because_o of_o the_o misery_n and_o mischief_n which_o they_o bring_v of_o all_o the_o three_o the_o sword_n be_v the_o â—orest_n as_o appear_v by_o david_n choice_n 2_o sam._n 24._o 14._o beside_o the_o plague_n and_o famine_n be_v the_o usual_a attendant_n of_o war_n where_o the_o sword_n go_v before_o there_o famine_n and_o pestilence_n usual_o attend_v their_o infant_n shall_v be_v dash_v in_o piece_n 11_o obs._n little_a infant_n be_v great_a sinner_n 1_o that_o great_a sin_n and_o rebellion_n of_o adam_n be_v impute_v to_o they_o for_o sin_n what_o he_o do_v they_o do_v we_o be_v all_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o that_o one_o man_n rom._n 5._o 12._o 2_o they_o have_v not_o only_o original_a sin_n impute_v but_o impart_v also_o they_o have_v inherent_a original_a sin_n which_o be_v radical_o seminal_o fundamental_o all_o sin_n the_o young_a child_n carry_v a_o old_a man_n of_o sin_n within_o he_o we_o be_v no_o soon_o bear_v into_o the_o world_n but_o we_o have_v a_o world_n of_o sin_n 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2_o it_o be_v not_o cruelty_n in_o god_n for_o child_n be_v child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o their_o parent_n as_o all_o have_v sin_v so_o he_o may_v punish_v all_o without_o injustice_n beside_o he_o permit_v and_o order_v the_o cruelty_n of_o wicked_a adversary_n to_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o his_o people_n good_a as_o for_o that_o deut._n 24._o 16._o it_o speak_v of_o god_n restrain_v of_o magistrate_n who_o may_v not_o punish_v the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n offence_n true_a it_o be_v god_n find_v cause_n enough_o in_o child_n themselves_o to_o punish_v they_o but_o when_o they_o imitate_v their_o wicked_a parent_n this_o hasten_v and_o
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the_o threaten_a be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v absolute_o fol._n but_o conditional_o viz._n if_o the_o child_n do_v persist_v in_o their_o father_n sin_n and_o walk_v in_o their_o wicked_a way_n 4_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o personal_a iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n in_o reference_n to_o eternal_a punishment_n 300._o god_n will_v not_o damn_v a_o son_n simple_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o father_n it_o be_v a_o man_n own_o sin_n which_o be_v his_o everlasting_a ruin_n yet_o he_o may_v lay_v many_o temporal_a chafâ—isements_n upon_o a_o good_a son_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o father_n the_o lord_n in_o ezek._n 18._o 20_o 23_o 32._o seem_v to_o speak_v of_o eternal_a and_o not_o of_o temporal_a punishment_n 1_o this_o shall_v make_v parent_n fearful_a of_o displease_v god_n lest_o they_o bring_v misery_n not_o only_o on_o themselves_o but_o also_o on_o their_o child_n their_o idolatry_n may_v bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o their_o child_n child_n to_o many_o generation_n 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that_o i_o shall_v do_v such_o thing_n as_o these_o he_o than_o think_v it_o a_o base_a and_o barbarous_a thing_n when_o he_o be_v king_a benhadad_n servant_n to_o act_v such_o inhuman_a villainy_n upon_o the_o mother_n with_o their_o infant_n the_o prophet_n only_o tell_v him_z that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o king_n vers_n 13._o and_o then_o when_o he_o have_v change_v his_o condition_n he_o will_v also_o change_v his_o manner_n and_o commit_v all_o the_o abomination_n which_o he_o mention_v let_v parent_n than_o labour_v for_o grace_n that_o they_o may_v leave_v a_o blessing_n and_o not_o a_o curse_n to_o their_o posterity_n gen._n 17._o 7._o exod._n 20._o 6._o psal._n 112._o 2._o if_o you_o will_v not_o pity_v yourselves_o yet_o pity_v your_o little_a one_o let_v not_o they_o fare_v the_o worse_a for_o you_o 731._o it_o be_v ill-being_a a_o wicked_a man_n child_n yea_o their_o very_a beast_n faâ—e_v the_o worse_o for_o they_o josh._n 7._o 24_o 25._o achan_n be_v stone_v and_o his_o cattle_n with_o he_o wicked_a egyptian_n bring_v a_o murrain_n upon_o their_o cattle_n exod._n 9_o 3._o as_o a_o good_a man_n be_v a_o public_a good_a the_o family_n city_n kingdom_n fare_v the_o better_a for_o he_o yea_o his_o cattle_n be_v spare_v for_o his_o sake_n exod._n 9_o 4._o the_o lord_n shall_v sever_v between_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o cattle_n of_o israel_n there_o shall_v nothing_o die_v of_o all_o that_o be_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n god_n bless_v the_o very_a cattle_n of_o his_o people_n and_o if_o the_o creature_n can_v speak_v it_o will_v desire_v to_o serve_v those_o that_o serve_v god_n most_o parent_n provide_v inheritance_n for_o their_o child_n but_o ofttimes_o they_o leave_v their_o sin_n with_o they_o too_o it_o be_v a_o sad_a legacy_n that_o joab_n leave_v to_o his_o child_n that_o one_o shall_v be_v a_o leper_n another_o a_o weakling_n a_o three_o beg_v his_o bread_n 2_o sam._n 3._o 29._o so_o many_o a_o man_n to_o one_o child_n he_o leave_v 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