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A93868 VindiciƦ fundamenti: or A threefold defence of the doctrine of original sin: together with some other fundamentals of salvation the first against the exceptions of Mr. Robert Everard in his book entituled, The creation and the fall of man. The second against the examiners of the late assemblies confession of faith. The third against the allegations of Dr. Jeremy Taylor, in his Unum necessarium, and two letter treatises of his. By Nathaniel Stephens minister of Fenny-Drayton in Leicestershire. Stephens, Nathaniel, 1606?-1678. 1658 (1658) Wing S5452; Thomason E940_1; ESTC R207546 207,183 256

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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 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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 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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
power_n they_o can_v without_o a_o new_a grace_n and_o favour_n go_v to_o heaven_n but_o than_o it_o can_v present_o be_v infer_v that_o therefore_o they_o go_v to_o hell_n but_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v infer_v which_o indeed_o be_v the_o real_a consequent_a of_o it_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o god_n grace_n shall_v supply_v this_o defect_n if_o god_n intend_v heaven_n to_o they_o at_o all_o and_o because_o nature_n can_v god_n send_v a_o saviour_n by_o who_o it_o be_v effect_v so_o far_o he_o pag._n 15._o now_o i_o leave_v it_o to_o any_o man_n to_o judge_v whither_o the_o same_o mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la may_v not_o be_v say_v of_o our_o opinion_n though_o infant_n be_v bear_v in_o original_a sin_n and_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n yet_o they_o may_v be_v save_v by_o grace_n by_o all_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o we_o be_v as_o fair_a for_o the_o salvation_n of_o infant_n as_o he_o be_v and_o by_o the_o same_o door_n as_o he_o go_v out_o we_o 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sentence_n of_o damnation_n upon_o they_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o process_n of_o his_o discourse_n he_o give_v sundry_a reason_n first_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n to_o believer_n and_o their_o natural_a seed_n second_o his_o mercy_n to_o thousand_o and_o that_o through_o many_o descent_n where_o the_o ancestor_n have_v sometime_o belong_v to_o the_o covenant_n three_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n see_v it_o be_v the_o lord_n pleasure_n to_o take_v they_o away_o in_o their_o infancy_n we_o may_v presume_v that_o by_o that_o fatherly_a act_n of_o his_o he_o intend_v to_o receive_v they_o to_o mercy_n other_o testimony_n may_v be_v bring_v of_o such_o that_o have_v go_v in_o the_o mild_a way_n but_o these_o shall_v suffice_v a_o second_o sort_n of_o our_o expositior_n there_o be_v that_o do_v pitch_n more_o hard_a they_o say_v that_o some_o infant_n may_v go_v to_o hell_n yet_o they_o moderate_v their_o sentence_n as_o chamier_n non_fw-la abhorret_fw-la a_o verisimilitudine_fw-la paenas_fw-la eorum_fw-la esse_fw-la mitissimas_fw-la it_o be_v very_o probable_a their_o punishment_n be_v most_o mild_a a_o three_o sort_n leave_v the_o matter_n whole_o in_o suspense_n they_o think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o believe_v that_o all_o infant_n be_v bear_v in_o a_o state_n liable_a to_o damnation_n they_o have_v in_o they_o the_o seed_n of_o all_o evil_a yet_o for_o all_o this_o they_o conceive_v that_o god_n may_v show_v mercy_n in_o and_o through_o christ_n special_o to_o the_o infant_n of_o such_o that_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o covenant_n special_o where_o conscience_n be_v make_v to_o enter_v they_o into_o the_o outward_a visible_a church_n by_o baptism_n and_o this_o be_v all_o that_o we_o will_v say_v of_o this_o question_n leave_v this_o business_n of_o the_o state_n of_o infant_n and_o reserve_v to_o god_n the_o secret_n of_o election_n or_o nonelection_n we_o will_v come_v to_o the_o point_n that_o be_v more_o useful_a and_o more_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v 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