The saints guide, in three treatises

Particularly, There is the bounds and limits of Gods mercy, God will not always strive with man.

Particularly, There is the bounds and limits of Gods mercy, God will not alwaies strive with man.

Secondly Observe that the Reason is set down by way of aggravation, For that man is also flesh. As if it had been said, not only that base generation of Cain that had cast away the Law of God, and made Lust their Law, but even Seth's Posterity, Even thy servants (O Lord) that profess the Faith, and have the worship and Ordinances of God, they even they also are fleshly and sensual; not only ⟨p. 8⟩Rome, Spain, Italy; and Turks, but England thy people that have been baptized professed thy truth, enjoyed thy Ordinances, They are loose and profane; So that this also apparently implies not only Cains Posterity, the wicked, but Seth's Seed, the Church of God, members of the visible Church; these, though professing the truth, depart from the truth, & practise the abominations of the wicked.

Secondly Observe that the Reason is set downe by way of aggravation, For that man is also flesh. As if it had beene said, not onely that base generation of Cain that had cast away the Law of God, and made Lust their Law, but even Seths Posteritie, Even thy servants (O Lord) that professe the Faith, and have the worshippe and Ordinances of God, they even they also are fleshly and sensuall; not onely ⟨p. 8⟩Rome, Spaine, Italy; and Turkes, but England thy people that have beene baptized professed thy truth, enjoyed thy Ordinances, They are loose and prophane; So that this also apparantly implies not onely Cains Posteritie, the wicked, but Seths Seede, the Church of God, members of the visible Church; these, though professing the truth, depart from the truth, & practise the abominations of the wicked.