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in_o our_o own_o strength_n if_o adam_n in_o the_o state_n of_o integrity_n do_v not_o stand_v how_o unable_a be_v we_o now_o when_o the_o lock_n of_o our_o original_a righteousness_n be_v cut_v if_o purify_a nature_n do_v not_o stand_v how_o then_o shall_v corrupt_v nature_n we_o need_v more_o strength_n to_o uphold_v we_o then_o our_o own_o 4._o see_v in_o what_o a_o sad_a condition_n all_o unbeliever_n and_o impenitent_a person_n be_v so_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v in_o their_o sin_n they_o continue_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n faith_n entitle_v we_o to_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o second_o covenant_n but_o while_o man_n be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o their_o sin_n they_o be_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n and_o if_o they_o die_v in_o this_o condition_n they_o be_v damn_v to_o eternity_n 5._o see_v the_o wonderful_a goodness_n of_o god_n who_o be_v please_v when_o we_o have_v forfeit_v the_o first_o covenant_n to_o enter_v into_o a_o 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of_o their_o freewill_n or_o the_o inherent_a goodness_n of_o their_o nature_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o merit_n as_o the_o socinian_o and_o papist_n these_o be_v all_o under_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n they_o do_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n therefore_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o in_o case_n of_o failure_n they_o be_v condemn_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v like_o a_o court_n of_o chancery_n to_o relieve_v the_o sinner_n and_o help_v he_o who_o be_v cast_v by_o the_o first_o covenant_n it_o say_v believe_v in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o be_v save_v but_o such_o as_o will_v stand_v upon_o their_o own_o inherent_a righteousness_n freewill_n and_o merit_n they_o fall_v under_o the_o first_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o be_v in_o a_o perish_a estate_n use_v 2._o let_v we_o labour_n by_o faith_n to_o get_v into_o the_o second_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o then_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v take_v away_o by_o christ._n if_o once_o we_o get_v to_o be_v heir_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n we_o be_v in_o a_o better_a state_n than_o before_o adam_n stand_v on_o his_o own_o leg_n therefore_o fall_v we_o stand_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o christ._n under_o the_o first_o covenant_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n as_o a_o avenger_n of_o blood_n pursue_v you_o but_o if_o you_o get_v into_o the_o second_o covenant_n you_o be_v get_v into_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n you_o be_v safe_a and_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v pacify_v towards_o you_o concern_v sin_n quest._n x._o what_o be_v sin_n answ._n sin_n be_v any_o want_n of_o conformity_n unto_o or_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 1_o john_n 3.4_o sin_n be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n in_o general_n 1._o sin_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o violation_n or_o transgression_n the_o latin_a word_n transgredior_fw-la to_o transgress_v signify_v to_o go_v beyond_o one_o bound_n the_o moral_a law_n be_v to_o keep_v we_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o our_o duty_n sin_n be_v a_o go_v beyond_o our_o bound_n 2._o the_o law_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o the_o law_n of_o a_o inferior_a prince_n be_v break_v but_o of_o jehovah_n who_o give_v law_n as_o well_o to_o angel_n as_o man_n it_o be_v a_o law_n that_o be_v just_a and_o holy_a and_o good_a rom._n 7.12_o it_o be_v just_a there_o be_v nothing_o in_o it_o unequal_a holy_a nothing_o in_o it_o impure_a good_a nothing_o in_o it_o prejudicial_a so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o break_v this_o law_n no_o more_o than_o for_o a_o beast_n that_o be_v in_o a_o fat_a pasture_n to_o break_v over_o the_o hedge_n to_o leap_v into_o a_o barren_a heath_n or_o quagmire_n i_o shall_v show_v what_o a_o heinous_a and_o execrable_a thing_n sin_n be_v it_o be_v malorum_fw-la colluvy_n the_o complication_n of_o all_o evil_a it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o mischief_n distil_v the_o scripture_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o accurse_a thing_n josh._n 7.13_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o venom_n of_o serpent_n the_o stench_n of_o sepulcher_n the_o apostle_n use_v this_o expression_n of_o sin_n out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a rom._n 7.13_o or_o as_o in_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hyperbolical_o sinful_a the_o devil_n will_v paint_v over_o sin_n with_o the_o vermilion_a colour_n of_o pleasure_n and_o profit_n that_o he_o may_v make_v it_o look_v fair_a but_o i_o shall_v pull_v off_o the_o paint_n from_o sin_n that_o you_o may_v see_v the_o ugly_a face_n of_o it_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o have_v slight_a thought_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o say_v of_o it_o as_o lot_n of_o zoar_n gen._n 19.20_o be_v it_o not_o a_o little_a one_o but_o that_o you_o may_v see_v how_o great_a a_o evil_a sin_n be_v consider_v these_o four_o thing_n i._o the_o original_a of_o sin_n whence_o it_o come_v it_o fetch_v its_o pedigree_n from_o hell_n sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n 1_o john_n 3.8_o he_o that_o commit_v sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n satan_n be_v the_o first_o actor_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o first_o tempter_n to_o sin_n sin_n be_v the_o devil_n first-born_a ii_o sin_n be_v evil_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o defile_v thing_n sin_n be_v not_o only_o a_o defection_n but_o a_o pollution_n it_o be_v to_o the_o soul_n as_o rust_n be_v to_o gold_n as_o a_o stain_n be_v to_o beauty_n it_o make_v the_o soul_n red_a with_o guilt_n and_o black_a with_o filth_n sin_n in_o scripture_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o menstruous_a cloth_n isa._n 30.22_o to_o a_o plague_n sore_o 1_o king_n 8.38_o ioshua_n filthy_a garment_n in_o which_o he_o stand_v before_o the_o angel_n zach._n 3.3_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o type_n and_o hieroglyphic_n of_o sin_n sin_n have_v blot_v god_n image_n and_o stain_v the_o orient_a brightness_n of_o the_o soul_n sin_n make_v god_n loath_a a_o sinner_n zach._n 11.8_o and_o when_o a_o sinner_n see_v his_o sin_n he_o loathe_v himself_o ezek._n 20.42_o sin_n drop_v poison_n on_o our_o holy_a thing_n it_o infect_v our_o prayer_n the_o high_a priest_n be_v to_o make_v atonement_n for_o sin_n on_o the_o altar_n exod._n 29.36_o to_o typify_v that_o our_o holy_a service_n need_v christ_n to_o make_v atonement_n for_o they_o duty_n of_o religion_n in_o themselves_o be_v good_a but_o sin_n corrupt_v they_o as_o the_o pure_a water_n be_v pollute_v run_v through_o muddy_a ground_n the_o leper_n under_o the_o law_n if_o he_o have_v touch_v the_o altar_n the_o altar_n have_v not_o cleanse_v he_o but_o he_o have_v defile_v the_o altar_n the_o apostle_n call_v sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d filthiness_n of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n 2_o cor._n 7.1_o sin_n stamp_v the_o
defile_v our_o virgin-nature_n it_o be_v death_n among_o the_o roman_n to_o poison_v the_o spring_n original_a sin_n have_v poison_v the_o spring_n of_o our_o nature_n it_o have_v turn_v beauty_n into_o leprosy_n it_o have_v turn_v the_o azure_a brightness_n of_o our_o soul_n into_o a_o midnight_n darkness_n original_a sin_n be_v become_v connatural_a to_o we_o a_o man_n by_o nature_n can_v but_o sin_n though_o there_o be_v no_o devil_n to_o tempt_v no_o bad_a example_n to_o imitate_v yet_o there_o be_v such_o a_o innate_a principle_n in_o he_o that_o he_o can_v forbear_v sin_v 2_o pet._n 2.14_o a_o peccato_fw-la cessare_fw-la nesciunt_fw-la who_o can_v cease_v to_o sin_n as_o a_o horse_n that_o be_v lame_a can_v go_v without_o halt_v in_o original_a sin_n be_v 1._o a_o aversion_n from_o good_a man_n have_v a_o desire_n to_o be_v happy_a yet_o oppose_v that_o which_o shall_v promote_v his_o happiness_n he_o have_v a_o disgust_n of_o holiness_n he_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v since_o we_o fall_v from_o god_n we_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o return_v to_o he_o 2._o a_o propension_n to_o evil._n if_o as_o the_o pelagian_n say_v there_o be_v so_o much_o goodness_n in_o we_o since_o the_o fall_n then_o why_o be_v there_o not_o as_o much_o natural_a proneness_n to_o good_a as_o there_o be_v to_o evil._n our_o own_o experience_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o natural_a bias_n of_o the_o soul_n have_v a_o tendency_n to_o that_o which_o be_v bad_a the_o very_a heathen_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n see_v this_o heriocles_n the_o philosopher_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v graft_v in_o we_o by_o nature_n to_o sin_n man_n roll_v sin_n as_o honey_n under_o their_o tongue_n they_o drink_v iniquity_n as_o water_n job_n 15.16_o like_o a_o hydropical_a person_n that_o thirst_v for_o drink_v and_o be_v not_o satisfy_v so_o they_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o drought_n on_o they_o they_o thirst_v for_o sin_n they_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 4.19_o though_o they_o be_v tire_v out_o in_o commit_v sin_n yet_o they_o sin_v jer._n 9.5_o they_o weary_a themselves_o to_o commit_v iniquity_n as_o a_o man_n that_o follow_v his_o game_n while_o he_o be_v weary_a yet_o he_o delight_v in_o it_o and_o can_v leave_v off_o though_o god_n have_v set_v so_o many_o flame_a sword_n in_o the_o way_n to_o stop_v man_n in_o their_o sin_n yet_o they_o go_v on_o in_o sin_n which_o all_o show_v what_o a_o strong_a appetite_n they_o have_v to_o the_o forbid_a fruit._n that_o we_o may_v further_o see_v the_o nature_n of_o original_a sin_n consider_v 1._o the_o universality_n of_o it_o it_o have_v as_o a_o poison_n diffuse_v itself_o into_o all_o the_o part_n and_o power_n of_o our_o soul_n isa._n 1.5_o the_o whole_a head_n be_v sick_a the_o whole_a heart_n be_v faint_a like_o a_o sick_a patient_n that_o have_v no_o part_n sound_v his_o liver_n swell_v his_o lung_n perish_v his_o foot_n gangrene_v such_o infect_v gangrene_v soul_n have_v we_o till_o christ_n who_o have_v make_v a_o medicine_n of_o his_o blood_n do_v cure_n we_o 1._o original_a sin_n have_v deprave_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o intellectual_a part_n as_o in_o the_o creation_n darkness_n be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o deep_a gen._n 1.2_o so_o the_o understanding_n darkness_n be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o this_o deep_a as_o there_o be_v salt_n in_o every_o drop_n of_o the_o sea_n bitterness_n in_o every_o branch_n of_o wormwood_n so_o there_o be_v sin_n in_o every_o faculty_n the_o mind_n be_v obnubilate_v we_o know_v little_a of_o god_n ever_o since_o adam_n do_v eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n and_o his_o eye_n be_v open_v we_o lose_v our_o eyesight_n beside_o ignorance_n in_o the_o mind_n there_o be_v error_n and_o mistake_v we_o do_v not_o judge_v right_o of_o thing_n we_o put_v bitter_a for_o sweet_a and_o sweet_a for_o bitter_a isa._n 5.20_o beside_o this_o there_o be_v much_o pride_n superciliousness_n and_o prejudice_n many_o fleshly_a reason_n against_o the_o truth_n and_o swarm_n of_o vain_a thought_n jer._n 4.14_o how_o long_o shall_v vain_a thought_n lodge_v in_o thou_o 2._o original_a sin_n have_v defile_v the_o heart_n the_o heart_n be_v mortiferum_fw-la junius_fw-la deadly_a wicked_a jer._n 17.9_o it_o be_v a_o lesser_a hell_n in_o the_o heart_n be_v legion_n of_o lust_n obdurateness_n infidelity_n hypocrisy_n sinful_a aestuation_n it_o boil_v as_o the_o sea_n with_o passion_n and_o revenge_n madness_n be_v in_o their_o heart_n while_o they_o live_v eccles._n 9.3_o the_o heart_n be_v officina_fw-la diaboli_fw-la the_o devil_n shop_n or_o workhouse_n where_o all_o mischief_n be_v frame_v 3._o the_o will._n contumacy_n it_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o rebellion_n the_o sinner_n cross_v god_n will_n to_o fulfil_v his_o own_o jer._n 44.17_o we_o will_v burn_v incense_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n there_o be_v a_o root_a enmity_n in_o the_o will_n against_o holiness_n it_o be_v like_o a_o iron_n sinew_n it_o refuse_v to_o 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