god_n through_o the_o ignorance_n that_o be_v in_o they_o because_o of_o the_o blindness_n of_o their_o heart_n who_o be_v past_a feeling_n have_v give_v themselves_o over_o unto_o lasciviousness_n to_o work_v all_o uncleanness_n with_o greediness_n the_o understanding_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v take_v up_o with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n his_o mind_n and_o will_n that_o it_o labour_v more_o and_o more_o after_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o become_v more_o and_o more_o estrange_v from_o god_n wise_a to_o do_v evil_a but_o to_o do_v good_a without_o understanding_n the_o memory_n wherein_o lie_v a_o holy_a remembrance_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n be_v now_o become_v dull_a and_o forgetful_a and_o easy_o let_v go_v those_o thing_n which_o we_o be_v in_o the_o chief_a place_n concern_v to_o remember_v we_o can_v remember_v ready_o the_o thing_n which_o concern_v this_o life_n the_o vanity_n and_o folly_n of_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n what_o deep_a impression_n do_v these_o thing_n make_v upon_o the_o memory_n of_o poor_a creature_n but_o thing_n which_o lead_v to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n and_o the_o everlasting_a welfare_n of_o the_o immortal_a soul_n how_o slippery_a and_o weak_a be_v the_o memory_n become_v to_o retain_v these_o the_o will_n wherein_o lie_v the_o liberty_n of_o choose_v or_o refuse_v and_o before_o sin_n enter_v will_v always_o that_o which_o be_v good_a be_v now_o become_v impotent_a and_o weak_a in_o its_o join_n with_o good_a how_o be_v it_o enslave_v by_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o chain_n of_o satan_n rom._n 6.20_o for_o when_o you_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n you_o be_v free_a from_o righteousness_n holiness_n without_o which_o god_n can_v be_v enjoy_v the_o poor_a unconvert_v sinner_n have_v no_o will_n in_o he_o to_o lay_v hold_n of_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a lu_v after_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a gen._n 6.6_o and_o god_n see_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a in_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o every_o imagination_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v evil_a continual_o compare_v with_o job_n 15.16_o how_o much_o more_o abominable_a be_v man_n who_o drink_v iniquity_n like_o water_n yea_o what_o a_o enmity_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o will_n of_o unconverted_a sinner_n against_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n how_o do_v their_o very_a heart_n rise_v against_o it_o rom._n 8.7_o because_o the_o carnal_a mind_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n for_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n neither_o indeed_o can_v be_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o soul_n wherein_o lie_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o desire_n after_o god_n be_v subject_v to_o sin_n how_o be_v they_o set_v upon_o unmeet_a object_n incline_n to_o thing_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v and_o not_o to_o those_o they_o shall_v thus_o we_o natural_o hate_v good_a and_o love_v evil_a 1_o king_n 22.8_o and_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n say_v unto_o jehoshaphat_n there_o be_v yet_o one_o man_n micaiah_n the_o son_n of_o imlah_n by_o who_o we_o may_v inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n but_o i_o hate_v he_o for_o he_o do_v not_o prophesy_v good_a concern_v i_o but_o evil_a our_o affection_n be_v natural_o raise_v to_o meet_v sin_n and_o the_o temptation_n that_o lead_v into_o it_o and_o do_v even_o embrace_v the_o temptation_n but_o be_v not_o stir_v up_o to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a unless_o it_o be_v to_o eschew_v and_o shun_v it_o beside_o when_o the_o affection_n do_v move_v how_o disorderly_o be_v their_o motion_n when_o merry_a too_o merry_a when_o sad_a too_o sad_a the_o conscience_n wherein_o lie_v man_n integrity_n or_o walk_v with_o god_n and_o wherein_o be_v the_o impression_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n which_o contain_v in_o it_o our_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o to_o one_o another_o how_o be_v it_o disorder_v by_o sin_n the_o act_n of_o sin_n take_v away_o the_o inward_a sense_n and_o feel_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o it_o and_o with_o what_o weakness_n do_v that_o first_o covenant-light_n which_o lead_v the_o soul_n to_o seek_v after_o god_n as_o creator_n move_v in_o the_o soul_n how_o be_v its_o reproof_n hardly_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o most_o person_n and_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o great_a darkness_n that_o be_v fall_v upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n thus_o we_o may_v see_v that_o sin_n as_o a_o leprosy_n have_v overrun_v all_o the_o faculty_n and_o be_v become_v as_o a_o body_n in_o the_o soul_n consist_v of_o many_o member_n rom._n 7.23_o 24._o but_o i_o see_v another_o law_n in_o my_o member_n war_a against_o the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o bring_v i_o into_o captivity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o my_o member_n 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 though_o all_o sin_n do_v not_o appear_v alike_o in_o all_o some_o by_o nature_n be_v more_o mild_a and_o courteous_a than_o other_o the_o reason_n of_o which_o difference_n be_v not_o that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o same_o seed_n of_o corruption_n in_o all_o but_o that_o the_o lord_n keep_v down_o those_o sin_n in_o some_o which_o he_o suffer_v to_o rise_v up_o in_o other_o the_o child_n of_o god_n that_o be_v by_o the_o inlightning_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n come_v to_o see_v into_o the_o corruption_n of_o their_o heart_n how_o do_v they_o see_v the_o seed_n of_o sin_n lie_v in_o their_o soul_n even_o of_o such_o sin_n which_o they_o think_v have_v not_o be_v in_o they_o the_o heart_n or_o soul_n do_v then_o appear_v to_o be_v desperate_o wicked_a who_o but_o god_n himself_o can_v have_v the_o full_a knowledge_n of_o it_o for_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o their_o search_n after_o heart-corruption_n can_v come_v to_o find_v the_o bottom_n of_o they_o so_o far_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n fall_v from_o god_n by_o sin_n that_o it_o be_v afraid_a to_o come_v nigh_o unto_o god_n it_o fly_v far_a and_o far_o from_o god_n until_o it_o get_v into_o the_o pit_n of_o eternal_a misery_n how_o dark_a be_v adam_n become_v by_o sin_n as_o to_o think_v the_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n can_v hide_v he_o from_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o great_a creator_n and_o that_o god_n may_v aggravate_v and_o heighten_v his_o sin_n he_o speak_v ironical_o by_o way_n of_o taunt_n the_o man_n be_v become_v like_o one_o of_o we_o he_o be_v come_v to_o know_v evil_a by_o woeful_a experience_n he_o be_v fill_v with_o inward_a horror_n and_o with_o outward_a shame_n second_o i_o shall_v show_v the_o miserable_a state_n that_o adam_n be_v bring_v into_o by_o the_o fall_n as_o to_o his_o body_n for_o no_o soon_o be_v he_o fall_v but_o the_o sentence_n be_v inflict_v on_o he_o that_o in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v although_o the_o sentence_n be_v not_o so_o far_o put_v in_o execution_n against_o he_o as_o to_o separate_v the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n yet_o his_o bodily_a state_n be_v so_o far_o change_v as_o to_o bring_v it_o under_o those_o evil_n that_o lead_v to_o a_o dissolution_n he_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o that_o pleasant_a garden_n of_o delight_n in_o which_o god_n at_o first_o place_v he_o into_o the_o earth_n to_o get_v his_o live_n in_o it_o among_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n and_o whereas_o in_o his_o innocent_a state_n he_o have_v a_o furnish_v table_n provide_v without_o labour_n or_o toil_n god_n himself_o have_v by_o his_o own_o power_n provide_v thing_n necessary_a for_o his_o bodily_a subsistence_n now_o he_o must_v till_o the_o earth_n with_o labour_n and_o toil_n which_o be_v put_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o barrenness_n for_o man_n sake_n until_o the_o poor_a body_n weary_v out_o return_v to_o the_o earth_n by_o a_o painful_a death_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v take_v dust_n thou_o be_v and_o to_o dust_n thou_o shall_v return_v the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n who_o give_v a_o willing_a subjection_n to_o he_o as_o their_o sovereign_n be_v now_o so_o far_o estrange_v from_o he_o as_o to_o rebel_v against_o he_o and_o ready_a to_o put_v in_o execution_n the_o sentence_n of_o a_o bodily_a death_n the_o air_n in_o which_o he_o breathe_v be_v change_v for_o his_o sake_n and_o infect_v the_o poor_a body_n with_o many_o sort_n of_o distemper_n sore_n sickness_n and_o disease_n of_o all_o sort_n sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o this_o misery_n mat._n 9.2_o and_o behold_v they_o bring_v to_o he_o a_o man_n sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n lie_v on_o a_o bed_n and_o jesus_n see_v their_o faith_n say_v unto_o the_o sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n son_n be_v of_o good_a cheer_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o thus_o by_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n he_o take_v away_o that_o which_o be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o poor_a body_n
for_o it_o beside_o all_o this_o misery_n that_o be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o poor_a body_n in_o this_o life_n if_o it_o be_v not_o bring_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o share_n in_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n at_o the_o morning_n of_o the_o resurrection_n it_o must_v be_v reunite_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o sentence_v to_o share_v with_o the_o soul_n in_o eternal_a misery_n have_v be_v a_o sharer_n with_o it_o in_o a_o course_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n three_o i_o shall_v show_v the_o misery_n that_o adam_n bring_v upon_o all_o his_o offspring_n by_o the_o fall_n adam_n stand_v not_o before_o god_n as_o a_o single_a person_n but_o as_o one_o that_o have_v all_o his_o offspring_n in_o he_o they_o be_v all_o in_o he_o and_o to_o proceed_v from_o he_o by_o generation_n become_v sharer_n with_o he_o in_o that_o state_n which_o he_o fall_v into_o gen._n 5.3_o and_o adam_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v a_o son_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n after_o his_o image_n and_o call_v his_o name_n seth_n bear_v to_o the_o same_o misery_n that_o his_o father_n adam_n be_v in_o and_o a_o sharer_n with_o he_o in_o it_o adam_n receive_v light_a from_o the_o eternal_a creator_n and_o a_o holy_a rectitude_n of_o soul_n and_o be_v under_o no_o necessity_n of_o give_v way_n to_o a_o temptation_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o he_o while_o in_o his_o state_n of_o innocency_n to_o fasten_v a_o temptation_n upon_o so_o that_o his_o fall_n be_v a_o voluntary_a go_v off_o from_o god_n he_o receive_v those_o excellent_a endowment_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o a_o public_a person_n by_o his_o transgression_n judgement_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n rom._n 5.14_o nevertheless_o death_n reign_v from_o adam_n to_o moses_n even_o over_o they_o who_o have_v not_o sin_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n be_v transgression_n for_o from_o adam_n to_o moses_n we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o after_o the_o fall_n god_n ever_o treat_v with_o adam_n or_o with_o his_o offspring_n by_o a_o outward_a trial_n upon_o the_o term_n of_o do_v and_o live_v beside_o death_n then_o reign_v and_o do_v still_o reign_v over_o little_a child_n who_o infant-state_n make_v they_o uncapable_a of_o be_v put_v to_o the_o trial_n of_o their_o obedience_n how_o do_v daily_a experience_n show_v we_o that_o poor_a infant_n be_v many_o time_n arrest_v as_o soon_o as_o get_v into_o the_o world_n by_o grievous_a distemper_n as_o the_o convulsion_n and_o such_o like_a which_o keep_v they_o in_o grievous_a misery_n for_o several_a day_n together_o before_o the_o soul_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n which_o be_v a_o sufficient_a testimony_n that_o they_o have_v another_o sin_n impute_v to_o they_o by_o which_o their_o very_a nature_n be_v defile_v upon_o which_o defile_a nature_n death_n feed_v until_o it_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o dissolution_n as_o to_o their_o body_n but_o their_o soul_n i_o desire_v to_o leave_v to_o that_o rich_a and_o free_a grace_n which_o flow_v to_o sinner_n through_o a_o second_o adam_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o to_o the_o spirit_n be_v apply_v of_o it_o to_o they_o without_o any_o outward_a mean_n have_v go_v through_o this_o three_o chapter_n which_o contain_v the_o misery_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n and_o his_o offspring_n before_o thou_o leave_v it_o make_v some_o application_n of_o it_o to_o thy_o own_o soul_n look_v back_o my_o soul_n and_o see_v what_o thou_o be_v in_o a_o unconverted_a state_n thou_o spent_v twelve_o year_n in_o gross_a darkness_n without_o the_o least_o knowledge_n of_o that_o god_n from_o whence_o thou_o receive_v thy_o be_v thou_o be_v whole_o give_v up_o to_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n without_o the_o least_o consideration_n what_o bitter_a fruit_n it_o do_v produce_v that_o the_o way_n of_o it_o lead_v to_o the_o chamber_n of_o death_n and_o the_o pit_n of_o eternal_a misery_n how_o many_o time_n be_v thou_o while_o in_o this_o state_n nigh_o the_o dissolution_n of_o thy_o body_n the_o grave_a both_o to_o thyself_o and_o other_o seem_v to_o open_v its_o mouth_n to_o receive_v thou_o what_o can_v have_v be_v thy_o state_n in_o eternity_n if_o thou_o have_v be_v then_o remove_v do_v not_o the_o holy_a scripture_n full_o declare_v that_o those_o who_o spend_v their_o day_n in_o sin_n and_o in_o satan_n slavery_n shall_v he_o eternal_o miserable_a with_o he_o o_o my_o soul_n though_o thou_o can_v not_o pity_v thyself_o because_o of_o that_o gross_a darkness_n that_o be_v upon_o thou_o yet_o that_o god_n that_o give_v thou_o thy_o be_v pity_v thou_o and_o extend_v spare_v mercy_n to_o thou_o it_o be_v he_o that_o have_v deliver_v thy_o soul_n from_o death_n thy_o eye_n from_o tear_n and_o thy_o foot_n from_o fall_v thou_o now_o groane_v in_o a_o unredeemed_a body_n but_o thou_o view_v by_o faith_n a_o redeem_v one_o do_v the_o creation_n groan_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o weight_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v upon_o it_o thy_o lord_n jesus_n return_n draw_v very_o nigh_o his_o come_v will_v bring_v with_o it_o a_o removal_n of_o the_o curse_n and_o time_n of_o refresh_a shall_v come_v with_o he_o he_o will_v renew_v the_o earth_n and_o in_o it_o shall_v dwell_v nothing_o but_o righteousness_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n how_o it_o discover_v itself_o in_o the_o heart_n or_o soul_n of_o his_o fall_a child_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o leading_n of_o that_o first_o covenant-light_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o those_o that_o stand_v under_o the_o high_a attainment_n of_o it_o that_o adam_n be_v a_o public_a person_n and_o that_o the_o great_a creator_n enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o he_o upon_o the_o term_n of_o obey_v and_o live_v have_v be_v prove_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n and_o shall_v by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v more_o full_o demonstrate_v in_o this_o that_o all_o his_o offspring_n as_o descend_v from_o he_o by_o generation_n be_v under_o the_o same_o covenant_n have_v some_o remain_a impression_n of_o the_o same_o law_n upon_o their_o soul_n and_o light_n from_o the_o creator_n answer_v the_o term_n of_o that_o first_o covenant_n i_o shall_v first_o clear_v up_o from_o scripture_n second_o from_o the_o say_n of_o many_o famous_a gentile_n three_o from_o common_a experience_n of_o all_o person_n that_o do_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o deal_n of_o god_n with_o their_o soul_n and_o first_o to_o prove_v it_o from_o scripture_n deut._n 30.11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o for_o this_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n it_o be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o neither_o be_v it_o far_o off_o it_o be_v not_o in_o heaven_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v who_o shall_v go_v up_o for_o we_o to_o heaven_n and_o bring_v it_o unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o and_o do_v it_o neither_o be_v it_o beyond_o the_o sea_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v who_o shall_v go_v over_o the_o sea_n for_o we_o and_o bring_v it_o unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o and_o do_v it_o but_o the_o word_n be_v very_o nigh_o unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o in_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v it_o i_o have_v set_v before_o thou_o this_o day_n life_n and_o good_a and_o death_n and_o evil._n compare_v with_o rom._n 2.14_o 15._o for_o when_o the_o gentile_n which_o have_v not_o the_o law_n do_v by_o nature_n the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n these_o have_v not_o the_o law_n that_o be_v in_o the_o outward_a letter_n be_v a_o law_n unto_o themselves_o which_o show_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n their_o conscience_n also_o bear_v witness_n and_o their_o thought_n the_o mean_a while_n accuse_v or_o else_o excuse_v one_o another_o from_o which_o scripture_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o law_n deliver_v at_o sinai_n and_o write_v in_o table_n of_o stone_n be_v but_o a_o copy_n of_o this_o inward_a law_n which_o be_v engrave_v in_o the_o soul_n 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