The Beginning of the Doctrine of Christ, Chapter 2 – Chapter 3

The Beginning of the Doctrine of Christ · Chapter 2 – Chapter 3

p. 22CHAP. II.

Shewing what rules hee muſt obſerue, that would be deliuered from his ſinne.

HItherto in Generall. The firſt thing then to be done by that Chriſtian that would ſettle himſelfe in a ſound courſe, to lay as it were, the foundation of his ſaluation, is to practiſe thoſe rules that may deliuer him from the horrible p. 23danger and diſtreſſe he is in, in reſpect of all the power of al the ſins he hath hitherto committed.

If hee conſider of theMotiues. dreadfull curſes which he is liable vntounto in reſpect of all his ſinnes, hee ought not to think it much to vndergoe the hardeſt taske can be inioyned, to make himſelfe capable of the grace of God, and pardon for ſo many offences. And therefore with ſo much the more willingneſſe, and vnchangeablenes of religion ſhuld he with much deſire ſet vponupon theſe rules now to bee giuen, ſeeing they are p. 24but few in number, and ſuch as hee may performe by the grace of God, with much eaſe and comfort, and the more may hee encourage his own heart, becauſe when he hath done, he may cleerly ſee he hath done diſtinctly that which God required of him, and that, with which he is ſatiſfied through Chriſt. But before he ſet vponupon the practice of theſe rules, he muſt in iudgement be throughly reſolued of three things.3. Things he muſt be reſolued of in his iudgment.

1. That Ieſus Chriſt hath made a ful & ſufficient ſatisfaction for the ſins of all men: As hee p. 25became a ſacrifice for him, he payed a price in his bloud, ſufficient to redeeme vsus, Epheſ. 1. 6. Hee is the Lambe of God, that taketh away the ſins of the world, Ioh. 1. 1. Pet. 18. 19. Epheſ. 1. 10.

2. That God is well pleaſed with this ſatisfactiō made by Chriſt for our ſinnes, which he declared by that voyce from heauen, Mat. 3. & 17, &c. Yea, hee hath ſet Chriſt foorth in the view of all men, as the propitiation for their ſins, Rom. 3. 25. and hath ſent vsus the Word of reconciliation, p. 26and beſeecheth vsus by the Word to be reconciled, 2. Cor. 5. 19.

3. That thou maiſt attaine vntounto this redemption by Chriſt, if thou wilt practiſe thoſe things which are required of thee: and this thou maiſt bee aſſured of, both becauſe Chriſt is ſaid to take away the ſinnes of the world, and becauſe God offers this reconciliation in the Goſpel, to eueryevery creature, and exempts none; and becauſe the Apoſtle ſaith, If any man ſinne, he may hauehave an Aduocate p. 27with the Father, euen Ieſus Chriſt the rightèous; and beſides, thou feeleſt the Spirit of God knocking at the doore of thy heart, and would come in, Iohn 1. Marke 16. 1. Iohn 2.

When thou haſt thus prepared thy ſelfe by theſeIf we do 4. things, we are rid of the dāger of all ſins paſt. three reſolutions, then if thou do theſe 4. things following, thou maiſt be ſure to be cleerly rid of al dāger that can any way befall thee for thy ſinnes paſt, though they were neuer ſo many, or great.

1. The firſt rule concernes1 Make a Catalogue of thy ſins the examination of p. 28thy ſelfe, & it is this: Thou▪ muſt make thee a Catalogue of all the ſinnes thou canſt diſcerne by thy ſelfe, and bee ſure thou doe this ſeriouſly, and effectually; and for this purpoſe retire thy ſelfe into ſome ſecret place, and ſet thy ſelfe in Gods preſence; and then call to minde all the ſinnes thou canſt remember by thy ſelfe particularly, write them downe as they come to thy mind; aske thy ſelfe this queſtion: What hauehave I done all the dayes of my life, which if I were now to dye, would fear mee, if they were not forgiuen? Take the anſwer p. 29to this queſtion, as thy ſinnes come to thy minde, till thou canſt remember no more, ſo as thou couldſt in the ſincerity of thy hart ſay, that thou dealeſt plainly before the Lord, & doeſt not hide any fault, and out of the liking thou haſt to any ſinne, doſt not forbeare to ſet it downe.

Trouble not thy head with the thought of any other thing, till this bee done: and thou needeſt not care for order or phraſe in ſetting it downe, but doe it in ſuch words as thou haſt to vtter it in, and be ſure to ſpare none of thy p. 30ſpeciall knowne ſinnes, but let the Lord ſee, that thou art as willing to indite thy ſelfe for them in his preſence, as thou art willing hee ſhould forgiue them. When thou haſt in this manner taken a particular notice of thy ſinnes, then look vponupon the Catalogue following, and examine thy ſelfe diſtinctly by it. For this Catalogue will bee like a Lookingglaſſe from all parts of Gods Law, to ſhew thee thy offences, and ſo thou maiſt obſerue, what faults thou couldſt not finde, or remember by thy priuate examination, and withall p. 31ſee in what phraſe or order to digeſt thy ſins. Let not thy thoughts trouble thee, but cheerefully endure this triall of thy ſelfe, and take heed thou do it not curſorily, but take time enough, and ſo thou maiſt, if thou wilt onelyonly take one of the Chapters, or two of them, as they lye in the Catalogue, and no more in a day, till thou come to the ende of the Catalogue, neyther needeſt thou to trouble thy ſelfe about ſuch ſinnes, as thou doeſt not cleerely ſee that thou art guilty of, but take only ſuch, as thou art moſt ſure thou haſt offended p. 32in: It is enough in the practice of Repentance, to take particular notice of known and apparant euils. A generall acknowledgement will ſerue for the reſt: If thou thinke thy ſins beeHow our ſinnes are innumerable. innumerable, and ſo cannot be gathered into a Catalogue, vnderſtand, that the acts of ſinne are innumerable, but not the kindes of ſinne. There is no ſinne, but it is condemned in the Scripture: and if there were as many ſinnes, as there be lines in the Scripture, yet they might bee numbred; and therefore that ſpeech of Dauid, that his ſins were p. 33innumerable, muſt bee vnderſtood of the acts of ſin; for he might in one ſin be guilty of innumerable acts: as if it were a ſinne in thought, it might be committed oftner, then can be by vsus numbred; But in repentance, it is enough to humble our ſelues for the ſeuerall kindes of ſins wee hauehave been guilty of, which will not be ſo manie, but they may eaſily bee numbred. The ſeuerall acts of the ſame ſinne ſerue but as a generall aggrauation of the offence: OnelyOnly in thisLooke to 2. things. examination looke to two things. The one, that thou p. 34beſeech God by praier, to ſhew thee the ſins are moſt diſpleaſing vntounto him. The other is, that thou take heed thou leaue not out anie ſpeciall knowne ſinnes, becauſe elſe, thoſe ſinnes ſo ſpared, may buffet thee a long time after thou haſt finiſhed this courſe; and beſides, they may get head and preuaile againſt thee in practice, if by this courſe they be not brought vnderunder.

Now that thou oughteſtThe proof thus ſeriouſly to examine and call to minde thy ſins, and that this is one of the things God requireth of thee to be diſtinctly done, p. 35theſe places of Scripture doe euidently proue, and withall ſhew, that GOD doth take euen this beginning of thy Repentance well, Lamen. 3. 40. Pſal. 4. 4. Ezech. 16. 43. 61. & 20. 43. & 36. 31. Ierem. 8. 6. 1. Cor. 11. Galat. 6. …. Iob 11. 13. While thou art doing this thou ſhalt doe well to doe no other exerciſe of Religion at that time, but only attend to this.

The ſecond thing that2 Secondly, thou muſt confeſſe thy ſinnes particularly in the beſt words thou canſt God requireth of thee diſtinctly to bee done, is the expreſsion of thoſe ſins thus gathered into the Catalogue, and for the performance p. 36of this duety, ſet ſome time apart, and preſent thy ſelfe before the Lord: and if thy memory will not carry all the particularsNote. of thy offences, take with thee the written enditement, and as Hezekiah did with his letter, ſpread thy Catalogue before the Lord, and then take vntounto thee words in the beſt manner thou canſt, to iudge thy ſelfe for thoſe offences. Let the Lord know, that it is thy hearts deſire to pleade guilty to each of thoſe ſins, and in ſpeciall, vrge againſt thy ſelfe thoſe ſins, wherein thou haſt more eſpecially p. 37offended. Bee not ouer carefull for words; the Lord requireth thee but to doe it in the beſt wordes thou canſt; onelyonly let thy words be the true voyce of thy heart, and thou mayſt bee ſure the Lord vnderſtandeth the meaning of thy heart. Let no obiection driue thee off from the practice heereof, but doe it ſo, as thy owne Conſcience may witneſſe with thee, that thou haſt done it in the beſt manner thou canſt. Now that this is a duety neceſſarily required, theſe Scriptures plainelyThe proofes. ſhew, Hoſh. 14. 3. 4. Prou. p. 3828. 13. Leuit. 16. 21. & 26. 40. 41. Iob 33. 27. 28. Pſalm. 32. 5. Ier. 3. 12. 13. Math. 3. 6. Acts 19. 18. Dan. 9. Nehem. 9. 2. Rom. 10. 10. 1. Cor. 11. 1. Ioh. 1. 7. 9. This is the ſecond duty.

The third thing thou3 Thirdly, thou muſt ſeek godly ſorrow, & not giuegive ouer, till thou feele thy heart melt within thee. muſt labour for diſtinctly, is, to conceiue true mourning and ſorrow for theſe ſinnes thus confeſſed. This is that ſacrifice is ſo wellpleaſing to God, and this is eueryevery where in Scripture expreſſely required, & the promiſes faſtned (diuers of them) vponupon this condition, as theſe places manifeſtly ſhew, Math. 5. 5. Iam. 4. 9. p. 39Ioel 2. 12. 13. Zach. 12. 12. Iſaiah 1. 16. Pſalme. 31. 17. Iſaiah 61. 1. 2. 3. Ierem. 50. 4. Ierem. 31. 18, 19. Now that thou mayſt attain vntountoHow it may be attained. ſoftneſſe of heart, I aduiſe thee to take this courſe: Reſolue with thy ſelfe to ſet ſome time apart, at leaſt once eueryevery day for this buſineſſe; and when thou doſt ſtand before the Lord with thy former mournefull inditement, and while thou ſtriueſt to iudge thy ſelfe, and to keepe an aſſiſe vponupon thy owne ſoule, beg of God to giuegive thee that ſoft heart he promiſed, Ezech. 36. 26. beg it (I ſay) of God, p. 40but let thy praiers be without limitation for the time. If the Lord heare thee not the firſt time, yet pray for it the next time againe, and ſo the third day, and ſo ſtill, till the Lord do hear thee, and make thee feele thy hart to melt, and (if it may be) teares to trickle down thy cheekes before the Lord; yea, put on this reſolution, that thou wilt neuer ſtand before the Lord for any requeſt while this courſe laſts, but thou wilt remember this petition, to beſeech him to giuegive thee ſecret ſorrow and ſenſible for thy ſins. It may be, the p. 41Lord will heare thee at the firſt, or in the beginning, while thou art preparing thy ſelfe to ſpeake vntounto him, or while thou calleſt vponupon him at the firſt or ſecond time, but yet if he doe not, perſiſt thou: thy ſute is iuſt; & importunity wil ouercom the Lord: and this very deſire to ſorrow being reſolute, is a degree of true godly ſorrow. But yet, that thou maiſt be ſure of it, giuegive not ouer, till the Lord heare the letter of thy deſire, if it may be, and withal ſtriue againſt the perplexities of an vnquiet hart; fear not, but at time of the day which thou ſetſt apart p. 42for religious duties, bee as earneſt as thou canſt, and when that is done, goe cheerfully about the works of thy calling. Hang not downe thy head like a bulruſh, as if thou muſt doe nothing elſe but ſigh and bemoane thy ſelfe, & ſhew a troubled minde in all things: Euen the freer and readier thy minde is, the more fit thy heart will bee for this or other holy imployments.

And further know, that the vſe of this Catalogue is not for euer, nor doe I require this ſpeciall mourning all the daies of thy p. 43life, but in this caſe of firſt repentance, by which the body of ſinne may bee remoued. Therefore thou oughteſt ſo long to vſe the Catalogue of thy confeſſions of ſinnes, till thou feele in ſome meaſure this ſorrow and melting of heart, which when thou haſt attained, either ſooner or later, then addreſſe thy ſelfe to the fourth rule.

The fourth rule concerns4. Fourthly, thou muſt then lay hold vponupon the Promiſes diſtinctly. the application of the Promiſes, eſpecially the promiſes of two ſorts. Firſt, ſuch as ſhew that God hath giuen Ieſus Chriſt to make ſatisfaction for the ſinnes of men: p. 44and then in ſpeciall, ſuch2. Sorts of promiſes. promiſes as ſhew, that through the merits of Chriſt, hee that hath thus confeſſed and felt ſorrow for his ſinne, ſhall be receiued to fauour. Now forHow this may be done. this purpoſe, thou muſt get thee a diſtinct Catalogue of promiſes made to ſuch as confeſſe their ſins with ſorrow and mourning, and in them thou ſhalt ſee moſt plainely vntounto how much riches and treaſure this entrance vntounto godlines hath brought thee. For the condition of the Promiſes being already formed in thee by this grace of God, thou p. 45maiſt ſafely aſſure thy ſoule of ſo much fauour from God in particular, as is expreſſely contained in thoſe Promiſes. Marke it thou; as yet dar'ſt not claime all the prerogatiues or good things contained in any Promiſes in Scripture, yetNote. thou maiſt ſafely lay vp as treaſure, ſo much as the Promiſes that concerne confeſſion and godly ſorrow doe aſſure and eſtate vponupon thee; and ſo thou ſhalt finde that thou haſt right in Chriſt already for great and rich fauours, and maiſt ſhew Gods expreſſe Word to warrant thy p. 46claime, as for example,A taſte of the particular happineſſe of ſuch as hauehave gone thus farre. God hath aſſured thee;

1. That thou ſhalt not be damned, thou maiſt reſt vponupon it, theſe bee plaine Scriptures, 1. Cor. 11. 31. 32. Iob 33. 27. 28.

2. That GOD vvill hauehave mercy vponupon thee, and louelove thee freely, and take away his anger from thee, Prou. 28. 13. Ioel 2. 12. 13. Hoſ. 14. 3. 4. Ierem. 31. 18. 19. 20.

3. That all thy ſinnes are forgiuen thee, 1. Iohn 1. 7. 9. Zach. 12. 10. and ſo forward to the 2. verſe of the 13. chapter.

p. 474. That GOD is at peace, and reconciled, and that thou haſt a free right vntounto his Word, & ſhalt find his preſence in his Word, Iſaiah 57. 15 16. 17. 18.

5. That GOD will now henceforth heale thy nature of thy ſinfulnes, Hoſh. 14. 3. 4.

I do but inſtance in theſe few particulars; but I could wiſh thee to make thee a full Catalogue, and write out the words verbatim, & learne them without book, or at leaſt ſtudy thē ſoundly to vnderſtand them, and for thy caſe I hauehave ſet p. 48downe the chiefe places of Scripture as they lye in order.

Leuit. 26. 41. 42. 44.

2. Kings 22. 19. 20.

Iob 33. 27. 28.

Pſal. 32. 5. & 51. 17.

Prou. 28. 13.

Iſaiah. 57. 15. 16. 17. 18. & 61. 1. 2. 3.

Ierem. 31. 18. 19. 20.

Zach. 12. 10. and ſo forward to the ſecond verſe of Chap. 13.

Hoſh. 14. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Math. 5. 6.

1. Cor. 11. 31. 32.

Iam. 4. 9.

Now when thou haſt p. 49written out theſe Promiſes and doſt vnderſtand theHow theſe promiſes are to be vſed. meaning of them, then carrie them into Gods preſence, as thou diddeſt the Catalogue of ſinnes, and now beſeech God for Ieſus Chriſts ſake, to incline thy heart to beleeue theſe promiſes of Grace; and to this end pray vntounto God from time to time, till the Lord be pleaſed to let thee feele life in the Promiſes, or a cleere perſwaſion; & withal beſeech God by the Spirit of Promiſe from Heauen, to ſeale vp thy intereſt heerein; and if thou feele the ioyes of the holy Ghoſt p. 50fall vponupon thee in any of theſe Promiſes, O happy man that euer thou waſt born to ſuch a rich eſtate; I ſay the ſame of this ſenſible life in the promiſes, that I did before of godly ſorrow. It may be, the Lord will heare thee at the firſt; if not, perſiſt thou to beg this grace till thou obtaineſt it. Thou ſeeſt, forgiueneſſe of all thy ſins which thou haſt confeſſed, is promiſed thee, vrge the Lord with moſt humble deprecation to heare thee for the pardon and forgiueneſſe of them, for the mediation ſake of Ieſus Chriſt and his p. 51merits, that ſits at his right hand, to make requeſt for poor ſinners that ſeek mercy. Now when thou haſt felt the Promiſes to be any of them ſpirit & life to thee, then haſt thou done this moſt glorious exerciſe, and thou haſt cauſe to praiſe GOD all the daies of thy life, & what thou ſhouldeſt afterward doe, the Treatiſes following will ſhew thee; but for thy more cleare ſatisfaction, I will anſwer a queſtion.

Qu. Thou wilt ſay, I could take comfort in this courſe, hauing done theſe things, but that I doubt p. 52whether my confeſſion or ſorrow be right, or no. For I finde, that wicked men in Scripture hauehave confeſſed their ſinnes, and mourned too.

An. Thou maiſt euidently try thy confeſſion and ſorrow, by theſe ſignes of difference.

1. Wicked men hauehave confeſſed their ſins, and ſorrowed, but both were compelled, whereas thine is voluntarily, and ſo a free-will offering.

2. Caine and Iudas confeſſed ſinne, but it was not all ſorts of ſinnes, but onelyonly the capitall p. 53crimes known by them, by which they had ſhamed and vndone themſelues.

3. The ſorrowes of wicked men were more for the puniſhment, then for the ſinne; No wicked man can bee ſorry for ſinne, as it is ſinne; nor did they ſorrow for all ſorts of ſinnes, but for the ſinnes before deſcribed.

4. Their confeſſion and ſorrowes were not ioyned with an vnfeigned deſire to forſake ſin; wheras this is an infallible ſigne of true repentāce, when a man can as hartily p. 54deſire that hee might neuer commit ſinne, as heartily (I ſay) deſire it, as he would that God ſhuld neuer impute it. When a man can ſay before the Lord, that there is no ſinne, but he doth as vnfeignedly deſire God to giuegive him ſtrength to leaue it and forſake it, as he doth deſire that God ſhould forgiue him, and not plague him for it: I ſay this is ſuch a ſigne, as was neuer found in a wicked man in any age of the world.

5. The confeſſion & ſorrowes of the wicked p. 55were not ioyned with any perſwaſion of Gods goodneſſe, or any conſtant deſire to find mercy with GOD in Ieſus Chriſt.

Thus hauehave I ſhewed thee the directions, which concerne this firſt and moſt weighty buſineſſe that can concerne thee.

There are three ſorts ofThis direction concernes 3. ſorts of men. men whom this direction concernes. 1. Such as neuer repented. 2. Such as though they hauehave repented, yet hauehave not the comfort and aſſurance of their repentance, who by following theſe directions, p. 56may make all out of doubt. 3. Such as after calling fall into groſſe ſinnes: Theſe hauehave neede to recouer themſelues by the helpe of theſe directions. The Catalogue following may ſerue for other vſes, beſidesOther vſes of the Catalogue. this of a mans practiſe in his repentance at his firſt conuerſion, or after Apoſtacie: For

1. As in a ſmall Map, a man may heere ſee the ſorts of ſin, and ſo may get knowledge quickly, what euils to auoide, which hitherto hee hath not taken notice of.

2. It may ſerue before p. 57the Communion, for ſuch as would make a generall ſuruey of their ſinnes, in diſcharge of that examination which the Apoſtle mentioneth 1. Cor. 11. For howſoeuer this large Catalogue be not of neceſſity requiſite to that examination, yet vntounto ſuch as hauehave leiſure and fitneſſe, it is profitable for their more aboundant ſatisfaction.The miſery of ſuch as will not be aduiſed to take a ſound courſe about their ſinnes.

To conclude, if any man that reades theſe preſents, and is guilty to himſelfe, that hee hath hitherto taken no ſound courſe about p. 58his ſinnes, and yet will not bee perſwaded to practiſe theſe directions: Let him conſider, that ſo long as his ſinnes bee vnrepented on his part, and vnremitted on Gods part, the pollution of all the ſinnes hee euer committed, ſtill cleaues vntounto him; ſo as he may iuſtly with the Leper cry, Vncleane, vncleane: yea all his ſinnes are written, as it were with a penne of iron in Gods Booke of remembrance, & that hee is a meere ſtranger from all Gods promiſes; and liues without God, and without Chriſt in the world, and that all hee doth, euen his p. 59beſt workes are abhominable to God, and that ſeas of wrath hang ouer his head, and vnſpeakeable woe will be to him in the appearing of Ieſus Chriſt, if he preuent it not by ſound and ſpeedy repentance.

CHAP. III.

The diuiſion of Sinnes, and the Catalogue of Sinne againſt the whole Law.

ALl the ſinnes mentioned and condemned in the Bible, may bee caſt into 4. rankes. For they are,

p. 601. Eyther ſins againſt the whole Law, that is, ſuch, as may be committed againſt any of the Commandements.

2. Or ſinnes againſt the firſt table of the Law.

3. Or ſinnes againſt the ſecond table of the Law.

4. Or ſinnes againſt the Goſpell.

1. The firſt ſort of ſinnes are ſins againſt the whole Law, and thus he ſinneth, That is conceiued in ſin,Originall ſinne. Pſal. 51. 5.

That allowes not the good he doth, Rom. 7. 15.

That doth the euill hee hates, verſ. 15.

p. 61That hath not goodneſſe dwelling in him, ver. 18.

That doth not the good he would, ver. 19.

That hath euill preſent, when he would do good▪ verſ. 21.

That hath a Law in his members, rebelling againſt the law of his minde, ver. 23.

That hath not knowledgeIgnorāce. to do good, Ier. 4. 22. Hoſ. 4▪ 6. Iſaiah 1. 3.

This is aggrauated.

1. If thou refuſe knowledge, and wilt not vnderſtand, Iob 21. 14. Pſ. 36. 4.

2. If thou walke not in the light, whileſt thou haſt p. 62the light, Iohn 12.

3. If thou hate him that inſtructeth thee, Amos 3. 10.

4. If thou detaine the truth for the louelove thou beareſt to wickedneſſe, Rom. 1. 18.

5. That will not vnderſtand,Procraſtination. though the foundations of the earth be mooued, Pſal. 82. 5.

That hath preſent occaſion to doe good, and yet puts it off, though but till the morrow, Prou. 3. 28.

That ſeeketh his owneVainglory glory, Prou. 25. 27.

That boaſteth of a falſe gift, Prou. 25. 14.

That praiſeth himſelfe, p. 63Prouerbs. 27. 2.

That is pure in his owne eyes, beeing not waſhed from his filthineſſe, Prou. 30. 12.

That cauſeth others to goe aſtray, eſpecially the righteous, Prou. 28. 10.

That calls euill good, or good euill, or puts light for darkeneſſe, or darkneſſe for light, or that puts bitter for ſweet, or ſweet for bitter, Iſaiah … 20.

That changeth the ordinances, or addeth to Gods Word, or diminiſheth ought from it, Iſai. 24. 5. Deut. 4. 2. Prou. 30. 6.

That protects or defends p. 64others in ſinne, Ier. 44. 15.

That ſits ſtill, and is atSecurity. reſt in ſinne, Zach. 1. 11. and conſiders not that God remembers his wickedneſſe, Hoſea. 7. 2. and is without fear of Gods iudgements, Prouerbs 28. 14. 1. Theſſal. 5. 6. 7.

That receiueth not correction,Incorrigibleneſſe. but proudly hardneth his heart, and is wilful in euill, Ierem. 5. 23. Ezech. 7. 10. Hebr. 3. 15. 16.

That feares reproach forCarnall feares. well-dooing, Iſaiah 51. 7. or feares the diſpleaſure of God, for breaking mans traditions, Matthew 15. 2. 9. or in things indifferent, p. 65makes conſcience of ſin, where there is no ſin, Rom. 14.

That doth his worke toHypocriſie. be ſeene of men: Math. 6. and 23.

That hath the forme of godlineſſe, but donyeth the power of it, 2. Timoth. 3. 5.

That is a louer of himſelfe,Self-louelove. 2. Tim. 3. 3.

That is neyther hot norLukewarmeneſſe. Vncheerfulneſſe. cold, Reu. 3. 15.

That doth not good with a ioyfull heart, Deut. 28. 47.

That eſteems the way of the multitude, Exod. 22. 2.

That is not circumſpect,Inconſideration. p. 66but fooliſh and raſh, and ruſheth vponupon things without knowledge or counſell, or conſideration of opportunities, circumſtances, meanes, or end, Epheſ. 5. 15. Prou. 15. 22. Ierem. 8. 6.

That is childiſh or vnconſtant,Inconſtancy. Epheſ. 4. 14.

That is carried about with eueryevery winde of doctrine.

That hath a diuided heart, Hoſ. 10. 2.

That is mutable in his affection to godlineſſe, Galat. 4.

That falleth away from the truth, or goeth backe, Ier. 15. 6. Hoſh. 6. 4. Iſa. 1. 4.

p. 67Hitherto of the ſinnes againſt the whole Law.