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i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o i_o 1_o cor._n 15.10_o here_o he_o do_v ascribe_v all_o to_o grace_n when_o he_o say_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o be_o what_o i_o be_o though_o he_o do_v attribute_n all_o to_o grace_v as_o to_o the_o architectonical_a and_o principal_a cause_n for_o all_o be_v do_v by_o the_o vigour_n and_o efficacy_n of_o that_o grace_n which_o be_v in_o he_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o he_o do_v not_o deny_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o free_a agent_n he_o do_v instrumental_o work_v by_o the_o power_n of_o that_o grace_n which_o be_v in_o he_o therefore_o in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o ministry_n there_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o grace_n do_v all_o and_o paul_n do_v labour_n more_o than_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n grace_n do_v it_o principal_o and_o paul_n do_v it_o organical_o and_o ministerial_o and_o thus_o you_o see_v though_o the_o action_n be_v man_n the_o vigour_n spirituality_n and_o efficacy_n be_v whole_o from_o god_n and_o nothing_o 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curse_n here_o it_o be_v also_o that_o i_o may_v use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o one_o man_n jeroboam_n sin_n go_v into_o all_o israel_n and_o the_o curse_n captivity_n or_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o so_o death_n go_v upon_o all_o man_n of_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inasmuch_o as_o all_o man_n of_o israel_n have_v sin_v so_o far_o he_o page_z 32._o by_o this_o instance_n of_o he_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o original_a sin_n must_v pass_v into_o the_o world_n not_o so_o much_o by_o propagation_n as_o by_o imitation_n the_o king_n of_o israel_n do_v walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o jeroboam_n that_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n and_o thereupon_o the_o curse_n captivity_n and_o death_n come_v upon_o all_o the_o whole_a succession_n and_o upon_o all_o israel_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o do_v walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o do_v follow_v his_o ensample_n if_o this_o be_v a_o parallel_n case_n we_o must_v say_v sin_n the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o curse_n for_o sin_n come_v into_o the_o world_n only_o by_o the_o institution_n and_o command_n of_o the_o first_o man_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n be_v so_o far_o forth_o involve_v in_o his_o sin_n as_o they_o walk_v after_o such_o a_o injunction_n and_o imitate_v that_o ensample_n now_o if_o this_o be_v so_o i_o will_v leave_v it_o to_o any_o man_n to_o judge_v whither_o this_o gloss_n will_v go_v at_o last_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o first_o man_n be_v the_o figure_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v if_o therefore_o we_o be_v implicate_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n no_o otherwise_o but_o by_o obey_v his_o command_n and_o follow_v his_o ensample_n our_o salvation_n by_o christ_n will_v chief_o consist_v in_o our_o imitate_v of_o he_o and_o in_o obedience_n to_o his_o command_n as_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o blood_n the_o worth_n of_o his_o passion_n the_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n all_o this_o must_v be_v set_v apart_o as_o a_o matter_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n of_o ungodly_a but_o that_o there_o be_v no_o spiritual_a promise_n in_o those_o time_n this_o we_o utter_o deny_v what_o shall_v we_o make_v of_o that_o promise_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n what_o shall_v we_o make_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v they_o not_o all_o figure_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o come_v saint_n peter_n also_o plain_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o father_n be_v disobedient_a in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a world_n in_o what_o sense_n then_o do_v he_o call_v they_o disobedient_a their_o disobedience_n must_v be_v expound_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o teach_n conviction_n that_o they_o have_v by_o and_o through_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n whether_o in_o noah_n ministry_n or_o otherwise_o many_o more_o reason_n may_v be_v allege_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o father_n be_v not_o altogether_o destitute_a of_o spiritual_a promise_n if_o our_o author_n will_v prove_v it_o let_v he_o show_v how_o they_o be_v too_o blame_v for_o their_o disobedience_n but_o he_o be_v as_o strange_a in_o assign_v that_o which_o he_o term_n the_o second_o cause_n of_o the_o general_a impiety_n a_o second_o cause_n say_v he_o of_o the_o general_a iniquity_n of_o the_o world_n be_v because_o our_o nature_n be_v so_o hard_o put_v to_o it_o in_o many_o instance_n not_o because_o nature_n be_v original_o corrupt_v but_o because_o god_n law_n command_v such_o thing_n which_o be_v a_o restraint_n to_o the_o indifferent_a and_o otherwise_o lawful_a inclination_n of_o nature_n and_o then_o go_v on_o he_o do_v in_o the_o same_o page_n explain_v himself_o more_o full_o our_o unwillingness_n and_o averseness_n come_v by_o occasion_n of_o the_o law_n come_v cross_n upon_o our_o nature_n not_o because_o our_o nature_n be_v contrary_a unto_o god_n but_o because_o god_n be_v please_v to_o super-induce_a some_o commandment_n contrary_a to_o our_o nature_n for_o if_o 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