The ages of sin, or Sinnes birth & groweth With the stepps, and degrees of sin, from thought to finall impenitencie.

The ages of sin, or Sinnes birth & groweth With the stepps, and degrees of sin, from thought to finall impenitencie.

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THE Ages of Sin, or Sinnes Birth & groweth. With the Stepps, and Degrees of Sin, from thought to finall Impenitencie.

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THE Ages of Sin, or Sinnes Birth & groweth. With the Stepps, and Degrees of Sin, from thought to finall Impenitencie.

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Suggestion.

Originall-Concupiscence Doth make

Our Nature like a foule great-Bellyed Snake:

For, wer not Sathan apt to tempt to Sin;

Yett, Lustfull-Thoughts would breed & brood, Within:

But, happie, Hee, that takes These Little-Ones,

To Dash their Braines (Soone) 'gainst repentant-St [...]nes.

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Rumination

When lust hath (thus) Conceiu'd It brings forth Sin,

And Ruminating-thoughts Its Shape begin.

Like as the Beares oft-licking of her whelps.

That foule deformed Creatures Shape much helps.

The dangers great, our Sinfull thoughts to Cherish,

Stop thire growth, or thy poore Soule will perish.

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DELECTATION.

If, Sinfull Thoughts (once) nestle in mans heart,

The Sluce is ope, Delight (then) playes its part:

Then, like the old-Ape hugging in his armes,

His Apish-young-One; Sin, the Soule becharmes

And, when our Apish impious-Thoughts delight us

Oh, then, (alas) most mortally They bite us.

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CONSENT.

For, where Sin workes Content, Consent will follow;

And, This, the Soule, into Sins Gulfe, doth swollow.

For, as two ravning Wolves (for, tis theire kinde)

To suck Lambs-blood, doe hunt with equall-minde:

Even so, the Soule & Sin Consent, in One,

Till, Soule & Body be quite overthrowne.

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Act.

Sin and the Soule [...]us, ha [...]ing stricken Hands,

The Sinner (now) for Action ready stands;

And Tyger-like, swollowes-up, at One-bitt,

What euer impious Prey his H [...] doth fitt

Committing Sin, with eager [...]

Selling his Soule [...]

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Iteration.

From eager-Acting Sin, comes Iteration,

Or, frequent Custome of Sins perpetration;

Which, like great Flesh-Flies liting on ra [...]-Flesh,

Though oft beat-off, (if not kild) come afresh:

Hence, Be'lzebub is term'd Prince of fflesh-fflies,

'Cause Sin, still, Acts, vntill (by Grace) It Dies.

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GLORIATION.

Custome in Sin takes Sense of Sin away,

This makes All-Sin seeme but a Sport, a play:

Yea, like a rampant-Lyon, proud and Stout,

Insulting, o're his Prey, staulking about,

The Saucy-Sinner boasts & braggs of Sinne,

As One (oh woe) that doth a Citty winne...

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Obduration.

When Sinne brings Sinners to this fearefull pass,

What followes, but a hard Heart-Brow of brass?

A Heart (I say) more hard then Tortess-back,

Which, nether Sworde nor Axe can hew or hack;

Iudgements nor Mercies, Treats nor threats can cause

To leave-off Sin, To Love or feare Gods Lawes.

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FINALL-IMPENITENCY.

And (now, alas) what is Sins last Extent?

A hard-Heart makes a Heart Impenitent.

For, can a Leopard change his Spotted Skin?

No Nor a Heart accustom'd (thus), his Sin.

Then, Conscience, headlong, casts Impenitence.

With horrid ffrights of Hellish Recompence.

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The ages of sin, or Sinnes birth & groweth With the stepps, and degrees of sin, from thought to finall impenitencie.

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1655

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2003-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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A46819

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Wing J661A

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ESTC R213543

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99825899

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99825899

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30290

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— The ages of sin, or Sinnes birth & groweth With the stepps, and degrees of sin, from thought to finall impenitencie., Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631-1656, attributed name., Langeren, Jacob van, engraver..

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9 leaves : ill. (metal cuts)

s.n.,. [S.l. :: 1655]. (Sometimes attributed to Thomas Jenner.) (An emblem book.) (The last plate is signed: Ja. v. L. fecit, i.e. Jacob van Langeren.) (Caption title.) (Imprint from Wing.) (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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