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have_v throw_v the_o miscarriage_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o man_n upon_o god_n upon_o the_o mistake_v of_o this_o and_o some_o other_o mistake_v place_n of_o scripture_n by_o which_o mistake_a place_n the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n have_v get_v wonderful_a advantage_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o many_o thousand_o poor_a soul_n i._o chap._n gen._n 3.22_o and_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v behold_v the_o man_n be_v become_v as_o one_o of_o we_o to_o know_v good_a and_o evil_n and_o now_o lest_o he_o put_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o take_v also_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o eat_v and_o live_v for_o ever_o now_o in_o that_o god_n say_v behold_v the_o man_n be_v become_v as_o one_o of_o we_o to_o know_v goâ—…_n and_o evil_n that_o be_v the_o man_n become_v like_o god_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n for_o god_n have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n to_o distinguish_v between_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o other_o 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any_o time_n thou_o dash_v thy_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n mat._n 4.6_o so_o likewise_o satan_n use_v persuasion_n to_o adam_n and_o eve_n in_o set_v forth_o how_o beneficial_a the_o eat_n of_o that_o tree_n will_v be_v to_o they_o and_o then_o she_o apprehend_v it_o be_v a_o tree_n to_o be_v desire_v to_o make_v one_o wise_a and_o wisdom_n be_v please_v to_o god_n and_o man_n and_o he_o that_o hate_v understanding_n be_v a_o fool_n 1_o king_n 3.9,10_o prov._n 1.22_o and_o it_o be_v by_o satan_n plausible_a insinuation_n that_o he_o deceive_v they_o he_o tell_v they_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n know_v good_a and_o evil._n and_o that_o god_n do_v but_o threaten_v they_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o sure_o die_v gen._n 3.4_o so_o he_o beguile_v they_o and_o they_o do_v eat_v but_o not_o as_o they_o have_v any_o dislike_n to_o good_a or_o delight_n in_o evil_n but_o the_o contrary_a for_o he_o persuade_v they_o they_o shall_v be_v like_a god_n or_o god_n and_o when_o they_o see_v by_o what_o they_o have_v do_v that_o their_o nature_n be_v defile_v so_o as_o thereby_o their_o nakedness_n do_v appear_v to_o they_o they_o be_v ashamed_a and_o where_o there_o remain_v fear_n and_o shame_n there_o remain_v a_o childlike_a frame_n now_o adam_n behold_v his_o sin_n with_o fear_n and_o shame_n gen._n 3.7.10_o he_o thereby_o show_v his_o dislike_n to_o sin_n and_o therefore_o god_n have_v compassion_n on_o man_n and_o promise_v he_o a_o saviour_n and_o in_o the_o state_n that_o adam_n be_v then_o in_o god_n see_v a_o probability_n that_o he_o may_v still_o take_v and_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n send_v he_o forth_o of_o the_o garden_n lest_o he_o shall_v put_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o take_v also_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o eat_v and_o live_v for_o ever_o gen._n 3.22,23_o the_o which_o god_n before_o they_o have_v sin_v give_v they_o free_a liberty_n to_o do_v gen._n 2.16_o and_o therefore_o god_n determine_v not_o man_n miscarriage_n by_o not_o put_v he_o in_o ability_n capable_a to_o stand_v as_o some_o have_v false_o imagine_v but_o god_n have_v say_v before_o to_o adam_n that_o in_o the_o day_n that_o he_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a he_o shall_v sure_o die_v gen._n 2.17_o and_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o lie_v heb._n 6.18_o therefore_o god_n send_v they_o out_o of_o the_o garden_n lest_o they_o shall_v take_v hold_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o eat_v and_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o god_n rather_o choose_v to_o part_v with_o the_o son_n of_o his_o love_n from_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n to_o suffer_v for_o sinner_n his_o love_n to_o his_o creature_n make_v that_o possible_a but_o for_o god_n to_o lie_v be_v impossible_a therefore_o adam_n for_o his_o transgression_n die_v in_o the_o day_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n for_o one_o day_n be_v with_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o a_o thousand_o year_n as_o one_o day_n 2._o pet._n 3.8_o and_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n transgression_n there_o be_v but_o the_o punishment_n of_o this_o life_n and_o death_n pronounce_v against_o they_o with_o a_o comfortable_a promise_n by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n gen._n 3.15,16,17,18,19_o but_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n be_v not_o threaten_v to_o they_o neither_o be_v hell_n fire_n prepare_v for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n matt._n 25.41_o who_o before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n rebel_v 2._o now_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n in_o scripture_n between_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v but_o one_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n but_o several_a foundation_n in_o as_o much_o as_o there_o be_v make_v several_a world_n heb._n 1.2_o as_o the_o old_a world_n this_o world_n and_o the_o world_n that_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v all_o have_v several_a foundation_n adam_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o old_a world_n noah_n the_o foundation_n of_o this_o world_n and_o abraham_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v so_o as_o all_o that_o come_v in_o heir_n to_o that_o world_n must_v come_v in_o as_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n gal._n 3.28_o and_o as_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v so_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o heavenly_a city_n have_v their_o name_n write_v on_o the_o wall_n thereof_o reve._n 21.14_o and_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n when_o they_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o
further_a to_o consider_v wherefore_o the_o lord_n send_v they_o forth_o from_o the_o garden_n which_o be_v lest_o he_o shall_v put_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o take_v also_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n gen._n 3.22_o by_o which_o word_n we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o god_n do_v positive_o declare_v that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v what_o man_n will_v do_v till_o he_o prove_v and_o try_v he_o and_o see_v what_o be_v in_o man._n and_o therefore_o lest_o he_o shall_v also_o take_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o eat_v and_o live_v forever_o god_n have_v before_o pronounce_v death_n for_o his_o offence_n god_n send_v he_o out_o of_o the_o garden_n these_o word_n we_o be_v to_o take_v in_o the_o plain_a letter_n of_o the_o text._n that_o god_n do_v not_o then_o know_v what_o man_n will_v do_v and_o this_o god_n declare_v we_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o lie_v heb._n 6.18_o but_o many_o by_o not_o right_o apprehend_v these_o forementioned_a place_n have_v lay_v the_o generality_n of_o the_o world_n under_o eternal_a damnation_n by_o a_o fore_a sight_n in_o god_n of_o adam_n transgression_n notwithstanding_o god_n have_v full_o declare_v that_o when_o he_o see_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a upon_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o man_n have_v whole_o corrupt_v his_o way_n except_o noah_n it_o repent_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o grieve_v he_o at_o his_o heart_n gen._n 6.5,6,9,12_o and_o this_o we_o be_v to_o take_v in_o the_o plain_a letter_n of_o the_o text_n without_o we_o will_v blaspheme_v his_o holy_a name_n in_o make_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n a_o liar_n which_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o be_v heb._n 6.18_o and_o when_o god_n promise_v a_o blessing_n whether_o conditional_a or_o absolute_a according_a as_o he_o have_v promise_v he_o will_v make_v it_o good_a have_v he_o say_v and_o shall_v he_o not_o do_v it_o or_o have_v he_o speak_v and_o shall_v he_o not_o make_v it_o good_a for_o god_n be_v not_o a_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v lie_v nor_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v repent_v numb_a 23.19_o but_o upon_o man_n return_v god_n be_v often_o say_v to_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_n he_o think_v to_o do_v unto_o they_o so_o likewise_o of_o a_o blessing_n when_o it_o be_v promise_v on_o condition_n and_o the_o condition_n not_o perform_v jer._n 18.8,9,10_o and_o it_o be_v after_o god_n have_v prove_v and_o try_v man_n he_o see_v what_o be_v in_o man_n and_o see_v our_o great_a highpriest_n can_v not_o be_v touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o our_o infirmity_n till_o he_o take_v our_o nature_n heb._n 4.15_o so_o it_o be_v much_o more_o impossible_a that_o god_n who_o be_v of_o pure_a eye_n then_o to_o behold_v iniquity_n with_o approbation_n can_v be_v cumber_v with_o the_o foresight_n of_o all_o the_o abomination_n and_o wicked_a stratagem_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o man_n before_o they_o be_v create_v or_o the_o world_n in_o which_o man_n offend_v and_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n have_v swear_v that_o he_o delight_v not_o in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o shall_v return_v and_o live_v ezek._n 33.11_o and_o how_o can_v this_o be_v true_a if_o god_n have_v reprobate_v the_o generality_n of_o all_o mankind_n from_o all_o eternity_n and_o likewise_o god_n say_v the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n ezek._n 18.20_o that_o be_v when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v judge_v and_o according_o it_o be_v say_v when_o they_o be_v judge_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v receive_v for_o the_o thing_n do_v in_o the_o body_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a 2_o cor._n 5.10_o for_o christ_n will_v then_o condemn_v none_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n transgression_n the_o which_o we_o call_v original_a sin_n for_o which_o we_o have_v lay_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n under_o 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