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condemnation_n and_o we_o indeed_o just_o suffer_v for_o we_o receive_v the_o due_a reward_n of_o our_o deed_n luke_n 23.40_o 41._o in_o like_a manner_n i_o say_v though_o death_n be_v inflict_v upon_o adam_n as_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n yet_o adam_n sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o own_o condemnation_n now_o whereas_o you_o call_v death_n a_o righteous_a branch_n it_o be_v true_a if_o you_o look_v to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o just_a judge_n who_o have_v appoint_v death_n as_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n yet_o if_o you_o look_v unto_o the_o nature_n of_o death_n he_o be_v a_o enemy_n the_o last_o enemy_n that_o shall_v be_v destroy_v be_v death_n 1_o cor._n 15.26_o further_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n we_o read_v that_o after_o the_o beast_n the_o false_a prophet_n and_o the_o dragon_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n than_o death_n itself_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n rev._n 20.14_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o 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of_o their_o error_n which_o be_v meet_v rom._n 1.23_o 24._o if_o one_o sin_n may_v be_v the_o punishment_n of_o another_o why_o do_v you_o put_v such_o a_o difference_n betwixt_o sin_n and_o punishment_n as_o betwixt_o light_n and_o darkness_n you_o have_v another_o evasion_n to_o help_v you_o our_o you_o say_v the_o very_a voice_n or_o death_n be_v enough_o to_o scare_v a_o sinner_n from_o his_o sin_n therefore_o death_n be_v not_o the_o natural_a fruit_n of_o sin_n page_n 95._o give_v i_o leave_v to_o observe_v the_o same_o way_n of_o reason_v the_o devil_n if_o he_o shall_v visible_o appear_v the_o very_a sight_n of_o he_o will_v be_v enough_o to_o scare_v a_o sinner_n from_o his_o sin_n therefore_o a_o wicked_a sinner_n when_o he_o do_v commit_v sin_n do_v not_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o his_o father_n the_o devil_n which_o be_v to_o go_v point_n blank_a against_o the_o scripture_n john_n 8.44_o after_o this_o you_o come_v to_o answer_v a_o weak_a and_o incongruous_a objection_n 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shall_v be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o my_o strength_n shall_v be_v see_v in_o thy_o weakness_n 2_o cor._n 12.7.8_o 9_o but_o the_o way_n to_o come_v by_o this_o ability_n be_v not_o in_o your_o method_n to_o set_v up_o nature_n but_o to_o die_v to_o a_o man_n self_n and_o to_o be_v empty_v of_o all_o natural_a ability_n most_o glad_o therefore_o will_v i_o glory_v in_o my_o infirmity_n that_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n may_v rest_v upon_o i_o 2_o cor._n 12.9_o the_o author_n of_o the_o confession_n do_v seem_v to_o speak_v more_o fair_o for_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n than_o you_o do_v they_o do_v not_o shun_v to_o affirm_v that_o we_o have_v all_o from_o christ_n and_o that_o of_o ourselves_o we_o have_v not_o ability_n to_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n and_o much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n but_o by_o this_o affirmation_n of_o they_o how_o can_v they_o possible_o agree_v with_o their_o own_o principle_n of_o the_o purity_n of_o nature_n for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o 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found_v upon_o express_v apostolical_a practice_n and_o implicit_a apostolical_a precept_n which_o we_o be_v sufficient_o able_a to_o prove_v and_o evince_v by_o the_o collation_n of_o four_o scripture_n if_o we_o be_v put_v upon_o that_o argument_n but_o this_o will_v be_v too_o large_a a_o digression_n from_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n next_o you_o come_v to_o show_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o commination_n and_o here_o you_o tell_v we_o that_o adam_n do_v not_o die_v the_o same_o day_n if_o the_o day_n be_v take_v for_o the_o space_n of_o twelve_o or_o twenty_o four_o hour_n this_o be_v in_o plain_a term_n to_o contradict_v the_o scope_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n for_o there_o it_o be_v express_o say_v in_o the_o very_a same_o moment_n and_o instant_n of_o time_n in_o which_o our_o first_o parent_n do_v eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n their_o eye_n be_v open_v and_o they_o see_v that_o they_o be_v naked_a gen._n 3.7_o if_o you_o take_v this_o for_o the_o eye_n of_o their_o mind_n 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call_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o man_n his_o soul_n or_o spirit_n be_v not_o dependent_a upon_o adam_n but_o have_v his_o dependency_n from_o the_o very_a same_o fountain_n from_o whence_o adam_n receive_v his_o even_o from_o god_n himself_o p._n 128._o here_o i_o confess_v there_o be_v a_o great_a question_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o propagation_n of_o original_a sin_n and_o man_n do_v weary_a themselves_o very_o much_o to_o find_v out_o whether_o the_o soul_n be_v by_o infusion_n or_o by_o traduction_n but_o i_o see_v no_o cause_n why_o we_o shall_v entangle_v ourselves_o in_o that_o difficulty_n ☞_o ☞_o for_o whether_o the_o soul_n be_v infuse_v or_o
the_o emprove_n of_o nature_n to_o those_o end_n to_o which_o god_n have_v assign_v it_o these_o be_v the_o chimera_n and_o fiction_n of_o man_n own_n devise_v for_o if_o we_o will_v go_v to_o the_o utmost_a that_o a_o natural_a man_n can_v do_v at_o season_n he_o have_v ability_n to_o judge_v himself_o this_o be_v not_o from_o himself_o but_o from_o the_o conviction_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o it_o be_v never_o better_a with_o he_o in_o the_o way_n to_o attain_v salvation_n than_o when_o he_o be_v beat_v off_o from_o all_o his_o own_o ability_n when_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o own_o misery_n and_o emptiness_n he_o do_v rely_v upon_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n now_o we_o will_v go_v on_o to_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o expression_n and_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o other_o here_o you_o distinguish_v betwixt_o that_o wrath_n which_o be_v due_a by_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n for_o adam_n sin_n and_o the_o wrath_n which_o be_v due_a for_o despise_v the_o riches_n of_o grace_n concern_v this_o text_n say_v you_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o other_o if_o it_o be_v universal_a it_o must_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o first_o condemnation_n which_o come_v by_o adam_n but_o if_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o second_o wrath_n than_o it_o belong_v to_o such_o person_n only_o as_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n that_o be_v such_o as_o have_v be_v in_o actual_a defiance_n which_o walk_v after_o the_o course_n of_o the_o world_n after_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o air_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n page_n 150._o here_o i_o do_v agree_v with_o you_o that_o distinction_n be_v to_o be_v make_v between_o the_o wrath_n due_a for_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n and_o the_o wrath_n due_a for_o the_o actual_a refusal_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o tender_a of_o grace_n though_o this_o distinction_n be_v admit_v yet_o it_o do_v not_o disannul_v that_o truth_n we_o be_v 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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 to_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n especial_o 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 we_o will_v be_v no_o adversary_n to_o they_o so_o far_o as_o they_o say_v that_o man_n become_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n by_o their_o own_o personal_a fall_n and_o actual_a disobedience_n but_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o this_o disobedience_n do_v not_o radical_o and_o original_o proceed_v from_o the_o default_n of_o the_o nature_n they_o seem_v to_o say_v so_o much_o in_o sense_n when_o they_o do_v oppose_v it_o second_o though_o it_o be_v true_a which_o they_o say_v that_o the_o evil_n do_v come_v upon_o man_n bring_v heir_n personal_a fall_n yet_o the_o apostle_n do_v especial_o look_v unto_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o therefore_o do_v amplify_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o quicken_a and_o enliven_a again_o when_o he_o say_v you_o have_v he_o quicken_v that_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n they_o be_v not_o only_o true_o dead_a in_o sin_n through_o custom_n and_o sinful_a conversation_n but_o also_o through_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o their_o natural_a birth_n they_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o other_o upon_o these_o ground_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o god_n who_o be_v rich_a in_o mercy_n do_v quicken_v they_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n next_o you_o come_v to_o open_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o expression_n dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n you_o say_v a_o spiritual_a death_n must_v be_v mean_v of_o a_o decline_a from_o spiritual_a thing_n which_o be_v a_o resistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o a_o die_a that_o be_v a_o forsake_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n make_v manifest_a in_o they_o now_o such_o a_o death_n as_o this_o can_v befall_v any_o who_o never_o have_v that_o spiritual_a life_n for_o it_o be_v the_o loss_n of_o life_n that_o must_v prove_v a_o death_n or_o otherwise_o we_o may_v say_v that_o all_o other_o creature_n beside_o man_n be_v spiritual_o dead_a page_z 151._o in_o this_o point_n you_o and_o i_o do_v agree_v that_o the_o loss_n of_o life_n must_v prove_v a_o death_n and_o this_o to_o i_o be_v the_o great_a reason_n why_o not_o only_o the_o ephesian_n but_o also_o all_o mankind_n have_v sometime_o spiritual_a life_n before_o they_o become_v to_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n it_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o scope_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n as_o i_o have_v prove_v before_o that_o this_o death_n come_v in_o by_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n therefore_o he_o have_v spiritual_a life_n before_o his_o fall_n and_o for_o that_o expression_n of_o you_o otherwise_o we_o may_v say_v as_o well_o that_o all_o other_o creature_n be_v spiritual_o dead_a i_o answer_v not_o so_o neither_o other_o creature_n can_v not_o proper_o be_v say_v to_o be_v spiritual_o dead_a because_o they_o never_o have_v a_o capacity_n of_o spiritual_a life_n and_o though_o man_n be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n they_o be_v not_o dead_a as_o stock_n and_o stone_n and_o other_o senseless_a creature_n but_o they_o be_v dead_a as_o they_o who_o sometime_o have_v spiritual_a life_n and_o may_v have_v the_o return_n of_o the_o same_o life_n again_o in_o and_o through_o christ_n the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n so_o also_o the_o examiner_n in_o the_o chapter_n of_o free_a will_n page_n 130._o do_v but_o calumniate_v when_o they_o say_v that_o we_o teach_v that_o a_o man_n be_v a_o mere_a passive_a block_n or_o a_o dead_a trunk_n without_o a_o willing_a or_o a_o nilling_a faculty_n this_o be_v a_o odious_a imputation_n of_o their_o own_o devise_v we_o hold_v that_o man_n be_v a_o rational_a creature_n and_o he_o have_v those_o natural_a and_o essential_a property_n of_o the_o soul_n though_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n he_o be_v altogether_o dead_a and_o for_o spiritual_a thing_n also_o he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o remote_a capacity_n when_o blindness_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o from_o his_o understanding_n and_o perverseness_n from_o his_o will_n it_o be_v a_o excellent_a speech_n of_o augustine_n posse_fw-la credere_fw-la naturae_fw-la est_fw-la hominum_fw-la to_o have_v a_o remote_a ability_n to_o believe_v be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n for_o stock_n and_o stone_n have_v no_o such_o capacity_n and_o in_o opposition_n to_o natural_a man_n he_o say_v velle_fw-la credere_fw-la gratiae_fw-la est_fw-la fidelium_fw-la to_o have_v a_o will_v to_o believe_v be_v of_o the_o grace_n give_v to_o believer_n show_v that_o no_o natural_a man_n have_v a_o immediate_a power_n to_o believe_v till_o he_o come_v inward_o to_o be_v enliven_v by_o the_o spirit_n let_v we_o hear_v then_o what_o you_o can_v say_v how_o the_o son_n of_o man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n if_o you_o shall_v mean_v that_o every_o man_n or_o all_o mankind_n in_o that_o sense_n be_v dead_a before_o the_o light_n or_o the_o life_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v make_v know_v to_o they_o than_o i_o shall_v grant_v it_o but_o i_o shall_v deny_v that_o such_o a_o death_n be_v any_o sin_n for_o where_o no_o law_n be_v make_v manifest_a there_o be_v no_o transgression_n but_o all_o child_n if_o you_o mean_v infant_n have_v no_o law_n or_o law_n make_v know_v page_n 152._o this_o be_v true_a in_o the_o case_n of_o actual_a sin_n that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o law_n and_o a_o law_n make_v know_v or_o else_o there_o can_v be_v
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 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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 his_o own_o hand_n be_v these_o the_o punishment_n of_o adam_n sin_n then_o the_o innocent_a child_n will_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o his_o father_n iniquity_n in_o such_o a_o case_n where_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o the_o son_n to_o follow_v the_o father_n ensample_n which_o be_v plain_o to_o give_v up_o the_o cause_n now_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n upon_o who_o there_o have_v be_v such_o a_o passage_n of_o death_n death_n say_v he_o pass_v upon_o all_o man_n that_o be_v upon_o all_o the_o old_a world_n who_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o flood_n of_o divine_a vengeance_n and_o who_o do_v sin_n after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n st._n paul_n add_v that_o for_o a_o reason_n inasmuch_o as_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v ans_fw-fr though_o the_o word_n all_o in_o itself_o have_v a_o ambiguity_n in_o it_o yet_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o text_n &_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o subject_n do_v plain_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o passage_n of_o death_n from_o adam_n as_o a_o common_a root_n must_v be_v absolute_o upon_o all_o man_n as_o man_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o be_v his_o son_n and_o not_o upon_o all_o to_o the_o flood_n only_o but_o concern_v this_o matter_n we_o have_v his_o meaning_n more_o full_o in_o the_o next_o passage_n if_o all_o man_n say_v he_o have_v sin_v upon_o their_o own_o account_n as_o it_o be_v certain_a they_o have_v than_o these_o word_n can_v very_o well_o mean_v that_o adam_n first_o sin_v and_o all_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n sin_v after_o he_o and_o so_o dye_v in_o their_o own_o sin_n by_o a_o death_n which_o at_o the_o first_o and_o in_o the_o whole_a constitution_n of_o affair_n be_v natural_a and_o a_o death_n which_o their_o own_o sin_n deserve_v but_o yet_o be_v hasten_v and_o ascertain_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o progenitor_n answ_n in_o these_o word_n of_o he_o as_o plausible_o as_o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o death_n he_o put_v that_o for_o the_o cause_n which_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n and_o where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o true_a cause_n it_o do_v not_o answer_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n first_o he_o put_v that_o for_o the_o cause_n that_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n for_o from_o what_o scripture_n or_o from_o what_o consequence_n of_o scripture_n do_v he_o prove_v it_o that_o adam_n and_o his_o son_n in_o the_o whole_a constitution_n of_o affiaire_n shall_v have_v dye_v a_o death_n that_o be_v natural_a the_o scripture_n do_v every_o where_o make_v death_n to_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n
as_o we_o have_v former_o prove_v again_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o man_n die_v because_o by_o their_o own_o sin_n they_o deserve_v death_n but_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v here_o only_o concern_v the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o man_n and_o the_o passage_n of_o death_n upon_o all_o by_o the_o account_n of_o his_o sin_n that_o which_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o death_n at_o least_o to_o the_o purpose_n in_o hand_n he_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o business_n by_o the_o by_o in_o the_o next_o word_n he_o come_v to_o deliver_v himself_o more_o clear_o for_o speak_v of_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n he_o add_v sin_n propagate_v upon_o that_o root_n and_o vicious_a ensample_n or_o rather_o from_o that_o beginning_n not_o from_o that_o cause_n but_o dum_fw-la ita_fw-la peccant_a &_o similiter_fw-la moriuntur_fw-la if_o they_o sin_v so_o then_o so_o shall_v they_o die_v so_o saint_n hierom._n answ_n this_o passage_n though_o it_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o word_n of_o hierom_n it_o have_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o pelagian_o for_o observe_v what_o he_o say_v sin_n be_v propagate_v from_o that_o vicious_a ensample_n it_o do_v descend_v from_o adam_n not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o cause_n but_o as_o a_o beginning_n and_o so_o far_o as_o man_n tread_v in_o his_o step_n they_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o same_o punishment_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o bishop_n letter_n he_o bring_v in_o a_o ensample_n to_o confirm_v this_o way_n of_o exposition_n these_o be_v his_o own_o word_n to_o this_o purpose_n we_o have_v a_o ensample_n of_o god_n transmit_v the_o curse_n from_o one_o to_o the_o other_o both_o be_v sinner_n but_o one_o be_v the_o original_a of_o the_o curse_n or_o punishment_n so_o say_v the_o prophet_n to_o the_o wife_n of_o jeroboam_n 1_o king_n 14.16_o he_o shall_v give_v israel_n up_o because_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n who_o do_v sin_n and_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n joroboam_n be_v the_o root_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o curse_n here_o it_o be_v also_o that_o i_o may_v use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o one_o man_n jeroboam_n sin_n go_v into_o all_o israel_n and_o the_o curse_n captivity_n or_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o so_o death_n go_v upon_o all_o man_n of_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inasmuch_o as_o all_o man_n of_o israel_n have_v sin_v so_o far_o he_o page_z 32._o by_o this_o instance_n of_o he_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o original_a sin_n must_v pass_v into_o the_o world_n not_o so_o much_o by_o propagation_n as_o by_o imitation_n the_o king_n of_o israel_n do_v walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n that_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n and_o thereupon_o the_o curse_n captivity_n and_o death_n come_v upon_o all_o the_o whole_a succession_n and_o upon_o all_o israel_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o do_v walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o do_v follow_v his_o ensample_n if_o this_o be_v a_o parallel_n case_n we_o must_v say_v sin_n the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o curse_n for_o sin_n come_v into_o the_o world_n only_o by_o the_o institution_n and_o command_n of_o the_o first_o man_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n be_v so_o far_o forth_o involve_v in_o his_o sin_n as_o they_o walk_v after_o such_o a_o injunction_n and_o imitate_v that_o ensample_n now_o if_o this_o be_v so_o i_o will_v leave_v it_o to_o any_o man_n to_o judge_v whither_o this_o gloss_n will_v go_v at_o last_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o first_o man_n be_v the_o figure_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v if_o therefore_o we_o be_v implicate_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n no_o otherwise_o but_o by_o obey_v his_o command_n and_o follow_v his_o ensample_n our_o salvation_n by_o christ_n will_v chief_o consist_v in_o our_o imitate_v of_o he_o and_o in_o obedience_n to_o his_o command_n as_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o blood_n the_o worth_n of_o his_o passion_n the_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n all_o this_o must_v be_v set_v apart_o as_o a_o matter_n of_o little_a use_n and_o small_a profit_n have_v do_v with_o his_o own_o he_o come_v to_o paraphrase_n upon_o the_o exposition_n give_v by_o we_o they_o think_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d forasmuch_o as_o all_o have_v sin_v aught_o to_o be_v expound_v thus_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n in_o who_o all_o have_v sin_v mean_v that_o in_o adam_n we_o real_o sin_v and_o god_n do_v true_o and_o just_o impute_v his_o sin_n to_o we_o to_o make_v we_o as_o guilty_a as_o he_o that_o do_v it_o and_o as_o much_o punish_v and_o liable_a to_o eternal_a damnation_n and_o all_o the_o force_n of_o this_o great_a fancy_n rely_v upon_o this_o exposition_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v in_o he_o answ_n we_o do_v in_o substance_n own_o the_o interpretation_n to_o be_v we_o but_o that_o all_o the_o force_n of_o it_o do_v depend_v upon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v in_o he_o this_o we_o plain_o deny_v our_o interpretation_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o text_n for_o let_v we_o suppose_v the_o word_n to_o be_v construe_v in_o his_o sense_n forasmuch_o as_o all_o have_v sin_v when_o he_o have_v do_v all_o that_o he_o can_v he_o must_v come_v to_o the_o interpretation_n give_v by_o we_o for_o the_o drift_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o former_a word_n be_v not_o only_o to_o show_v that_o sin_n have_v pass_v upon_o all_o man_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n but_o he_o speak_v of_o such_o a_o passage_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n upon_o all_o man_n out_o of_o one_o man_n if_o therefore_o there_o be_v such_o a_o general_a passage_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n upon_o all_o out_o of_o one_o man_n then_o virtual_o and_o interpretative_o all_o must_v sin_v in_o one_o man_n again_o in_o the_o subsequent_a verse_n the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o first_o adam_n be_v the_o figure_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v if_o you_o ask_v how_o and_o wherein_o we_o must_v needs_o say_v from_o the_o whole_a series_n of_o the_o text_n that_o they_o be_v two_o public_a person_n and_o two_o representative_n of_o the_o kind_n by_o this_o account_n then_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o man_n must_v be_v virtual_o the_o act_n of_o all_o and_o what_o he_o do_v they_o do_v in_o he_o and_o by_o he_o so_o than_o our_o interpretation_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o whole_a scope_n of_o the_o context_n as_o for_o his_o criticism_n we_o will_v leave_v they_o to_o such_o who_o have_v more_o leisure_n to_o busy_v themselves_o about_o word_n we_o will_v follow_v he_o as_o he_o go_v on_o in_o expound_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o apostle_n nevertheless_o death_n reign_v from_o adam_n to_o moses_n even_o over_o they_o that_o bid_v not_o sin_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n transgression_n who_o be_v the_o figure_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v by_o which_o discourse_n it_o appear_v that_o st._n paul_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o all_o mankind_n as_o if_o the_o evil_a occasion_n by_o adam_n sin_n do_v descend_v for_o ever_o upon_o that_o account_n but_o it_o have_v a_o limit_a effect_n and_o reach_v only_o to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o interval_n between_o adam_n and_o moses_n answ_n but_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v well_o consider_v there_o be_v no_o such_o collection_n to_o be_v make_v from_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o apostle_n indeed_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o reign_n of_o death_n over_o those_o that_o live_v in_o the_o interval_n between_o adam_n and_o moses_n but_o shall_v we_o argue_v from_o thence_o that_o the_o evil_n occasion_v by_o the_o fall_n do_v descend_v to_o they_o only_o and_o go_v no_o further_o this_o can_v be_v for_o afterward_o the_o apostle_n draw_v a_o parallel_n between_o both_o adam_n have_v these_o word_n if_o through_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o many_o be_v dead_a much_o more_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o gift_n by_o grace_n which_o be_v by_o one_o man_n jesus_n christ_n have_v abound_v unto_o many_o now_o than_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o many_o be_v dead_a and_o understand_v this_o many_o or_o multitude_n in_o a_o limit_a sense_n namely_o of_o such_o only_a that_o live_v in_o the_o interval_n between_o adam_n and_o moses_n by_o this_o account_n such_o a_o number_n alone_o will_v stand_v opposite_a to_o the_o many_o that_o have_v life_n and_o grace_n by_o christ_n nay_o that_o which_o be_v more_o the_o forementioned_a number_n may_v in_o their_o time_n only_o look_v to_o one_o man_n the_o lord_n jesus_n for_o recovery_n out_o of_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o so_o the_o gospel_n will_v be_v deliver_v to_o the_o consolation_n of_o such_o only_a that_o live_v in_o the_o forementioned_a
conversation_n of_o evil_a custom_n of_o evil_a act_n of_o evil_a desire_n he_o must_v come_v to_o a_o evil_a nature_n that_o lie_v at_o the_o bottom_n and_o that_o which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o he_o will_v find_v it_o to_o be_v the_o very_a root_n and_o cause_n of_o the_o the_o mischief_n the_o apostle_n do_v very_o elegant_o call_v all_o lust_n the_o work_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o flesh_n because_o they_o be_v the_o effect_n that_o the_o flesh_n do_v produce_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o effect_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n gal._n 5.19_o 20_o 21._o this_o ground_n be_v lay_v let_v we_o come_v to_o his_o exception_n as_o they_o follow_v in_o their_o order_n first_o say_v he_o i_o know_v saint_n paul_n reckon_v concupiscence_n to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o consequent_o such_o as_o exclude_v from_o heaven_n col._n 3.5_o evil_n concupiscence_n concupiscence_n with_o something_o superad_v but_o certain_o that_o be_v nothing_o that_o be_v natural_a for_o god_n make_v nothing_o that_o be_v evil_a and_o whatsoever_o be_v natural_a and_o necessary_a can_v be_v mortify_v repl._n that_o which_o be_v natural_a and_o necessary_a by_o creation_n we_o confess_v not_o nor_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v mortify_v of_o this_o kind_n be_v the_o lust_n after_o meat_n drink_n sleep_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o which_o be_v natural_a and_o necessary_a by_o corruption_n ought_v chief_o to_o be_v mortify_v nay_o it_o be_v the_o prime_a work_n of_o christianity_n to_o put_v off_o the_o adam-like_a and_o by_o degree_n to_o put_v on_o the_o christ-like_a disposition_n gal._n 5.24_o he_o proceed_v i_o come_v say_v he_o to_o consider_v that_o by_o concupiscence_n either_o must_v be_v mean_v the_o first_o inclination_n to_o their_o object_n or_o the_o proper_a act_n of_o election_n which_o be_v the_o second_o act_n of_o concupiscence_n if_o the_o first_o inclination_n be_v mean_v then_o certain_o that_o can_v be_v a_o sin_n which_o be_v natural_a and_o necessary_a repl._n we_o do_v willing_o admit_v such_o a_o distinction_n concupiscence_n be_v sometime_o take_v for_o the_o habit_n or_o the_o root_n itself_o and_o sometime_o for_o those_o second_o act_n that_o do_v flow_v from_o the_o root_n now_o in_o such_o a_o case_n it_o be_v to_o i_o a_o great_a wonder_n that_o any_o shall_v own_v the_o second_o act_n of_o concupiscence_n to_o be_v sin_n and_o yet_o own_v no_o sinfulness_n in_o the_o concupiscence_n that_o be_v more_o radical_a and_o fundamental_a act_n do_v flow_v from_o the_o nature_n and_o therefore_o where_o act_n be_v bad_a the_o nature_n can_v be_v good_a it_o be_v our_o saviour_n own_o argument_n man_n do_v not_o gather_v grape_n of_o thorn_n nor_o fig_n of_o thistle_n and_o whereas_o he_o stand_v upon_o this_o subtlety_n that_o the_o first_o inclination_n be_v unavoidable_a therefore_o they_o be_v not_o sinful_a if_o he_o mean_v that_o they_o be_v absolute_o unavoidable_a this_o we_o deny_v for_o that_o which_o be_v unavoidable_a by_o nature_n may_v be_v avoid_v by_o grace_n the_o guilt_n of_o concupiscence_n may_v be_v take_v away_o that_o it_o be_v not_o impute_v the_o power_n of_o it_o may_v be_v break_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o remainder_n of_o it_o may_v be_v clean_o extinguish_v in_o the_o life_n of_o glory_n now_o he_o proceed_v to_o desire_v that_o to_o which_o all_o man_n tend_v natural_o be_v no_o more_o a_o sin_n than_o to_o desire_v to_o be_v happy_a be_v a_o sin_n desire_n be_v no_o more_o a_o sin_n than_o joy_n or_o sorrow_n be_v repl._n if_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o natural_a tendency_n of_o desire_n as_o it_o be_v by_o creation_n we_o willing_o subscribe_v and_o so_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n to_o desire_v to_o eat_v drink_v or_o to_o long_o after_o a_o happy_a estate_n but_o if_o he_o speak_v of_o natural_a desire_n as_o they_o be_v now_o since_o the_o fall_n the_o desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n do_v whole_o rend_v to_o evil_a the_o flesh_n lu_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v manifest_a adultery_n fornication_n etc._n etc._n gal._n 5.18_o etc._n etc._n he_o further_o argue_v then_o there_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n tell_v why_o it_o be_v more_o a_o sin_n to_o will_v evil_a than_o to_o understand_v it_o and_o how_o do_v that_o which_o be_v moral_a differ_v from_o that_o which_o be_v natural_a for_o the_o understanding_n be_v first_o and_o primely_a move_v by_o his_o object_n rep._n the_o scripture_n do_v testify_v of_o the_o blindness_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o perversity_n of_o the_o judgement_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o pravity_n of_o the_o will_n not_o to_o go_v far_o for_o a_o instance_n the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n be_v plain_a the_o ephesian_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n under_o this_o title_n and_o formality_n because_o they_o do_v fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o their_o mind_n or_o according_a to_o the_o original_n the_o will_n of_o their_o cogitation_n and_o 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make_v that_o to_o be_v the_o sum_n total_a of_o it_o whereas_o concupiscence_n if_o it_o be_v the_o product_n of_o adam_n fall_n be_v but_o one_o small_a part_n of_o it_o rep._n there_o be_v a_o double_a reason_n may_v be_v give_v as_o i_o conceive_v where_o man_n find_v mention_v make_v of_o concupiscence_n they_o do_v thereby_o understand_v original_a sin_n first_o because_o that_o sin_n be_v common_o call_v by_o the_o title_n of_o concupiscence_n second_o those_o derivative_a concupiscence_n as_o i_o may_v so_o say_v which_o be_v by_o choice_n and_o election_n do_v all_o flow_v from_o the_o mother_n concupiscence_n and_o do_v exceed_o symbolize_v with_o she_o as_o in_o that_o famous_a passage_n of_o the_o apostle_n every_o man_n be_v draw_v away_o with_o his_o own_o lust_n and_o entice_v and_o lust_n when_o it_o have_v conceive_v it_o bring_v forth_o sin_n and_o sin_n when_o it_o be_v finish_v bring_v forth_o death_n jam._n 1.14_o 15._o by_o sin_n he_o must_v needs_o mean_v the_o open_a act_n of_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o public_a view_n of_o man_n after_o this_o he_o speak_v of_o finish_v of_o sin_n when_o man_n have_v fill_v the_o measure_n of_o their_o iniquity_n than_o death_n come_v at_o last_o as_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n though_o this_o be_v so_o in_o the_o end_n yet_o at_o the_o first_o all_o sin_n be_v brood_a in_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o heart_n all_o secondary_a act_n of_o concupiscence_n do_v spring_n from_o the_o original_a concupiscence_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o upon_o these_o ground_n the_o sinful_a disposition_n of_o the_o nature_n may_v well_o pass_v under_o the_o name_n and_o notion_n of_o concupiscence_n because_o the_o operation_n within_o do_v chief_o consist_v in_o lust_a and_o all_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n do_v flow_v from_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o heart_n within_o concupiscence_n say_v he_o be_v but_o one_o of_o the_o passion_n and_o in_o the_o utmost_a extension_n of_o the_o word_n it_o can_v be_v take_v but_o for_o one_o half_a of_o the_o passion_n for_o not_o only_o all_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o concupiscible_a faculty_n can_v be_v a_o principle_n of_o sin_n but_o the_o irascible_a do_v more_o hurt_v in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v more_o sensual_a this_o more_o devilish_a pag._n 94._o rep._n it_o be_v true_a in_o moral_a philosophy_n the_o usual_a distinction_n be_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d et_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o irascible_a and_o concupiscible_a faculty_n but_o what_o need_n be_v there_o of_o such_o a_o difference_n in_o the_o case_n that_o we_o now_o speak_v for_o the_o apostle_n reckon_v up_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n adultery_n fornication_n uncleanness_n hatred_n variance_n emulation_n etc._n etc._n gal._n 5.19_o there_o be_v no_o man_n will_v
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acquaint_v with_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n have_v make_v i_o free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n rom._n chap_n 8_o 2._o neither_o upon_o such_o a_o supposal_n be_v it_o true_a that_o precept_n of_o holiness_n may_v be_v give_v to_o a_o wolf_n as_o well_o as_o a_o man_n a_o wolf_n be_v no_o way_n capable_a of_o precept_n for_o want_n of_o faculty_n he_o have_v neither_o understanding_n will_v nor_o any_o other_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o a_o man_n have_v that_o of_o augustine_n be_v true_a a_o man_n do_v not_o believe_v the_o impedement_n be_v not_o in_o the_o faculty_n but_o in_o the_o vicious_a habit_n that_o do_v hinder_v the_o faculty_n posse_fw-la credere_fw-la naturae_fw-la est_fw-la hominum_fw-la velle_fw-la credere_fw-la gratiae_fw-la est_fw-la fidelium_fw-la to_o have_v a_o remote_a power_n to_o believe_v be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n to_o have_v a_o will_v to_o 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fall_n than_o it_o be_v before_o this_o go_v against_o the_o whole_a scope_n of_o scripture_n for_o one_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o servility_n and_o vassalage_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n under_o sin_n do_v arise_v from_o the_o blindness_n and_o darkness_n of_o his_o judgement_n this_o be_v most_o lively_o set_v forth_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n because_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n nor_o can_v be_v rom._n 8.7_o we_o will_v explain_v the_o particular_n in_o order_n the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o original_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o saplence_n prudence_n and_o mind_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o which_o the_o eye_n be_v to_o the_o body_n to_o direct_v and_o guide_v it_o the_o same_o be_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o mind_n of_o the_o flesh_n to_o the_o will_n and_o other_o faculty_n it_o teach_v they_o what_o to_o choose_v and_o what_o to_o refuse_v what_o 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trust_v in_o horse_n and_o army_n for_o victory_n in_o good_a husbandry_n for_o riches_n in_o friend_n for_o preferment_n in_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n wherefore_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v call_v enmity_n against_o god_n because_o it_o be_v always_o tempt_a and_o allure_a man_n to_o love_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n to_o delight_v in_o they_o and_o to_o trust_v in_o they_o more_o than_o the_o true_a god_n nay_o the_o apostle_n go_v a_o step_n further_o he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a but_o it_o can_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n he_o do_v not_o deny_v only_o a_o actual_a subjection_n but_o that_o which_o be_v more_o he_o deny_v a_o potential_a subjection_n also_o among_o several_a kind_n of_o bird_n and_o beast_n there_o be_v many_o that_o be_v not_o actual_o subject_a to_o man_n yet_o there_o be_v nothing_o do_v exclude_v but_o they_o may_v be_v bring_v under_o subjection_n but_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v such_o that_o it_o can_v be_v make_v subjection_n by_o art_n or_o industry_n or_o any_o outward_a mean_n till_o grace_n come_v if_o this_o be_v so_o it_o be_v strange_a to_o i_o that_o any_o man_n shall_v so_o far_o forget_v himself_o to_o affirm_v that_o a_o man_n knowledge_n be_v more_o after_o his_o fall_n than_o it_o be_v before_o see_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o misery_n lie_v in_o the_o blindness_n of_o his_o judgement_n and_o therefore_o as_o in_o the_o old_a creation_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o new_a the_o first_o work_n be_v in_o make_v of_o light_n god_n that_o command_v the_o light_n to_o shine_v out_o of_o darkness_n have_v command_v the_o light_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o shine_v in_o your_o heart_n in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 2_o cor._n 4_o 6._o by_o the_o same_o argument_n as_o he_o prove_v adam_n knowledge_n to_o be_v great_a after_o than_o it_o be_v before_o his_o fall_n he_o may_v prove_v we_o to_o have_v more_o 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the_o spirit_n of_o god_n this_o must_v be_v from_o supernatural_a operation_n when_o the_o rich_a merchant_n find_v the_o pearl_n hide_v in_o the_o field_n for_o joy_n he_o go_v and_o sell_v all_o that_o he_o have_v mat._n 13.44_o but_o he_o say_v as_o sin_n be_v the_o action_n of_o a_o free_a faculty_n it_o can_v no_o more_o take_v away_o the_o freedom_n of_o that_o faculty_n than_o virtue_n can_v for_o that_o also_o be_v the_o action_n of_o the_o same_o free_a faculty_n answ_n neither_o do_v we_o say_v that_o sin_n take_v away_o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o faculty_n for_o all_o that_o do_v commit_v sin_n do_v free_o commit_v it_o only_o it_o take_v away_o the_o freedom_n
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when_o they_o come_v to_o year_n of_o discretion_n but_o what_o kind_n of_o good_a be_v here_o mean_v not_o that_o good_a which_o be_v spiritual_a or_o divine_a for_o this_o they_o can_v choose_v without_o a_o inward_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o that_o good_a only_a which_o be_v moral_a and_o civil_a and_o this_o at_o year_n of_o discretion_n man_n be_v able_a to_o make_v choice_n of_o and_o for_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n i_o have_v set_v before_o you_o blessing_n and_o curse_v therefore_o choose_v life_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o clear_n of_o this_o let_v we_o distinguish_v first_o what_o he_o speak_v of_o and_o second_o the_o person_n to_o who_o he_o speak_v first_o if_o by_o choose_v the_o good_a be_v mean_v the_o true_a god_n in_o opposition_n to_o all_o the_o heathen_a god_n of_o the_o gentile_n here_o moses_n speak_v to_o the_o israelite_n as_o to_o a_o people_n that_o have_v clear_a evidence_n and_o conviction_n that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o god_n in_o all_o the_o world_n but_o they_o only_o and_o therefore_o he_o do_v exhort_v they_o to_o choose_v the_o true_a god_n for_o their_o god_n second_o if_o by_o choose_v the_o good_a be_v mean_v the_o love_a of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o their_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v employ_v verse_n 10._o then_o this_o word_n of_o command_n be_v give_v only_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n verse_n 6._o and_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v in_o immediate_a relation_n to_o this_o promise_n moses_n say_v i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v verse_n 16._o so_o then_o we_o do_v conclude_v that_o the_o ability_n to_o choose_v the_o good_a be_v not_o from_o any_o natural_a power_n but_o from_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n thus_o i_o have_v go_v through_o all_o the_o reason_n which_o be_v allege_v either_o by_o mr._n everard_n or_o the_o examiner_n the_o late_a patroness_n of_o the_o purity_n of_o natural_a birth_n if_o they_o have_v any_o thing_n more_o to_o say_v for_o this_o my_o desire_n be_v that_o they_o will_v show_v their_o strength_n or_o else_o confess_v their_o wicked_a error_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o clear_a evidence_n of_o truth_n now_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o several_a and_o respective_a argument_n of_o dr._n jeremy_n taylor_n and_o what_o have_v be_v late_o say_v by_o he_o concern_v the_o same_o subject_n the_o three_o book_n contain_v the_o answer_n to_o several_a argument_n of_o dr._n jeremy_n taylor_n in_o his_o vnum_fw-la necessarium_fw-la and_o two_o small_a treatise_n of_o he_o forasmuch_o as_o this_o learned_a man_n do_v tread_v in_o the_o footstep_n of_o our_o antagonist_n and_o do_v plead_v the_o same_o thing_n against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o original_a sin_n as_o they_o have_v plead_v against_o we_o for_o certain_a year_n last_o pass_v and_o see_v also_o that_o many_o be_v like_a to_o be_v take_v with_o the_o purity_n and_o elegancy_n of_o his_o style_n that_o probable_o be_v not_o able_a to_o judge_v of_o the_o foulness_n and_o impurity_n of_o his_o doctrine_n we_o have_v think_v it_o worth_a our_o labour_n to_o provide_v a_o antidote_n to_o secure_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o if_o it_o may_v be_v possible_a in_o a_o peaceable_a and_o brotherly_a manner_n to_o reduce_v he_o from_o the_o evil_n of_o his_o opinion_n and_o so_o we_o come_v to_o the_o several_a section_n of_o the_o six_o chapter_n in_o the_o treatise_n aforesaid_a sect_n 1._o of_o concupiscence_n and_o original_a sin_n and_o whither_o or_o no_o and_o how_o far_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o repent_v of_o it_o original_a sin_n be_v so_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o figurative_o mean_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n which_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o original_n of_o mankind_n by_o our_o first_o parent_n answ_n we_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n may_v be_v call_v the_o original_n or_o the_o first_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v commit_v but_o then_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o with_o our_o author_n we_o do_v not_o deny_v also_o the_o pollution_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o natural_a birth_n in_o so_o do_v we_o must_v needs_o destroy_v regeneration_n or_o the_o new_a birth_n we_o must_v needs_o also_o evacuate_v the_o baptism_n of_o the_o spirit_n so_o far_o as_o it_o do_v seal_v regeneration_n humiliation_n for_o the_o birth_n sin_n will_v be_v a_o mere_a non_fw-la ens_fw-la and_o the_o mortification_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o nature_n will_v be_v a_o nullity_n in_o a_o word_n one_o of_o the_o chief_a end_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n which_o be_v to_o put_v on_o the_o christ-like_a disposition_n will_v be_v frustrate_v and_o great_o impair_v for_o what_o need_n i_o to_o put_v on_o the_o new_a disposition_n as_o it_o be_v from_o christ_n the_o root_n of_o all_o grace_n and_o spiritual_a life_n if_o there_o be_v no_o pravity_n and_o sinfulness_n of_o nature_n from_o adam_n the_o root_n of_o corruption_n in_o scripture_n the_o one_o be_v set_v forth_o as_o the_o immediate_a opposite_a to_o the_o other_o but_o he_o further_o show_v this_o sin_n bring_v upon_o adam_n all_o that_o god_n threaten_v but_o no_o more_o a_o certainty_n of_o die_v together_o with_o the_o proper_a effect_n and_o affection_n of_o mortality_n answ_n beside_o the_o affection_n of_o mortality_n and_o the_o certainty_n of_o die_v this_o sin_n also_o bring_v upon_o adam_n the_o depravation_n of_o original_a righteousness_n
shall_v he_o only_o be_v punish_v and_o never_o survive_v or_o live_v so_o long_o as_o to_o see_v the_o punishment_n again_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v clear_a as_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o judgement_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n ver_fw-la the_o 18._o if_o it_o come_v upon_o all_o man_n it_o come_v upon_o infant_n as_o well_o as_o other_o and_o if_o it_o come_v upon_o all_o to_o condemnation_n than_o infant_n bear_v the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n the_o infelicity_n misery_n and_o pain_n of_o death_n not_o by_o way_n of_o sovereignty_n but_o as_o a_o punishment_n and_o judgement_n lay_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o man_n but_o to_o colour_v the_o matter_n he_o have_v a_o restriction_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o bishop_n letter_n now_o than_o your_o lordship_n say_v he_o see_v that_o what_o you_o note_v of_o the_o meaning_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o admit_v and_o be_v indeed_o true_a enough_o and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o very_o much_o in_o justification_n of_o what_o i_o teach_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o punishment_n for_o sin_n and_o this_o sin_n to_o be_v they_o upon_o who_o the_o condemnation_n come_v i_o easy_o subscribe_v to_o it_o but_o then_o take_v in_o the_o word_n of_o st._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o one_o sin_n or_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o one_o the_o curse_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n that_o be_v the_o curse_n descend_v from_o adam_n for_o his_o sake_n it_o be_v propagate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o a_o real_a condemnation_n viz._n when_o they_o shall_v sin_v for_o though_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o curse_n of_o death_n be_v threaten_v only_o to_o adam_n yet_o upon_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o god_n resolve_v it_o shall_v descend_v and_o if_o man_n do_v sin_n as_o adam_n or_o if_o they_o sin_n at_o all_o though_o less_o than_o adam_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v constitute_v sinner_n or_o sinful_a this_o expression_n if_o it_o be_v serious_o consider_v be_v set_v in_o immediate_a opposition_n to_o the_o constitution_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o creation_n if_o a_o reason_n be_v demand_v concern_v the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n of_o the_o ebb_a and_o the_o flow_a of_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o vicissitude_n of_o winter_n and_o summer_n the_o answer_n be_v easy_a all_o these_o thing_n have_v their_o be_v because_o god_n make_v they_o and_o constitute_v they_o so_o in_o the_o beginning_n but_o if_o a_o reason_n be_v demand_v how_o all_o man_n come_v to_o be_v sinner_n by_o imputation_n and_o sinful_a by_o propagation_n the_o answer_n be_v as_o easy_a they_o be_v make_v and_o constitute_v as_o by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o man_n so_o by_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o that_o disobedience_n if_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o by_o the_o fall_n it_o must_v come_v by_o creation_n or_o some_o 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letter_n this_o be_v sufficient_a say_v he_o for_o the_o apostle_n argument_n and_o yet_o no_o necessity_n to_o affirm_v that_o we_o be_v sinner_n any_o more_o than_o by_o imputation_n for_o we_o be_v by_o christ_n make_v just_o no_o other_o wise_a than_o hy_z imputation_n page_n 38_o etc._n etc._n to_o which_o we_o reply_v the_o question_n be_v not_o about_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o our_o justification_n which_o we_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v by_o the_o alone_a imputation_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n be_v whether_o any_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v not_o sanctify_v by_o the_o spirit_n so_o in_o the_o present_a case_n we_o say_v
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the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o now_o be_v drive_v from_o the_o place_n where_o the_o tree_n grow_v be_v leave_v in_o his_o own_o natural_a constitution_n that_o be_v to_o be_v sick_a and_o die_v without_o that_o remedy_n and_o he_o further_o explain_v himself_o pag._n 372._o this_o evil_n which_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o all_o our_o nature_n viz._n to_o die_v be_v to_o some_o a_o punishment_n to_o other_o not_o so_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n to_o all_o that_o sin_v both_o before_o moses_n and_o since_o upon_o the_o first_o it_o fall_v as_o a_o consequent_a of_o god_n anger_n upon_o adam_n upon_o the_o latter_a it_o fall_v as_o a_o consequent_a of_o that_o anger_n threaten_v in_o moses_n his_o law_n but_o to_o those_o that_o sin_v not_o at_o all_o as_o infant_n and_o innocent_n it_o be_v mere_o a_o condition_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o no_o more_o a_o punishment_n than_o to_o be_v a_o child_n be_v it_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o adam_n sin_n because_o by_o his_o sin_n humane_a nature_n come_v to_o be_v disrobe_v of_o their_o preternatural_a immortality_n and_o therefore_o upon_o that_o account_n they_o die_v but_o as_o it_o be_v relate_v to_o the_o person_n it_o be_v not_o a_o punishment_n not_o a_o evil_n inflict_v for_o their_o sake_n or_o any_o guiltiness_n of_o their_o own_o proper_o so_o call_v and_o then_o go_v on_o he_o say_v we_o find_v nothing_o else_o in_o scripture_n express_v to_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o adam_n sin_n and_o beyond_o this_o without_o authority_n we_o must_v not_o go_v turn_v his_o style_n against_o we_o he_o add_v other_o thing_n be_v say_v but_o i_o find_v no_o warrant_n for_o they_o in_o that_o sense_n as_o they_o be_v usual_o suppose_v and_o some_o of_o they_o in_o no_o sense_n at_o all_o then_o he_o come_v to_o particularize_v the_o particular_n say_v he_o common_o reckon_v be_v that_o from_o adam_n we_o derive_v a_o original_a ignorance_n a_o proneness_n to_o sin_n a_o foam_n or_o nest_n of_o sin_n imprint_v and_o place_v in_o our_o soul_n a_o loss_n of_o our_o will_n liberty_n and_o nothing_o else_o leave_v but_o a_o liberty_n to_o sin_n which_o liberty_n upon_o the_o sum_n of_o affair_n be_v expound_v a_o necessity_n to_o sin_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o all_o be_v we_o be_v bear_v heir_n of_o damnation_n these_o be_v the_o particular_n which_o he_o except_v against_o and_o these_o he_o endeavour_n with_o all_o his_o might_n to_o oppugn_v we_o will_v go_v in_o the_o same_o method_n as_o he_o do_v beginning_n with_o original_a ignorance_n he_o thus_o speak_v it_o be_v true_a say_v he_o that_o we_o derive_v it_o from_o our_o parent_n i_o mean_v we_o be_v bear_v with_o it_o but_o i_o do_v not_o know_v that_o any_o man_n think_v that_o if_o adam_n have_v not_o sin_v that_o sin_n cain_n shall_v have_v be_v wise_a as_o soon_o as_o his_o navel_n have_v be_v cut_v answ_n we_o can_v so_o precise_o determine_v what_o adam_n child_n shall_v have_v be_v in_o innocency_n because_o he_o do_v not_o continue_v so_o 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habitation_n be_v keep_v in_o chain_n of_o darkness_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a day_n v._o 6._o shall_v we_o say_v then_o because_o they_o do_v so_o cheap_o leave_v their_o first_o habitation_n be_v there_o no_o such_o dignity_n or_o excellency_n in_o it_o the_o way_n of_o reason_v be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o substance_n he_o go_v on_o the_o state_n of_o ignorance_n we_o do_v derive_v from_o adam_n as_o we_o do_v our_o nature_n which_o be_v a_o state_n of_o ignorance_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o imperfection_n but_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o imperfect_a and_o apt_a to_o fall_v into_o forbid_a instance_n we_o may_v best_o guess_v it_o by_o the_o event_n answ_n we_o may_v guess_v by_o the_o event_n that_o he_o be_v make_v in_o a_o state_n from_o which_o he_o may_v fall_v but_o this_o do_v no_o way_n hinder_v his_o be_v a_o spiritual_a man_n or_o that_o endowment_n of_o spiritual_a knowledge_n which_o he_o have_v before_o his_o fall_n first_o by_o his_o fall_n he_o 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