Four books on the eleventh of Matthew

Or Secondly, which is a amore close way, Because it satisfies their Consciences, their Consciences would not be at quiet except they did something, a Man and Woman that walks in a carnal way, that hath a vile Spirit, a sensual spirit in his constant way and course, if such a one should not do some good thing, having some enlightening of mind, his Conscience being somewhat awakened and stirred, he could not be at quiet if he did not now and then pray, and now and then come to hear the word, and desire Sacraments, his Conscience would fly in his face, and would not be at quiet, now having many secret corruptions that he is loth to part with, he is content to do something, to take a Book, and read a Chapter, and go into his Closet, ⟨p. 660⟩and pray in his Family, and will not neglect the word, but come to hear the word all the Lords day, come twice, and thrice to hear the word, now all these things are very good, and they are to be encouraged in them, but now examine I beseech you, whether all the good and comfort that you find is not only this, that by these things your Consciences are quieted, and so you go on more easy in some sinful way, because of this, you can with the more ease let out your heart unto the world, you can with more ease take liberty to some haunt of evil that you are conscious of, some secret sin, you can take the more liberty, because you have been exercised in holy Duties at another time. I beseech you examine your heart in this, there is a great deal of secret corruption in this, & it is not very rare, not an extraordinary thing that I am speaking of, but I fear it is an ordinary thing that I am speaking of, that many people take the more liberty in some secret haunt of evil, because they have been exercised in holy Duties at other times, they have been at fasting and prayer and perhaps their hearts have been stirred in Fasting & Prayer, but now what use make they of this? it is that they may be more sluggish at other times, this is a cursed ease, an ease that may stand not only with your corruptions, but an ease to your corruptions, make you to go on in the way of sin more quietly, What a horrid sin is this?

Or Secondly, which is a amore close way, Because it satisfies their Consciences, their Consciences would not be at quiet except they did somthing, a Man and Woman that walks in a carnall way, that hath a vile Spirit, a sensuall spirit in his constant way and course, if such a one should not do some good thing, having some enlightening of mind, his Conscience being somwhat awakened and stirred, he could not be at quiet if he did not now and then pray, and now and then come to hear the word, and desire Sacraments, his Conscience would fly in his face, and would not be at quiet, now having many secret corruptions that he is loth to part with, he is content to do somthing, to take a Book, and read a Chapter, and go into his Closet,