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corrupt_a as_o you_o speak_v he_o have_v not_o only_o be_v low_a than_o the_o angel_n but_o below_o all_o ereature_n here_o page_z 67._o for_o the_o general_a sense_n of_o this_o scripture_n we_o do_v agree_v that_o man_n have_v still_o dominion_n lordship_n &_o pre-eminence_n over_o the_o creature_n &_o in_o this_o dignity_n &_o honour_n he_o do_v carry_v the_o lively_a effigy_n resemblance_n and_o image_n of_o god_n as_o he_o be_v his_o vicegerent_n upon_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v none_o who_o doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o in_o general_a but_o the_o main_a question_n be_v about_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o vicegerency_n whether_o it_o be_v from_o the_o state_n of_o man_n in_o his_o natural_a production_n as_o these_o censor_n do_v affirm_v this_o we_o deny_v for_o according_a to_o
spirit_n he_o do_v desire_v that_o his_o defilement_n by_o natural_a generation_n may_v be_v do_v away_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o new_a creation_n and_o whereas_o these_o confident_a man_n will_v desire_v to_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o david_n scope_n in_o his_o confession_n to_o aggravate_v his_o sin_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v and_o therefore_o he_o do_v cry_v out_o against_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o nature_n he_o do_v use_v the_o same_o expression_n in_o effect_n as_o paul_n do_v rom._n 7._o i_o know_v that_o in_o i_o that_o be_v in_o my_o flesh_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n ver_fw-la 18._o and_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n ver_fw-la 24._o where_o we_o may_v observe_v these_o three_o point_n first_o they_o who_o be_v inward_o and_o true_o enlighten_v do_v feel_v the_o burden_n of_o a_o carnal_a mind_n which_o they_o have_v by_o natural_a generation_n whereas_o other_o man_n account_v the_o liberty_n of_o lust_n their_o great_a freedom_n second_o they_o feel_v the_o propension_n of_o their_o nature_n whole_o to_o sin_n do_v hereupon_o aggravate_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o their_o nature_n three_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o do_v more_o high_o prize_v the_o grace_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o freedom_n which_o he_o do_v bring_v to_o set_v they_o at_o liberty_n from_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n and_o the_o reign_n of_o their_o lust_n joh._n 8.31_o 32_o 33._o isa_n 61.1_o 2_o 3._o mat._n 12.20_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n be_v that_o a_o bruise_a reed_n he_o will_v not_o break_v and_o the_o smoke_a flax_n he_o will_v not_o quench_v until_o he_o have_v bring_v forth_o judgement_n unto_o victory_n by_o judgement_n be_v here_o mean_v deliverance_n from_o under_o the_o tyranny_n and_o reign_n of_o original_a sin_n when_o man_n serve_v divers_a lust_n and_o pleasure_n the_o deliverance_n from_o the_o power_n of_o corruption_n be_v the_o judgement_n mean_v in_o the_o text_n this_o deliverance_n be_v not_o wrought_v in_o a_o instant_n but_o by_o degree_n and_o our_o saviour_n be_v ready_a to_o help_v the_o weak_a that_o fly_v to_o he_o in_o a_o sense_n of_o their_o own_o misery_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o weak_a than_o a_o bruise_a reed_n and_o the_o least_o degree_n of_o fire_n will_v make_v flax_n to_o smoke_n even_o so_o if_o there_o be_v the_o least_o grace_n to_o feel_v the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n the_o lord_n christ_n be_v ready_a to_o cherish_v it_o and_o never_o to_o leave_v till_o he_o have_v bring_v forth_o judgement_n unto_o victory_n to_o make_v man_n conqueror_n of_o their_o lust_n but_o the_o ground_n of_o all_o this_o be_v to_o feel_v the_o burden_n of_o a_o carnal_a mind_n which_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a these_o censor_n be_v stranger_n to_o or_o else_o they_o will_v not_o so_o extenuate_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o nature_n as_o they_o do_v now_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o interpretation_n they_o give_v of_o the_o psalmist_n word_n it_o be_v say_v they_o the_o lie_n or_o lie_v promise_n of_o satan_n with_o the_o folly_n therein_o contain_v by_o which_o he_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n or_o conceive_v in_o sin_n pag._n 74._o and_o they_o ground_n themselves_o upon_o that_o passage_n that_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o father_n of_o sin_n these_o be_v their_o word_n beside_o our_o natural_a parent_n we_o have_v spiritual_a father_n and_o mother_n whether_o for_o our_o beget_n in_o evil_a and_o iniquity_n or_o for_o our_o regeneration_n in_o grace_n and_o goodness_n concern_v our_o procreation_n in_o sin_n our_o saviour_n speak_v thus_o unto_o the_o jew_n joh._n 8.44_o you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n and_o his_o lust_n will_v you_o do_v now_o this_o father_n make_v use_v of_o a_o twofold_a mother_n to_o beget_v man_n in_o wickedness_n beside_o their_o own_o lust_n which_o when_o it_o be_v entice_v and_o draw_v away_o by_o temptation_n conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o sin_n jam._n 1.14_o 15._o and_o here_o first_o they_o reckon_v the_o lie_a word_n or_o promise_n by_o which_o satan_n deceive_v man_n and_o second_o the_o false_a synagogue_n which_o through_o satan_n help_n beget_v man_n in_o a_o false_a faith_n page_n 75._o 76._o but_o this_o gloss_n will_v not_o serve_v their_o turn_n neither_o for_o though_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o father_n of_o sin_n he_o be_v so_o only_o by_o temptation_n and_o suggestion_n but_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v of_o sin_n by_o derivation_n and_o propagation_n i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o and_o for_o that_o which_o they_o allege_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n of_o st._n james_n he_o do_v only_o speak_v of_o the_o order_n of_o generation_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o heart_n every_o man_n be_v draw_v away_o of_o his_o own_o lust_n and_o entice_v and_o lust_n when_o it_o have_v conceive_v bring_v forth_o sin_n but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o psalmist_n he_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o generation_n of_o lust_n or_o of_o sin_n in_o his_o heart_n but_o he_o do_v speak_v of_o his_o own_o generation_n this_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o word_n themselves_o i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o second_o it_o be_v manifest_a from_o the_o word_n that_o follow_v because_o he_o be_v defile_v with_o the_o pollution_n of_o the_o natural_a birth_n by_o way_n of_o opposition_n he_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o create_v in_o he_o a_o clean_a heart_n because_o his_o old_a be_v defile_v therefore_o he_o do_v beg_v a_o new_a nature_n four_o to_o that_o place_n eph._n 2.3_o and_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o other_o they_o answer_v by_o a_o distinction_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n say_v they_o to_o be_v sinner_n from_o our_o first_o nativity_n and_o another_o thing_n in_o time_n to_o become_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n by_o our_o personal_a fall_n and_o actual_a disobedience_n which_o also_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o our_o natural_a man_n and_o by_o his_o default_n we_o may_v true_o be_v say_v by_o nature_n to_o be_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n when_o sin_n by_o custom_n become_v a_o second_o nature_n to_o we_o page_n 78._o here_o i_o yield_v that_o the_o ephesian_n before_o their_o conversion_n and_o all_o other_o natural_a man_n do_v through_o their_o own_o actual_a disobedience_n serve_v divers_a lust_n and_o pleasure_n this_o be_v the_o truth_n but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o whole_a truth_n if_o they_o be_v only_o defile_v by_o custom_n which_o in_o a_o sense_n may_v be_v call_v a_o second_o nature_n by_o good_a custom_n than_o they_o need_v only_o a_o remedy_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o their_o nature_n and_o we_o need_v not_o the_o knowledge_n of_o divinity_n but_o only_o of_o moral_a philosophy_n towards_o the_o recovery_n out_o of_o our_o misery_n for_o that_o which_o be_v now_o the_o judgement_n of_o these_o censor_n be_v sometime_o the_o opinion_n of_o aristotle_n he_o do_v believe_v that_o man_n in_o his_o birth_n be_v like_o a_o white_a sheet_n of_o paper_n and_o that_o thereupon_o the_o habit_n of_o virtue_n be_v attainable_a by_o many_o act_n but_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o deal_v upon_o such_o weak_a beggarly_a and_o ethical_a ground_n because_o the_o ephesian_n be_v not_o only_a sinner_n by_o conversation_n but_o by_o nature_n also_o be_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n hereupon_o in_o relation_n to_o their_o natural_a corruption_n he_o say_v you_o have_v he_o quicken_v which_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n their_o quicken_a by_o the_o spirit_n a_o posteriori_fw-la do_v show_v the_o pollution_n of_o their_o nature_n a_o priori_fw-la but_o if_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n only_o by_o custom_n a_o second_o nature_n by_o break_v off_o old_a custom_n they_o may_v reduce_v themselves_o to_o their_o ancient_a purity_n of_o nature_n and_o this_o be_v the_o moral_a philosophy_n of_o these_o censor_n and_o the_o separate_a church_n of_o this_o way_n five_o for_o that_o place_n of_o the_o roman_n by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n chap._n 5._o v._n 12._o that_o we_o may_v more_o orderly_o proceed_v let_v we_o consider_v how_o they_o plant_v their_o own_o interpretation_n and_o then_o how_o they_o oppugn_v we_o this_o one_o man_n say_v they_o by_o who_o sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n be_v not_o our_o first_o parent_n adam_n but_o our_o own_o earthly_a or_o natural_a man_n which_o be_v call_v adam_n and_o edom_n from_o the_o earth_n of_o his_o foundation_n pag._n 78._o here_o i_o do_v plain_o and_o open_o confess_v i_o do_v not_o know_v what_o they_o mean_v by_o this_o adam_n neither_o can_v i_o see_v how_o possible_o they_o can_v apply_v such_o a_o sense_n to_o
a_o sense_n as_o he_o understand_v it_o the_o old_a pelagian_o may_v make_v good_a that_o position_n of_o they_o that_o original_a sin_n be_v by_o imitation_n they_o that_o come_v after_o do_v only_o imitate_v the_o ensample_n of_o he_o that_o go_v before_o of_o the_o entrance_n of_o death_n by_o sin_n he_o speak_v as_o follow_v death_n by_o sin_n that_o be_v death_n which_o at_o the_o first_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o nature_n become_v a_o punishment_n upon_o that_o account_n just_a as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o scrpent_n to_o creep_v upon_o his_o belly_n and_o the_o woman_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o her_o husband_n answ_n in_o these_o word_n of_o he_o he_o do_v distinguish_v between_o death_n as_o a_o mere_a condition_n of_o nature_n and_o death_n as_o a_o punishment_n the_o former_a he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n latter_a only_o to_o be_v introduce_v by_o the_o fall_n but_o against_o this_o i_o have_v many_o thing_n to_o allege_v first_o if_o adam_n shall_v have_v dye_v in_o innocency_n and_o that_o mere_o by_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o nature_n what_o can_v we_o possible_o make_v of_o the_o sense_n of_o that_o commination_n in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n what_o propable_a interpretation_n can_v we_o give_v of_o those_o scripture_n by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n rom._n 6._o vlt_v sure_o all_o this_o plain_o show_v that_o death_n come_v into_o the_o world_n mere_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o sin_v he_o have_v not_o dye_v further_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o last_o enemy_n that_o shall_v be_v destroy_v be_v death_n 1_o cor._n 15.16_o the_o question_n be_v when_o do_v death_n begin_v to_o be_v a_o enemy_n and_o from_o what_o time_n be_v we_o to_o fetch_v the_o date_n thereof_o if_o adam_n shall_v have_v dye_v in_o innocency_n than_o the_o enmity_n of_o death_n must_v begin_v in_o paradise_n we_o must_v fetch_v the_o date_n of_o it_o from_o the_o creation_n and_o not_o from_o the_o fall_n and_o so_o consequent_o death_n will_v be_v rather_o the_o work_n of_o god_n than_o the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n but_o let_v it_o be_v suppose_v in_o this_o low_a and_o dimunitive_a sense_n that_o death_n come_v into_o the_o world_n as_o a_o punishment_n and_o begin_v to_o be_v penal_a at_o the_o fall_n only_o if_o we_o take_v the_o matter_n in_o this_o sense_n it_o will_v not_o serve_v his_o turn_n neither_o nor_o will_v other_o passage_n of_o his_o doctrine_n abide_v the_o rigour_n of_o this_o interpretation_n for_o how_o often_o do_v he_o plead_v after_o this_o manner_n in_o other_o case_n say_v he_o law_n be_v not_o give_v to_o idiot_n infant_n and_o person_n uncapable_a why_o shall_v they_o be_v give_v here_o in_o all_o case_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v unjust_a to_o lay_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n and_o be_v it_o otherwise_o in_o this_o case_n only_o and_o if_o the_o answer_n may_v be_v admit_v any_o man_n may_v suffer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o any_o father_n because_o it_o may_v be_v say_v here_o as_o well_o as_o there_o that_o although_o the_o innocent_a must_v not_o perish_v for_o another_o fault_n yet_o the_o son_n be_v not_o innocent_a as_o be_v in_o the_o father_n loin_n when_o the_o fault_n be_v commit_v and_o the_o law_n call_v he_o and_o make_v he_o guilty_a many_o such_o aphorism_n he_o have_v where_o he_o show_v or_o at_o least_o endeavour_n to_o show_v how_o contrary_a it_o be_v to_o the_o justice_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n any_o way_n to_o burden_n the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n with_o the_o guilt_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o yet_o here_o he_o confess_v plain_o and_o open_o that_o death_n quatenus_fw-la a_o punishment_n in_o the_o penalty_n of_o it_o come_v into_o the_o world_n by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o man_n how_o he_o can_v make_v one_o part_n of_o his_o doctrine_n to_o agree_v with_o the_o other_o it_o pass_v all_o understanding_n of_o i_o to_o discern_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o bishop_n letter_n he_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o let_v fall_v a_o strange_a contradiction_n i_o have_v say_v he_o the_o plain_a word_n of_o saint_n paul_n death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n forasmuch_o as_o all_o have_v sin_v all_o man_n that_o be_v the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n all_o that_o live_v till_o they_o can_v sin_v other_o that_o die_v before_o dye_v in_o their_o nature_n not_o in_o their_o sin_n neither_o adam_n nor_o their_o own_o save_v only_o that_o adam_n bring_v it_o upon_o they_o or_o rather_o leave_v it_o to_o they_o himself_o be_v disrobe_v of_o all_o that_o can_v hinder_v it_o answ_n let_v page_n 49._o here_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o his_o word_n he_o say_v that_o infant_n die_v in_o their_o nature_n not_o in_o their_o sin_n neither_o adam_n nor_o their_o own_o and_o yet_o he_o tell_v we_o again_o that_o adam_n bring_v in_o death_n upon_o they_o and_o through_o his_o disobedience_n they_o be_v disrobe_v of_o all_o that_o can_v hinder_v it_o if_o he_o do_v bring_v in_o death_n upon_o they_o than_o they_o do_v not_o die_v pure_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n they_o must_v some_o way_n die_v in_o or_o by_o his_o sin_n again_o if_o they_o die_v pure_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o not_o at_o all_o in_o his_o sin_n how_o can_v he_o be_v say_v to_o bring_v in_o death_n can_v he_o bring_v in_o death_n and_o can_v he_o not_o bring_v in_o death_n and_o all_o this_o upon_o one_o sort_n of_o people_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n neither_o can_v i_o see_v how_o he_o will_v acquit_v himself_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v put_v upon_o he_o to_o show_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o infant_n be_v liable_a to_o burn_a fever_n convulsion_n fit_v and_o pass_v through_o the_o pang_n of_o death_n at_o last_o be_v these_o the_o infelicity_n of_o nature_n then_o god_n have_v make_v they_o in_o this_o state_n and_o their_o misery_n will_v be_v pure_o the_o work_n of_o 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adam_n it_o do_v cast_v we_o all_o upon_o the_o seek_n long_a desire_v the_o new_a nature_n that_o be_v to_o be_v have_v from_o the_o second_o four_o say_v he_o to_o he_o that_o consider_v it_o it_o will_v seem_v strange_a and_o monstrous_a that_o a_o moral_a obliquity_n in_o a_o single_a instance_n shall_v make_v a_o universal_a change_n in_o a_o natural_a suscipient_fw-la and_o in_o a_o natural_a capacity_n answ_n this_o be_v no_o more_o strange_a than_o true_a we_o say_v that_o adam_n disobedience_n be_v a_o moral_a obliquity_n and_o he_o by_o that_o single_a act_n of_o he_o do_v cause_v a_o universal_a change_n in_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n by_o it_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n come_v to_o be_v clothe_v upon_o with_o the_o habit_n of_o sin_n and_o their_o body_n with_o corruption_n and_o if_o he_o or_o any_o man_n else_o shall_v marvel_v at_o this_o they_o must_v upon_o this_o account_n wonder_n at_o the_o chief_a foundation_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o we_o will_v not_o doubt_v to_o say_v in_o the_o parallel_n case_n as_o the_o lord_n christ_n do_v humble_v himself_o to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n it_o be_v in_o genere_fw-la moris_fw-la a_o moral_a obedience_n he_o do_v obey_v the_o command_n of_o his_o father_n yet_o by_o this_o one_o act_n of_o he_o he_o do_v make_v a_o change_n not_o only_o in_o a_o moral_n but_o also_o in_o a_o natural_a suscipient_fw-la he_o do_v a_o thing_n by_o and_o through_o which_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n may_v be_v free_v from_o inward_a pravity_n and_o corruption_n and_o their_o body_n raise_v from_o the_o dead_a at_o the_o last_o day_n phil._n 3._o ult_n five_o he_o reason_n no_o man_n can_v transmit_v a_o good_a habit_n a_o grace_n or_o a_o virtue_n by_o natural_a generation_n as_o a_o great_a scholar_n son_n can_v be_v bear_v with_o learning_n etc._n etc._n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v that_o a_o naughty_a quality_n shall_v be_v more_o apt_a to_o be_v disseminated_a than_o a_o good_a one_o when_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o goodness_n or_o badness_n of_o the_o quality_n that_o hinder_v his_o dissemination_n but_o its_o be_v a_o acquire_v and_o superinduce_v quality_n that_o make_v it_o can_v natural_o descend_v answ_n we_o willing_o yield_v that_o a_o good_a quality_n be_v as_o apt_a to_o be_v disseminated_a as_o a_o bad_a and_o therefore_o have_v adam_n stand_v he_o have_v disseminated_a the_o image_n of_o god_n to_o the_o posterity_n that_o do_v come_v of_o he_o but_o see_v that_o he_o fall_v by_o his_o fall_n he_o do_v now_o disseminate_a original_a corruption_n to_o all_o his_o branch_n further_o though_o adam_n do_v disseminate_a corruption_n by_o natural_a generation_n mankind_n be_v not_o leave_v under_o a_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o perish_v as_o long_o as_o a_o second_o adam_n be_v prepare_v to_o disseminate_a grace_n and_o spiritual_a life_n by_o regeneration_n excellent_a be_v that_o speech_n of_o hillary_n upon_o the_o forty_o eight_o psalm_n quoniam_fw-la animarum_fw-la medice_fw-la non_fw-la venit_fw-la vocare_fw-la justos_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o the_o physician_n of_o soul_n come_v not_o to_o call_v the_o just_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n therefore_o he_o ordain_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v worst_a in_o every_o company_n shall_v be_v soon_o call_v of_o all_o man_n live_v upon_o the_o earth_n the_o heathen_a be_v the_o worst_a yet_o they_o be_v the_o soon_o call_v further_o whereas_o our_o author_n say_v that_o a_o great_a scholar_n son_n can_v be_v bear_v with_o learning_n and_o the_o child_n of_o a_o judge_n can_v upon_o his_o birthday_n give_v wise_a sentence_n the_o reason_n be_v plain_a personal_a privilege_n and_o acquire_v habit_n do_v not_o natural_o descend_v but_o with_o the_o two_o adam_n the_o case_n be_v far_o otherwise_o for_o they_o have_v a_o nature_n to_o communicate_v to_o all_o their_o branch_n the_o first_o do_v communicate_v it_o by_o generation_n the_o second_o by_o regeneration_n as_o we_o have_v former_o prove_v and_o whereas_o he_o argue_v how_o can_v a_o quality_n moral_o bad_a be_v direct_o and_o regular_o transmit_v by_o a_o action_n moral_o good_a and_o since_o that_o neither_o god_n that_o be_v the_o maker_n of_o all_o do_v amiss_o and_o the_o father_n that_o beget_v sin_v not_o and_o the_o child_n that_o be_v beget_v can_v sin_v by_o what_o conveyance_n can_v any_o positive_a evil_n be_v derive_v to_o posterity_n to_o this_o we_o say_v that_o the_o body_n and_o the_o soul_n be_v both_o the_o workmanship_n of_o god_n yet_o both_o may_v be_v make_v the_o subject_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o sin_n through_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n and_o a_o vicious_a propagation_n neither_o be_v the_o evil_a any_o way_n to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o creator_n but_o to_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o
this_o scripture_n first_o see_v they_o will_v not_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n to_o be_v defile_v in_o adam_n how_o be_v this_o common_a nature_n call_v by_o the_o title_n of_o one_o man_n see_v it_o contain_v such_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o man_n second_o how_o do_v sin_n by_o this_o one_o man_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n for_o this_o common_a nature_n of_o one_o man_n must_v either_o be_v nature_n pure_a or_o nature_n impure_a if_o they_o will_v have_v this_o to_o be_v mean_v of_o nature_n pure_a than_o this_o necessary_o must_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o text_n by_o one_o common_a pure_a natural_a man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n etc._n etc._n as_o this_o be_v a_o strange_a and_o wild_a interpretation_n in_o itself_o so_o it_o do_v cast_v the_o blame_n only_o upon_o god_n for_o make_v such_o a_o nature_n that_o by_o it_o general_o death_n shall_v pass_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n but_o if_o to_o amend_v the_o matter_n they_o shall_v say_v that_o he_o make_v the_o nature_n of_o adam_n in_o creation_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o every_o man_n pure_a in_o natural_a generation_n but_o it_o be_v their_o own_o fault_n that_o they_o corrupt_v themselves_o here_o the_o plaster_n be_v not_o wide_a enough_o for_o the_o sore_a for_o the_o apostle_n give_v the_o reason_n why_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n because_o in_o one_o all_o have_v sin_v but_o now_o if_o it_o be_v true_a as_o these_o censor_n say_v that_o in_o one_o common_a nature_n all_o have_v not_o sin_v but_o those_o only_a that_o fall_n through_o their_o personal_a disobedience_n here_o i_o will_v have_v they_o to_o show_v why_o do_v death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n and_o how_o will_v this_o satisfy_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o apostle_n by_o their_o account_n then_o only_o they_o shall_v be_v liable_a to_o death_n who_o be_v guilty_a of_o disobedience_n in_o their_o pure_a nature_n but_o let_v we_o suppose_v that_o they_o say_v by_o one_o common_a nature_n impure_a sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o then_o this_o will_v be_v a_o gross_a tautology_n beside_o if_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n be_v impure_a there_o must_v be_v some_o cause_n of_o the_o general_a depravation_n of_o nature_n which_o will_v bring_v we_o to_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o man_n and_o so_o they_o will_v lose_v their_o cause_n further_o i_o demand_v if_o by_o one_o man_n they_o understand_v the_o common_a nature_n of_o all_o how_o will_v they_o preserve_v the_o emphasis_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o oppose_v one_o man_n to_o all_o man_n he_o plain_o say_v that_o death_n have_v pass_v upon_o all_o man_n but_o how_o through_o the_o mean_n of_o one_o man_n again_o how_o will_v they_o make_v it_o good_a that_o by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o one_o many_o be_v make_v sinner_n in_o case_n they_o take_v one_o man_n for_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o man_n the_o act_n of_o obedience_n or_o disobedience_n be_v usual_o attribute_v to_o particular_a person_n that_o live_v under_o some_o law_n but_o they_o have_v a_o better_a faculty_n to_o cavil_v at_o the_o truth_n than_o positive_o to_o maintain_v their_o own_o heterogeneal_a doctrine_n let_v we_o hear_v then_o what_o cavil_v they_o have_v against_o the_o true_a interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n first_o say_v they_o this_o one_o by_o who_o sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n be_v not_o mean_v by_o our_o first_o parent_n adam_n for_o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o original_n or_o first_o sinner_n 1_o tim._n 2.14_o for_o adam_n be_v not_o deceive_v but_o the_o woman_n be_v deceive_v be_v in_o the_o transgression_n according_a to_o your_o doctrine_n then_o the_o apostle_n shall_v have_v say_v by_o one_o woman_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n page_n 78._o indeed_o the_o scope_n of_o his_o doctrine_n in_o that_o text_n be_v to_o show_v that_o the_o woman_n be_v more_o immediate_o tempt_v by_o satan_n and_o she_o be_v first_o in_o the_o transgression_n yet_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o propagate_a original_a sin_n it_o be_v as_o true_a also_o that_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n for_o adam_n and_o eve_n make_v but_o one_o root_n in_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o kind_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o institution_n of_o marriage_n it_o be_v say_v for_o this_o cause_n shall_v a_o man_n leave_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o twain_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n gen._n 2_o 24._o in_o the_o case_n then_o of_o propagation_n adam_n and_o eve_n go_v but_o for_o one_o and_o adam_n be_v here_o immediate_o oppose_v to_o christ_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o he_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o his_o posterity_n second_o say_v they_o these_o word_n and_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v thus_o to_o be_v render_v in_o as_o much_o or_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o all_o have_v sin_v page_z 78._o well_o let_v the_o word_n be_v render_v which_o way_n they_o will_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o text_n and_o the_o connexive_a particle_n for_o do_v plain_o show_v that_o they_o contain_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o general_a passage_n of_o death_n upon_o every_o individual_a man_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v necessary_o and_o unavoidable_o come_v to_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o man_n in_o who_o as_o in_o the_o common_a root_n all_o have_v sin_v three_o they_o thus_o except_v if_o the_o apostle_n have_v believe_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o reign_v of_o death_n upon_o all_o man_n by_o the_o first_o man_n sin_n he_o will_v not_o have_v omit_v that_o and_o only_o mention_v from_o adam_n to_o moses_n page_n 81._o though_o he_o do_v speak_v of_o the_o reign_n of_o death_n from_o adam_n to_o moses_n he_o do_v not_o hereby_o restrain_v it_o to_o that_o particular_a time_n only_o for_o he_o plain_o say_v that_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n absolute_o and_o universal_o in_o all_o time_n but_o he_o do_v mention_v the_o time_n from_o adam_n to_o moses_n in_o special_a because_o than_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v more_o rational_a and_o congruous_a that_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v impute_v because_o no_o law_n be_v then_o public_o deliver_v yet_o in_o this_o time_n he_o affirm_v that_o all_o universal_o be_v under_o the_o reign_n of_o death_n not_o only_o cain_n the_o bvilder_n of_o babel_n the_o people_n of_o the_o old_a world_n and_o the_o city_n of_o sodom_n all_o which_o be_v destroy_v for_o their_o personal_a sin_n but_o he_o plain_o affirm_v that_o death_n reign_v over_o infant_n in_o all_o that_o interval_n of_o time_n though_o they_o never_o sin_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n transgression_n if_o infant_n be_v under_o the_o reign_n of_o death_n we_o must_v necessary_o suppose_v that_o sin_n must_v be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o but_o infant_n can_v commit_v any_o sin_n personal_o therefore_o they_o must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n through_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n and_o this_o make_v good_a the_o main_a argument_n of_o the_o apostle_n by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n he_o do_v argue_v from_o the_o effect_n to_o the_o cause_n because_o death_n have_v universal_o pass_v upon_o all_o by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o one_o therefore_o all_o be_v involve_v in_o the_o guilt_n of_o that_o disobedience_n four_o say_v they_o the_o nineteenth_o verse_n be_v more_o plain_a against_o universal_a corruption_n by_o the_o first_o man_n disobedience_n for_o there_o the_o apostle_n use_v the_o word_n many_o and_o say_v by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o not_o all_o be_v make_v sinner_n therefore_o all_o do_v not_o fall_v in_o the_o first_o individual_a adam_n page_z 82._o though_o the_o word_n many_o be_v equivocal_a yet_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n it_o must_v necessary_o be_v mean_v of_o every_o individual_a man_n because_o death_n have_v absolute_o pass_v upon_o every_o man_n no_o one_o except_v therefore_o it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o this_o passage_n by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o one_o many_o be_v make_v sinner_n must_v be_v mean_v of_o every_o individual_a man_n but_o here_o they_o have_v a_o cavil_n the_o word_n many_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n must_v have_v the_o same_o latitude_n allow_v for_o the_o apostle_n set_v down_o a_o full_a comparison_n of_o equal_n in_o that_o verse_n here_o the_o verse_n must_v be_v thus_o interpret_v that_o as_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n all_o be_v make_v sinner_n so_o by_o one_o man_n obedience_n all_o be_v make_v righteous_a page_n 82._o neither_o will_v this_o help_v the_o matter_n for_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o latitude_n in_o the_o collation_n betwixt_o the_o first_o and_o the_o second_o
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