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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v as_o if_o a_o dagger_n have_v be_v stab_v into_o they_o and_o thus_o it_o do_v work_v upon_o felix_n insomuch_o that_o it_o make_v he_o tremble_v thus_o it_o do_v upon_o cain_n and_o judas_n now_o conscience_n natural_o be_v great_o pollute_v in_o this_o thing_n for_o either_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o give_v any_o blow_n or_o if_o it_o do_v it_o be_v with_o slavish_a servile_a and_o torment_a thought_n that_o it_o make_v the_o sinner_n run_v from_o christ_n and_o do_v indispose_v he_o for_o any_o mercy_n and_o comfort_n but_o of_o this_o more_o in_o its_o time_n four_o conscience_n have_v a_o further_a and_o ultimate_a work_n or_o act_n in_o a_o man_n and_o that_o be_v to_o judge_v it_o be_v a_o witness_n a_o accuser_n and_o a_o judge_n also_o there_o be_v a_o tribunal_n shall_v be_v erect_v in_o every_o man_n heart_n where_o conscience_n be_v to_o sit_v as_o judge_n and_o this_o court_n of_o conscience_n be_v daily_o to_o be_v keep_v this_o be_v no_o 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and_o inoffensive_a life_n his_o heart_n be_v full_a of_o all_o noisomness_n therefore_o civil_a man_n of_o all_o man_n do_v most_o need_v this_o light_n to_o shine_v into_o their_o breast_n we_o be_v ready_a to_o think_v of_o ourselves_o because_o so_o harmless_a and_o innocent_a as_o be_v say_v of_o bonaventure_n in_o hoc_fw-la homine_fw-la non_fw-la peccavit_fw-la adam_n such_o be_v bear_v without_o sin_n and_o bring_v better_a nature_n into_o the_o world_n than_o other_o but_o if_o you_o search_v into_o the_o scripture_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o all_o be_v bear_v child_n of_o wrath_n and_o be_v equal_o destitute_a of_o that_o image_n of_o god_n and_o then_o as_o when_o the_o pillar_n of_o a_o house_n be_v remove_v the_o house_n itself_o must_v fall_v into_o its_o own_o rubbish_n thus_o when_o that_o primitive_a righteousness_n be_v lose_v man_n be_v prone_a to_o run_v into_o all_o evil_a and_o every_o man_n will_v be_v like_o a_o judas_n or_o a_o cain_n even_o the_o most_o 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all_o his_o posterity_n become_v sinful_a and_o obnoxious_a to_o god_n wrath_n and_o first_o upon_o the_o knowledge_n of_o original_a sin_n we_o evident_o see_v our_o impossibility_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o when_o the_o law_n require_v a_o love_n of_o god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n mind_n and_o strength_n and_o also_o do_v prohibit_v all_o kind_n of_o lust_n and_o sinful_a concupiscence_n even_o in_o the_o very_a first_o motion_n and_o stir_n of_o it_o the_o law_n i_o say_v require_v such_o universal_a perfection_n and_o we_o be_v whole_o dead_a in_o sin_n upon_o the_o compare_v of_o the_o law_n with_o our_o condition_n we_o can_v but_o conclude_v that_o we_o fail_v in_o all_o thing_n that_o the_o law_n be_v spiritual_a but_o we_o be_v carnal_a and_o if_o he_o be_v curse_v that_o do_v not_o continue_v in_o all_o thing_n the_o law_n require_v how_o accurse_v must_v he_o be_v that_o be_v not_o able_a to_o perform_v any_o one_o thing_n all_o those_o opinion_n that_o diminish_v original_a sin_n do_v also_o plead_v for_o a_o possibility_n of_o keep_v god_n commandment_n now_o this_o self-flattery_n be_v imbred_a in_o all_o do_v not_o most_o of_o our_o common_a people_n think_v they_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n do_v they_o believe_v that_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n do_v belong_v to_o they_o every_o hour_n oh_o if_o such_o conviction_n be_v upon_o they_o how_o great_o will_v it_o humble_v they_o and_o make_v they_o debase_v before_o god_n but_o they_o trust_v in_o this_o they_o ready_o and_o confident_o say_v with_o that_o young_a man_n all_o these_o have_v i_o keep_v from_o my_o youth_n up_o mat._n 9_o 20._o oh_o then_o inform_v thyself_o more_o about_o this_o natural_a defilement_n and_o loathsomeness_n that_o be_v upon_o thou_o and_o then_o thou_o will_v find_v the_o law_n to_o accuse_v and_o condemn_v thou_o in_o all_o thing_n second_o the_o right_a knowledge_n of_o this_o will_v make_v even_o the_o godly_a and_o regenerate_v though_o in_o some_o measure_n deliver_v from_o the_o power_n and_o dominion_n of_o it_o yet_o to_o see_v that_o because_o of_o its_o stir_n and_o act_n in_o they_o there_o be_v imperfection_n in_o every_o thing_n they_o do_v and_o true_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o profitable_a effect_n of_o true_a knowledge_n herein_o for_o hereby_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v make_v to_o go_v out_o of_o all_o his_o grace_n and_o his_o duty_n hereby_o he_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o holy_a thing_n and_o call_v his_o very_a righteousness_n a_o menstruous_a rag_n this_o be_v clear_a in_o paul_n rom._n 7._o how_o sad_o do_v he_o complain_v of_o the_o vigorous_a act_n of_o this_o original_a sin_n in_o he_o for_o the_o present_a i_o take_v it_o as_o grant_v that_o that_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o a_o regenerate_a person_n though_o vehement_o deny_v by_o some_o as_o be_v in_o time_n to_o be_v show_v that_o law_n of_o sin_n be_v always_o move_v when_o he_o set_v himself_o to_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v holy_a he_o desire_v to_o obey_v the_o law_n perfect_o to_o love_n god_n complete_o but_o this_o law_n of_o sin_n will_v not_o let_v he_o so_o that_o because_o of_o this_o natural_a defilement_n evil_a be_v mix_v with_o all_o the_o good_a we_o do_v insomuch_o that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o woe_n and_o a_o curse_n to_o all_o our_o gracious_a act_n if_o strict_o examine_v thus_o it_o be_v with_o a_o godly_a man_n in_o this_o life_n as_o those_o hetruscan-robber_n report_v of_o by_o aristotle_n and_o mention_v by_o austin_n who_o will_v take_v some_o live_v man_n and_o bind_v they_o to_o the_o dead_a man_n which_o be_v a_o miserable_a way_n of_o perish_v even_o thus_o it_o be_v here_o original_a corruption_n be_v constant_o adhere_v and_o inseparable_o to_o he_o who_o be_v alive_a in_o holiness_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n there_o be_v unbelief_n in_o his_o faith_n coldness_n in_o his_o zeal_n dulness_n in_o his_o fervency_n insomuch_o that_o the_o apostle_n cry_v out_o of_o himself_o oh_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o and_o that_o because_o of_o this_o very_a thing_n the_o papist_n though_o they_o hold_v original_a sin_n yet_o maintain_v that_o after_o baptism_n it_o be_v quite_o take_v away_o and_o that_o though_o there_o be_v some_o languor_n and_o difficulty_n in_o a_o man_n in_o respect_n of_o what_o be_v good_a yet_o if_o we_o do_v not_o consent_v to_o these_o motion_n of_o lust_n within_o we_o they_o be_v not_o true_o and_o proper_o sin_n do_v consequential_o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v not_o necessary_o dross_n and_o sin_n in_o every_o holy_a duty_n we_o do_v but_o the_o evidence_n of_o rom._n 7._o be_v too_o great_a to_o be_v contradict_v so_o that_o preach_v of_o original_a sin_n be_v not_o only_o necessary_a
verse_n have_v assert_v the_o vanity_n and_o mortality_n of_o man_n compare_v he_o to_o a_o flower_n which_o though_o sweet_a for_o a_o while_n yet_o be_v present_o cut_v down_o thus_o all_o the_o comfort_n all_o the_o joy_n thou_o have_v in_o this_o world_n they_o be_v but_o a_o poesy_n which_o have_v a_o pin_n within_o they_o to_o prick_v thou_o for_o the_o present_a while_o thou_o smell_v on_o they_o and_o will_v quick_o wither_v away_o but_o because_o flower_n also_o have_v some_o substance_n and_o sweetness_n for_o the_o present_a in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o resemble_v our_o life_n to_o a_o shadow_n which_o as_o he_o say_v be_v nigrum_fw-la nihil_fw-la a_o black_a nothing_o there_o be_v both_o emptiness_n and_o transitoriness_n in_o all_o these_o thing_n and_o hitherto_o all_o the_o heathen_n have_v arrive_v they_o all_o perceive_v these_o misery_n and_o trouble_n we_o be_v obnoxious_a unto_o but_o then_o in_o my_o text_n we_o have_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o which_o they_o be_v either_o total_o or_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n ignorant_a of_o god_n then_o do_v not_o make_v man_n like_o a_o shadow_n thus_o at_o first_o but_o sin_n bring_v this_o corruptibility_n into_o the_o world_n and_o that_o not_o actual_a sin_n but_o original_a if_o there_o have_v be_v none_o but_o this_o yet_o all_o these_o misery_n will_v have_v fall_v upon_o mankind_n in_o the_o word_n therefore_o we_o have_v a_o full_a and_o clear_a description_n of_o that_o original_a sin_n or_o birth-sin_n we_o be_v guilty_a of_o yea_o the_o text_n say_v it_o be_v impossible_a it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o so_o that_o the_o scripture_n and_o those_o that_o deny_v original_a sin_n be_v diametral_o opposite_a one_o to_o another_o they_o say_v there_o be_v no_o such_o birth-sin_n the_o scripture_n say_v it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o there_o must_v be_v such_o a_o original_a contagion_n in_o the_o text_n we_o have_v the_o interrogation_n and_o the_o answer_n the_o interrogation_n be_v therefore_o put_v to_o show_v the_o vehemency_n and_o peremptoriness_n in_o affirm_v this_o truth_n it_o be_v more_o than_o if_o it_o have_v be_v bare_o say_v that_o none_o can_v bring_v a_o clean_a thing_n out_o of_o a_o unclean_a the_o meaning_n be_v that_o every_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n unclean_a it_o be_v necessary_a that_o every_o one_o bear_v of_o man_n therefore_o shall_v be_v unclean_a by_o uncleanness_n be_v mean_v sin_n as_o appear_v by_o compare_v this_o with_o chap._n 15._o 14._o chap._n 25._o 4._o where_o you_o have_v this_o expression_n use_v and_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o righteousness_n and_o to_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o uncleanness_n not_o natural_a or_o bodily_a as_o the_o pelagian_n of_o old_a will_v have_v wrest_v it_o but_o spiritual_o opposite_a to_o righteousness_n and_o such_o as_o deprive_v a_o man_n of_o justification_n yea_o the_o word_n unclean_a be_v apply_v to_o signify_v heinous_a pollution_n hence_o the_o devil_n be_v so_o often_o call_v unclean_a spirit_n so_o that_o the_o devil_n and_o mankind_n be_v in_o this_o alike_o the_o hebrew_n preposition_n min_n be_v by_o some_o understand_v of_o mutation_n by_o other_o of_o origination_n but_o one_o be_v necessary_o connex_v with_o the_o other_o of_o mutation_n in_o this_o sense_n who_o shall_v give_v for_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n that_o be_v who_o can_v make_v pure_a he_o that_o be_v impure_a who_o can_v change_v that_o which_o be_v natural_o filthy_a no_o man_n by_o his_o freewill_n or_o power_n can_v or_o else_o it_o be_v for_o the_o original_n and_o that_o do_v seem_v the_o most_o genuine_a for_o job_n be_v speak_v what_o belong_v to_o every_o man_n natural_o and_o thus_o the_o sense_n be_v from_o that_o which_o be_v unclean_a none_o can_v bring_v that_o which_o be_v clean_o even_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v in_o another_o case_n none_o can_v gather_v grape_n of_o thorn_n or_o fig_n of_o thistle_n mat_n 6._o 16._o or_o as_o the_o apostle_n james_n a_o sweet_a fountain_n can_v send_v forth_o bitter_a stream_n so_o neither_o can_v a_o bitter_a fountain_n sweet_a stream_n jam._n 3._o now_o when_o it_o be_v say_v of_o a_o unclean_a thing_n can_v come_v a_o clean_a hereby_o adam_n in_o his_o first_o creation_n be_v exclude_v for_o he_o be_v make_v holy_a and_o come_v not_o out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v unclean_a and_o also_o christ_n be_v hereby_o exclude_v for_o although_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n yet_o that_o be_v in_o a_o miraculous_a and_o extraordinary_a manner_n as_o for_o the_o dispute_n about_o the_o virgin_n mary_n who_o freedom_n from_o original_a sin_n some_o have_v with_o great_a vehemency_n maintain_v that_o seem_v not_o any_o way_n probable_a as_o be_v to_o be_v show_v it_o be_v also_o good_a to_o observe_v the_o emphatical_a expression_n in_o the_o word_n out_o of_o unclean_a thing_n which_o imply_v that_o man_n by_o nature_n be_v all_o over_o sinful_a in_o mind_n will_n affection_n and_o the_o whole_a man_n it_o be_v the_o unclean_a thing_n even_o as_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o holy_a thing_n because_o he_o be_v in_o every_o particular_a altogether_o holy_a in_o the_o next_o place_n you_o have_v the_o answer_n not_o one_o some_o read_v this_o interrogative_o do_v not_o thou_o alone_a as_o speak_v to_o god_n so_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v these_o make_v the_o sense_n to_o be_v that_o god_n alone_o and_o no_o other_o can_v deliver_v out_o of_o this_o uncleanness_n hence_o also_o some_o make_v that_o expression_n who_o can_v forgive_v sin_n but_o god_n alone_o to_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o this_o place_n for_o as_o aquinas_n say_v de_fw-fr frigido_fw-la facere_fw-la calidum_fw-la est_fw-la ejus_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la calidum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n of_o cold_a to_o make_v hot_a be_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o which_o be_v hot_a of_o its_o own_o nature_n so_o of_o unclean_a to_o make_v clean_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n 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uncleanness_n the_o child_n come_v not_o more_o naked_a and_o pollute_a into_o the_o world_n bodily_a than_o the_o soul_n do_v spiritual_o be_v denude_v of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o full_a of_o spiritual_a ulcer_n and_o fores_fw-la like_o a_o job_n full_a of_o botch_n like_o a_o lazarus_n all_o over_o spiritual_o ulcerous_a though_o few_o take_v notice_n of_o this_o and_o lay_v it_o to_o heart_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o typical_a and_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n such_o as_o be_v appoint_v in_o the_o law_n of_o which_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n one_o more_o heinous_a and_o so_o do_v cast_v a_o great_a and_o long_a separation_n from_o the_o company_n of_o man_n and_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n the_o other_o less_o and_o so_o more_o easy_o purify_v and_o that_o in_o a_o short_a space_n and_o the_o former_a kind_n of_o
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the_o mother_n that_o do_v not_o argue_v christ_n to_o be_v bear_v in_o sin_n no_o more_o than_o circumcision_n argue_v a_o duty_n of_o put_v off_o the_o foreskin_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o he_o but_o it_o be_v to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n he_o be_v now_o make_v subject_n to_o the_o law_n not_o that_o such_o a_o ceremonial_a uncleanness_n be_v still_o under_o the_o gospel-time_n as_o some_o ignorant_a superstitious_a woman_n think_v for_o all_o such_o ceremonial_a rite_n be_v abolish_v by_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n only_o in_o the_o general_n that_o ceremony_n in_o the_o jewish_a church_n do_v teach_v we_o the_o nature_n of_o birth-pollution_n 3._o there_o be_v a_o moral_a uncleanness_n and_o that_o be_v sin_n which_o be_v a_o pollution_n of_o the_o soul_n make_v it_o abominable_a and_o loathsome_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n and_o this_o uncleanness_n be_v upon_o every_o infant_n though_o but_o a_o day_n or_o a_o hour_n old_a and_o of_o this_o uncleanness_n the_o text_n speak_v sect_n iii_o a_o comparison_n between_o man_n moral_a uncleanness_n and_o levitical_a uncleanness_n to_o understand_v the_o foulness_n of_o it_o let_v we_o first_o compare_v our_o spiritual_a uncleanness_n with_o the_o worst_a legal_a uncleanness_n in_o the_o law_n even_o that_o of_o leprosy_n and_o we_o shall_v see_v how_o fit_o they_o agree_v for_o 1._o the_o legal_a unclean_a especial_o the_o leper_n he_o be_v to_o keep_v aloof_o off_o from_o all_o man_n and_o company_n even_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n only_o such_o as_o be_v to_o provide_v necessary_n for_o they_o and_o to_o cry_v he_o be_v unclean_a unclean_a in_o what_o a_o sad_a and_o miserable_a condition_n do_v such_o a_o unclean_a person_n apprehend_v himself_o to_o be_v no_o body_n to_o come_v near_o he_o none_o to_o have_v any_o civil_a commerce_n with_o he_o but_o to_o sit_v pine_v and_o mourn_v alone_o thus_o ought_v every_o man_n in_o this_o original_a pollution_n for_o by_o it_o he_o have_v deserve_v to_o be_v deprive_v of_o every_o comfort_n he_o be_v now_o curse_a by_o the_o law_n with_o all_o curse_n thereof_o so_o that_o no_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n may_v give_v he_o any_o creature_n the_o whole_a creation_n begin_v to_o groan_v as_o soon_o as_o man_n fall_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o though_o we_o true_o say_v every_o man_n though_o in_o his_o natural_a condition_n have_v a_o civil_a right_n to_o the_o comfort_n he_o enjoy_v yet_o he_o have_v not_o a_o holy_a and_o sanctify_a right_n be_v not_o in_o christ_n so_o that_o what_o be_v our_o due_n by_o nature_n as_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v bear_v be_v hell_n and_o damnation_n the_o wrath_n and_o anger_n of_o god_n though_o we_o shall_v beg_v here_o as_o dives_n do_v in_o hell_n for_o a_o drop_n of_o water_n it_o may_v be_v deny_v we_o oh_o miserable_a then_o and_o unclean_a man_n who_o be_v thus_o to_o stand_v aloof_o off_o from_o all_o creature_n and_o comfort_n say_v woe_n unto_o i_o for_o i_o be_o unclean_a 2._o the_o legal_a unclean_a person_n do_v make_v unclean_a every_o thing_n that_o be_v touch_v whatsoever_o he_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o that_o be_v present_o make_v unclean_a yea_o as_o appear_v hag._n 2._o if_o he_o do_v touch_v any_o holy_a thing_n he_o make_v that_o unclean_a the_o holy_a thing_n do_v not_o sanctify_v he_o now_o be_v not_o this_o too_o true_a in_o every_o man_n who_o be_v by_o nature_n spiritual_o unclean_a the_o apostle_n speak_v this_o with_o evident_a conviction_n to_o all_o that_o will_v not_o wilful_o shut_v their_o eye_n tit._n 1._o 15._o unto_o they_o that_o be_v defile_v and_o unbelieving_a be_v nothing_o pure_a so_o than_o what_o a_o loathsome_a leprosy_n of_o sin_n be_v upon_o every_o one_o by_o nature_n that_o he_o defile_v all_o he_o meddle_v with_o if_o he_o eat_v he_o make_v it_o unclean_a eat_n if_o he_o work_v he_o make_v it_o unclean_a work_n yea_o if_o he_o pray_v if_o he_o hear_v he_o make_v it_o unclean_a and_o impure_a pray_v and_o hear_v to_o he_o oh_o what_o a_o thunderbolt_n shall_v this_o be_v in_o our_o ear_n what_o a_o pollute_a wretch_n be_o i_o that_o in_o all_o place_n at_o all_o time_n in_o every_o thing_n i_o do_v have_v this_o uncleanness_n upon_o i_o the_o uncleanness_n every_o man_n be_v bear_v in_o have_v be_v partly_o consider_v and_o a_o comparison_n make_v between_o every_o man_n in_o his_o natural_a estate_n and_o the_o ceremonial_a unclean_a person_n in_o the_o old_a legal_a constitution_n now_o that_o we_o may_v be_v the_o more_o affect_v with_o this_o lamentable_a and_o woeful_a condition_n we_o be_v all_o bear_v in_o let_v we_o consider_v it_o absolute_o in_o itself_o the_o uncleanness_n in_o the_o text_n be_v not_o a_o natural_a or_o ceremonial_a but_o moral_a uncleanness_n for_o although_o with_o we_o in_o our_o common_a speech_n and_o sometime_o in_o the_o scripture_n uncleanness_n be_v take_v more_o strict_o for_o the_o pollution_n of_o the_o body_n in_o any_o unlawful_a way_n yet_o it_o be_v here_o take_v large_o 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so_o make_v no_o certainty_n at_o all_o and_o as_o for_o those_o two_o place_n they_o confirm_v this_o text_n for_o how_o come_v man_n to_o be_v transgressor_n from_o the_o womb_n to_o act_v wickedness_n so_o early_o to_o sin_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o they_o be_v able_a to_o act_v any_o thing_n do_v not_o all_o this_o demonstrate_v they_o be_v bear_v in_o sin_n beside_o those_o place_n be_v not_o parallel_v for_o they_o speak_v of_o the_o fact_n of_o man_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n and_o in_o such_o particular_n a_o hyperbole_n may_v sometime_o be_v admit_v but_o this_o relate_v to_o david_n while_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o not_o to_o his_o own_o action_n but_o that_o wherein_o he_o be_v passive_a last_o another_o socinian_n say_v it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o actual_a sin_n and_o not_o original_a because_o it_o be_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n whereas_o original_a sin_n be_v but_o one_o the_o answer_n be_v that_o indeed_o the_o septuagint_n and_o so_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a they_o render_v it_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n in_o iniquity_n etc._n etc._n and_o thereupon_o it_o be_v dispute_v by_o the_o schoolman_n whether_o original_a sin_n be_v one_o or_o more_o sin_n some_o though_o but_o few_o say_v it_o be_v more_o other_o but_o one_o and_o excuse_v their_o vulgar_a translation_n by_o say_v that_o it_o may_v be_v call_v sin_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n because_o it_o be_v the_o root_n of_o many_o or_o because_o it_o be_v a_o body_n of_o sin_n have_v as_o it_o be_v many_o part_n and_o member_n arminius_n likewise_o among_o other_o exception_n bring_v this_o against_o their_o public_a catechism_n because_o it_o say_v innata_fw-la peccata_fw-la in_o the_o plural_a number_n as_o if_o original_a sin_n be_v many_o sin_n but_o all_o this_o discourse_n be_v needless_a for_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n and_o so_o our_o translator_n render_v it_o and_o that_o david_n can_v mean_v actual_a sin_n be_v plain_a 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trepidation_n of_o conscience_n about_o god_n arise_v from_o this_o because_o there_o be_v a_o secret_a persuasion_n thou_o and_o god_n art_n at_o a_o distance_n yea_o a_o contrariety_n one_o with_o another_o sect_n viii_o a_o three_o particular_a be_v the_o loss_n of_o that_o love_n to_o god_n above_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v implant_v in_o adam_n be_v heart_n the_o moral_a law_n be_v cograven_v in_o adam_n he_o love_v god_n with_o all_o his_o soul_n and_o might_n and_o that_o above_o all_o creature_n yea_o above_o himself_o for_o see_v the_o debt_n and_o obligation_n upon_o adam_n be_v to_o prefer_v god_n above_o all_o creature_n yea_o god_n will_v and_o god_n glory_n above_o his_o own_o will_n and_o glory_n it_o stand_v not_o with_o that_o integrity_n god_n make_v he_o in_o to_o be_v defective_a in_o any_o of_o these_o but_o through_o adam_n apostasy_n now_o all_o be_v change_v upside_o down_o self-love_n be_v that_o which_o predominate_v in_o every_o man_n a_o man_n own_o will_n own_o good_a own_o pleasure_n and_o honour_n be_v the_o chief_a end_n aim_v at_o so_o that_o now_o god_n will_v and_o honour_n be_v trample_v under_o foot_n and_o all_o to_o set_v up_o our_o own_o self_n insomuch_o that_o this_o self-love_n may_v almost_o be_v call_v the_o original_a sin_n in_o a_o man_n sect_n ix_o fourthly_o another_o particular_a which_o be_v lose_v be_v that_o joy_n and_o delight_n which_o adam_n have_v in_o god_n for_o as_o he_o love_v god_n above_o all_o thing_n so_o enjoy_v of_o he_o he_o do_v infinite_o delight_v and_o rejoice_v in_o he_o though_o god_n make_v the_o creature_n for_o adam_n delight_n paradise_n be_v a_o place_n of_o delight_n yet_o these_o be_v but_o drop_n god_n be_v the_o ocean_n adam_n do_v then_o perfect_o say_v which_o david_n do_v with_o some_o imperfection_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o who_o in_o earth_n in_o comparison_n of_o thou_o god_n be_v all_o thing_n unto_o he_o but_o where_o be_v this_o divine_a delight_n do_v any_o natural_a man_n find_v any_o sweetness_n in_o holy_a thing_n be_v not_o all_o our_o joy_n a_o carnal_a a_o worldly_a a_o creature_n joy_n certain_o our_o joy_n and_o delight_n do_v as_o much_o discover_v the_o loss_n of_o god_n image_n as_o any_o thing_n else_o whereas_o adam_n will_v have_v daily_o rejoice_v in_o god_n and_o in_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v magnify_v and_o exalt_v we_o natural_o be_v not_o affect_v with_o these_o thing_n chap._n xi_o a_o further_a consideration_n of_o original_a righteousness_n prove_v the_o thing_n and_o answer_v objection_n against_o it_o sect_n i._o the_o privative_a part_n of_o original_a corruption_n as_o it_o be_v the_o loss_n of_o god_n image_n have_v be_v treat_v of_o both_o in_o the_o general_a and_o the_o particular_n now_o that_o still_o we_o may_v the_o more_o thorough_o possess_v our_o soul_n with_o this_o unspeakable_a loss_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o say_v something_o of_o god_n image_n which_o man_n at_o first_o be_v create_v in_o for_o although_o i_o say_v that_o i_o will_v not_o enter_v into_o a_o large_a tractate_n of_o it_o yet_o something_o must_v be_v necessary_o speak_v to_o it_o for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o original_a righteousness_n than_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o original_a sin_n if_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o light_n there_o can_v be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o darkness_n the_o privation_n do_v necessary_o suppose_v a_o habit_n hence_o the_o socinian_o as_o they_o whole_o deny_v this_o original_a sin_n we_o be_v treat_v of_o so_o do_v they_o also_o reject_v this_o original_a righteousness_n call_v it_o as_o be_v say_v faetida_fw-la fabula_fw-la a_o old_a stink_a fable_n a_o idea_n feign_v in_o man_n brain_n of_o which_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o the_o least_o title_n in_o the_o scripture_n vide_fw-la pertium_fw-la harmon_n it_o behove_v we_o therefore_o the_o more_o diligent_o to_o search_v into_o this_o truth_n for_o if_o adam_n never_o have_v such_o glory_n and_o holiness_n put_v upon_o he_o than_o we_o his_o posterity_n can_v not_o lose_v it_o to_o inform_v ourselves_o then_o herein_o let_v we_o consider_v first_o that_o what_o adam_n be_v state_n of_o integrity_n be_v we_o can_v any_o way_n know_v but_o by_o the_o scripture_n we_o have_v now_o no_o experience_n of_o it_o nor_o can_v any_o philosophy_n or_o humane_a reason_n give_v we_o any_o direction_n therein_o now_o there_o be_v two_o rock_n upon_o which_o the_o adversary_n of_o this_o truth_n do_v split_v themselves_o the_o one_o be_v judge_v of_o original_a righteousness_n or_o of_o man_n in_o his_o creation_n according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n as_o if_o we_o be_v not_o to_o read_v moses_n and_o paul_n concern_v this_o righteousness_n of_o adam_n but_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n for_o humane_a philosopher_n as_o they_o be_v whole_o ignorant_a of_o original_a sin_n suppose_v the_o soul_n to_o come_v into_o the_o world_n as_o a_o abrasa_fw-la fabula_fw-la a_o mere_a blank_n ready_a to_o receive_v good_a or_o evil_n yet_o incline_v rather_o to_o good_a as_o aristotle_n say_v so_o they_o be_v whole_o ignorant_a either_o of_o man_n creation_n or_o if_o that_o be_v acknowledge_v of_o any_o imitation_n or_o change_n make_v upon_o man_n by_o his_o apostasy_n now_o this_o principle_n in_o effect_n the_o socinian_n imbibe_v for_o he_o say_v there_o be_v no_o righteousness_n to_o be_v conceive_v in_o adam_n but_o what_o be_v actual_a that_o there_o be_v no_o habitual_a infuse_v into_o he_o but_o that_o he_o be_v create_v in_o a_o neutral_a and_o indifferent_a estate_n neither_o good_a or_o bad_a but_o to_o be_v make_v either_o of_o these_o as_o his_o freewill_n shall_v put_v itself_o forth_o into_o action_n thus_o you_o see_v how_o true_o tertullian_n of_o old_a say_v philosopher_n be_v the_o patriarch_n of_o heretic_n for_o both_o papist_n and_o secintans_n judge_n of_o adam_n first_o estate_n by_o principle_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n the_o second_o rock_n upon_o which_o the_o erroneous_a party_n in_o this_o great_a truth_n destroy_v themselves_o at_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o man_n in_o his_o first_o creation_n according_a to_o that_o which_o we_o feel_v in_o ourselves_o now_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v judge_v what_o wine_n be_v by_o the_o vinegar_n it_o be_v degenerate_v into_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v determine_v of_o a_o live_a body_n according_a to_o what_o we_o see_v in_o a_o dead_a carcase_n and_o true_o we_o may_v say_v that_o from_o hence_o arise_v all_o pelagianism_n popery_n and_o socinianism_n we_o pass_v a_o sentence_n upon_o the_o state_n we_o be_v create_v in_o by_o what_o we_o now_o feel_v in_o ourselves_o as_o if_o god_n have_v not_o or_o can_v not_o make_v we_o otherwise_o as_o for_o instance_n because_o we_o now_o in_o ourselves_o find_v the_o inferior_a appetitive_a part_n rebel_n in_o its_o motion_n against_o the_o rational_a therefore_o they_o conclude_v that_o this_o be_v at_o first_o in_o adam_n creation_n that_o this_o repugnancy_n be_v plant_v in_o our_o very_a constitution_n yea_o a_o remonstrant_a be_v not_o afraid_a to_o say_v it_o be_v in_o christ_n himself_o because_o a_o man_n and_o why_o not_o then_o in_o the_o glorify_a saint_n to_o all_o eternity_n see_v they_o shall_v after_o the_o resurrection_n consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n also_o in_o this_o position_n both_o socinian_n remonstrant_n and_o papist_n do_v positive_o agree_v viz._n that_o the_o repugnancy_n and_o rebellion_n which_o be_v between_o the_o rational_a and_o sensitive_a part_n do_v arise_v from_o the_o very_a constitution_n of_o man_n it_o arise_v say_v bellarmine_n not_o from_o god_n but_o è_fw-mi conditione_n materiae_fw-la from_o the_o condition_n of_o that_o matter_n of_o which_o god_n make_v he_o but_o do_v not_o this_o arise_v because_o we_o see_v such_o a_o repugnancy_n be_v now_o in_o every_o man_n because_o there_o be_v none_o that_o can_v live_v now_o upon_o the_o earth_n without_o this_o rebellion_n therefore_o we_o conclude_v it_o be_v not_o always_o so_o if_o then_o we_o will_v sail_v by_o these_o rock_n if_o we_o will_v be_v guide_v into_o this_o divine_a truth_n let_v we_o go_v out_o of_o ourselves_o and_o out_o of_o all_o the_o tradition_n which_o ethical_a philosophy_n have_v deliver_v unto_o we_o for_o that_o speak_v only_o of_o what_o be_v acquire_v not_o of_o any_o thing_n infuse_v or_o concreated_a with_o our_o nature_n but_o rather_o think_v this_o image_n of_o god_n be_v so_o glorious_a a_o thing_n that_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o speak_v of_o it_o or_o to_o think_v of_o it_o we_o never_o have_v the_o actual_a enjoyment_n or_o work_v of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o with_o we_o as_o with_o man_n who_o hold_v a_o rich_a and_o plentiful_a
he_o say_v the_o positive_a inclination_n to_o evil_n must_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o privation_n of_o original_a righteousness_n and_o so_o not_o a_o part_n of_o original_n because_o a_o effect_n can_v be_v a_o part_n of_o its_o cause_n it_o be_v answer_v first_o that_o sometime_o there_o be_v a_o division_n of_o a_o common_a thing_n as_o into_o two_o part_n when_o yet_o one_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o other_o as_o when_o malum_fw-la be_v divide_v into_o malum_fw-la culpae_fw-la and_o malum_fw-la poena_fw-la the_o evil_a of_o punishment_n be_v necessary_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n but_o second_o though_o a_o inclination_n to_o evil_n may_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o privation_n of_o original_a righteousness_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o it_o may_v be_v part_n of_o original_a sin_n which_o be_v the_o whole_a consist_v of_o both_o these_o even_o as_o according_a to_o some_o learned_a divine_n remission_n of_o sin_n be_v part_n of_o justification_n although_o it_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n which_o be_v also_o another_o part_n of_o our_o justification_n sect_n ii_o the_o word_n lust_n expound_v have_v therefore_o consider_v this_o title_n or_o name_n give_v to_o original_a sin_n viz._n flesh_n which_o do_v denote_v the_o positivenesse_n of_o it_o i_o come_v to_o a_o second_o which_o shall_v also_o be_v the_o last_o and_o that_o be_v the_o word_n lust_n or_o concupiscence_n which_o both_o in_o the_o scripture_n and_o in_o the_o write_n of_o several_a author_n be_v attribute_v to_o it_o for_o which_o purpose_n the_o text_n pitch_v upon_o be_v very_o useful_a to_o understand_v which_o consider_v that_o the_o apostle_n have_v assert_v some_o thing_n which_o in_o a_o outward_a appearance_n do_v seem_v to_o dishonour_v the_o law_n he_o make_v this_o objection_n to_o himself_o be_v the_o law_n sin_n a_o cause_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o sin_n and_o god_n the_o lawgiver_n a_o commander_n of_o sin_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o defiance_n god_n forbid_v and_o in_o the_o next_o place_n give_v a_o reason_n why_o the_o law_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n because_o that_o do_v discover_v and_o detect_v sin_n that_o judge_v and_o damn_v it_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o the_o law_n be_v the_o manifester_n and_o reprover_n of_o sin_n he_o instance_v in_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o experience_n i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n to_o be_v sin_n except_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v now_o ere_o we_o can_v understand_v this_o text_n we_o must_v answer_v some_o question_n and_o first_o it_o be_v demand_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o law_n here_o some_o say_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v not_o so_o probable_a other_o the_o write_a law_n of_o moses_n and_o this_o be_v most_o probable_a by_o the_o whole_a context_n but_o yet_o some_o though_o they_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o mean_v any_o particular_a command_n but_o the_o law_n in_o the_o general_n say_v the_o apostle_n use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o all_o one_o as_o if_o the_o meaning_n be_v the_o law_n in_o general_n do_v not_o only_o forbid_v sinful_a action_n but_o also_o inward_a lust_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n thereunto_o as_o our_o saviour_n full_o expound_v it_o matth._n 5._o other_o they_o understand_v this_o law_n of_o a_o particular_a commandment_n viz._n the_o ten_o and_o therefore_o beza_n observe_v the_o article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o this_o or_o by_o that_o commandment_n in_o particular_a and_o this_o seem_v most_o probable_a because_o they_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n but_o second_o if_o the_o apostle_n allege_v that_o command_n why_o do_v he_o instance_n only_o in_o the_o sin_n forbid_v not_o mention_v the_o object_n that_o be_v specify_v in_o the_o command_n thy_o neighbour_n ox_n or_o his_o ass_n &_o c_o the_o answer_n be_v that_o be_v not_o material_a for_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o lust_n in_o the_o heart_n what_o latent_fw-la and_o unknown_a sin_n they_o be_v without_o the_o light_n of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o name_v the_o sin_n itself_o see_v the_o object_n about_o which_o they_o be_v conversant_a be_v of_o all_o sort_n and_o can_v hardly_o be_v number_v in_o the_o three_o place_n it_o be_v doubt_v how_o the_o apostle_n can_v say_v that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v lust_n to_o be_v sin_n but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n see_v that_o by_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n even_o heathen_n have_v condemn_v inward_a lust_n and_o unjust_a thought_n and_o plot_n though_o but_o in_o the_o soul_n and_o never_o put_v into_o practice_n aquinas_n make_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o as_o if_o paul_n sense_n be_v he_o do_v not_o know_v lust_n to_o be_v sin_n as_o it_o be_v a_o offence_n to_o god_n and_o a_o dishonour_n to_o he_o because_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n represent_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o these_o lust_n in_o a_o more_o divine_a and_o dreadful_a way_n than_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v grotius_n make_v the_o sense_n thus_o paul_n do_v not_o know_v lust_n but_o by_o god_n law_n because_o the_o law_n of_o man_n punish_v nothing_o but_o sinful_a action_n never_o at_o all_o meddle_v with_o the_o thought_n and_o purpose_n of_o the_o heart_n beza_n expound_v the_o expression_n comparative_o i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n to_o be_v sin_n viz._n so_o evident_o so_o full_o so_o unquestionable_o as_o i_o do_v when_o i_o understand_v the_o law_n but_o the_o general_a interpretation_n be_v that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v here_o of_o his_o thought_n and_o knowledge_n while_o he_o be_v a_o pharisee_n and_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o our_o saviour_n correct_v of_o pharisaical_a gloss_n about_o the_o law_n matth._n 5._o that_o they_o think_v the_o law_n do_v only_o require_v external_a obedience_n and_o 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to_o a_o account_n for_o his_o administration_n be_v great_o dislike_v by_o many_o and_o a_o scandal_n to_o they_o even_o as_o at_o this_o day_n it_o still_o meet_v with_o the_o same_o unkind_a entertainment_n from_o lutheran_n socinian_o and_o arminian_n who_o make_v a_o universal_a conditional_a election_n whereby_o they_o say_v god_n will_v have_v all_o to_o be_v save_v even_o the_o calvinist_n themselves_o as_o they_o be_v please_v to_o instance_n by_o derision_n well_o if_o this_o part_n of_o scripture_n will_v not_o convince_v i_o know_v not_o what_o light_n will_v and_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v prepossess_v who_o can_v let_v their_o judgement_n assent_v to_o such_o a_o remote_a and_o force_a explication_n not_o to_o add_v that_o the_o decree_n which_o they_o make_v about_o god_n rejection_n of_o such_o who_o seek_v for_o justification_n by_o work_n be_v
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god_n it_o do_v rather_o rage_n and_o hate_v with_o all_o abomination_n such_o thing_n ¶_o 7._o the_o enmity_n and_o contrariety_n of_o the_o will_n to_o god_n will._n in_o the_o second_o place_n that_o imbred_a sinful_a propriety_n of_o the_o will_n which_o deny_v it_o as_o heat_n do_v fire_n be_v the_o enmity_n and_o contrariety_n of_o the_o will_n to_o god_n will_v there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o privative_a incapacity_n but_o a_o positive_a contrariety_n even_o as_o between_o fire_n and_o water_n god_n will_v be_v a_o holy_a will_n thou_o be_v unholy_a god_n will_v be_v pure_a thou_o be_v impure_a god_n will_v be_v carry_v out_o to_o will_v his_o own_o glory_n honour_n and_o greatness_n thou_o be_v carry_v out_o to_o will_v the_o dishonour_n and_o reproach_n of_o god_n thus_o as_o god_n will_v be_v infinite_o good_a and_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o good_a so_o in_o some_o sense_n thy_o will_n be_v infinite_o evil_a and_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o that_o evil_n thou_o be_v plunge_v 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will_n and_o the_o devil_n will_v do_v both_o agree_v that_o they_o be_v with_o hatred_n and_o contrariety_n carry_v out_o against_o god_n will_n if_o therefore_o thou_o be_v to_o live_v a_o thousand_o and_o thousand_o of_o year_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o thou_o have_v no_o other_o work_n to_o do_v but_o to_o consider_v and_o meditate_v about_o the_o sinfulness_n and_o wretchedness_n of_o the_o will_n in_o this_o particular_a thou_o will_v even_v then_o take_v up_o but_o drop_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o ocean_n and_o little_a crumb_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o sand_n upon_o the_o seashore_n but_o second_o this_o contrariety_n of_o thy_o will_n be_v not_o only_o against_o that_o which_o absolute_o in_o itself_o be_v the_o chief_a good_a but_o relative_o it_o will_v be_v so_o to_o thou_o and_o therefore_o thy_o contrariety_n to_o it_o be_v the_o more_o unjustifiable_a what_o to_o be_v carry_v out_o with_o unspeakable_a hatred_n to_o that_o which_o will_v be_v thy_o blessedness_n and_o happiness_n who_o can_v bewail_v this_o enough_o to_o have_v a_o delight_n and_o a_o connaturality_n with_o those_o thing_n that_o will_v be_v thy_o eternal_a damnation_n with_o much_o readiness_n and_o joy_n to_o will_v they_o and_o then_o to_o be_v horrible_a averse_a and_o contrapugnant_a to_o those_o thing_n which_o if_o will_v and_o embrace_v will_v make_v thou_o happy_a to_o all_o eternity_n oh_o miserable_a and_o wretched_a man_n thy_o condition_n be_v far_o more_o lamentable_a than_o that_o of_o the_o beast_n for_o they_o have_v a_o natural_a instinct_n to_o preserve_v themselves_o and_o to_o desire_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v wholesome_a to_o they_o but_o thou_o be_v natural_o incline_v to_o will_n and_o embrace_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o will_v be_v thy_o eternal_a woe_n and_o misery_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o thy_o will_n can_v embrace_v the_o law_n of_o god_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o contrary_a to_o it_o alas_o there_o be_v no_o just_a reason_n can_v be_v give_v but_o original_a sin_n be_v like_o a_o occult_a quality_n in_o thy_o will_n make_v a_o antipathy_n in_o it_o against_o the_o same_o so_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o love_v what_o be_v holy_a neither_o art_n thou_o able_a to_o say_v why_o only_o thou_o do_v not_o love_v it_o yea_o there_o be_v the_o great_a reason_n in_o the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o word_n of_o god_n require_v it_o likewise_o that_o thy_o will_n shall_v be_v subordinate_a and_o commensurate_v unto_o it_o but_o there_o be_v no_o other_o cause_n of_o this_o evil_a will_n than_o the_o evil_a of_o it_o it_o be_v evil_a and_o therefore_o can_v abide_v that_o which_o be_v good_a ¶_o 8._o the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o will_n against_o the_o light_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o 〈◊〉_d slavery_n of_o it_o to_o the_o sensitive_a part_n in_o a_o man_n three_o the_o original_a pollution_n of_o the_o will_n be_v see_v in_o the_o rebellion_n of_o it_o against_o the_o light_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o slavery_n of_o it_o to_o the_o sensitive_a part_n in_o a_o man_n to_o the_o carnal_a and_o sinful_a affection_n therein_o both_o which_o do_v sad_o proclaim_v how_o the_o will_n be_v by_o nature_n out_o of_o all_o holy_a order_n and_o fall_v from_o its_o primitive_a integrity_n for_o in_o the_o former_a respect_n therefore_o do_v god_n give_v we_o reason_n that_o by_o the_o light_n and_o guidance_n thereof_o the_o will_n shall_v proceed_v to_o its_o operation_n so_o that_o for_o the_o will_v to_o move_v itself_o before_o it_o have_v direction_n from_o the_o mind_n be_v like_o the_o servant_n that_o will_v set_v upon_o business_n before_o his_o master_n command_v he_o like_o a_o unnatured_a dog_n that_o run_v before_o his_o master_n do_v set_v he_o on_o to_o will_v a_o thing_n first_o and_o afterward_o to_o exercise_v the_o mind_n about_o it_o be_v to_o set_v the_o earth_n where_o heaven_n shall_v be_v but_o oh_o the_o unspeakable_a desolation_n that_o be_v bring_v upon_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o very_a particular_a the_o will_n stay_v for_o no_o guidance_n expect_v no_o direction_n but_o will_v because_o it_o will_v what_o be_v suitable_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o corrupt_a nature_n thereof_o that_o it_o embrace_v be_v it_o never_o so_o destructive_a and_o damn_v god_n make_v the_o mind_n at_o first_o that_o it_o can_v say_v like_o the_o centurion_n i_o bid_v the_o will_v go_v and_o it_o go_v the_o affection_n move_v and_o they_o move_v but_o now_o the_o inferior_a soldier_n bid_v the_o centurion_n go_v and_o he_o go_v this_o than_o be_v the_o great_a condemnation_n of_o the_o will_n that_o though_o light_v come_v in_o upon_o it_o yet_o it_o love_v not_o the_o light_n but_o rebell_v against_o it_o and_o this_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o will_n be_v more_o palpable_o
the_o cup_n of_o gold_n in_o benjamin_n sack_n and_o therefore_o this_o must_v great_o debase_v we_o three_o we_o be_v not_o able_a of_o ourselves_o to_o have_v the_o least_o desire_n or_o longing_n after_o grace_n and_o a_o state_n of_o holiness_n not_o only_o pelagianism_n but_o semipelagianism_a be_v a_o dangerous_a rock_n to_o be_v avoid_v the_o late_a make_v our_o desire_n to_o begin_v and_o then_o god_n grace_n to_o succeed_v and_o accomplish_v but_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o least_o groan_n the_o least_o desire_n can_v arise_v in_o thy_o heart_n oh_o that_o god_n will_v change_v i_o oh_o that_o i_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o those_o that_o do_v true_o fear_v god_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o scripture_n describe_v we_o by_o nature_n to_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o compare_v the_o work_n of_o grace_n to_o a_o spiritual_a resurrection_n oh_o how_o great_a be_v thy_o bondage_n which_o do_v so_o far_o oppress_v thou_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o so_o 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ad_fw-la caelestiam_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la where_o he_o say_v he_o know_v some_o who_o hold_v there_o either_o have_v be_v or_o be_v some_o that_o be_v without_o sin_n quorum_fw-la sententiam_fw-la de_fw-la bâc_fw-la re_fw-la non_fw-la audeo_fw-la reprehendere_fw-la quanquam_fw-la nec_fw-la defendere_fw-la valeam_fw-la as_o he_o dare_v not_o reprove_v it_o so_o he_o can_v not_o defend_v it_o this_o be_v his_o modest_a expression_n but_o if_o austin_n can_v not_o defend_v it_o i_o do_v not_o know_v who_o in_o that_o age_n can_v see_v austin_n by_o the_o gloss_n in_o the_o canon_n law_n have_v just_o the_o pre-eminence_n above_o all_o the_o ancient_n for_o disputation_n as_o hierom_n for_o the_o tongue_n and_o gregory_n for_o moral_n and_o certain_o the_o place_n bring_v to_o prove_v this_o point_n do_v argue_v that_o no_o man_n be_v without_o sin_n that_o none_o can_v be_v justify_v if_o god_n enter_v into_o judgement_n it_o be_v also_o pelagin_v boast_v in_o that_o epistle_n 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that_o duty_n to_o forgive_v our_o enemy_n viz._n when_o we_o have_v they_o this_o writer_n call_v that_o question_n whether_o a_o man_n may_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n perfect_o obey_v the_o law_n a_o very_a profitable_a question_n but_o add_v that_o the_o error_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n viz._n that_o we_o be_v able_a perfect_o to_o fulfil_v it_o be_v far_o less_o dangerous_a than_o the_o contrary_a for_o god_n will_v never_o find_v fault_n with_o that_o man_n who_o do_v endeavour_n for_o a_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o that_o by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n de_n obedientiâ_fw-la deo_fw-la praestandâ_fw-la pag._n 227_o 228._o but_o his_o argument_n be_v as_o weak_a as_o his_o affection_n be_v strong_a in_o this_o point_n ¶_o 5._o objection_n against_o the_o relic_n of_o sin_n in_o a_o regenerate_a man_n answer_v let_v we_o examine_v what_o
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a_o virtue_n but_o what_o be_v chief_a ibid._n pag._n 43._o neither_o do_v we_o call_v that_o imperfection_n which_o may_v have_v a_o great_a degree_n adam_n be_v not_o imperfect_a because_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o holiness_n as_o the_o angle_n have_v in_o heaven_n it_o may_v be_v judge_v that_o one_o saint_n shall_v have_v more_o grace_n than_o another_o yet_o every_o one_o perfect_v in_o their_o measure_n and_o though_o it_o be_v so_o he_o that_o have_v not_o so_o much_o holiness_n as_o the_o chief_a shall_v not_o be_v judge_v sinful_o imperfect_a there_o be_v a_o negative_a imperfection_n and_o a_o privative_a this_o late_a be_v when_o the_o subject_n do_v not_o partake_v of_o what_o degree_n it_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o then_o it_o be_v always_o a_o sin_n the_o star_n have_v not_o as_o much_o light_n as_o the_o sun_n but_o this_o be_v no_o privative_a imperfection_n because_o it_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o be_v the_o sun_n now_o the_o command_n of_o god_n require_v of_o we_o 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