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be_v such_o a_o life_n as_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o all_o evil_a and_o full_a of_o all_o good_a 1._o free_a from_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o just_a shall_v then_o be_v make_v perfect_a 2._o the_o evil_a of_o temptation_n there_o be_v a_o tempter_n in_o paradise_n there_o will_v be_v none_o in_o heaven_n 3._o the_o evil_a of_o affliction_n all_o tear_n shall_v be_v wipe_v from_o your_o eye_n rev._n 7.17_o 2._o this_o life_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o all_o good_a 1._o their_o understanding_n shall_v have_v a_o clear_a knowledge_n sight_n and_o vision_n of_o god_n 2._o their_o will_n shall_v be_v perfect_v and_o adorn_v with_o a_o absolute_a and_o indefective_a holiness_n 3._o their_o affection_n shall_v be_v set_v right_o with_o a_o unalterable_a regularity_n 4._o they_o shall_v enjoy_v a_o uninterrupted_a communion_n with_o god_n 5._o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v in_o their_o company_n 6._o and_o last_o they_o shall_v have_v this_o blessedness_n secure_v to_o 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hazard_n and_o expose_v their_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o eternal_a torment_n for_o a_o short_a satisfaction_n of_o their_o brutish_a lust_n 2._o we_o shall_v consider_v that_o there_o be_v no_o concern_v we_o have_v in_o the_o world_n that_o shall_v lie_v so_o near_o our_o heart_n as_o the_o make_v our_o peace_n with_o god_n upon_o sure_a and_o safe_a ground_n 3._o from_o hence_o we_o may_v learn_v how_o high_o we_o ought_v to_o prize_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o undertake_n by_o which_o alone_o we_o can_v escape_v the_o wrath_n that_o be_v to_o come_v 4._o it_o may_v show_v we_o how_o we_o ought_v to_o pity_v those_o who_o be_v run_v on_o in_o a_o full_a career_n
thing_n of_o the_o flesh_n say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 8.5_o there_o be_v some_o who_o too_o much_o delight_n in_o eat_v and_o feed_v make_v their_o belly_n their_o god_n like_a philoxenus_n who_o wish_v he_o have_v the_o neck_n of_o a_o crane_n that_o he_o may_v have_v the_o long_a delight_n in_o swallow_v and_o taste_v his_o meat_n and_o drink_n these_o people_n shall_v remember_v that_o the_o flesh_n be_v one_o of_o the_o enemy_n they_o be_v engage_v by_o their_o baptism_n to_o fight_v against_o and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o pamper_v it_o unto_o wantonness_n 2._o want_v of_o due_a understanding_n what_o be_v true_o conduce_v to_o health_n and_o to_o the_o further_a of_o we_o in_o our_o duty_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n a_o decay_a body_n ought_v careful_o to_o be_v support_v but_o a_o unruly_a body_n ought_v careful_o to_o be_v subdue_v and_o they_o that_o do_v not_o due_o consider_v their_o own_o constitution_n and_o what_o be_v the_o duty_n incumbent_a upon_o they_o in_o 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short_a and_o we_o need_v no_o incitation_n to_o eat_v our_o own_o appetite_n be_v apt_a to_o incite_v we_o too_o much_o but_o many_o people_n think_v it_o a_o piece_n of_o civility_n to_o urge_v importune_v and_o almost_o force_v their_o friend_n to_o eat_v though_o they_o will_v not_o urge_v they_o in_o the_o like_a kind_n to_o drink_v more_o than_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n unto_o and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o gluttony_n 3._o i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o three_o thing_n i_o propound_v to_o speak_v to_o namely_o the_o great_a evil_n and_o danger_n of_o this_o sin_n and_o this_o i_o shall_v show_v in_o sundry_a particular_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o body_n plures_fw-la gula_fw-la sen._n gula_fw-la quicquid_fw-la avium_fw-la volitat_fw-la quicquid_fw-la pisâ—ium_fw-la natat_fw-la quicquid_fw-la ferarum_fw-la discurrit_fw-la nostris_fw-la sepelitur_fw-la ventribus_fw-la sen._n quam_fw-la gladius_fw-la the_o throat_n have_v kill_v more_o than_o the_o sword_n many_o man_n dig_v their_o grave_n with_o their_o tooth_n and_o die_v because_o they_o put_v not_o the_o knife_n to_o the_o throat_n menech_n throat_n prov._n 23.1_o pone_fw-la cuâ—trum_fw-la i._n e._n modum_fw-la adhibe_fw-la gulae_fw-la tuus_fw-la eamque_fw-la velut_fw-la cultro_fw-la gutturi_fw-la infixo_fw-la refraena_fw-la menech_n how_o hard_o soever_o it_o have_v go_v with_o some_o people_n in_o the_o world_n at_o some_o particular_a time_n yet_o more_o have_v be_v kill_v by_o their_o own_o gluttony_n than_o ever_o be_v starve_v to_o death_n through_o want_n it_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v that_o a_o little_a more_o than_o half_a the_o quantity_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n which_o many_o people_n take_v will_v afford_v they_o as_o last_v and_o as_o healthful_a a_o state_n of_o body_n as_o the_o over_o measure_n they_o ordinary_o use_v intemperate_a man_n be_v valetudinis_fw-la suae_fw-la proditores_fw-la as_o he_o say_v betrayer_n of_o their_o own_o health_n for_o gluttony_n though_o it_o kill_v not_o sudden_o yet_o it_o do_v it_o sure_o and_o certain_o like_o the_o dropsy_n of_o which_o it_o be_v say_v it_o kill_v as_o it_o fill_v that_o be_v by_o degree_n and_o insensible_o gluttony_n fill_v the_o body_n with_o crudity_n which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o most_o sickness_n there_o be_v few_o disease_n but_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o gluttony_n or_o excess_n in_o drink_v it_o be_v excess_n that_o common_o breed_v they_o and_o lay_v the_o matter_n and_o foundation_n of_o they_o and_o if_o this_o be_v well_o understand_v i_o wonder_v that_o wicked_a man_n if_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v a_o life_n to_o come_v yet_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o shorten_v this_o their_o present_a life_n by_o their_o intemperance_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o mind_n and_o to_o all_o the_o exercise_n operation_n and_o employment_n of_o it_o both_o religious_a and_o civil_a it_o make_v man_n heavy_a drowsy_a dull_a and_o shathfull_a the_o body_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n but_o gluttony_n make_v it_o a_o clog_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o exceed_o indispose_v it_o for_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v either_o to_o god_n or_o man_n 3._o gluttony_n be_v a_o great_a symptom_n of_o a_o carnal_a mind_n and_o a_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o rom._n 8.7_o and_o that_o which_o oppose_v god_n be_v sure_a to_o be_v destroy_v and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n further_o assure_v we_o at_o the_o thirteen_o verse_n of_o that_o chapter_n that_o they_o that_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n shall_v die_v and_o that_o not_o only_o a_o temporal_a death_n but_o except_o they_o be_v convert_v a_o eternal_a death_n also_o 4._o it_o breed_v lust_n and_o further_v the_o power_n of_o concupiscence_n as_o dung_v the_o ground_n make_v it_o fruitful_a especial_o in_o weed_n so_o gluttony_n fill_v the_o mind_n with_o the_o weed_n of_o filthy_a thought_n filthy_a desire_n and_o inclination_n and_o thence_o come_v filthy_a word_n and_o filthy_a action_n he_o therefore_o that_o feed_v his_o body_n high_a do_v plain_o and_o evident_o pamper_v his_o enemy_n but_o he_o that_o beat_v down_o his_o body_n and_o keep_v it_o in_o subjection_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 2_o cor._n 9.27_o by_o fast_v and_o abstinence_n take_v a_o right_a course_n to_o mortify_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n 5._o it_o be_v a_o shameful_a abuse_n of_o god_n good_a creature_n which_o be_v give_v we_o for_o our_o use_n will_v you_o not_o think_v those_o man_n exceed_v blame-worthy_a who_o shall_v take_v good_a and_o wholesome_a meat_n and_o throw_v it_o into_o the_o channel_n or_o sink_v glutton_n by_o their_o great_a excess_n do_v that_o which_o be_v much_o worse_o for_o they_o not_o only_o abuse_v god_n good_a creature_n by_o their_o excess_n and_o riot_n but_o they_o thereby_o hurt_v their_o own_o body_n also_o 6._o it_o be_v a_o most_o ungrateful_a sin_n it_o carry_v god_n good_a provision_n over_o to_o his_o enemy_n even_o to_o the_o strengthen_n of_o fleshly_a lust_n and_o turn_v they_o all_o against_o the_o giver_n of_o they_o be_v it_o not_o a_o horrible_a disingenuous_a thing_n so_o to_o provoke_v and_o dishonour_n god_n with_o his_o own_o mercy_n pride_n idleness_n fullness_n of_o bread_n and_o hardheartedness_n to_o the_o poor_a be_v the_o provoke_a sin_n of_o sodom_n ezek._n 16_o 49._o 7._o it_o be_v a_o kind_a of_o idolatry_n to_o mind_n the_o belly_n inordinate_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o of_o some_o phil._n 3.19_o who_o belly_n be_v their_o god_n and_o such_o person_n worship_v a_o crave_v god_n that_o will_v not_o let_v they_o alone_o except_o they_o serve_v he_o 8._o a_o gluttonous_a appetite_n make_v our_o very_a table_n become_v a_o snare_n to_o we_o deut._n 6.11_o 12._o when_o thou_o have_v eat_v and_o be_v full_a
with_o a_o impudent_a face_n say_v unto_o he_o v._o 14._o i_o have_v peace-offering_n with_o i_o this_o day_n have_v i_o pay_v my_o vow_n v._o 15._o therefore_o come_v i_o forth_o to_o meet_v thou_o diligent_o to_o seek_v thy_o face_n and_o i_o have_v find_v thou_o verse_n 16._o i_o have_v deck_v my_o bed_n with_o cover_n of_o tapestry_n with_o carve_a work_n with_o fine_a linen_n of_o egypt_n verse_n 17._o i_o have_v perfume_v my_o bed_n with_o myrrh_n aloe_n and_o cinnamon_n verse_n 18._o come_v let_v we_o take_v our_o fill_n of_o love_n until_o the_o morning_n let_v we_o solace_v ourselves_o with_o love_n verse_n 21._o so_o with_o her_o much_o fair_a speech_n she_o cause_v he_o to_o yield_v with_o the_o flatter_a of_o her_o lisp_n she_o force_v he_o verse_n 22._o he_o go_v with_o she_o straightway_o as_o a_o ox_n go_v to_o the_o slaughter_n as_o a_o fool_n to_o the_o correction_n of_o the_o stock_n verse_n 23._o till_o a_o dart_n strike_v through_o his_o liver_n as_o a_o bird_n haste_v to_o the_o snare_n and_o know_v not_o that_o it_o be_v for_o his_o life_n verse_n 27._o her_o house_n be_v the_o way_n to_o hell_n go_v down_o to_o the_o chamber_n of_o death_n prov._n 9.1_o a_o f_o â—lish_a woman_n sit_v at_o the_o door_n of_o her_o house_n to_o call_v in_o passenger_n verse_n 16_o whoso_o be_v simple_a let_v he_o turn_v in_o hither_o and_o as_o for_o he_o that_o want_v understanding_n she_o say_v unto_o he_o v._o 17._o steal_v water_n be_v sweet_a and_o bread_n eat_v in_o secret_a be_v pleasant_a verse_n 18._o but_o he_o know_v not_o that_o the_o dead_a be_v there_o and_o that_o her_o guest_n be_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o hell_n prov._n 22.14_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o strange_a woman_n be_v a_o deep_a pit_n he_o that_o be_v abhor_v of_o the_o lord_n shall_v fall_v therein_o prov._n 23.27_o a_o whore_n be_v a_o deep_a ditch_n and_o a_o strange_a woman_n be_v a_o narrow_a pit_n verse_n 28._o she_o lie_v in_o wait_v as_o for_o a_o prey_n and_o increase_v the_o transgressor_n among_o man_n prov._n 29.3_o he_o that_o keep_v company_n with_o harlot_n spend_v his_o substance_n prov._n 30.20_o such_o be_v the_o way_n of_o a_o adulterous_a woman_n she_o eat_v and_o wipe_v her_o mouth_n and_o say_v she_o have_v do_v no_o wickedness_n eccles_n 7.26_o and_o i_o find_v more_o bitter_a than_o death_n a_o woman_n who_o heart_n be_v snare_n and_o net_n and_o her_o hand_n as_o band_n whoso_o please_v god_n shall_v escape_v she_o but_o the_o sinner_n shall_v be_v take_v by_o she_o jer._n 5.7_o how_o shall_v i_o pardon_v thou_o for_o this_o thy_o child_n have_v forsake_v i_o and_o swear_v by_o they_o that_o be_v no_o god_n when_o i_o feed_v they_o to_o the_o full_a than_o they_o commit_v adultery_n and_o assemble_v themselves_o by_o troop_n in_o the_o harlot_n house_n verse_n 8._o they_o be_v as_o feed_v horse_n in_o the_o morning_n ever_o one_o neigh_v after_o his_o neighbour_n wife_n verse_n 9_o shall_v not_o i_o visit_v for_o these_o thing_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o shall_v not_o my_o soul_n be_v avenge_v on_o such_o a_o nation_n as_o this_o jer._n 29.23_o because_o they_o commit_v villainy_n in_o israel_n and_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o their_o neighbour_n wife_n and_o have_v speak_v lie_v word_n in_o my_o name_n which_o i_o have_v not_o command_v they_o even_o i_o be_o a_o witness_n against_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n ezek._n 16.38_o and_o i_o will_v judge_v thou_o as_o woman_n that_o break_v wedlock_n and_o shed_v blood_n be_v judge_v and_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o blood_n in_o fury_n and_o jealousy_n hos_fw-la 4.11_o whoredom_n and_o wine_n and_o new_a wine_n take_v away_o the_o heart_n mal._n 3.5_o and_o i_o will_v come_v near_o to_o you_o to_o judgement_n and_o i_o will_v be_v a_o swift_a witness_n against_o the_o sorcerer_n and_o against_o the_o adulterer_n and_o against_o false_a swearer_n and_o against_o those_o that_o oppress_v the_o hireling_n in_o his_o wage_n and_o the_o widow_n and_o the_o fatherless_a that_o turn_v aside_o the_o stranger_n from_o his_o right_n and_o fear_v not_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n mat._n 5.27_o you_o have_v hear_v that_o it_o be_v say_v by_o they_o of_o old_a time_n thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n verse_n 28._o but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whosoever_o look_v on_o a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o he_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o already_o in_o his_o heart_n mat._n 19.17_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o if_o thou_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n keep_v the_o commandment_n viz._n thou_o shall_v do_v no_o murder_n thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n etc._n etc._n act_n 15_o 20_o 29._o but_o that_o we_o write_v unto_o they_o that_o they_o abstain_v from_o pollution_n of_o idol_n and_o from_o fornication_n and_o from_o thing_n strangle_v and_o from_o blood_n from_o which_o if_o they_o keep_v themselves_o they_o shall_v do_v well_o rom._n 1.28_o and_o even_o as_o they_o do_v not_o like_a to_o retain_v god_n in_o their_o knowledge_n god_n give_v they_o over_o to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n and_o to_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o convenient_a verse_n 29._o be_v fill_v with_o all_o unrighteousness_n fornication_n wickedness_n covetousness_n maliciousness_n etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10._o know_v you_o not_o that_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o deceive_v neither_o fornicator_n nor_o idolater_n nor_o adulterer_n nor_o effeminate_a nor_o abuser_n of_o themselves_o with_o mankind_n verse_n 10._o nor_o thief_n nor_o covetous_a nor_o drunkard_n nor_o reviler_n nor_o extortioner_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 7._o v._n 2._o to_o avoid_v fornication_n let_v every_o one_o have_v his_o own_o wife_n and_o every_o woman_n she_o own_o husband_n verse_n 19_o but_o if_o they_o can_v contain_v let_v they_o marry_v for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o marry_v than_o to_o burn_v 1_o cor._n 10.8_o neither_o let_v we_o commit_v fornication_n as_o some_o of_o they_o commit_v and_o fall_v in_o one_o day_n three_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o gal._n 5.19_o now_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v manifest_a which_o be_v these_o adultery_n fornication_n uncleanness_n lasciviousness_n v._o 10._o idolatry_n witchcraft_n hatred_n variance_n emulation_n wrath_n strife_n sedition_n heresy_n v._o 21._o envying_n murder_n drunkenness_n revel_n and_o such_o like_a of_o the_o which_o i_o tell_v you_o now_o as_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o in_o time_n past_a that_o they_o who_o do_v such_o thing_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n eph._n 5.3_o but_o fornication_n and_o all_o uncleanness_n or_o covetousness_n let_v it_o not_o be_v once_o name_v among_o you_o as_o become_v saint_n col._n 3.5_o mortify_v therefore_o your_o member_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n fornication_n uncleanness_n inordinate_a affection_n evil_a concupiscence_n and_o covetousness_n which_o be_v idolatry_n for_o which_o thing_n sake_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n come_v on_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n 1_o thes_n 4.3_o for_o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n even_o your_o sanctification_n that_o you_o shall_v abstain_v from_o fornication_n v._o 4._o that_o every_o one_o of_o you_o shall_v know_v how_o to_o possess_v his_o vessel_n in_o sanctification_n and_o honour_n v._o 5._o not_o in_o the_o lust_n of_o concupiscence_n as_o the_o gentile_n which_o know_v not_o god_n heb._n 13.4_o marriage_n be_v honourable_a in_o all_o and_o the_o bed_n undefiled_a but_o whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v 1_o pet._n 2.9_o the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o deliver_v the_o godly_a out_o of_o temptation_n and_o to_o reserve_v the_o unjust_a unto_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n to_o be_v punish_v v._o 10._o but_o chief_o they_o that_o walk_v after_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o lust_n of_o uncleanness_n etc._n etc._n v._o 14._o have_v eye_n full_a of_o adultery_n etc._n etc._n judge_n v._o 7._o even_o as_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n and_o the_o city_n about_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n give_v themselves_o over_o to_o fornication_n and_o go_v after_o strange_a flesh_n be_v set_v forth_o for_o a_o example_n suffer_v the_o vengeance_n of_o eternal_a fire_n rev._n 21.8_o but_o the_o fearful_a and_o unbelieving_a and_o the_o abominable_a and_o murderer_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o idolater_n and_o all_o liar_n shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n rev._n 22.15_o for_o without_o be_v dog_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o idolater_n and_o whosoever_o love_v and_o make_v a_o lie_n 2._o this_o sin_n wherever_o it_o be_v find_v and_o continue_v in_o be_v a_o sign_n and_o mark_v of_o a_o man_n who_o god_n hate_v prov._n 22.14_o the_o
have_v by_o sin_n madâ—_n god_n his_o enemy_n he_o need_v no_o mediator_n to_o mediate_v or_o intercede_v for_o he_o 8._o this_o covenant_n in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n afford_v man_n no_o relief_n no_o not_o upon_o his_o repentance_n and_o thus_o the_o case_n stand_v with_o man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o his_o innocence_n faâ—â—_n of_o maâ—s_n faâ—â—_n we_o come_v now_o to_o the_o second_o thing_n i_o propound_v to_o treat_v of_o concern_v man_n and_o that_o be_v his_o fall_n from_o his_o original_a happiness_n by_o disobey_v the_o precept_n and_o command_n of_o god_n and_o forfeit_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o covenant_n contain_v in_o it_o gen._n 3._o from_o 1._o to_o 7._o now_o the_o serpent_n be_v more_o subtle_a than_o any_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n which_o the_o lord_n god_n have_v make_v and_o he_o say_v unto_o the_o woman_n yea_o have_v god_n say_v you_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o every_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o the_o woman_n say_v unto_o the_o serpent_n we_o may_v eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n but_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n which_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n god_n have_v say_v you_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o it_o neither_o shall_v you_o touch_v it_o lest_o you_o die_v and_o the_o serpent_n say_v unto_o the_o woman_n you_o shall_v not_o sure_o die_v for_o god_n do_v know_v that_o in_o the_o day_n you_o eat_v thereof_o than_o your_o eye_n shall_v be_v open_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n know_v good_a and_o evil_n and_o when_o the_o woman_n see_v that_o the_o tree_n be_v good_a for_o food_n and_o that_o it_o be_v pleasant_a to_o the_o eye_n and_o a_o tree_n to_o be_v desire_v to_o make_v one_o wise_a she_o take_v of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o and_o do_v eat_v and_o give_v also_o untâ—_n her_o huusband_n with_o she_o and_o he_o do_v eat_v and_o the_o eye_n of_o they_o both_o be_v open_v and_o they_o know_v that_o they_o be_v naked_a and_o they_o sew_v figleaf_n together_o and_o make_v themselves_o apron_n rom._n 5.12_o 19_o wherefore_o 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 and_o so_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n for_o that_o all_o have_v sin_v for_o as_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n so_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o one_o shall_v many_o be_v make_v righteous_a and_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v more_o distinct_o of_o the_o matter_n i_o shall_v inquire_v in_o to_o these_o particular_n 1._o who_o be_v the_o first_o sinner_n among_o man_n and_o by_o who_o sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n 2._o what_o be_v the_o first_o sin_n 3._o what_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o adam_n first_o transgression_n 4._o what_o be_v the_o sad_a effect_n and_o consequent_n of_o this_o sin_n and_o breach_n of_o the_o covenant_n first_o upon_o our_o first_o parent_n second_o upon_o we_o their_o posterity_n 1._o we_o shall_v inquire_v who_o be_v the_o first_o sinner_n among_o man_n and_o by_o who_o sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n adam_n and_o eve_n the_o first_o man_n and_o first_o woman_n be_v certain_o among_o man_n the_o first_o transgressor_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o those_o place_n before_o cite_v gen._n 3._o and_o rom_n 5.12_o and_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o 1_o tim._n 2.14_o adam_n be_v not_o deceive_v that_o be_v first_o and_o by_o the_o devil_n and_o so_o as_o to_o draw_v eve_n into_o transgression_n but_o the_o woman_n be_v deceive_v be_v first_o woman_n first_o thâ—â—gh_o eve_n be_v first_o in_o the_o trangression_n yet_o adam_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o therefore_o adam_n be_v sometime_o take_v collective_o both_o for_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o the_o transgression_n and_o draw_v adam_n into_o it_o hosea_n 6.7_o god_n say_v of_o the_o unfaithful_a israelite_n they_o like_v adam_n have_v transgress_v the_o covenant_n and_o 2_o cor._n 11.3_o we_o read_v that_o the_o serpent_n beguile_v eve_n through_o his_o subtlety_n viz._n to_o eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n and_o she_o persuade_v adam_n to_o eat_v also_o it_o therefore_o we_o trace_v corruption_n and_o depravation_n to_o the_o wellhead_n we_o shall_v find_v we_o can_v stay_v any_o where_n till_o we_o come_v to_o the_o first_o man_n the_o common_a parent_n and_o root_n of_o we_o all_o and_o it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o the_o first_o fountain_n of_o mankind_n be_v corrupt_v see_v all_o the_o stream_n be_v so_o 2._o let_v we_o consider_v what_o be_v the_o first_o sin_n god_n make_v our_o first_o parent_n holy_a and_o happy_a and_o whilst_o they_o perform_v their_o duty_n they_o can_v not_o but_o be_v happy_a but_o the_o devil_n have_v fall_v from_o god_n himself_o as_o we_o have_v see_v before_o sect_n 3_o and_o envy_v our_o first_o parent_n their_o present_a happiness_n he_o set_v upon_o eve_n to_o draw_v she_o from_o her_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o the_o temptation_n he_o spread_v before_o she_o be_v this_o you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n he_o pretend_v to_o acquaint_v she_o with_o a_o way_n whereby_o they_o may_v raise_v themselves_o to_o a_o high_a condition_n than_o that_o wherein_o they_o be_v at_o present_a they_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_o god_n himself_o or_o like_a angel_n they_o shall_v be_v lift_v up_o to_o a_o high_a estate_n than_o now_o they_o enjoy_v and_o this_o happiness_n he_o tell_v they_o they_o may_v acquire_v by_o eat_v of_o that_o tree_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n which_o god_n have_v forbid_v they_o which_o he_o intimate_v will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o procure_v death_n or_o misery_n to_o a_o they_o that_o it_o have_v a_o contrary_a virtue_n in_o it_o namely_o to_o raise_v they_o to_o high_a state_n of_o happiness_n than_o now_o they_o enjoy_v eve_n be_v catch_v by_o this_o subtle_a device_n begin_v to_o believe_v this_o serpent_n who_o thus_o prove_v himself_o a_o liar_n and_o a_o murderer_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o to_o dâ—_n believe_v god_n and_o to_o doubt_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o threaten_a and_o commination_n who_o gen._n 2.17_o have_v tell_v adam_n of_o that_o tree_n thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v for_o in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v euâ—_n be_v thus_o win_v upon_o by_o the_o devil_n temptation_n do_v venture_v to_o eâ—t_v of_o this_o sorbidden_a fruit_n and_o dreâ—_n adam_n to_o eat_v also_o so_o that_o infidelity_n and_o doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n word_n and_o threaten_n through_o the_o devil_n insinuation_n and_o pride_n and_o affection_n of_o a_o high_a estate_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o first_o miscarriage_n and_o sin_n of_o adam_n and_o eve_n o_o the_o curse_a nature_n of_o pride_n and_o unbelief_n how_o soon_o do_v these_o â—â—ns_n enter_v into_o the_o very_a angel_n how_o soon_o do_v they_o undo_v our_o first_o parent_n 3._o let_v we_o inquire_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o adam_n sin_n 1._o god_n be_v not_o the_o pure_a and_o holy_a nature_n of_o god_n can_v not_o be_v the_o original_a of_o man_n sin_n the_o holy_a god_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o unholiness_n god_n indeed_o permit_v man_n to_o fall_v see_v he_o know_v how_o to_o bring_v good_a out_o of_o it_o but_o he_o incline_v he_o not_o to_o it_o 2._o neither_o external_a object_n nor_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n can_v necessitate_n the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o sin_n the_o devil_n may_v persuade_v but_o can_v not_o force_v 3._o the_o persuade_v cause_n in_o respect_n of_o eve_n be_v satan_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o serpent_n the_o devil_n open_v the_o serpent_n mouth_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o speak_v with_o man_n voice_n as_o a_o angel_n open_v the_o mouth_n of_o balaams_n ass_n numb_a 22.28_o now_o the_o serpent_n cunning_a may_v appear_v in_o this_o 1._o he_o first_o assault_v the_o woman_n not_o the_o man._n 2._o he_o equivocate_v about_o know_v good_a and_o evil_n which_o he_o represent_v to_o she_o as_o a_o state_n of_o perfection_n whereas_o the_o forbid_a tree_n be_v call_v the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n because_o adam_n if_o he_o do_v eat_v thereof_o shall_v experimental_o know_v to_o his_o sorrow_n from_o how_o much_o good_a he_o have_v fall_v and_o how_o much_o evil_n he_o have_v bring_v upon_o himself_o 3._o he_o use_v eve_n a_o companion_n new_o make_v for_o adam_n and_o sure_o very_o dear_a to_o he_o to_o draw_v in_o her_o husband_n 4._o man_n be_v not_o create_v at_o first_o immutable_o holy_a but_o defectible_a and_o sin_n be_v only_o a_o defect_n a_o person_n that_o be_v mutable_a and_o defectible_o holy_a as_o adam_n be_v may_v fall_v into_o sin_n it_o be_v no_o strange_a thing_n that_o man_n shall_v be_v create_v defectible_a and_o be_v a_o defectible_a and_o