'The 'Plaforme o.f Obédèénée. iq Of it: thole which loue it (ffitbe pofible) may be reclaimed,of eifecónuia, d: they whichareindifferent and infufpcnce betwixt both; may bee feded. Veder, hand therefore that the papifs to uphold tomegrade opinions of theirs, as namely, that a man may in ibis life,fulfill the lawof God, and doe good works voydof all lìnne,, and by them bee iufifiedbefore God; doeteach that in the Rcgenerate,that whichwe call Concupifcence, is not a finite properly, but ow. ly a certaine defeet and weakenclfe, making the heart fitand ready to conceiué (lane 5 and dierefore they haue in theefolemne Councell,decreedthat hee (ball be aecurfed, whofoeuet (hall hold that it a (Inne t ruely andproperly in the Re- generate,. And the Maniasvpotr thisplace, fay that itiscalledapnne,becanfe tCowT;;d. it is the e i, octagonend matter offnne,othermifea:s notproperly a finne, norforbid- SeGç, den byCommandement. How found thisopinion is, I referre it to the judgement of any indifferentman; thatfball compare with it, that which bathbeetle Paid: and how thatcan beeexcufed tobee no firm, whichPaulfooften called') thine? flue times at the leaf in this Chapter, fixe times in the feauenth, and thrife in Meeight, andofwhich it isPaid fodireítly, thatit is hot Good a; chain is theJinni uRóm.7.,8. whichhangethf fall on",that for it,a mancannot doe thegoodwhich hemould', that *Reba.... it lwliethagainfl thefirt:3, andfght hagain fl thefolku, and múf bee rriortifitd'i BRomq.tg: how this 1 fay canbe freed from the nature offnne, let them looke, which will z GPet.z ú. takegoadof trill, andetaof geed b. Trae it i,, that in theRegenerate, Coñcqpi. aCol.s.ç. íence is abohillied,but how notin regard of beeing, but in regardof imputati- bila.ç.zo, on c. Andthat luflification by Chrif, whereofBaptifine is both d figure and a c Auguß4 its t. pledge, (landethnot inperfeetion ofverrues, but in remiffionoffenes. So that up.&Cona c.aç. port tbisis thefil flvfe,to lay open to vsthe vilenede ofPopery, which dareCti open vcnonfit,ttd themouth, to faythat itisnoßnne, which dieSpirit of God bothheereand elfe- vtuonimpu. where foexprefycalleth finne: teem. Thefecoedefeis ,tofurthervsinthepra/ice ofRepentance. Thefirffep Y /e.u. to repentance is Flamiliation, and the'fpeciall meaner toworkehumiliation, is the fight ofour ownemifery. Now ifwee !hall well remember, that befidesana. ny, yea innumerable fumes, which wee haue in Aft committedagaina God; tome inthought,fome inword, forcein deed,we haue ouerandabove the cor- tuption and feed ofallfinne within vs, and a naturali pronenelfe anddífpofrtiop to commitany euill, whichof it felfe is (in the Indite of God)(efficient to con demnevsr this mullneeds, ifwe haueany fparkeofgrace, beate vs daine and humblevs;andmake vs withgriefeofhearc,call downeour feluesbefore the Ma ieflieof God, carneal), and importunately luingto beereceiued into hisfauour and mercyinChrif l efüs. The2. thing tobe examined, is, what is meant bymonad body. Bybody in this place theApofledoth not bnderfand that commonly weefo call,this our out- wardand vrfiblefeature, madeofflefh, andbones, andskinne ; but therebyhee meaceththe wholeMan, the Souleas well as the Brdde : and therefore it is all tane,.au if he had laid, Let notfnuereigne in you: If the reafon be askedwhy theA- poflefileth euen the foule by fo grollea name, confdering thatit isa moredi- vineandexcellent fabfanct ;theaafwer is, thathe fotearineth it,becaufe though . -the(Mile were in it ownenature moll pure and ipirituall fübítance, yet now byfrnneit is- becomenothingbutgrolleneife, and cortnption; andforthiscaufe God himfelfecallethManby this name, Fief1I, becaufe through thecheap :ionoffinnebeefs altogether earthly and fenfuall, a very matteand lumpeofvn- cleanel%. SoChtillfpeakethallo;Thatrehúbit borne ofFlelk,itPA' : there the eieh.3,6, wordFleA is vied inthe fame fenle And indeed there is no kindeof (peaking morecommon in theScripture.Formanhating byhis difobedierice,clean f ript himfelfeofthat divine Naturewhiéh Godgauehim in thebeginning,and made himfel£e euena Beaft f, before him, hee doth nordeferue anyother name, but of fIer.aoaq' earnall,audçarthlya and bodily,.and fefhly, hèhailing left in himno fpirituall CJoodneffe
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