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the_o great_a sin_n that_o ever_o man_n commit_v q._n whether_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n or_o eva_n great_a a._n if_o we_o consider_v both_o their_o person_n than_o adam_n do_v sin_n more_o grievous_o because_o he_o be_v wise_a and_o strong_a than_o eva_n and_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o woman_n for_o this_o cause_n say_v the_o apostle_n that_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n rom._n 5._o yet_o in_o two_o respect_n eua_n sin_n be_v great_a than_o adam_n first_o in_o that_o she_o do_v believe_v the_o serpent_n more_o than_o god_n which_o adam_n will_v not_o have_v do_v second_o in_o that_o she_o do_v entice_v adam_n to_o the_o same_o sin_n q._n how_o be_v their_o eye_n open_v after_o the_o eat_n of_o this_o fruit_n a._n they_o be_v not_o blind_v before_o nor_o have_v they_o now_o more_o liberty_n of_o will_n than_o they_o have_v or_o great_a knowledge_n but_o now_o they_o know_v evil_a by_o experience_n which_o before_o they_o know_v by_o science_n and_o 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of_o man_n fall_n as_o the_o beast_n with_o who_o any_o man_n do_v lie_v be_v to_o be_v stone_v levit._n 20._o three_o because_o by_o this_o god_n will_v show_v how_o much_o he_o abhor_v sin_n in_o punish_v for_o man_n wickedness_n dumb_a and_o senseless_a creature_n therefore_o the_o earth_n be_v curse_v for_o adam_n sin_n the_o beast_n and_o fowl_n be_v drown_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o first_o world_n the_o city_n that_o entice_v the_o israelite_n to_o idolatry_n must_v be_v burn_v yea_o the_o cattle_n and_o every_o thing_n in_o those_o city_n deut._n 13._o yea_o the_o dumb_a creature_n for_o man_n sin_n be_v daily_o offer_v up_o in_o sacrifice_n q._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o woman_n seed_n and_o the_o serpent_n seed_n a._n by_o the_o woman_n seed_n be_v mean_v especial_o christ_n the_o woman_n seed_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n and_o with_o he_o all_o the_o faithful_a by_o the_o serpent_n seed_n be_v mean_v both_o the_o ravenous_a beast_n which_o natural_o hate_v 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