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A01883 The fall of man, or the corruption of nature, proued by the light of our naturall reason Which being the first ground and occasion of our Christian faith and religion, may likewise serue for the first step and degree of the naturall mans conuersion. First preached in a sermon, since enlarged, reduced to the forme of a treatise, and dedicated to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie. By Godfrey Goodman ... Goodman, Godfrey, 1583-1656. 1616 (1616) STC 12023; ESTC S103235 311,341 486

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speech_n further_o that_o if_o god_n for_o no_o offence_n commit_v shall_v reprobate_v and_o torment_v all_o his_o creature_n yet_o can_v it_o not_o be_v any_o injustice_n in_o god_n for_o how_o shall_v the_o vessel_n say_v unto_o the_o potter_n why_o make_v thou_o i_o thus_o this_o i_o speak_v have_v relation_n to_o god_n infinite_a and_o unlimited_a power_n but_o as_o the_o c●se_n now_o stand_v assure_o god_n never_o wrought_v in_o his_o creature_n according_a to_o the_o rigour_n and_o extent_n of_o his_o justice_n for_o the_o creation_n be_v a_o work_n of_o mercy_n here_o all_o thing_n take_v their_o beginning_n from_o mercy_n be_v thus_o create_v god_n mercy_n do_v overflow_v all_o his_o work_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o mercy_n sometime_o appear_v without_o any_o taste_n of_o justice_n as_o in_o the_o free_a distribution_n
man_n suppose_v our_o natural_a corruption_n the_o scope_n of_o 〈◊〉_d three_o part_n the_o serpent_n the_o punishment_n of_o the_o serpent_n the_o serpent_n creep_v on_o the_o earth_n her●e●d●ng_v on_o the_o earth_n how_o the_o dumb_a creature_n be_v punish_v the_o enmity_n between_o man_n and_o the_o serpent_n a_o general_a opposition_n between_o reason_n and_o sense_n ominous_a creature_n the_o serpent_n assault_v man._n mins_n encounter_n with_o the_o serpent_n the_o brazon_n serpent_n the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o briar_n and_o thorn_n briar_n seem_v to_o be_v whole_o unprofitable_a their_o production_n nature_n seem_v to_o be_v more_o careful_a of_o thorn_n then_o of_o the_o best_a fruit_n the_o weed_n of_o the_o earth_n argue_v the_o weed_n of_o man_n mind_n of_o poison_n how_o poison_n shall_v be_v generate_v or_o produce_v all_o country_n do_v not_o bring_v forth_o poison_n all_o poison_n do_v not_o immediate_o work_v but_o after_o a_o certain_a time_n the_o reason_n why_o 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tillage_n god_n mercy_n and_o providence_n appear_v in_o our_o labour_n all_o honest_a calling_n appoint_v by_o god_n man_n must_v live_v by_o their_o labour_n and_o not_o by_o their_o wit_n the_o great_a hurt_n and_o the_o shameful_a abuse_n of_o enclosure_n a_o pprophecy_n against_o our_o enclosure_n the_o disagree_v between_o man_n and_o wife_n the_o large_a extent_n of_o this_o punishment_n the_o branch_n can_v couple_v if_o the_o root_n be_v divide_v man_n be_v sometime_o subject_a to_o the_o tyranny_n &_o oppression_n of_o other_o prince_n have_v their_o authority_n from_o god_n the_o degree_n of_o government_n how_o strange_a it_o be_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v enmity_n in_o marriage_n the_o motive_n to_o preserve_v love_n how_o unnatural_a be_v this_o enmity_n in_o marriage_n the_o allurement_n of_o beauty_n shall_v assuage_v man_n the_o wife_n be_v inform_v in_o her_o duty_n in_o the_o house_n there_o be_v several_a duty_n belong_v to_o the_o husband_n &_o to_o the_o wife_n 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and_o lie_v proceed_v from_o this_o confusion_n the_o very_a tongue_n do_v sometime_o obscure_a and_o hinder_v our_o knowledge_n whether_o man_n shall_v speak_v natural_o hebrew_a whether_o we_o shall_v speak_v hebrew_n after_o the_o last_o resurrection_n the_o inconvenience_n proceed_v from_o this_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n great_a controversy_n about_o word_n god_n mercy_n in_o the_o union_n of_o these_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n ancient_a and_o strange_a tongue_n add_v lustre_n to_o science_n against_o translation_n that_o the_o title_n of_o christ_n and_o scripture_n shall_v continue_v unchangeable_a the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v in_o fiery_a tongue_n the_o author_n here_o humble_o crave_v pardon_n for_o all_o his_o error_n he_o recal_v himself_o the_o punishment_n in_o woman_n conception_n and_o delivery_n other_o creature_n be_v compare_v with_o man_n in_o his_o birth_n how_o this_o punishment_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v natural_a cause_n can_v demonstrate_v the_o pain_n the_o continual_a danger_n and_o pain_n in_o conception_n men-midwife_n man_n bear_v their_o own_o child_n why_o god_n so_o punish_v the_o husband_n why_o there_o be_v secret_a quality_n which_o can_v be_v know_v the_o extent_n of_o philosophy_n concern_v her_o subject_n why_o the_o husband_n partake_v in_o the_o wife_n passion_n a_o defence_n of_o philosophy_n the_o strange_a disease_n of_o the_o womb_n the_o disease_n of_o the_o pap_n the_o french_a or_o neapolitan_a disease_n a_o advice_n to_o woman_n woman_n longing_n a_o impression_n upon_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n the_o skin_n of_o a_o serpent_n observation_n in_o the_o birth_n of_o man_n observation_n in_o the_o infancy_n of_o man_n the_o curiosity_n of_o woman_n tax_v the_o corruption_n of_o young_a child_n how_o exceed_o child_n do_v love_v fruit_n the_o author_n justify_v his_o method_n by_o law_n man_n death_n be_v compare_v with_o the_o death_n of_o dumb_a beast_n man_n death_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o element_n man_n death_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o angel_n the_o soul_n receive_v a_o kind_n of_o perfection_n from_o the_o body_n the_o soul●_n build_v the_o frame_n of_o our_o body_n the_o immortal_a soul_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o corruption_n how_o easy_o the_o soul_n may_v preserve_v life_n by_o a_o natural_a course_n how_o the_o death_n of_o man_n be_v against_o the_o whole_a scope_n of_o nature_n in_o general_n how_o death_n serve_v to_o instruct_v us._n death_n be_v a_o very_a powerful_a mean_n to_o recall_v a_o sinner_n death_n ●ights_v in_o defence_n of_o religion_n the_o christian_a man_n desire_v death_n as_o the_o mean_a of_o his_o happiness_n death_n be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o ourselves_o death_n be_v our_o comfort_n in_o all_o our_o worldly_a misery_n death_n give_v the_o chris●●a●_n man_n a_o excellent_a resolution_n the_o first_o and_o second_o death_n the_o fearful_a circumstance_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n how_o we_o shall_v prevent_v god_n wrath_n what_o effect_n the_o
and_o pamper_a with_o the_o beast_n that_o other_o shall_v take_v care_n and_o charge_n over_o we_o and_o at_o length_n before_o the_o misery_n of_o old_a age_n overtake_v we_o to_o end_v our_o life_n with_o a_o thrust_n or_o a_o blow_n when_o in_o a_o instant_n we_o be_v bereave_v of_o sense_n of_o life_n and_o of_o motion_n then_o to_o stay_v and_o expect_v nature_n best_a time_n and_o leisure_n when_o with_o long_o linger_a and_o tedious_a disease_n we_o shall_v be_v first_o wrack_v and_o torment_v with_o most_o exquisite_a torment_n for_o assure_o the_o torment_n of_o tyrant_n be_v not_o so_o cruel_a as_o be_v the_o torment_n of_o nature_n be_v indeed_o in_o the_o more_o sensitive_a part_n and_o yet_o after_o these_o torment_n at_o length_n we_o shall_v not_o fail_v to_o receive_v the_o sentence_n of_o execution_n in_o regard_n of_o my_o profession_n i_o will_v not_o willing_o intermeddle_v in_o cause_n of_o blood_n rather_o let_v all_o penitent_a sinner_n and_o offender_n 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