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read_v thus_o the_o ungodly_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o righteous_a that_o be_v the_o ungodly_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o that_o judgement_n wherein_o the_o righteous_a shall_v stand_v let_v we_o then_o consider_v these_o proposition_n asunder_o first_o that_o which_o be_v express_v then_o that_o which_o be_v employ_v the_o express_a proposition_n be_v the_o ungodly_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o judgement_n stand_v in_o be_v oppose_v to_o both_o shrink_n from_o and_o sink_v under_o judgement_n so_o that_o if_o the_o ungodly_a shall_v not_o stand_v it_o follow_v they_o will_v shrink_v from_o and_o sink_v under_o it_o and_o indeed_o the_o holy_a ghost_n observe_v both_o when_o god_n arise_v unto_o judgement_n the_o wicked_a will_n first_o try_v their_o heel_n but_o when_o they_o will_v not_o serve_v than_o they_o grow_v heartless_a and_o despair_n of_o help_n but_o to_o open_v these_o branch_n a_o little_a more_o full_o flight_n be_v the_o first_o attempt_n of_o the_o ungodly_a at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n they_o be_v force_v unto_o it_o from_o within_o and_o from_o without_o from_o the_o horror_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o from_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o judge_n touch_v conscience_n it_o be_v a_o undeniable_a truth_n that_o where_o there_o be_v sense_n of_o gild_n there_o be_v distress_n of_o fear_n see_v it_o in_o our_o grandfather_n adam_n no_o soon_o have_v he_o eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n and_o his_o eye_n be_v open_v thereby_o but_o he_o take_v covert_a and_o when_o he_o be_v question_v he_o give_v god_n this_o reason_n for_o his_o fly_n i_o see_v that_o i_o be_v naked_a neither_o be_v it_o his_o case_n only_o 3._o gen._n 3._o it_o be_v hereditary_a to_o all_o his_o offspring_n solomon_n have_v put_v it_o in_o a_o proverb_n 28._o poou_fw-fr 28._o the_o wicked_a fly_n when_o no_o man_n pursue_v they_o god_n have_v put_v it_o into_o his_o law_n where_o the_o israelite_n be_v threaten_v that_o if_o they_o break_v god_n covenant_n one_o part_n of_o their_o punishment_n shall_v be_v amazedness_n of_o heart_n 26._o leu._n 26._o and_o such_o a_o fearfulness_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v fly_v at_o the_o shake_n of_o a_o leaf_n a_o example_n we_o have_v in_o foelix_n 24._o act_n 24._o who_o tremble_v when_o saint_n paul_n do_v but_o preach_v of_o righteousness_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v as_o the_o gild_n of_o conscience_n so_o likewise_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o judge_n will_v make_v the_o wicked_a to_o fly_v when_o god_n give_v his_o law_n he_o give_v it_o with_o that_o terror_n that_o the_o people_n give_v back_o and_o stand_v afar_o off_o yea_o moses_n himself_o confess_v as_o saint_n paul_n report_v that_o he_o be_v great_o afraid_a 12._o heb._n 12._o and_o how_o much_o more_o think_v you_o shall_v the_o wicked_a be_v afraid_a when_o christ_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o all_o his_o angel_n with_o the_o dreadful_a sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n and_o all_o the_o world_n burn_v round_o about_o he_o certain_o it_o can_v but_o strike_v such_o a_o terror_n as_o shall_v make_v the_o wicked_a betake_v themselves_o to_o their_o heel_n christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n describe_v the_o last_o day_n say_v 21.26_o luke_n 21.26_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v at_o their_o wit_n end_n for_o fear_n and_o expectation_n of_o the_o evil_n to_o come_v they_o shall_v call_v to_o the_o rock_n to_o hide_v they_o to_o the_o mountain_n to_o fall_v upon_o they_o saint_n john_n repeat_v the_o very_a same_o reckon_v king_n great_a man_n rich_a man_n mighty_a man_n bond_n free_a the_o voice_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v this_o the_o great_a day_n of_o the_o lamb_n wrath_n be_v come_v and_o who_o shall_v be_v able_a for_o to_o stand_v revel_v 6._o put_v these_o
do_v which_o have_v deny_v original_a sinne._n their_o sobriety_n be_v tolerable_a who_o suppose_v the_o undeniable_a truth_n of_o that_o radical_a sin_n seek_v only_o the_o way_n of_o clear_v god_n justice_n in_o this_o propagation_n wherein_o as_o in_o such_o dark_a and_o doubtful_a case_n it_o often_o fall_v out_o saluà _fw-la fide_fw-la hold_v the_o fundamental_a point_n they_o differ_v about_o that_o which_o be_v not_o necessary_a unto_o salvation_n that_o which_o be_v most_o useful_a for_o we_o be_v to_o know_v rather_o how_o we_o may_v be_v rid_v of_o it_o 29._o de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d c._n â—_o 1._o c._n 22._o â—pis_fw-la 29._o then_o how_o we_o do_v contract_v it_o which_o saint_n austin_n express_v in_o a_o fit_a parable_n of_o a_o man_n fall_v into_o a_o ditch_n to_o who_o he_o that_o find_v he_o there_o shall_v rather_o lend_v a_o hand_n to_o help_v he_o out_o then_o tire_v he_o with_o inquiry_n how_o he_o come_v in_o we_o see_v that_o our_o ground_n be_v overgrow_v with_o brier_n &_o thorn_n yet_o we_o know_v that_o god_n make_v the_o earth_n to_o bear_v better_a fruit_n do_v good_a husband_n misspend_v their_o time_n in_o reason_v how_o they_o come_v there_o or_o do_v they_o not_o rather_o with_o their_o plough_n and_o other_o instrument_n seek_v to_o rid_v they_o thence_o sure_o they_o do_v and_o we_o in_o the_o case_n of_o our_o soul_n shall_v imitate_v they_o so_o do_v that_o original_a sin_n be_v in_o we_o no_o man_n can_v doubt_v that_o see_v how_o child_n die_v even_o in_o their_o mother_n womb_n or_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v out_o of_o it_o and_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n in_o they_o of_o actual_a it_o can_v be_v 6.23_o rom._n 6.23_o it_o must_v be_v then_o of_o original_a if_o they_o live_v we_o make_v haste_n to_o baptize_v they_o and_o what_o do_v baptism_n imply_v but_o that_o they_o need_v a_o new_a birth_n unto_o life_n see_v their_o first_o be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o birth_n unto_o death_n add_v hereunto_o that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n conception_n have_v not_o need_v to_o be_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n if_o so_o be_v natural_a generation_n do_v not_o enforce_v necessary_o the_o propagation_n of_o original_a sin_n which_o they_o shall_v consider_v that_o magnify_v over_o much_o the_o conception_n of_o the_o bless_a mother_n of_o christ_n let_v it_o suffice_v we_o that_o the_o church_n catholic_n of_o old_a and_o the_o reform_a church_n have_v resolve_v uniform_o that_o we_o be_v sinner_n so_o soon_o as_o we_o begin_v to_o be_v and_o this_o leprosy_n be_v hereditary_a to_o we_o all_o that_o our_o worse_a part_n have_v get_v the_o upper_a hand_n of_o our_o better_a and_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n no_o better_o than_o a_o mass_n of_o corruption_n and_o the_o serpent_n brood_n the_o sense_n whereof_o shall_v make_v we_o all_o cry_n out_o with_o the_o apostle_n o_o wretch_n that_o i_o be_o 7.24_o rom._n 7.24_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n king_n david_n do_v not_o only_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o sin_n but_o also_o that_o himself_o be_v taint_v therewith_o i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o the_o word_n must_v not_o be_v wrest_v some_o have_v mistake_v they_o as_o if_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o generation_n that_o opinion_n though_o it_o be_v find_v in_o some_o ancient_n yet_o it_o be_v so_o gross_a that_o it_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o refute_v for_o we_o read_v gen._n 1._o multiply_v and_o increase_v 28._o verse_n 28._o speak_v to_o mankind_n before_o ever_o adam_n and_o eve_n commit_v sin_n except_o happy_o this_o be_v their_o meaning_n that_o before_o the_o fall_n the_o lust_n of_o generation_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o fulfil_v or_o restrain_v it_o as_o reason_n see_v fit_a but_o after_o the_o fall_n reason_n become_v subject_a unto_o lust_n and_o man_n fulfil_v it_o not_o when_o reason_n will_v but_o when_o lust_n urge_v he_o and_o this_o opinion_n be_v not_o improbable_a a_o second_o mistake_n be_v that_o david_n shall_v lay_v the_o blame_n of_o his_o sin_n upon_o his_o parent_n and_o tax_v their_o sinful_a lust_n in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n but_o beside_o that_o he_o can_v not_o conceive_v so_o ill_o of_o his_o virtuous_a and_o chaste_a parent_n this_o be_v to_o make_v david_n a_o cham_n and_o so_o to_o deserve_v a_o curse_n while_o he_o seek_v a_o pardon_n for_o his_o sinne._n the_o father_n be_v abhor_v this_o sense_n and_o observe_v that_o king_n david_n here_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o personal_a sin_n of_o his_o parent_n but_o the_o natural_a which_o derive_v from_o they_o he_o have_v in-herent_a in_o himself_o and_o that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n before_o he_o see_v light_n but_o this_o be_v strange_a his_o parent_n be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n circumcise_v not_o only_o outward_o which_o be_v most_o certain_a but_o inward_o also_o which_o be_v very_o probable_a and_o if_o circumcise_a then_o discharge_v from_o original_a sin_n and_o in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n how_o come_v it_o about_o then_o that_o they_o shall_v engender_v child_n in_o the_o state_n of_o corruption_n saint_n austin_n answer_v brief_o parent_n non_fw-la ex_fw-la principijs_fw-la novitatis_fw-la 2._o de._n peecata_n merit_n &_o remis_n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o sed_fw-la ex_fw-la reliquijs_fw-la vetustatis_fw-la generant_fw-la liberos_fw-la they_o that_o be_v regenerate_v do_v beget_v child_n not_o according_a to_o the_o new_a adam_n but_o according_a to_o the_o old_a not_o according_a to_o grace_n but_o according_a to_o nature_n for_o grace_n be_v personal_a the_o corruption_n be_v natural_a and_o god_n will_v that_o they_o shall_v only_o communicate_v their_o nature_n and_o leave_v the_o dispensation_n of_o grace_n unto_o himself_o saint_n austin_n illustrate_v it_o by_o those_o who_o be_v circumcise_v beget_v child_n uncircumcised_a and_o corn_n which_o be_v winnow_v from_o chaff_n bring_v forth_o ear_n full_a of_o chaff_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o a_o prerogative_n the_o child_n of_o the_o faithful_a have_v 16._o verse_n 16._o which_o saint_n paul_n touch_v at_o rom._n 11._o if_o the_o root_n be_v holy_a so_o be_v the_o branch_n but_o this_o holiness_n be_v in_o possibility_n rather_o than_o in_o possession_n and_o there_o be_v a_o distance_n between_o natural_a generation_n and_o spiritual_a regeneration_n though_o by_o their_o natural_a birthright_n the_o child_n of_o the_o faithful_a have_v a_o right_n unto_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n covenant_n yet_o do_v they_o not_o partake_v they_o but_o by_o their_o new_a birth_n which_o ordinary_o they_o receive_v in_o baptism_n 3.5_o â—it_n 3.5_o which_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o bath_n of_o regeneration_n where_o hence_o we_o may_v gather_v the_o truth_n of_o saint_n hieromes_n say_v christiani_n non_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la sed_fw-la siunt_fw-la we_o may_v not_o vain_o boast_v with_o the_o jew_n we_o have_v abraham_n to_o our_o father_n 8.39_o joh._n 8.39_o as_o if_o he_o can_v not_o beget_v child_n in_o iniquity_n but_o it_o must_v be_v our_o comfort_n that_o god_n correct_v nature_n by_o grace_n and_o thereby_o make_v we_o live_v member_n of_o the_o church_n whereas_o such_o the_o best_a of_o natural_a parent_n can_v make_v we_o to_o be_v we_o owe_v this_o blessing_n to_o our_o father_n in_o heaven_n who_o convei_v it_o unto_o we_o by_o our_o mother_n the_o church_n our_o natural_a parent_n can_v yield_v no_o such_o benefit_n they_o yield_v the_o contrary_a rather_o as_o be_v clear_a in_o this_o text._n ruffinus_n give_v another_o good_a note_n hereof_o qui_fw-la ad_fw-la munditiae_fw-la locum_fw-la iam_fw-la pervenit_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n must_v not_o forget_v the_o state_n of_o nature_n if_o we_o remember_v whence_o we_o come_v we_o shall_v the_o better_o esteem_v the_o estate_n whereunto_o we_o be_v bring_v no_o man_n can_v be_v so_o proud_a as_o to_o arrogate_v unto_o himself_o the_o praise_n of_o that_o which_o he_o be_v if_o he_o mind_v well_o what_o without_o god_n grace_n he_o be_v but_o king_n david_n be_v long_o before_o regenerate_v how_o come_v he_o now_o to_o make_v mention_n of_o original_a sin_n how_o come_v he_o now_o to_o lay_v the_o blame_n of_o his_o actual_a upon_o that_o sure_o not_o without_o good_a cause_n circumcision_n in_o the_o jew_n as_o baptism_n in_o the_o christian_a do_v absolve_v from_o all_o the_o guilt_n of_o original_a sin_n by_o mean_n of_o justification_n and_o by_o mean_n of_o sanctification_n do_v impair_v much_o of_o the_o strength_n thereof_o much_o i_o say_v but_o not_o all_o there_o be_v still_o in_o we_o relic_n of_o the_o old_a man_n a_o law_n in_o our_o member_n rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o our_o mind_n 5.16_o rom._n 7.23_o
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