and Gods enimie: this is true of all without exception; High or Low, Rich ⟨p. 34⟩or poore, noble or simple, borne in the visible Church or without. And further, by being enemy of God, he is therefore borne subiect to hell, to damnation, and to all other curses: so that looke as a Traytour conuicted, stands therby in his Princes high displeasure, and is sure of death without speciall pardon: so stands euery man, when he is borne, conuicted of high treason against God, in his high disfauour; and is in daunger of Hell, which is the fulfilling of the wrath of God. Thus Dauid confesseth of himselfe. I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my Mother conceined me: If in sinne, then in Gods wrath, and vnder the danger of damnation, If any aske, how, or why this is so. I answere, the truth, as also the equitie of this third rule depends on the two former: for, because euery man is borne guiltie of Adams great sinne, and also tainted originally with all corruption & a pronnesse to all sin: therefore it followeth in equitie and iustice, that euery man is borne vnder the