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A77708 The good old way: or, Perkins improved, in a plain exposition and sound application of those depths of divinity briefly comprized in his Six principles: / by that late painful and faithful minister of the Gospel, Charles Broxolme in Darby-shire. Broxholme, Charles. 1653 (1653) Wing B5217; Thomason E1483_1; ESTC R208756 186,652 446

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and_o righteousness_n but_o a_o corrupt_a inclination_n in_o every_o faculty_n of_o soul_n and_o member_n of_o body_n gen._n 8.21_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v evil_a from_o his_o youth_n even_o from_o the_o very_a time_n he_o begin_v to_o conceive_v 4._o by_o actual_a transgression_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o many_o way_n the_o natural_a man_n be_v a_o sinner_n we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o application_n use_v 1_o for_o confutation_n to_o confute_v the_o papist_n who_o affirm_v that_o the_o virgin_n m._n be_v without_o sin_n free_a from_o original_a sin_n and_o from_o sin_n all_o her_o life_n long_o but_o this_o be_v to_o make_v her_o equal_a to_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v man_n and_o this_o be_v to_o cross_v the_o apostle_n allegation_n there_o be_v none_o righteous_a no_o not_o one_o to_o wit_n by_o nature_n mere_a man_n or_o mere_a woman_n since_o adam_n fall_n and_o that_o the_o v._o m._n be_v not_o exempt_v in_o this_o kind_n be_v evident_a by_o our_o saviour_n 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