sin_n and_o his_o justice_n which_o punish_v it_o be_v both_o gratify_v to_o the_o full_a this_o satisfaction_n as_o obediential_a please_v god_n holiness_n as_o penal_a satisfy_v his_o justice_n in_o both_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o sweet-smelling_a savour_n unto_o god_n he_o be_v at_o least_o as_o high_o if_o not_o more_o please_v in_o it_o as_o he_o be_v displease_v at_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o world_n thus_o there_o be_v as_o providence_n will_v have_v it_o a_o very_a full_a and_o just_a compensation_n for_o sin_n and_o withal_o a_o redundancy_n of_o merit_n to_o procure_v all_o good_a thing_n for_o we_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o great_a providence_n over_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o satisfaction_n in_o raise_v up_o a_o church_n to_o god_n the_o son_n of_o god_n assume_v our_o nature_n and_o in_o it_o make_v so_o glorious_a a_o satisfaction_n for_o we_o providence_n will_v not_o i_o may_v say_v without_o disparagement_n to_o its_o own_o perfection_n can_v not_o suffer_v 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together_o in_o this_o manner_n the_o first_o we_o have_v in_o those_o word_n by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n the_o second_o in_o those_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o the_o three_o in_o those_o in_o he_o all_o have_v sin_v thus_o those_o phrase_n sin_n enter_v death_n pass_v have_v a_o plain_a explication_n sin_n do_v not_o stay_v in_o adam_n but_o it_o enter_v into_o the_o world_n but_o if_o adam_n sin_n be_v not_o imputative_o we_o how_o do_v it_o enter_v it_o enter_v by_o imitation_n say_v the_o pelagian_o but_o how_o vain_a be_v this_o sin_n enter_v upon_o all_o upon_o who_o death_n pass_v and_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o without_o exception_n but_o neither_o infant_n who_o sin_v not_o actual_o or_o after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n transgression_n nor_o those_o adult_a person_n who_o sin_n actual_o but_o never_o so_o much_o as_o hear_v of_o adam_n sin_n can_v have_v sin_n from_o adam_n by_o imitation_n we_o be_v all_o sinner_n and_o child_n of_o wrath_n 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threaten_a can_v not_o have_v reach_v they_o have_v not_o they_o sin_v in_o adam_n their_o head_n and_o root_n death_n can_v not_o have_v fall_v upon_o they_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o it_o do_v that_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o infancy_n void_a of_o any_o actual_a sin_n of_o its_o own_o this_o be_v the_o true_a state_n of_o thing_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n at_o all_o that_o adam_n sin_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o we_o as_o part_n and_o piece_n of_o he_o adam_n be_v here_o consider_v as_o the_o root_n and_o origine_fw-la of_o mankind_n his_o person_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o we_o his_o will_n the_o representative_a of_o we_o omnes_fw-la nos_fw-la unus_fw-la ille_fw-la adam_n we_o be_v one_o with_o he_o and_o branch_n of_o he_o hence_o we_o sin_v in_o his_o sin_n and_o putrify_v in_o he_o as_o in_o the_o root_n these_o thing_n if_o weigh_v give_v a_o easy_a solution_n to_o all_o the_o cavil_n and_o objection_n which_o the_o pelagian_o and_o their_o follower_n make_v against_o the_o 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