2. Because sin, or temptation unto sin is admitted into the heart it selfe by the outward senses, as by channels or gates; so that the eyes and such like corporeall instruments are filled two wayes, both in the ingresse and the egresse of sin: Whence it comes to passe, that as the gates of a great City use to be fuller then the other parts of the City, by reason of the frequent ingresse and egresse of people, so also are the eyes of such like men.
Use 1. This may serve to instruct us, to see and bewaile the miserable condition, whereunto men are obnoxious by reason of sin; because they have no part clean or void of sin.
2. To admonish us, to use all care to cleanse our selves, and all our faculties and parts both of body and mind from such uncleannesse.
Doctrine 7. The uncleannesse of the body is oftentimes joyned with impurity of religion.
This is gathered from these words; adultery.
Reason 1. Because the hindring cause or that which keeps it off is removed, namely, pure religion.
2. Because this is the just judgement of God, Romans 1.26.
3. Because by reason of these carnall affections men do withdraw themselves from piety, or impugne it.
Vse. This may serve to admonish us, so much the more religiously to imbrace purity in religion.
Doctrine 8. In such men covetousnesse is oftentimes joyned with their impiety.