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not_o thereof_o follow_v that_o he_o have_v not_o hurt_v we_o or_o that_o we_o be_v by_o he_o make_v sinner_n have_v not_o feel_v great_a loss_n now_o forasmuch_o as_o those_o thing_n which_o follow_v pertain_v unto_o the_o law_n before_o we_o come_v unto_o they_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o from_o our_o purpose_n to_o declare_v what_o be_v to_o be_v think_v touch_v original_a sin_n first_o we_o will_v consider_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o original_a sin_n or_o no_o for_o there_o be_v of_o what_o be_v the_o chief_a matter_n that_o shall_v be_v entreat_v of_o some_o which_o utter_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n then_o will_v we_o declare_v what_o it_o be_v last_o what_o propriety_n it_o have_v and_o how_o it_o be_v by_o succession_n traduce_v to_o our_o posterity_n and_o also_o by_o what_o mean_v it_o be_v forgeven_v as_o touch_v the_o first_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o both_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o also_o among_o the_o father_n it_o be_v call_v 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god_n do_v not_o punish_v one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o thing_n twice_o for_o it_o suffice_v he_o that_o he_o have_v once_o punish_v again_o it_o be_v also_o write_v that_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n but_o the_o soul_n which_o sin_v the_o same_o shall_v dye_v moreover_o the_o body_n when_o it_o be_v form_v in_o the_o womb_n be_v the_o woorkemanshippe_n of_o god_n and_o have_v nothing_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v reprove_v yea_o rather_o which_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o high_a admiration_n and_o the_o soul_n also_o be_v either_o create_v or_o pour_v in_o of_o god_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o propagation_n can_v be_v count_v evell_a because_o matrimony_n be_v commend_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o from_o the_o begin_v god_n command_v man_n to_o procreate_v child_n wherefore_o among_o so_o many_o aide_n of_o innocency_n they_o demand_v through_o what_o chink_n or_o hole_n sin_n can_v creep_v in_o they_o allege_v moreover_o that_o paul_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o cor_n when_o he_o exhort_v the_o faithful_a wife_n to_o abide_v with_o the_o unfaithful_a husband_n if_o he_o will_v abide_v with_o she_o among_o other_o thing_n say_v your_o child_n be_v holy_a but_o they_o can_v not_o be_v holy_a if_o they_o be_v bear_v in_o sin_n wherefore_o say_v they_o they_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o faithful_a parent_n can_v contract_v unto_o themselves_o original_a sin_n farther_o they_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v a_o common_a sayinge_v that_o sin_n be_v a_o thing_n speak_v do_v or_o lust_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n except_o it_o be_v voluntary_a and_o as_o john_n say_v in_o his_o 1._o epistle_n the_o 4._o chap_v sin_n be_v iniquity_n unto_o which_o be_v opposite_a equity_n or_o right_a and_o there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o equity_n or_o right_n assign_v then_o that_o which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o law_n and_o so_o be_v fin_n a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n all_o which_o thing_n can_v happen_v in_o infant_n when_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o they_o say_v moreover_o that_o it_o seem_v not_o agreeable_a which_o some_o say_v namely_o that_o this_o sin_n be_v pour_v in_o through_o the_o flesh_n or_o body_n for_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o body_n be_v of_o their_o own_o nature_n thing_n insensible_a nether_a can_v they_o be_v count_v a_o subject_n mete_v for_o sin_n and_o to_o establish_v their_o feign_a invention_n they_o add_v that_o those_o thing_n which_o paul_n speak_v in_o this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v draw_v to_o those_o sin_n which_o be_v call_v actual_a and_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v say_v they_o because_o of_o imitation_n and_o example_n which_o the_o posterity_n follow_v with_o these_o and_o like_a argument_n be_v they_o lead_v to_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o original_a sin_n but_o as_o for_o death_n and_o affliction_n of_o this_o life_n which_o be_v common_o allege_v for_o token_n to_o confirm_v original_a sin_n they_o say_v that_o they_o consist_v of_o natural_a cause_n as_o be_v the_o temperature_n of_o the_o element_n and_o humour_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a invention_n to_o draw_v they_o to_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n and_o they_o think_v it_o to_o be_v a_o thing_n most_o absurd_a to_o count_v that_o for_o sin_n which_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v avoid_v last_o they_o say_v if_o by_o that_o mean_v it_o shall_v be_v say_v that_o we_o have_v sin_v in_o adam_n because_o we_o be_v in_o his_o loin_n even_o as_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrews_n it_o be_v say_v of_o levi_n that_o he_o pay_v tenthes_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n after_o the_o like_a and_o self_n same_o mannec_fw-la we_o may_v say_v that_o we_o be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o other_o our_o elder_n from_o who_o we_o have_v by_o procreation_n descend_v wherefore_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n why_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n shall_v more_o flow_v abroad_o into_o we_o than_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o grandfather_n great_a grandfather_n and_o of_o all_o our_o elder_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v their_o estate_n shall_v seem_v most_o unhappy_a which_o shall_v be_v bear_v in_o the_o latter_a time_n for_o they_o shall_v bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o all_o their_o elder_n these_o thing_n allege_v they_o to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v no_o original_a sin_n it_o be_v prove_v by_o testimonte_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o there_o be_v original_a sin_n sin_n but_o we_o on_o the_o contrary_a part_n will_v by_o many_o testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n prove_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n in_o the_o book_n of_o gen_n the_o vi_o chap_n god_n speak_v thus_o my_o spirit_n shall_v not_o always_o strive_v in_o man_n because_o he_o be_v but_o flesh_n again_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o their_o heart_n be_v only_o evell_a always_o and_o in_o the_o viij_o chapter_n the_o imagination_n of_o their_o hart_n be_v evell_a 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fulfil_v our_o hatred_n as_o though_o we_o will_v use_v they_o for_o our_o tormentoure_n the_o common_a edition_n have_v not_o defend_v yourselves_o in_o greek_a it_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n although_o sometime_o it_o signify_v to_o defend_v yet_o it_o signify_v that_o defence_n which_o be_v join_v with_o olence_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o repel_v 〈…〉_o lence_n by_o 〈…〉_o olence_n vengeance_n and_o a_o christian_n be_v not_o forbid_v but_o that_o he_o may_v repel_v violence_n by_o violence_n when_o he_o be_v either_o sudden_o invade_v in_o a_o solitary_a place_n or_o that_o he_o can_v otherwise_o have_v the_o aid_n of_o the_o magestrate_n for_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o law_n make_v by_o a_o just_a magestrate_n permit_v unto_o he_o this_o thing_n he_o do_v it_o not_o as_o a_o private_a man_n but_o as_o a_o public_a minister_n arm_v by_o just_a and_o public_a law_n christ_n say_v if_o a_o man_n geve_v unto_o the_o a_o blow_n on_o thy_o right_a cheek_n turn_v unto_o he_o the_o other_o but_o this_o be_v to_o be_v do_v when_o thou_o see_v that_o thou_o may_v by_o this_o mean_n profit_v thy_o brother_n or_o that_o it_o conduce_v to_o illustrate_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n but_o beside_o these_o case_n we_o be_v not_o bind_v of_o necessity_n so_o to_o do_v as_o both_o christ_n and_o paul_n by_o their_o example_n have_v teach_v us._n but_o while_o we_o repel_v violence_n by_o violence_n we_o must_v observe_v a_o moderation_n of_o a_o just_a defence_n of_o ourselves_o as_o the_o lawyer_n speak_v that_o we_o seek_v not_o either_o to_o hurt_v or_o to_o kill_v he_o which_o do_v we_o violence_n and_o this_o be_v diligent_o to_o be_v take_v bede_fw-mi of_o that_o we_o repel_v his_o violence_n that_o hurt_v we_o with_o as_o little_a his_o hurt_n as_o we_o can_v doubtless_o unless_o it_o have_v be_v lawful_a to_o repel_v violence_n by_o violence_n the_o apostle_n when_o they_o follow_v christ_n will_v not_o have_v carry_v sword_n with_o they_o but_o they_o have_v sword_n for_o they_o say_v unto_o christ_n in_o that_o last_o supper_n behold_v here_o be_v two_o sword_n and_o peter_n when_o christ_n shall_v be_v take_v shall_v we_o smite_v say_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n hereby_o it_o be_v very_o manifest_a that_o the_o apostle_n to_o this_o use_n ware_a sword_n if_o this_o have_v be_v repugnant_a unto_o the_o law_n of_o god_n christ_n will_v never_o have_v permit_v it_o for_o he_o be_v a_o most_o sharp_a defender_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o his_o father_n vengeance_n be_v i_o and_o i_o will_v repay_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o which_o be_v hard_a unto_o the_o flesh_n and_o disagrée_v from_o humane_a reason_n he_o confirm_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n these_o word_n be_v write_v in_o deut._n the_o 32._o chapter_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v red_a in_o the_o nominative_a case_n and_o not_o in_o the_o accusative_a case_n for_o in_o hebrew_n it_o be_v linekamueschalony_n and_o in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v vengeance_n and_o that_o which_o be_v add_v and_o i_o will_v repay_v be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n but_o only_o veshalom_n which_o be_v and_o a_o retribution_n wherefore_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v thus_o unto_o i_o vengeance_n and_o retribution_n but_o the_o 70._o interpreter_n have_v not_o that_o particle_n but_o in_o stead_n thereof_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o vengeance_n i_o will_v repay_v when_o time_n serve_v neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o god_n will_v avenge_v our_o cause_n for_o in_o our_o injury_n he_o be_v first_o offend_v for_o no_o man_n can_v so_o much_o as_o once_o think_v to_o hurt_v we_o but_o yâ—_z he_o
what_o his_o scope_n be_v we_o will_v first_o define_v what_o a_o magestrate_n be_v a_o magestrate_n be_v magistrate_n definition_n of_o a_o magistrate_n aperson_n elect_v and_o that_o of_o god_n to_o defend_v the_o law_n and_o peace_n and_o with_o punishment_n and_o the_o sword_n to_o repress_v vice_n and_o evil_n and_o by_o all_o manner_n of_o mean_n to_o advance_v virtue_n the_o efficient_a cause_n be_v god_n the_o end_n be_v the_o preservation_n of_o the_o law_n and_o of_o peace_n the_o banish_v away_o of_o vice_n and_o discommodity_n and_o the_o increase_n of_o virtue_n the_o form_n be_v the_o order_n which_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n have_v appoint_v in_o thing_n humane_a the_o matter_n be_v the_o man_n or_o person_n for_o who_o so_o ever_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v a_o magestrate_n be_v take_v of_o man_n the_o methide_n which_o be_v here_o keep_v be_v in_o a_o manner_n general_a first_o he_o say_v that_o all_o man_n ought_v to_o bâ—_n subject_a unto_o magistrate_n which_o 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