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those_o monstrous_a absurdity_n which_o he_o charge_v our_o doctrine_n with_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o intelligent_a reader_n see_v that_o they_o be_v as_o unjust_o father_v upon_o we_o as_o his_o deform_a error_n be_v by_o himself_o style_v with_o the_o same_o likeness_n of_o truth_n to_o have_v the_o complexion_n of_o a_o save_a truth_n chap._n ii_o contain_v a_o vindication_n of_o my_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o parallel_n between_o the_o first_o and_o the_o second_o adam_n show_v that_o as_o no_o man_n be_v liable_a to_o condemnation_n by_o the_o first_o adam_n but_o such_o as_o be_v in_o he_o by_o natural_a generation_n descend_v from_o he_o so_o no_o man_n be_v free_v from_o condemnation_n till_o they_o be_v in_o christ_n by_o supernatural_a and_o spiritual_a regeneration_n against_o this_o error_n of_o the_o antecedency_n of_o justification_n to_o faith_n i_o use_v in_o my_o serm._n at_o n._n sarum_n this_o medium_fw-la as_o by_o the_o first_o adam_z no_o man_n be_v guilty_a of_o eternal_a death_n but_o he_o that_o be_v a_o member_n of_o he_o by_o natural_a generation_n so_o christ_n free_v no_o man_n from_o condemnation_n justifi_v and_o reconcile_v no_o man_n till_o he_o be_v a_o member_n of_o he_o by_o supernatural_a generation_n but_o this_o be_v not_o before_o faith_n john_n 1.12_o to_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o to_o they_o give_v he_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d liberty_n right_a power_n privilege_n or_o prerogative_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n even_o to_o as_o many_o as_o believe_v on_o his_o name_n which_o be_v bear_v not_o of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n therefore_o no_o man_n stand_v reconcile_v before_o god_n though_o elect_a person_n till_o by_o faith_n they_o be_v incorporate_v into_o christ_n and_o have_v this_o privilege_n to_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n now_o let_v we_o see_v what_o mr._n eyre_n repli_v to_o this_o he_o say_v that_o this_o make_v much_o against_o i_o 6._o mr._n eyre_n p._n 6._o for_o say_v he_o if_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n do_v come_v upon_o all_o the_o elect_a unto_o justification_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o adam_n sin_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v it_o do_v rom._n 5._o than_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v reckon_v or_o impute_v to_o the_o elect_n before_o they_o have_v a_o be_v and_o then_o much_o more_o before_o they_o do_v believe_v in_o he_o for_o adam_n sin_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o come_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n before_o they_o have_v a_o be_v for_o by_o the_o first_o transgression_n say_v the_o apostle_n ver_fw-la 12._o sin_v enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o more_o plain_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n the_o reason_n follow_v because_o in_o he_o or_o in_o his_o loin_n all_o have_v sin_v so_o mr._n eyre_n for_o answer_v whereunto_o i_o shall_v premise_v this_o that_o i_o do_v not_o affirm_v that_o we_o be_v no_o way_n guilty_a of_o adam_n sin_n before_o we_o have_v a_o be_v for_o i_o willing_o grant_v that_o of_o augustine_n 10._o augustine_n adam_n erat_fw-la nos_fw-la omnes_fw-la omnes_fw-la eramus_fw-la ille_fw-la unus_fw-la adam_n certum_fw-la manif_n stùque_fw-la est_fw-la alia_fw-la esse_fw-la propria_fw-la cuique_fw-la peccata_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la hi_o tantum_fw-la peccant_a quorum_fw-la peccata_fw-la sunt_fw-la aliud_fw-la hoc_fw-la unum_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la omnes_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la quando_fw-la omnes_fw-la ille_fw-la unus_fw-la homo_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr peccat_fw-la merit_n &_o remist_n l._n 1._o c._n 10._o adam_n erat_fw-la nos_fw-la omnes_fw-la omnes_fw-la eramus_fw-la ille_fw-la unus_fw-la adam_n certum_fw-la manifestúmque_fw-la est_fw-la alia_fw-la esse_fw-la propria_fw-la etc._n etc._n adam_n be_v as_o it_o be_v we_o all_o we_o be_v all_o that_o one_o adam_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a and_o manifest_a that_o some_o sin_n be_v proper_a to_o every_o one_o in_o which_o they_o only_o sin_v who_o sin_n they_o be_v this_o one_o sin_n be_v another_o in_o which_o all_o have_v sin_v see_v all_o be_v that_o one_o man_n and_o it_o be_v a_o general_a receive_v truth_n among_o the_o orthodox_n that_o there_o be_v a_o inexistence_n or_o be_v of_o all_o man_n in_o adam_n and_o therefore_o i_o willing_o grant_v that_o we_o do_v no_o less_o sin_n in_o adam_n than_o levi_n pay_v tithe_n in_o abraham_n heb._n 7.6_o because_o as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n when_o melchisedech_n meet_v he_o so_o be_v we_o all_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o adam_n and_o when_o i_o say_v that_o no_o man_n be_v guilty_a by_o the_o first_o adam_n of_o eternal_a death_n but_o he_o that_o be_v a_o member_n of_o he_o by_o natural_a generation_n i_o intend_v nothing_o but_o to_o show_v that_o we_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o adam_n sin_n so_o as_o to_o be_v actual_o and_o formal_o sinner_n though_o virtual_o we_o be_v until_o we_o be_v in_o he_o by_o natural_a generation_n and_o so_o actual_o member_n and_o so_o i_o grant_v we_o be_v virtual_o justify_v from_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n not_o formal_o and_o 2._o i_o intend_v to_o show_v that_o as_o adam_n sin_n be_v not_o we_o but_o as_o we_o be_v in_o he_o so_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v not_o we_o unless_o unite_v to_o he_o this_o premise_a i_o shall_v now_o reply_v to_o mr._n eyre_n objection_n that_o i_o apprehend_v in_o his_o answer_n a_o double_a error_n 1._o he_o take_v that_o for_o grant_v which_o will_v not_o be_v yield_v that_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o be_v formal_o constitute_v sinner_n by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o adam_n as_o we_o be_v by_o his_o opinion_n formal_o not_o only_o virtual_o justify_v at_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n 68_o vide_fw-la mr._n eyre_n page_n 68_o so_o he_o express_v his_o meaning_n p._n 68_o and_o herein_o he_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o orthodox_n antiquity_n learned_a wotton_n do_v deny_v it_o in_o express_a term_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o hemingius_n his_o argument_n who_o word_n be_v these_o 148._o wotton_n de_fw-mi recon_fw-mi pecc_fw-la par_fw-fr 2._o l._n 1._o c._n 9_o p._n 148._o primam_fw-la propositionem_fw-la nego_fw-la quia_fw-la sumit_fw-la pro_fw-la concesso_fw-la apostolum_n dicere_fw-la nos_fw-la adami_n inobedientiâ_fw-la formaliter_fw-la factos_fw-la esse_fw-la peccatores_fw-la quod_fw-la parùm_fw-la liquet_fw-la certè_fw-la alia_fw-la fuit_fw-la antiquorum_fw-la theologorum_fw-la sententia_fw-la and_o recite_v for_o that_o end_n chrysost_n theophilact_fw-mi pacianus_n anselm_n haymo_n hugo_n aeterianus_n oecumenius_n calvin_n who_o so_o please_v to_o read_v they_o may_v find_v they_o in_o the_o forecited_n place_n of_o wotton_n we_o therefore_o affirm_v that_o although_o adam_n sin_n be_v not_o altogether_o another_o man_n but_o in_o some_o sense_n we_o because_o we_o be_v seminal_o in_o
another_o sin_n but_o he_o impute_v that_o which_o be_v their_o own_o that_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a nature_n now_o i_o take_v this_o as_o a_o error_n of_o great_a consequence_n that_o master_n eyre_n say_v that_o we_o be_v not_o sinner_n by_o adam_n or_o that_o the_o issue_n of_o adam_n sin_n come_v not_o upon_o his_o posterity_n by_o propagation_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o he_o as_o a_o common_a person_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o his_o posterity_n for_o many_o reason_n 1._o because_o he_o make_v adam_n sin_n only_o to_o be_v we_o by_o imputation_n or_o a_o act_n of_o pure_a and_o absolute_a sovereignty_n and_o prerogative_n and_o no_o way_n a_o act_n of_o justice_n when_o as_o it_o be_v a_o mix_a act_n not_o only_o a_o act_n of_o prerogative_n and_o sovereignty_n in_o ordain_v adam_n to_o be_v a_o common_a person_n and_o so_o his_o sin_n to_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a nature_n for_o god_n can_v have_v order_v it_o so_o have_v it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n that_o this_o sin_n shall_v only_o have_v be_v personal_a as_o his_o other_o sin_n after_o the_o fall_n be_v but_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o justice_n also_o for_o death_n be_v inflict_v as_o a_o punishment_n upon_o all_o which_o be_v a_o act_n of_o justice_n the_o reason_n follow_v in_o the_o five_o of_o the_o roman_n because_o in_o he_o all_o have_v sin_v so_o that_o death_n be_v the_o wage_n of_o that_o sin_n because_o it_o be_v our_o sin_n all_o sin_v in_o he_o and_o it_o be_v not_o only_a adam_n sin_n but_o their_o own_o sin_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o relation_n to_o he_o be_v in_o his_o loin_n and_o to_o make_v the_o bare_a and_o strict_a imputation_n of_o another_o man_n sin_n which_o be_v no_o way_n we_o but_o by_o imputation_n the_o sole_a ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o that_o heavy_a judgement_n and_o punishment_n of_o condemn_v all_o mankind_n to_o eternal_a death_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o weighty_a act_n of_o god_n judgement_n that_o be_v ever_o execute_v in_o the_o world_n be_v to_o represent_v god_n not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o just_a judge_n as_o one_o that_o delight_v in_o the_o death_n of_o his_o creature_n in_o the_o blood_n and_o ruin_n of_o his_o creature_n when_o as_o he_o profess_v that_o as_o he_o do_v live_v he_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n much_o less_o of_o a_o creature_n that_o be_v not_o a_o sinner_n if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o his_o imputation_n and_o although_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o god_n may_v as_o a_o act_n of_o sovereignty_n adjudge_v a_o innocent_a creature_n unto_o pain_n and_o misery_n if_o it_o be_v his_o will_n and_o that_o it_o will_v less_o reflect_v upon_o god_n to_o say_v he_o dit_fw-mi it_o because_o it_o be_v his_o absolute_a pleasure_n then_o to_o pretend_v or_o conceive_v that_o the_o bare_a imputation_n of_o the_o act_n of_o adam_n sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o yet_o i_o have_v no_o warrant_n to_o say_v that_o ever_o god_n do_v or_o will_v do_v such_o a_o act_n to_o make_v the_o creature_n miserable_a mere_o to_o show_v his_o sovereignty_n and_o what_o be_v there_o in_o the_o imputation_n of_o adam_n sin_n if_o this_o imputation_n be_v ground_v upon_o his_o will_n and_o not_o that_o natural_a union_n and_o relation_n between_o adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n to_o free_v it_o from_o such_o a_o act_n of_o pure_a sovereignty_n therefore_o i_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o act_n of_o justice_n as_o well_o as_o prerogative_n the_o equity_n of_o which_o act_n lie_v much_o in_o the_o relation_n of_o adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n to_o one_o another_o 2._o i_o urge_v as_o before_o i_o hint_v if_o death_n enter_v by_o sin_n than_o god_n imputation_n be_v not_o the_o only_a cause_n of_o it_o but_o it_o enter_v by_o sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v death_n pass_v upon_o all_o inasmuch_o as_o all_o have_v sin_v 3._o then_o adam_n be_v only_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o sin_n but_o god_n the_o author_n for_o if_o adam_n have_v sin_v if_o god_n have_v not_o impute_v it_o we_o have_v not_o be_v sinner_n but_o this_o be_v a_o insufferable_a blasphemy_n to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n therefore_o god_n impute_v it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o justice_n and_o not_o of_o sovereignty_n only_o 4._o this_o overthrow_v the_o community_n of_o his_o person_n for_o if_o it_o be_v mere_o a_o act_n of_o his_o will_n he_o may_v have_v do_v this_o though_o adam_n have_v not_o be_v a_o public_a person_n 5._o this_o ascribe_v to_o god_n a_o fallible_a judgement_n in_o esteem_v he_o a_o sinner_n that_o be_v innocent_a and_o be_v not_o a_o sinner_n but_o by_o his_o imputation_n 6._o this_o ascribe_v injustice_n to_o god_n to_o impute_v sin_n to_o he_o that_o be_v no_o sinner_n but_o by_o his_o imputation_n which_o the_o sinner_n will_v be_v deliver_v from_o and_o consent_v not_o to_o it_o as_o the_o regenerate_a that_o bewail_v it_o and_o earnest_o desire_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o it_o 7._o the_o very_a necessity_n that_o there_o be_v for_o christ_n to_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n conceive_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o prevent_v his_o be_v a_o sinner_n confute_v this_o conceit_n for_o if_o adam_n sin_n be_v we_o only_o by_o imputation_n let_v but_o god_n not_o impute_v adam_n sin_n to_o christ_n and_o he_o intend_v not_o so_o miraculous_o to_o be_v bear_v for_o it_o behove_v he_o to_o be_v like_o we_o in_o all_o thing_n and_o why_o not_o by_o the_o help_n of_o man_n to_o be_v bear_v if_o adam_n sin_n be_v we_o by_o imputation_n only_o and_o not_o by_o propagation_n also_o thus_o you_o see_v how_o many_o error_n mr._n eyre_n be_v drive_v unto_o to_o hold_v and_o maintain_v one_o nor_o be_v his_o reason_n of_o any_o weight_n that_o he_o produce_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o issue_n of_o adam_n disobedience_n come_v not_o upon_o his_o posterity_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o natural_a propagation_n for_o then_o his_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v impute_v until_o they_o be_v actual_o propagate_v if_o he_o mean_v of_o a_o actual_a and_o formal_a imputation_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v grant_v that_o sin_n be_v not_o so_o impute_v till_o a_o actual_a be_v for_o the_o understanding_n of_o this_o we_o must_v know_v what_o imputation_n of_o sin_n be_v it_o impli_v either_o a_o estimation_n and_o judge_v of_o a_o sinner_n to_o be_v a_o sinner_n or_o a_o adjudication_n of_o punishment_n for_o that_o sin_n or_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o punishment_n now_o look_v in_o what_o manner_n we_o be_v sinner_n in_o that_o manner_n be_v the_o imputation_n for_o god_n judgement_n must_v be_v according_a to_o truth_n now_o as_o we_o be_v but_o seminal_o potential_o and_o virtual_o sinner_n because_o we_o have_v but_o a_o virtual_a existence_n in_o adam_n for_o it_o be_v a_o know_a rule_n and_o of_o approve_a verity_n operatio_fw-la rei_fw-la consequitur_fw-la esse_fw-la rei_fw-la the_o act_n and_o operation_n of_o thing_n still_o follow_v the_o be_v of_o thing_n and_o be_v suitable_a and_o proportionable_a thereunto_o 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