Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
Though by nature ye are sinful, and evil, and tainted with Corruption, yet there are some impressions of equity, some principles of common honesty still preserved; not only those that are comparatively, but those that are totally evil; those that are unsanctified, have some rules of honesty engraven upon them, some impressions of the image of God, that image not wholly defaced, concerning truths and rules of morality, which nature hath still preserved. Nature it self starts back at some abominations in an unregenerate man, the Conscience of an unregenerate man, checks it self at some horrible impiety. In a spiritual sense, all moral virtues are but vices; as St. Jerome saith, all sacred truths are not to be known, but by revelation, natural endowments are beneficial, as one benefit of the remainder of nature is, that they which cross not the rules of morality live more innocent; For, were it not that those principles bare sway in most men’s lives, common honesty and justice could not be maintained. ...
For more, see Ralph Brownrigg on the image of God and totally depraved sinners.
For more, see Ralph Brownrigg on the image of God and totally depraved sinners.
