A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.

§. 2. That all Sinne is mortall by nature, and none are veniall, but onlie by Grace, to those that are penitent.

1. Authoritie of Scripture.

ROm. 6.20. For the vvages of sinne, is death.

Note heere, That there is not an excep∣tion of anie sort of sinne, from deserving death: therefore, all sinne is pronoun∣ced mortall.

1. Iohn 3.4. Who-so-ever com∣mitteth sinne, transgresseth the Law: for sinne is the transgression of the Law.

Gal. 3.10. But cursed is everie one that continueth not in all things, vvhich are vvritten in the booke of the Law, to doe them.

Note therefore, That wee see if it de∣serue once to bee called sinne properlie, it deserveth also the curse of the Law, which is death eternall, and consequent∣lie is mortall.

1. Ioh. 1.7. And the Blood of Iesus Christ His Sonne, cleanseth vs from all Sinne.

Remarke then, If all sinne requireth Christs Blood shed, and death to purge it; then all sinne deserveth death, and therefore is mortall.

Mat. 12.36. But I say to you, That everie ydle vvord that men shall speake, they shall giue account there-of at the day of judgement.

Note then, That at the day of judge∣ment those sinnes which Papists call Ve∣niall, will prooue then Mortall; because they will bee punished with eternall death, seeing no temporall or lighter punishment is to bee then inflicted, or there-after sustained.

2. Witnessing of Antiqui••ie.

THose which wee thinke to be small sinnes (sayeth Ierome) exclude vs from the Kingdome of God. Hieron. in 5. c. ad Galat.

3. Confession of Partie.

SInnes which are called Veniall, (sayth Vega de justif. lib. 14. c. 13. §. decet.) they are properlie and simplie sinnes: therefore wee see that they are aeque pec∣cata, altho not aequaliter peccata, and con∣sequentlie mortall, So also sayth Cajetan, on Matth. 5.19. By the least are vnder∣stood (sayeth hee) even those whose transgression is mortall. Cajet. comment. p. 294. as he is cited by Eckius, in indice er∣rorum Cajetani.