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of_o wrath_n and_o damnation_n what_o other_o thing_n do_v we_o than_o that_o saint_n paul_n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n at_o large_a declare_v while_o he_o wrap_v all_o man_n as_o well_o jew_n as_o gentile_n in_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o indignation_n of_o god_n and_o in_o general_a word_n conclude_v omnes_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la 24._o &_o destituuntur_fw-la gloria_fw-la dei_fw-la iustificantur_fw-la autem_fw-la gratis_o per_fw-la illius_fw-la gratiam_fw-la per_fw-la redemptionem_fw-la que_fw-la est_fw-la in_o christo._n all_o have_v sin_v and_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o again_o conclusit_fw-la deus_fw-la omne_fw-la sub_fw-la peccato_fw-la ut_fw-la omnium_fw-la miseretur_fw-la god_n have_v conclude_v all_o thing_n under_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n upon_o all_o and_o this_o mean_v he_o not_o only_o of_o the_o gross_a outward_a act_n but_o of_o the_o very_a inward_a guilt_n and_o corruption_n of_o their_o nature_n as_o in_o many_o other_o place_n he_o show_v 14._o ut_fw-la per_fw-la unum_fw-la hominem_fw-la peccatum_fw-la intraâit_fw-la in_o mundum_fw-la &_o ê_n peccatum_fw-la mors_fw-la &_o it_o a_o in_o onne_n homines_fw-la mors_fw-la êuasit_fw-la quia_fw-la omnes_fw-la peccavimus_fw-la regnavit_fw-la mors_fw-la ab_fw-la ada_z usque_fw-la aâ_n mosen_n etiam_fw-la in_o eos_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la ad_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la transgressionis_fw-la adam_n as_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n &_o so_o death_n go_v over_o all_o man_n for_o so_o much_o as_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v but_o death_n reign_v from_o adam_n to_o moses_n even_o over_o they_o also_o that_o sin_v not_o after_o the_o like_a manner_n of_o transgression_n of_o adam_n and_o to_o the_o 22._o cor._n in_o adam_n omnes_fw-la moriuntur_fw-la in_o adam_n all_o dye_n in_o these_o place_n he_o speak_v not_o only_o of_o you_o â_o death_n of_o y_z â_o body_n but_o of_o you_o â_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n eramus_fw-la natura_fw-la filii_fw-la irae_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la 3._o et_fw-la ceâeri_fw-la we_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o other_o whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o all_o man_n in_o themselves_o be_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n and_o damnation_n shut_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n therefore_o christ_n in_o john_n 3_o chap_v say_v unless_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v 3_o again_o from_o above_o he_o can_v see_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o which_o word_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o our_o first_o birth_n in_o adam_n be_v utter_o corrupt_a and_o subject_v to_o sin_n so_o 4._o lament_v job_n also_o who_o can_v make_v that_o clean_a which_o be_v conceive_v of_o unclean_a seed_n so_o lament_v david_n his_o own_o corruption_n behold_v i_o be_v bear_v in_o iniquity_n 5._o and_o in_o sin_n have_v my_o 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