Heavenly merchandiseHeavenly merchandize

3. Determine not of Truth according to your own natural relish: Sin that dwells in men, hath made them flesh pleasers, and the power of inbred concupiscence hath bribed their judgments, so as to persuade them to embrace the dictates of their own senses, and according as that relisheth Doctrines, accordingly, either to entertain or reject them: and this is none of the least reasons why error makes its way so fast, and so soon into the hearts of men, because there is never an one but what is cut out and adapted to give satisfaction to one Fleshly Lust or other in the Soul: And men naturally have entertained so good and charitable an opinion of themselves, and their own inclinations, that whatsoever notion is broached, which gives ⟨p. 105⟩the least encouragement to any of these, goes down glibly, and hath a good relish with them: and hereupon Satan & his factors, easily espying the advantage, & readily taking hold of it, have so accommodated false Doctrines, as to suit every fleshly lust in men, in so much as all tempers and humours may have their choice, and fit themselves with one or other to their great content. Well, Truth is of a contrary nature, and is levelled directly against all these lusts of the hearts of men, & mainly designs the battering of them down, or the mortification of them, 2 Cor. 10. 4, 5. the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God, to the pulling down of strong holds, casting down imaginations, &c. if therefore you meet with any Doctrine which endeavours to gratify your corrupt part, conclude upon one of these two, that either it is not the Truth, or if it be, that you do not rightly resent it.

3. Determine not of Truth according to your own natural relish: Sin that dwells in men, hath made them flesh pleasers, and the power of inbred concupiscence hath bribed their judgments, so as to perswade them to embrace the dictates of their own senses, and according as that relisheth Doctrines, accordingly, either to entertain or reject them: and this is none of the least reasons why error makes its way so fast, and so soon into the hearts of men, because there is never an one but what is cut out and adapted to give satisfaction to one Fleshly Lust or other in the Soul: And men naturally have entertained so good and charitable an opinion of themselves, and their own inclinations, that whatsoever notion is broached, which gives