adam_n actual_a sin_n and_o so_o in_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o actual_a sin_n of_o our_o near_a parent_n as_o to_o mere_a desert_n for_o our_o nature_n be_v in_o he_o our_o person_n though_o not_o existent_a be_v seminal_o in_o he_o we_o come_v not_o from_o adam_n as_o our_o creator_n that_o make_v we_o of_o nothing_o nor_o as_o our_o fabricator_n that_o make_v we_o of_o a_o extrinsic_a pre-existent_a matter_n but_o as_o our_o progenitor_n who_o derive_v a_o be_v to_o we_o by_o communication_n out_o of_o himself_o and_o therefore_o can_v give_v we_o no_o better_o than_o he_o have_v himself_o either_o qualitative_o or_o relative_o and_o therefore_o be_v a_o son_n of_o death_n he_o can_v not_o beget_v son_n of_o life_n be_v guilty_a he_o can_v not_o beget_v person_n that_o be_v innocent_a nor_o bring_v a_o clean_a thing_n from_o himself_o who_o be_v unclean_a prop._n 17._o this_o natural_a interest_n in_o the_o guilt_n of_o progenitor_n be_v only_o from_o those_o sin_n which_o they_o commit_v while_o we_o be_v in_o their_o loin_n or_o seminal_o in_o they_o and_o not_o from_o any_o that_o they_o commit_v after_o we_o be_v bear_v but_o the_o reputative_a guilt_n which_o we_o have_v from_o the_o sin_n of_o society_n whereof_o we_o be_v natural_o or_o elective_o member_n may_v befall_v we_o as_o much_o and_o rather_o from_o the_o sin_n which_o they_o commit_v when_o we_o be_v at_o age_n and_o have_v the_o full_a use_n of_o reason_n therefore_o all_o man_n shall_v be_v careful_a what_o society_n they_o voluntary_o join_v themselves_o to_o or_o abide_v in_o and_o shall_v diligent_o endeavour_v the_o reformation_n of_o such_o society_n and_o when_o they_o be_v fall_v into_o ruin_n past_o hope_n of_o recovery_n shall_v foresee_v the_o fall_n and_o save_v themselves_o prop._n 18._o it_o be_v both_o these_o sort_n of_o guilt_n which_o adhere_v to_o we_o in_o our_o infancy_n from_o our_o parent_n sin_n 1._o the_o guilt_n which_o follow_v our_o natural_a interest_n as_o we_o be_v seminal_o in_o they_o adher_v to_o we_o all_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o have_v our_o be_v 2._o the_o other_o be_v vary_v according_a to_o the_o several_a society_n that_o we_o be_v member_n of_o 1._o as_o we_o be_v member_n of_o the_o great_a commonwealth_n of_o the_o world_n whereof_o god_n be_v the_o sovereign_n so_o we_o be_v guilty_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o sin_n which_o mankind_n in_o our_o first_o parent_n commit_v in_o the_o beginning_n for_o god_n deal_v with_o adam_n in_o his_o first_o law_n not_o only_o as_o a_o individual_a person_n but_o also_o as_o whole_a mankind_n he_o and_o his_o wife_n be_v then_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o so_o as_o we_o be_v first_o guilty_a of_o death_n because_o of_o our_o natural_a interest_n in_o adam_n sin_n as_o be_v his_o progeny_n so_o next_o we_o be_v also_o guilty_a by_o reason_n of_o this_o civil_a or_o reputative_a interest_n as_o be_v member_n of_o the_o sinful_a world_n or_o of_o sinful_a mankind_n which_o late_a yet_o suppose_v the_o former_a as_o its_o ground_n and_o do_v not_o arise_v from_o any_o covenant_n or_o will_n of_o god_n to_o impute_v that_o to_o we_o which_o we_o be_v never_o guilty_a of_o by_o any_o natural_a interest_n of_o our_o own_o not_o that_o we_o be_v personal_o guilty_a before_o we_o be_v personal_o existent_a but_o that_o we_o be_v then_o seminal_o guilty_a as_o we_o have_v a_o seminal_a be_v in_o the_o nature_n and_o person_n of_o our_o progenitor_n and_o when_o our_o person_n from_o that_o seed_n do_v first_o exist_v they_o be_v guilty_a person_n as_o soon_o as_o person_n and_o therefore_o when_o man_n have_v first_o sin_v god_n that_o have_v give_v he_o a_o law_n as_o be_v all_o mankind_n and_o the_o root_n of_o a_o posterity_n in_o course_n of_o nature_n to_o spring_v from_o he_o do_v also_o in_o the_o same_o relation_n call_v he_o to_o judgement_n and_o sentence_v he_o for_o his_o sin_n and_o therefore_o pass_v such_o a_o sentence_n which_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n be_v execute_v on_o all_o mankind_n and_o as_o the_o individual_n multiply_v from_o the_o first_o condemn_v root_n so_o do_v the_o guilt_n and_o the_o sentence_a punishment_n adhere_v to_o each_o individual_a and_o in_o the_o same_o relation_n be_v the_o promise_n of_o a_o redeemer_n make_v to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v not_o adam_n only_o but_o all_o mankind_n that_o be_v mean_v by_o god_n sentence_n dust_n thou_o be_v and_o to_o dust_n thou_o shall_v return_v etc._n etc._n yet_o only_o adam_n as_o then_o personal_o existent_a and_o condemn_v and_o all_o other_o as_o seminal_o in_o he_o and_o the_o sentence_n make_v its_o first_o seizure_n on_o their_o person_n when_o their_o person_n shall_v first_o exist_v and_o not_o before_o even_o so_o be_v it_o by_o the_o guilt_n as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o sentence_n it_o be_v only_a adam_n person_n that_o be_v at_o first_o guilty_a but_o not_o only_o as_o a_o particular_a private_a person_n but_o as_o mankind_n and_o as_o the_o root_n of_o all_o that_o shall_v succeed_v and_o therefore_o we_o be_v seminal_o guilty_a in_o he_o and_o be_v personal_o guilty_a from_o he_o when_o we_o first_o personal_o exist_v 2._o and_o as_o we_o be_v thus_o guilty_a as_o member_n of_o sinful_a mankind_n so_o also_o as_o member_n of_o sinful_a family_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n may_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o near_a parent_n lie_v under_o family_n punishment_n 3._o so_o be_v we_o also_o as_o member_n of_o wicked_a commonwealth_n and_o particular_a subordinate_a society_n in_o those_o commonwealth_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v so_o common_a for_o god_n to_o punish_v man_n for_o common_a abomination_n and_o provoke_a enormity_n which_o yet_o themselves_o do_v not_o commit_v 4._o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o heretical_a impure_a and_o scandalous_a church_n who_o member_n become_v liable_a to_o church-punishment_n as_o those_o aforesaid_a to_o common-wealth-punishment_n prop._n 19_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v so_o far_o guilty_a or_o to_o deserve_v punishment_n as_o that_o god_n may_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o vindictive_a justice_n lay_v it_o on_o we_o as_o our_o due_n unless_o remedy_v and_o it_o be_v another_o thing_n to_o be_v so_o far_o guilty_a as_o that_o god_n must_v punish_v we_o or_o else_o be_v unjust_a or_o not_o attain_v the_o end_n of_o right_a government_n by_o ordinary_a mean_n it_o be_v the_o first_o guilt_n only_o which_o i_o say_v arise_v from_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o parent_n to_o we_o the_o second_o i_o neither_o affirm_v nor_o deny_v as_o not_o intend_v now_o to_o meddle_v with_o that_o controversy_n prop._n 20._o though_o according_a to_o the_o strict_a rigour_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o work_n consider_v alone_o god_n may_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n or_o our_o near_a parent_n adjudge_v we_o to_o everlasting_a death_n as_o our_o due_n because_o of_o our_o forementioned_a participation_n therein_o yet_o have_v he_o provide_v such_o a_o remedy_n in_o the_o gospel_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v everlasting_o perish_v for_o any_o such_o sin_n who_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o that_o remedy_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o gospel_n find_v man_n under_o such_o a_o guilt_n by_o nature_n yet_o do_v it_o not_o bind_v it_o on_o they_o but_o free_v they_o from_o it_o if_o they_o be_v in_o christ_n therefore_o when_o god_n tell_v man_n that_o if_o they_o repent_v and_o believe_v it_o be_v not_o their_o father_n sin_n that_o shall_v damn_v they_o yet_o bid_v they_o take_v heed_n lest_o they_o perish_v by_o their_o own_o this_o do_v not_o deny_v that_o we_o deserve_v death_n for_o adam_n or_o our_o other_o parent_n sin_n but_o only_o that_o if_o we_o repent_v and_o be_v ourselves_o evangelical_o righteous_a the_o deserve_a evil_a shall_v not_o befall_v we_o the_o remedy_n suppose_v and_o not_o deny_v the_o malady_n prop._n 21._o a_o further_a difference_n may_v yet_o appear_v between_o the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n first_o sin_n and_o our_o guilt_n of_o his_o follow_a sin_n or_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o near_a parent_n if_o we_o distinguish_v between_o the_o fundamentum_fw-la and_o the_o terminus_n of_o guilt_n and_o then_o observe_v that_o the_o terminus_n be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o but_o the_o foundation_n be_v divers_a the_o punishment_n which_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o or_o liable_a to_o by_o adam_n sin_n be_v the_o privation_n of_o our_o whole_a felicity_n the_o new_a guilt_n of_o our_o near_a parent_n sin_n or_o adam_n further_a sin_n yea_o or_o our_o own_o actual_a sin_n can_v bring_v no_o new_a punishment_n on_o we_o according_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n though_o according_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o give_v new_a mercy_n who_o privation_n we_o be_v capable_a of_o we_o may_v have_v new_a punishment_n
a_o fault_n these_o two_o god_n take_v not_o away_o by_o pardon_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o which_o be_v do_v shall_v be_v undo_v or_o that_o which_o be_v a_o fault_n shall_v be_v no_o fault_n the_o three_o which_o be_v the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n be_v it_o that_o be_v do_v away_o by_o pardon_n now_o suppose_v this_o perfect_o do_v away_o to_o adam_n or_o any_o godly_a man_n yet_o this_o pardon_n be_v but_o for_o himself_o and_o he_o propagate_v to_o his_o child_n the_o two_o former_a reatum_fw-la facti_fw-la &_o culpae_fw-la which_o be_v never_o do_v away_o and_o then_o the_o three_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n will_v follow_v immediate_o per_fw-la nudam_fw-la resultantiam_fw-la as_o long_o as_o they_o have_v themselves_o no_o pardon_n 2._o christ_n be_v the_o quicken_a spirit_n though_o adam_n be_v a_o live_a soul_n and_o christ_n be_v now_o the_o fountain_n of_o grace_n and_o give_v it_o out_o in_o the_o measure_n and_o on_o the_o term_n that_o he_o see_v meet_v and_o as_o god_n past_a sentence_n on_o mankind_n before_o he_o grant_v his_o pardon_n to_o adam_n and_o promise_v the_o messiah_n so_o his_o pardon_n be_v no_o full_a remit_v of_o that_o sentence_n but_o such_o a_o personal_a remission_n to_o adam_n as_o shall_v consist_v with_o much_o punishment_n in_o his_o imperfection_n in_o grace_n and_o his_o toil_n and_o labour_n and_o death_n etc._n etc._n and_o with_o the_o guilt_n of_o his_o posterity_n till_o each_o man_n receive_v from_o christ_n the_o mediator_n his_o own_o remission_n and_o so_o as_o he_o give_v in_o the_o promise_n a_o pardon_n to_o adam_n he_o have_v on_o the_o same_o condition_n give_v it_o to_o all_o adam_n have_v not_o power_n to_o cure_v himself_o when_o he_o have_v poison_v his_o nature_n but_o christ_n be_v become_v the_o common_a physician_n have_v prepare_v a_o remedy_n for_o he_o and_o we_o and_o if_o we_o take_v it_o as_o adam_n do_v we_o shall_v be_v heal_v and_o the_o infant_n be_v include_v in_o the_o covenant_n with_o their_o parent_n so_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o objection_n the_o 12_o argument_n stand_v good_a arg._n 13._o if_o natural_a corruption_n be_v in_o infant_n vicious_o dispose_v they_o to_o evil_a and_o against_o good_a then_o original_a sin_n be_v in_o they_o but_o such_o corruption_n be_v in_o they_o go_v etc._n etc._n the_o minor_a be_v prove_v by_o the_o common_a experience_n of_o the_o world_n all_o infant_n show_v their_o inclination_n to_o sin_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o can_v act_v it_o yea_o so_o strong_a and_o obstinate_a do_v it_o prove_v that_o frequent_o it_o resist_v all_o the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o most_o prudent_a diligent_a godly_a parent_n that_o will_v root_v it_o up_o and_o of_o master_n and_o teacher_n that_o apply_v both_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n against_o it_o and_o never_o be_v it_o conquer_v but_o by_o special_a grace_n and_o never_o be_v it_o so_o restrain_v in_o any_o that_o live_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n as_o not_o to_o break_v out_o into_o many_o actual_a sin_n and_o if_o all_o man_n in_o all_o age_n in_o all_o the_o world_n do_v sin_n and_o frequent_o sin_n it_o show_v that_o there_o be_v some_o corrupt_a inclination_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n to_o sin_n for_o the_o effect_n reveal_v the_o cause_n yea_o it_o be_v so_o great_a corruption_n as_o to_o lead_v into_o some_o kind_n of_o moral_a necessity_n of_o sin_v or_o moral_a impossibility_n of_o not_o sin_v or_o else_o some_o one_o in_o the_o world_n will_v have_v escape_v it_o which_o none_o do_v but_o christ_n and_o the_o papist_n except_v but_o the_o virgin_n mary_n obj._n adam_n sin_v that_o yet_o have_v no_o corruption_n answ_n the_o fall_n of_o one_o or_o two_o may_v come_v from_o wilful_a carelessness_n or_o inconsiderateness_n where_o there_o be_v no_o corrupt_a inclination_n antecedent_n but_o so_o can_v the_o fall_n of_o all_o the_o world_n especial_o their_o so_o frequent_a fall_n and_o ordinary_a obstinacy_n in_o sin_n if_o now_o and_o then_o a_o man_n only_o shall_v die_v we_o may_v impute_v it_o to_o some_o accident_n but_o when_o all_o mankind_n die_v we_o be_v convince_v that_o mortality_n even_o a_o disposedness_n to_o death_n in_o some_o sort_n necessitate_v it_o be_v become_v natural_a to_o he_o so_o here_o obj._n infant_n have_v the_o use_n of_o sense_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o be_v long_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n and_o reason_n be_v long_o weak_a when_o sense_n be_v strong_a and_o this_o by_o reason_n of_o infancy_n as_o such_o and_o go_v in_o all_o this_o time_n the_o prevalency_n of_o sense_n can_v be_v no_o sin_n and_o so_o long_a a_o prevalency_n must_v needs_o breed_v a_o habit_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o you_o take_v for_o original_a corruption_n answ_n 1._o if_o sin_n have_v not_o make_v the_o appetite_n inordinate_a infant_n may_v have_v live_v till_o they_o have_v overgrow_v their_o infancy_n without_o transgress_v a_o ordinate_a appetite_n will_v have_v carry_v they_o to_o no_o inordinate_a act_n and_o they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o liable_a to_o many_o of_o those_o evil_n that_o now_o provoke_v their_o passion_n and_o to_o cry_v when_o they_o be_v hurt_v will_v be_v no_o sin_n and_o so_o as_o they_o have_v grow_v up_o their_o temptation_n will_v have_v be_v but_o proportionable_a to_o their_o reason_n and_o go_v they_o may_v well_o have_v overcome_v they_o as_o child_n have_v not_o the_o reason_n of_o grow_v man_n so_o neither_o have_v they_o their_o temptation_n they_o have_v not_o worldly_a riches_n or_o honour_n or_o dignity_n to_o care_n for_o they_o be_v not_o tempt_v to_o the_o sin_n of_o lust_n and_o as_o now_o the_o love_n of_o their_o parent_n keep_v they_o even_o in_o childhood_n from_o transgress_v the_o command_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o make_v they_o desirous_a to_o please_v they_o so_o will_v the_o love_n of_o god_n have_v make_v they_o desirous_a to_o please_v he_o and_o keep_v his_o command_n 2._o we_o see_v sin_n now_o break_v out_o in_o child_n before_o custom_n can_v engage_v they_o to_o such_o a_o habit_n and_o against_o that_o custom_n which_o parent_n engage_v they_o in_o against_o it_o and_o with_o great_a obstinacy_n than_o that_o mere_a custom_n can_v so_o soon_o produce_v so_o much_o for_o the_o minor_a the_o consequence_n of_o the_o major_n be_v prove_v 1._o from_o the_o purity_n of_o god_n nature_n and_o of_o his_o law_n and_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o corruption_n this_o corruption_n be_v a_o disconformity_n to_o the_o holy_a nature_n will_n and_o law_n of_o god_n and_o that_o in_o his_o subject_n go_v it_o be_v sin_n the_o inclination_n contrary_a to_o his_o holy_a nature_n and_o image_n in_o a_o rational_a creature_n must_v needs_o be_v abhor_v of_o god_n because_o they_o be_v such_o and_o the_o fleshly_a mind_n the_o body_n of_o death_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n 2._o these_o same_o corruption_n which_o be_v bear_v with_o we_o remain_v in_o the_o unsanctified_a and_o partly_o in_o other_o till_o they_o come_v to_o age_n and_o then_o they_o be_v sin_n even_o the_o same_o degree_n that_o be_v bear_v with_o we_o for_o it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o degree_n that_o custom_n after_o superad_v that_o be_v sin_n certain_o that_o absence_n of_o good_a and_o backwardness_n to_o it_o and_o proneness_n to_o evil_n be_v sin_n in_o the_o adult_n go_v it_o be_v sin_n before_o for_o it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o in_o a_o true_a subject_n capable_a of_o vice_n and_o virtue_n 3._o the_o only_a argument_n against_o it_o be_v vain_a viz._n from_o the_o involuntariness_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v arg._n 14._o adam_n and_o eve_n have_v moral_a good_a before_o any_o actual_a volition_n go_v infant_n be_v capable_a of_o moral_a good_a before_o any_o actual_a volition_n and_o consequent_o actual_a volition_n or_o willing_a be_v not_o of_o necessity_n to_o the_o morality_n of_o a_o habit_n or_o inclination_n and_o go_v they_o be_v capable_a of_o moral_a evil_n the_o antecedent_n be_v prove_v by_o the_o concession_n of_o all_o that_o adam_n have_v whether_o natural_o or_o supernatural_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o virtue_n or_o holiness_n ut_fw-la principium_fw-la before_o he_o act_v it_o and_o so_o have_v original_a righteousness_n by_o creation_n or_o gift_n which_o be_v bonum_fw-la morale_fw-la and_o make_v he_o capable_a of_o the_o divine_a complacency_n and_o acceptance_n the_o parity_n of_o reason_n prove_v the_o consequence_n or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o disparity_n it_o make_v against_o the_o adversary_n infant_n be_v virtual_o pre-existent_a in_o their_o parent_n arg._n 15._o the_o doctrine_n that_o number_v infant_n with_o bruit_n in_o point_n of_o morality_n and_o felicity_n be_v false_a but_o such_o be_v that_o doctrine_n which_o deny_v original_a
sin_n go_v etc._n etc._n the_o major_n be_v prove_v 1._o in_o that_o they_o have_v immortal_a soul_n and_o virtual_o rational_a 2._o they_o be_v under_o many_o promise_n and_o threat_n that_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n 3._o they_o be_v disciple_n of_o christ_n and_o member_n of_o his_o church_n the_o minor_a be_v plain_a 1._o in_o that_o they_o make_v infant_n uncapable_a of_o any_o moral_a evil_a eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la because_o they_o have_v no_o actual_a volition_n or_o choice_n 2._o and_o thereby_o they_o conclude_v they_o uncapable_a of_o moral_a good_a 3._o and_o thereby_o they_o conclude_v they_o uncapable_a of_o judgement_n 4._o and_o of_o any_o reward_n 5._o and_o of_o any_o punishment_n 6._o and_o they_o say_v they_o be_v under_o no_o law_n or_o obligation_n 7._o and_o go_v they_o can_v be_v no_o subject_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n or_o member_n of_o his_o church_n only_o god_n may_v do_v with_o they_o what_o he_o will_v and_o so_o he_o may_v with_o bruit_n arg._n 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you_o have_v think_v this_o a_o cruelty_n or_o injustice_n why_o may_v not_o god_n leave_v such_o a_o thing_n to_o his_o free_a will_n as_o well_o as_o his_o own_o salvation_n or_o damnation_n and_o if_o he_o may_v leave_v it_o to_o a_o serpent_n necessary_o to_o beget_v a_o serpent_n why_o may_v he_o not_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o do_v it_o free_o and_o if_o man_n have_v choose_v such_o a_o generation_n can_v his_o offspring_n if_o capable_a have_v charge_v god_n with_o cruelty_n and_o if_o not_o as_o nothing_o sure_a why_o may_v not_o god_n leave_v it_o to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n to_o remain_v righteous_a and_o beget_v a_o righteous_a seed_n or_o to_o fall_v and_o beget_v such_o as_o himself_o obj._n 7._o but_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n consist_v in_o the_o torment_n of_o conscience_n and_o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o infant_n will_v not_o torment_v he_o for_o that_o which_o he_o can_v not_o help_v answ_n 1._o it_o be_v past_o our_o reach_n here_o to_o 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which_o the_o first_o sin_n do_v not_o bring_v we_o under_o as_o to_o the_o pain_n of_o loss_n it_o be_v clear_a because_o when_o we_o have_v forfeit_v all_o we_o can_v forfeit_v no_o more_o but_o by_o the_o first_o sin_n we_o forfeit_v all_o but_o this_o be_v not_o because_o the_o sin_n in_o its_o own_o nature_n have_v not_o the_o same_o demerit_n as_o the_o first_o but_o because_o man_n be_v capable_a of_o no_o great_a privation_n than_o he_o have_v incur_v already_o nor_o of_o any_o great_a torment_n if_o the_o first_o sin_n deserve_v as_o much_o torment_n as_o man_n nature_n be_v capable_a of_o so_o that_o terminative_a here_o be_v no_o new_a superadd_v punishment_n according_a to_o the_o first_o law_n but_o yet_o none_o may_v hence_o conclude_v that_o here_o be_v no_o new_a guilt_n because_o it_o be_v another_o fundamentaliter_fw-la &_o formaliter_fw-la for_o divers_a relation_n may_v have_v the_o same_o terminus_n we_o do_v by_o follow_v sin_n incur_v a_o new_a and_o further_a obligation_n to_o the_o same_o penalty_n which_o will_v be_v to_o a_o great_a penalty_n be_v we_o capable_a of_o it_o natural_o when_o a_o felon_n be_v guilty_a of_o death_n on_o one_o crime_n yet_o twenty_o bill_n may_v be_v bring_v in_o against_o he_o which_o may_v charge_v he_o with_o a_o manifold_a guilt_n though_o but_o of_o one_o death_n as_o a_o man_n may_v have_v a_o manifold_a right_n to_o one_o good_a thing_n which_o he_o possess_v and_o a_o right_a superadd_v to_o his_o first_o right_a as_o god_n have_v the_o right_a of_o redemption_n to_o we_o superadd_v to_o the_o right_n of_o creation_n so_o may_v a_o sinner_n have_v superadd_v and_o manifold_a obligation_n to_o the_o same_o punishment_n yet_o here_o we_o see_v some_o difference_n between_o our_o first_o guilt_n of_o adam_n sin_n and_o all_o superadd_v guilt_n that_o the_o first_o have_v deprive_v we_o of_o all_o our_o felicity_n none_o that_o follow_v can_v deprive_v we_o of_o any_o more_o except_o of_o the_o mercy_n new_o give_v we_o by_o the_o gospel_n which_o the_o mere_a sin_n of_o parent_n shall_v deprive_v no_o man_n of_o that_o disow_v they_o prop._n 22._o though_o it_o be_v but_o a_o imperfect_a analogical_a guilt_n which_o the_o act_n of_o adam_n or_o other_o parent_n sin_n do_v direct_o and_o immediate_o leave_v upon_o we_o yet_o the_o corruption_n or_o pravity_n of_o our_o own_o nature_n inherent_a in_o each_o person_n which_o by_o adam_n sin_n be_v introduce_v do_v bring_v on_o we_o a_o further_a guilt_n and_o so_o mediate_o the_o say_v actual_a sin_n do_v bring_v it_o which_o occasion_v so_o many_o protestant_a divine_n to_o place_v original_a sin_n as_o we_o in_o this_o pravity_n alone_o prop._n 23._o though_o this_o natural_a depravedness_n may_v seem_v to_o infer_v a_o lesser_a guilt_n because_o it_o be_v not_o voluntary_a as_o our_o actual_a sin_n be_v yet_o 1._o we_o be_v seminal_o in_o he_o that_o voluntary_o cause_v it_o and_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o habitual_a pravity_n of_o the_o will_n itself_o and_o so_o far_o voluntary_a and_o 3._o therefore_o contain_v virtual_o all_o future_a actual_a voluntary_a sin_n 4._o and_o be_v more_o contrary_a to_o god_n holy_a nature_n and_o will_n than_o one_o single_a actual_a sin_n will_v be_v it_o have_v therefore_o many_o aggravation_n instead_o of_o that_o one_o which_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v less_o of_o and_o so_o must_v needs_o bring_v a_o true_a and_o proper_a obligation_n to_o punishment_n till_o christ_n dissolve_v it_o as_o well_o as_o actual_a sin_n prop._n 24._o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o the_o sin_n of_o near_a parent_n may_v do_v much_o to_o the_o corrupt_a of_o our_o nature_n as_o well_o as_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n and_o to_o increase_v the_o pravity_n that_o from_o his_o only_a sin_n will_v have_v be_v upon_o they_o prove_v 1._o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n why_o the_o sin_n of_o immediate_a parent_n shall_v deprave_v the_o nature_n of_o posterity_n as_o there_o be_v that_o adam_n sin_n shall_v do_v it_o some_o divine_n say_v that_o god_n take_v away_o his_o image_n from_o adam_n some_o that_o he_o take_v away_o his_o spirit_n and_o so_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o image_n follow_v some_o that_o adam_n sin_n do_v itself_o destroy_v or_o blot_v out_o that_o image_n as_o to_o the_o first_o i_o say_v 1._o it_o be_v not_o sound_a because_o it_o make_v god_n the_o most_o proper_a immediate_a if_o not_o the_o only_a true_a efficient_a cause_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o sin_v sin_n which_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o sin_n also_o because_o there_o be_v no_o word_n of_o god_n that_o say_v any_o such_o thing_n 2._o if_o it_o be_v true_a the_o sin_n of_o cain_n deserve_v the_o same_o as_o well_o as_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n as_o to_o the_o second_o opinion_n i_o say_v 1._o it_o be_v yet_o undetermined_a de_fw-la nomine_fw-la among_o divine_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o the_o redeemer_n only_o that_o give_v the_o spirit_n and_o whether_o it_o can_v proper_o be_v say_v that_o god_n give_v his_o spirit_n to_o adam_n in_o innocency_n though_o i_o be_o for_o the_o affirmative_a 2._o but_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v some_o conserve_n aid_n which_o god_n do_v withdraw_v by_o what_o name_n soever_o it_o be_v call_v yet_o thaat_n withdraw_v be_v in_o order_n of_o nature_n consequential_a to_o man_n sin_v and_o not_o before_o it_o and_o that_o sin_n itself_o do_v deprave_v the_o soul_n 3._o the_o sin_n of_o cain_n deserve_v the_o like_a desertion_n as_o well_o as_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n but_o man_n nature_n be_v not_o now_o capable_a of_o it_o in_o the_o same_o sort_n as_o then_o it_o be_v because_o than_o we_o be_v innocent_a and_o have_v the_o perfect_a image_n of_o god_n upon_o we_o and_o be_v capable_a of_o lose_v it_o but_o now_o we_o have_v lose_v it_o already_o our_o parent_n sin_n can_v but_o remove_v we_o further_o from_o god_n and_o hinder_v our_o recovery_n the_o three_o opinion_n seem_v most_o warrantable_a that_o adam_n put_v away_o or_o blot_v out_o god_n image_n 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i_o now_o inquire_v not_o be_v first_o natural_a as_o to_o the_o duness_n of_o penalty_n for_o each_o particular_a sin_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n first_o say_v death_n be_v the_o due_a wage_n of_o sin_n or_o every_o sin_n deserve_v death_n and_o this_o law_n do_v still_o remain_v so_o that_o though_o as_o to_o the_o event_n we_o have_v not_o that_o reason_n to_o expect_v eternal_a death_n now_o for_o parent_n sin_n nor_o for_o every_o sinful_a act_n of_o our_o own_o as_o before_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n we_o may_v have_v have_v yet_o that_o be_v not_o because_o the_o law_n be_v abrogate_a which_o be_v the_o very_a stand_a law_n of_o nature_n nor_o because_o now_o each_o sin_n deserve_v not_o such_o death_n but_o because_o we_o have_v now_o a_o remedy_n at_o hand_n to_o put_v away_o the_o guilt_n i_o be_o sure_a this_o be_v the_o common_a judgement_n of_o those_o divine_n that_o be_v most_o against_o arminianism_n for_o they_o maintain_v that_o all_o the_o unbeliever_n be_v 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