Chap. 44 The First Corollary. It's worse for a man to be sinful, than to be turned into a Beast
Therefore wonder not, that the continuing the acts of sin, when it groweth to the height, should turn men and women into devils.
These be the Six Particulars in this Head, of sins Reference to the Devil. 1 It is of the same Nature with the devil, joins with him against God. 2 It is the work of the devil, that is, he is the Original, and helping Cause of it. 3 It furthers the Kingdom of the devil. 4 It fulfils the will of the devil. 5 When it grows to a height it sells the creature to the devil. 6 It turns them into devils. These be the Six
Particulars of the evil of sin in the Reference it has to the Devil.
From these Six, follow these notable Corollaries and Consequences, to shew the dreadful Evil in sin beyond all affliction.
Corollaries and Consequences from all the former Particulars.
CHAP. XLIV.
The First Corollary. Its Worse for a Man to be Sinful, than to be Turned into a Beast.
First, Hence then it is worse for a man to be sinful and wicked, than if he were turned into a beast.
It is worse to be like the Devil to fulfil his will, to be a servant to him, to be turned into a devil, than to be turned into a beast. And yet we should account it a great misery if God should put any one under such a punishment to turn your bodies into beasts. I remember I have read out of Lactantius of a place he quotes out of Tully, Who would not rather die (said he) than have his body, the body of a