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christ_n and_o if_o any_o shall_v be_v so_o blind_a as_o to_o think_v that_o christ_n restore_v man_n into_o his_o former_a estate_n of_o innocence_n they_o must_v there_o needs_o be_v a_o new_a tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a for_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n show_v in_o the_o scripture_n for_o a_o perfect_a man_n that_o be_v restore_v to_o adam_n estate_n to_o sin_n but_o by_o eat_v of_o that_o tree_n and_o if_o man_n be_v restore_v to_o perfection_n or_o if_o all_o man_n fall_v not_o in_o adam_n as_o the_o scripture_n testify_v they_o do_v rom._n 5.12.18_o then_o man_n have_v power_n in_o himself_o to_o obey_v and_o then_o some_o may_v yet_o obey_v and_o so_o stand_v no_o need_n of_o christ_n we_o know_v not_o any_o certainty_n of_o these_o man_n opinion_n therefore_o we_o will_v not_o enter_v into_o they_o only_o one_o man_n once_o tell_v we_o he_o have_v freewill_n but_o we_o find_v he_o to_o hold_v so_o many_o other_o horrible_a opinion_n wherein_o he_o be_v so_o obstinate_a as_o we_o have_v no_o faith_n no_o have_v any_o further_a conference_n with_o he_o to_o these_o man_n only_o thus_o much_o do_v we_o say_v that_o thus_o speak_v the_o word_n of_o god_n gen._n 5.2_o god_n create_v adam_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o god_n make_v he_o he_o and_z vers_n 3._o adam_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o beget_v a_o child_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n after_o his_o image_n if_o man_n can_v see_v here_o that_o adam_n beget_v not_o a_o can_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o god_n but_o in_o his_o own_o likeness_n and_o that_o the_o likeness_n or_o image_n of_o god_n which_o be_v perfection_n righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n do_v differ_v and_o be_v clean_o contrary_a to_o the_o likeness_n and_o image_n of_o sinful_a adam_n who_o when_o he_o begin_v sh_v his_o son_n be_v of_o himself_o a_o imperfect_a unholy_a unrighteous_a man_n if_o they_o can_v see_v this_o then_o be_v they_o void_a of_o all_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o thus_o 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