The /infulnejfe of Smote. flailing of pardon, abufing and fubordinating the mercies of God to the purpofes of Saban, not IAgthat his goodneffe fhould have led me to repentance ; out off fe againft the difcipline, out of enmity againft the goodneffe, out of gall and bitternefie of fpirir againft the power and purity of Gods holy Law ? Fifthly, not the roote onely, but the circtrmftanees too adde much to the life that is in frnne. See how notably Saint e%fuftin aggravates his fin of robbing an Orchard when he was a Boy, that which others leffe acquainted with thefouleneffe of finne might bee apt enough but to laugh over. Firfi, it began in the will, and the members follow'd, I had a mind, and therefore I did it. Secondly, I did not doe it for want of the things, but out of the naughtineffe of my heart, and my inward enmity to righteoufneífe. Thirdly, I did it not with ayme at fru- ition of the fruit, but may of the inne ; it was notmy palate, but my luft which I fludied to fatisfie. Fourth- ly,the Apples I Role were very unapt to tempt,no rellifh, no forme in them to catch the eye, or allure the hand, but the whole Temptation and rife of the Gnne was from within. Fifthly, I did it not alone,there were a troope of naughty companions with mee, and wee did mutually cherrih and provoke the itch of each others tuft. Sixth- ly, it was at a very unfeafonable time of night, when at leaf} for that day wee fhould have put a period and given a refpite unto our lulls. Seventhly, it was after we had fpent much time before (and fhould now at laft have beene tired out) in peftilent and foolifh fports. Eightly, wee were immodest in our theft, we carried away great' loades and burdens of them. Ninthly, when we had done wee feafted the Hogs with them, and our felves fed upon the review and carriage of our owne lewdnefl'e. Laflly, the chiefe fport and laughter which we had was this, that we had not only robb'd,buc deceiv d the honeft men, who had never fo bad an opinion of us, as that we Q 3 fhould 226 Vob ; & feci. Non penuria, fed jafltdio jta- fiitia. Nec eá re vole_ barn frai quant farta appetcbam, fed ip fo furto, car peccato. Non erant for. nrá ncc fapore illece6rofa. Ne- quiirni adole- fcentes. Conf i- c`7ione fociortm , animorum accen- debam pruritum cup:ditatir mea. Ka Cie inteuspe- flivti. lagentia onera. Non ad nofiraa epulas, fedpro - jicienda partis, fola nos iniqui- tate epulari. Ri. fus erat quafì titillato corde quid fallebantui cos qui bac a nobis fie,i non tutabant. Ex ludo è loco no tendi avìditas.
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