2 Some men leave sin, as adultery, theft, or murder, for open shame, or for punishment; but in other cases which offend God as much, as negligence in their calling, profanation of the Sabbath, neglect of hearing the word, they make no conscience at all. ⟨p. 852⟩Therefore we must have a labouring against all sin. Others leave sin, but it is for age, or failing in pleasure, or some such thing which hindereth them, of which divers will tell1 of their sins with such mirth, and make much of them that fall into the same, when as the mention of them should be odious. It is not all one to leave sin, and to repent of sin. Others have a purpose to do good, and are attentive in hearing of the word, but to win credit by it, but not to credit it: whereupon it is that many do not profit by hearing,2 nay they do not desire to profit, nor are not sorry when they do not profit. This is plain popery, they get the work done they care not how. Some others have done good, but their doing of good doth work in them such a pride that they take some glory of it to themselves, they are made more careless, which is abomination before God. Sin, shame, and death, came in together, live together, and shall dye together: as in Adam he was naked and had no shame; so in Christ, and in the godly at the last day no sin shall be in them, nor shame; as in the Angels, now they are not.
2 Some men leaue sinne, as adultery, theft, or murther, for open shame, or for punishment; but in other cases which offend God as much, as negligence in their calling, prophanation of the Sabbath, neglect of hearing the word, they make no conscience at all. ⟨p. 852⟩Therefore we must haue a labouring against all sinne. Others leaue sinne, but it is for age, or fayling in pleasure, or some such thing which hindreth them, of which diuers will tell1 of their sinnes with such mirth, and make much of them that fall into the same, when as the mention of them should be odious. It is not all one to leaue sinne, and to repent of sinne. Others haue a purpose to do good, and are attentiue in hearing of the word, but to winne credit by it, but not to credit it: whereupon it is that many doe not profit by hearing,2 nay they doe not desire to profit, nor are not sorie when they doe not profit. This is plaine poperie, they get the worke done they care not how. Some others haue done good, but their doing of good doth work in them such a pride that they take some glory of it to themselues, they are made more carelesse, which is abhomination before God. Sinne, shame, and death, came in together, liue together, and shall dye together: as in Adam he was naked and had no shame; so in Christ, and in the godly at the last day no sin shall be in them, nor shame; as in the Angels, now they are not.
- 1To leave sin, & to repent of sin differ.To leaue sin, & to repent of sin differ.
- 2Opus operatum.
