. Foure godly and learned treatises ... cc, this onely to the lufts. Now followes the carriageof the Elders to-ward s Judas -y thcyexcufed themfelves, (laying,What is that nrtto us^ Locke thou to it ?) although theywere the chiefeft Agents therein. Whence learnethis Dodrjne, That: there is a marvellous aptnejfe in the nature ofman^to excufe a finm when hee kith committedtt. The Pharifes here were the men that moved andhired ludat to betray Chrift : Judas was but theInftrument they ufed 5 and they had purpofed tohave put him to death, although Iudas had neverbetrayed hiip; yet they fay. What is
. Foure godly and learned treatises ... cc, this onely to the lufts. Now followes the carriageof the Elders to-ward s Judas -y thcyexcufed themfelves, (laying,What is that nrtto us^ Locke thou to it ?) although theywere the chiefeft Agents therein. Whence learnethis Dodrjne, That: there is a marvellous aptnejfe in the nature ofman^to excufe a finm when hee kith committedtt. The Pharifes here were the men that moved andhired ludat to betray Chrift : Judas was but theInftrument they ufed 5 and they had purpofed tohave put him to death, although Iudas had neverbetrayed hiip; yet they fay. What is that tow. Thusalfo Adam having done that that was dire&lycon*trary to Gods Command, yet excufeth did the Kings of Ifracl; as Afih, when heehadcommitted an evident finrte, he would not ac-knowledges ; but when the Prophet comes to tellhim of it, hee falls a threatnipg of him. Thus alfodid Atmziah. Firft, becatife all finne after its committed,leaves a blot in the minde, which is compared to a fhadow, IVDAS fhadow, which darkens the minde, fo that it cannotfee: For that that the Apoftlefayes of hatred,i Toh. thatfrb an one 4* kitei bU bmbcr^ livethm darkenejfc j the fame may bee faidof all other finaes. Secondly, becaufe a&uall finnes increafe the paffion which at the firft made us commit it; now theftronger the paffions are, the more is the judgementcorrupted. Thirdly, becaufe finne worketh on thoft facul-ties which fliould judge, it weakeneth the judge-ment,andislikeablowonthe head that takcth a-way all fenfe. Fourthly, becaufe a<fluall finne grieveth the holyGhoft, and makes him depart, andit isheeonelythat convince thus of finne; and therefore how ican we fee when hee is gone, that enlightneth us 0 jAnd when this holy Spirit is gone, then in comes Ithe evill fpirit which puts into us falfe reafons,andfo we by them excufe our felves. The Ufe is, firft, therefore to let us take heed of I V(e x?declining from God,and falling into any finne, fe
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