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which he was before Mafter df^ nbw^ 

 deferted him, together with chat Inno- 

 cence which was the Bafis and Support 

 of all : and a ftrange imbecility im- 

 mediately feized and laid hold of him: 

 he became pufiUanimous, and was ea- 

 fily ruffled with every little PaiSon 

 within : fiipine, and as openly expo- 

 led to any Temptation or Aflault from 

 without. And now thefe exuberant 

 Produdions of the Earth became a con- 

 tinual Decoy and Snare unto him: 

 they only excited and fomented his 

 Lufts, and miniftred plentiful Fewel 

 to his Vices and Luxury ; apd the 

 Earth requiring little or no Tillagp^ 

 there was little occafion for Labour;, 

 fb that almoft his whole time lay upon 

 his hands, and gave him leiiure to con- 

 trive, and full Iwing to purfue his Fol- 

 lies ; by which means he was laid open 

 to all manner of Pravity, Corruption, 

 and Enormity ; and we need not be 

 much fijrprized to hear Th^t the wicked- 

 nefs of Mm was great in the Earthy md 

 that every imagination of the thoughts of 

 Giw.vL 5. his heart was only evil continually^ i nor 

 more, that that Generation of Men 

 was more particularly addided to In- 



tempe- 



