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A06705
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Adams tragedie declaring Satans malice and subtiltie, mans weaknesse and miserie, and his deliuerance from eternall captiuitie.
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Mabb, John.
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Gomorrah Gen. 18.20 They are the Herauldes of Satan which proclayme warre against God and therefore he must come downe in the fiercenesse of his wrath to destroy his enimies when they would march vp to heauē against him to plucke him from his throane and sit in his seate to be as Gods knowing good euill forgetting their created estate that they were but Dust and Clay Gen. 2.7 and therefore how vnable to resist their Creator who being offended is able to Breake them in peeces like a Potters vessell Psal 2.9 The fruite of sinne is feare and shame For now the Lord calleth but Adam flyeth the Lord examineth but Adam trembleth Satans wordes were not so sweete but the Lords voyce is as bitter The possession of the Fruite dispossessed Adam of the Garden The hope of vaine-glorie hath brought a heape of shame and the Diuels dissembled roabe of Maiestie is turned into a Figge leafe of Miserie Thus sinne is no soner wrought but God is wroth he commeth in iudgement to punish and the sinner can not flie nor hide him selfe from his presence Exod. 20.5 He is a iealous God he will haue his word to be obeyed and the contemners and breakers thereof shall die the death for as sinne is begotten by Pride in rebellion so it is punished by Gods iustice in confusion And touching the Cause of the Inquisition Sinne causeth God as a iudge to inquire after man It was Adams breaking of the Commaundement of God the which God gaue vnto him in two respects The one to make him to know him selfe that he was a Creature because he was bound to a Law by his Creator The other to acknowledge the wisedome and glory of his Creator in looking for loue and obedience from his Creature by performance of the Law the which obeying God made to man the promise of life and in disobeying he threatned punishment by death God rewardeth the good and punisheth the wicked The which course of loue iustice in rewarding and punishing the Lord hath euer kept both with Men and Angels and will so do vnto the end of the world And They that haue done good Mat. 25.46 shall enter into eternall life and they that haue done euill into eternall death Gen. 7.19.20 Dan. 2.37 vnto 45. The Old world had not been drowned the Monarchies and great Kingdomes of the earth confounded Rom. 11.19 vnto 23. Amos. 8.11.12 the Chosen people of God the Iewes reiected the Gospel remooued from the East vnto the West and Fire reserued vntill the last day to consume this Earth 2. Pet. 3.7 and these Heauens but for the sinne of Man Sinne Sinne is deceitfull and monstrous it hath a Iesabels face but a Scorpions tayle It is a Monster in the sight of God begotten by an euill Spirit and nourished in rebellious Flesh And therefore God the onely good and glorious Creator of all thinges Gen. 1.31 who Saw all thinges that he had made and loe they were exceeding good hee in the puritie of his glory must purge Paradise of this odious monster and in the sinceritie of his iustice detest Man which hath coupled him selfe with this monster Sinne and thereby disfigured and defaced the gracious image of God in him This was the cause of Gods Inquisition after Adam for he could not behold his rebellion and sinne and suffer them to goe vnpunished An Inquisition vpon what cause it is grounded And as touching the Inquisition it selfe it declareth by the action of the inquirie an offence offered to the Inquisitor for the which God maketh fresh pursute against Man And in this Inquisition God him selfe alone inquireth after sinne God vseth no helpe or attendance of any of his Angels but by him selfe he findeth it out because hee onely knoweth the thoughtes of men Psal 50.6 and is iudge him selfe But for the execution of his will pleasure whether it be for the protection of the good or destuction of the wicked there he vseth for the honour and glory of his Maiestie Reue. 8.2.3 His Angels as his Seruantes Ministers to performe the same and that also by his especiall leaue and commission and not otherwise Without Gods especiall commission the Angels neither heare the words nor see the workes of men For without this especiall Commission they neither see nor heare the wordes nor actions of men vppon the earth but onely attende about the Lordes Throne in Heauen continually worshipping him and praysing him and reioycing onely in him for euer whose loue and glory taketh away from them all thought of other inferiour things or of any persons vpon the earth And therefore seeing God him selfe is the Inquisitor and finder out of sinne what manner of persons ought we to be in holines and innocencie of life for his Eyes and Eares Jer. 23.24 25. doe beholde and heare a farre off His knowledge is infinite his power vnresistable his presence fearefull his voyce terrible his sentence death against all impenitent sinners euen eternall death to suffer and continue In that Lake Reue. 20.10 which burneth with fire brimstone for euermore SECT 8. AS touching the Apprehension of Adam and Eue to answere for their fault Two thinges therein are to be considered The Power of God to apprehend the Weaknesse of Man to resist If so God should enquire and know all things that Man doth and yet not able to apprehende Man for his fault what care of obedience or what feare would Man haue of God Nay what blasphemies what rowtes and rebellion as I may so speake would he not commit against God For then Man would heape sinne vpon sinne The scornfull and blasphemous thought of the wicked against God and say in his heart Tush although God doth know my actions and wicked course and the thoughtes of my heart yet hee is not able to attach and apprehende mee for it and therefore I am still at libertie and false I weigh not and respect him no more then Shemei did Dauid 2. Sam. 16.5.6 for his force is weake and his hand vnable to take hold vpon mee Thus the wicked would say within them selues nay more they would conclude and affirme saying God indeed threatneth much but hee can performe little And it is true if so God were not able to apprehend the offendour for sinne aswell as to inquire and finde out sinne the wicked might ruffinelike thus triumph against God But Almightie GOD the Lord of Lordes and King of Kinges Psal 2.4 Which sitteth in Heauen shall laugh them to scorne and haue them in derision their destruction shall come sodainely and none shall be able to deliuer them out of his hand Gods power to apprehend sinners Gen. 4.9 10. Adam hid him selfe but he was found Cain would haue concealed his brothers blood but it was knowen Ioshu 7.21 Achan priuily conueyed the Garment the Siluer and the Gold into