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obedience_n of_o one_o many_o be_v make_v righteous_a rom._n 5.19_o the_o comparison_n will_v be_v of_o no_o value_n at_o all_o if_o that_o which_o be_v peculiar_o speak_v to_o adam_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o any_o other_o parent_n whatsoever_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o posterity_n and_o of_o the_o sin_n which_o adam_n do_v commit_v we_o be_v not_o to_o admire_v why_o all_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o score_n of_o the_o first_o sin_n when_o he_o receive_v original_a righteousness_n in_o the_o beginning_n he_o receive_v it_o not_o only_o for_o himself_o but_o also_o for_o his_o whole_a posterity_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o have_v stand_v he_o have_v convey_v it_o to_o all_o his_o branch_n but_o fall_v he_o lose_v it_o from_o himself_o and_o all_o his_o offspring_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o all_o be_v charge_v upon_o the_o first_o sin_n because_o that_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o a_o fiduciary_n or_o trustee_n the_o parent_n be_v entrust_v with_o the_o whole_a stock_n which_o be_v 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man_n be_v lead_v by_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n and_o do_v imitate_v his_o example_n but_o strange_a it_o be_v that_o you_o will_v have_v no_o other_o parent_n but_o the_o devil_n and_o temptation_n this_o be_v in_o plain_a term_n to_o excuse_v man_n and_o to_o make_v they_o without_o blame_n when_o any_o sin_n be_v commit_v the_o apostle_n do_v otherwise_o state_n the_o true_a cause_n of_o sin_n every_o man_n be_v draw_v away_o with_o his_o own_o lust_n and_o entice_v and_o lust_n when_o it_o have_v conceive_v bring_v forth_o sin_n jam._n 1.13_o the_o sinful_a will_n of_o man_n and_o the_o lust_n of_o his_o heart_n may_v be_v a_o cause_n that_o do_v procreate_v sin_n as_o well_o as_o the_o devil_n and_o temptation_n and_o more_o special_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o case_n we_o be_v now_o upon_o concern_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o first_o man_n and_o the_o traduce_v of_o original_a sin_n to_o all_o posterity_n i_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o the_o devil_n and_o temptation_n have_v a_o great_a stroke_n in_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n but_o we_o must_v go_v to_o other_o cause_n as_o well_o as_o to_o they_o adam_n own_o defective_a will_n be_v a_o chief_a cause_n and_o therefore_o we_o read_v of_o the_o great_a judgement_n that_o be_v inflict_v upon_o he_o for_o his_o disobedience_n to_o the_o command_n and_o for_o that_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o you_o allege_v joh._n 8.44_o he_o that_o commit_v sin_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o man_n commit_v sin_n by_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o how_o do_v this_o prove_v the_o point_n which_o you_o undertake_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o only_a parent_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o we_o need_v go_v to_o no_o other_o but_o to_o he_o only_o beside_o in_o the_o case_n of_o original_a sin_n as_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n do_v pass_v by_o propagation_n the_o apostle_n say_v we_o must_v go_v to_o one_o man_n as_o the_o fountain_n by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o if_o to_o salve_v your_o tenet_n you_o shall_v allege_v that_o speech_n you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n &_o the_o lust_n of_o your_o father_n will_v you_o do_v by_o this_o i_o do_v confess_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v prove_v the_o first_o parent_n of_o sin_n by_o infusion_n and_o suggestion_n but_o he_o be_v not_o the_o father_n by_o generation_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o apostle_n say_v put_v off_o as_o concern_v the_o former_a conversation_n the_o old_a man_n which_o be_v corrupt_a according_a to_o the_o deceitful_a lust_n ephes_n 4.22_o here_o by_o the_o old_a man_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o old_a adam_n like_o disposition_n as_o it_o have_v pass_v from_o adam_n to_o all_o his_o posterity_n this_o old_a disposition_n the_o saint_n be_v to_o put_v off_o and_o they_o be_v to_o endeavour_v to_o put_v on_o the_o christ-like_a nature_n so_o then_o if_o you_o will_v say_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o first_o father_n of_o sin_n by_o temptation_n and_o seduction_n we_o will_v not_o gainsay_v it_o only_o we_o do_v entreat_v you_o to_o remember_v that_o adam_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o convey_n of_o original_a sin_n to_o all_o his_o posterity_n by_o generation_n and_o traduction_n you_o have_v yet_o more_o evasion_n if_o it_o may_v be_v possible_a to_o illude_v the_o truth_n if_o adam_n say_v you_o have_v sin_v afterward_o how_o can_v we_o say_v that_o he_o have_v a_o way_n to_o communicate_v it_o to_o all_o his_o posterity_n it_o be_v more_o than_o the_o devil_n can_v do_v to_o infuse_v sin_n into_o any_o man_n without_o a_o man_n consent_n page_n 142._o this_o be_v true_a if_o you_o speak_v in_o the_o case_n of_o actual_a sin_n only_o but_o for_o the_o derivation_n of_o original_a sin_n the_o case_n be_v otherwise_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o man_n his_o personal_a disobedience_n be_v sufficient_a to_o deprave_v and_o vitiate_v the_o whole_a nature_n ☞_o ☞_o this_o may_v be_v prove_v by_o the_o harmony_n of_o scripture_n and_o there_o be_v no_o harshness_n in_o the_o point_n so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v such_o a_o effectual_a remedy_n prepare_v by_o the_o second_o man_n for_o the_o lose_a son_n of_o man_n and_o yet_o further_o though_o the_o first_o man_n by_o his_o fall_n do_v vitiate_v the_o nature_n without_o any_o individual_a or_o personal_a consent_n of_o we_o yet_o the_o lie_a and_o live_v in_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o without_o our_o deliberate_a and_o free_a consent_n this_o be_v the_o condemnation_n that_o light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o man_n love_v darkness_n more_o than_o light_n joh._n 3.18_o 19_o 20._o god_n do_v at_o sundry_a season_n open_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n that_o they_o may_v see_v their_o natural_a pollution_n but_o they_o have_v not_o a_o desire_n to_o see_v that_o which_o they_o may_v see_v further_o you_o add_v some_o say_v the_o want_n of_o pure_a nature_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o purity_n of_o nature_n exempt_v not_o a_o man_n from_o sin_n for_o if_o it_o have_v than_o adam_n have_v not_o sin_v page_n 142._o we_o will_v not_o have_v you_o to_o mistake_v our_o meaning_n we_o do_v not_o stand_v so_o much_o upon_o the_o want_n of_o the_o purity_n of_o nature_n as_o upon_o the_o pollution_n and_o depravation_n of_o nature_n and_o this_o since_o the_o fall_n be_v no_o only_a the_o cause_n of_o sin_v but_o also_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n why_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o else_o but_o sin_n and_o this_o begin_v to_o appear_v to_o those_o who_o be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o i_o that_o be_v in_o my_o flesh_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n for_o other_o kind_n of_o man_n they_o do_v not_o feel_v the_o burden_n of_o a_o carnal_a mind_n as_o a_o bucket_n of_o water_n weigh_v nothing_o in_o the_o well_o but_o when_o it_o be_v remove_v from_o its_o proper_a element_n than_o the_o weight_n thereof_o be_v discern_v pride_n of_o heart_n and_o other_o secret_a lust_n be_v not_o burdensome_a to_o a_o carnal_a man_n who_o be_v in_o his_o proper_a element_n but_o a_o spiritual_a man_n feel_v the_o enmity_n of_o these_o against_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o see_v by_o experience_n that_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n he_o can_v do_v nothing_o else_o but_o sin_n further_o you_o allege_v that_o it_o be_v like_a that_o adam_n will_v not_o have_v sin_v again_o because_o he_o speed_v so_o ill_o page_n 142._o i_o believe_v it_o be_v with_o he_o after_o his_o fall_n as_o it_o be_v with_o david_n after_o
a_o sense_n as_o he_o understand_v it_o the_o old_a pelagian_o may_v make_v good_a that_o position_n of_o they_o that_o original_a sin_n be_v by_o imitation_n they_o that_o come_v after_o do_v only_o imitate_v the_o ensample_n of_o he_o that_o go_v before_o of_o the_o entrance_n of_o death_n by_o sin_n he_o speak_v as_o follow_v death_n by_o sin_n that_o be_v death_n which_o at_o the_o first_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o nature_n become_v a_o punishment_n upon_o that_o account_n just_a as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o scrpent_n to_o creep_v upon_o his_o belly_n and_o the_o woman_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o her_o husband_n answ_n in_o these_o word_n of_o he_o he_o do_v distinguish_v between_o death_n as_o a_o mere_a condition_n of_o nature_n and_o death_n as_o a_o punishment_n the_o former_a he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n latter_a only_o to_o be_v introduce_v by_o the_o fall_n but_o against_o this_o i_o have_v many_o thing_n to_o allege_v first_o if_o adam_n shall_v have_v dye_v in_o innocency_n and_o that_o mere_o by_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o nature_n what_o can_v we_o possible_o make_v of_o the_o sense_n of_o that_o commination_n in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n what_o propable_a interpretation_n can_v we_o give_v of_o those_o scripture_n by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n rom._n 6._o vlt_v sure_o all_o this_o plain_o show_v that_o death_n come_v into_o the_o world_n mere_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o sin_v he_o have_v not_o dye_v further_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o last_o enemy_n that_o shall_v be_v destroy_v be_v death_n 1_o cor._n 15.16_o the_o question_n be_v when_o do_v death_n begin_v to_o be_v a_o enemy_n and_o from_o what_o time_n be_v we_o to_o fetch_v the_o date_n thereof_o if_o adam_n shall_v have_v dye_v in_o innocency_n than_o the_o enmity_n of_o death_n must_v begin_v in_o paradise_n we_o must_v fetch_v the_o date_n of_o it_o from_o the_o creation_n and_o not_o from_o the_o fall_n and_o so_o consequent_o death_n will_v be_v rather_o the_o work_n of_o god_n than_o the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n but_o let_v it_o be_v suppose_v in_o this_o low_a and_o dimunitive_a sense_n that_o death_n come_v into_o the_o world_n as_o a_o punishment_n and_o begin_v to_o be_v penal_a at_o the_o fall_n only_o if_o we_o take_v the_o matter_n in_o this_o sense_n it_o will_v not_o serve_v his_o turn_n neither_o nor_o will_v other_o passage_n of_o his_o doctrine_n abide_v the_o rigour_n of_o this_o interpretation_n for_o how_o often_o do_v he_o plead_v after_o this_o manner_n in_o other_o case_n say_v he_o law_n be_v not_o give_v to_o idiot_n infant_n and_o person_n uncapable_a why_o shall_v they_o be_v give_v here_o in_o all_o case_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v unjust_a to_o lay_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n and_o be_v it_o otherwise_o in_o this_o case_n only_o and_o if_o the_o answer_n may_v be_v admit_v any_o man_n may_v suffer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o any_o father_n because_o it_o may_v be_v say_v here_o as_o well_o as_o there_o that_o although_o the_o innocent_a must_v not_o perish_v for_o another_o fault_n yet_o the_o son_n be_v not_o innocent_a as_o be_v in_o the_o father_n loin_n when_o the_o fault_n be_v commit_v and_o the_o law_n call_v he_o and_o make_v he_o guilty_a many_o such_o aphorism_n he_o have_v where_o he_o show_v or_o at_o least_o endeavour_n to_o show_v how_o contrary_a it_o be_v to_o the_o justice_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n any_o way_n to_o burden_n the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n with_o the_o guilt_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o yet_o here_o he_o confess_v plain_o and_o open_o that_o death_n quatenus_fw-la a_o punishment_n in_o the_o penalty_n of_o it_o come_v into_o the_o world_n by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o man_n how_o he_o can_v make_v one_o part_n of_o his_o doctrine_n to_o agree_v with_o the_o other_o it_o pass_v all_o understanding_n of_o i_o to_o discern_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o bishop_n letter_n he_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o let_v fall_v a_o strange_a contradiction_n i_o have_v say_v he_o the_o plain_a word_n of_o saint_n paul_n death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n forasmuch_o as_o all_o have_v sin_v all_o man_n that_o be_v the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n all_o that_o live_v till_o they_o can_v sin_v other_o that_o die_v before_o dye_v in_o their_o nature_n not_o in_o their_o sin_n neither_o adam_n nor_o their_o own_o save_v only_o that_o adam_n bring_v it_o upon_o they_o or_o rather_o leave_v it_o to_o they_o himself_o be_v disrobe_v of_o all_o that_o can_v hinder_v it_o answ_n let_v page_n 49._o here_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o his_o word_n he_o say_v that_o infant_n die_v in_o their_o nature_n not_o in_o their_o sin_n neither_o adam_n nor_o their_o own_o and_o yet_o he_o tell_v we_o again_o that_o adam_n bring_v in_o death_n upon_o they_o and_o through_o his_o disobedience_n they_o be_v disrobe_v of_o all_o that_o can_v hinder_v it_o if_o he_o do_v bring_v in_o death_n upon_o they_o than_o they_o do_v not_o die_v pure_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n they_o must_v some_o way_n die_v in_o or_o by_o his_o sin_n again_o if_o they_o die_v pure_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o not_o at_o all_o in_o his_o sin_n how_o can_v he_o be_v say_v to_o bring_v in_o death_n can_v he_o bring_v in_o death_n and_o can_v he_o not_o bring_v in_o death_n and_o all_o this_o upon_o one_o sort_n of_o people_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n neither_o can_v i_o see_v how_o he_o will_v acquit_v himself_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v put_v upon_o he_o to_o show_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o infant_n be_v liable_a to_o burn_a fever_n convulsion_n fit_v and_o pass_v through_o the_o pang_n of_o death_n at_o last_o be_v these_o the_o infelicity_n of_o nature_n then_o god_n have_v make_v they_o in_o this_o state_n and_o their_o misery_n will_v be_v pure_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n be_v these_o the_o punishment_n of_o adam_n sin_n then_o the_o innocent_a child_n will_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o his_o father_n iniquity_n in_o such_o a_o case_n where_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o the_o son_n to_o follow_v the_o father_n ensample_n which_o be_v plain_o to_o give_v up_o the_o cause_n now_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o he_o say_v of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n upon_o who_o there_o have_v be_v such_o a_o passage_n of_o death_n death_n say_v he_o pass_v upon_o all_o man_n that_o be_v upon_o all_o the_o old_a world_n who_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o flood_n of_o divine_a vengeance_n and_o who_o do_v sin_n after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n st._n paul_n add_v that_o for_o a_o reason_n inasmuch_o as_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v ans_fw-fr though_o the_o word_n all_o in_o itself_o have_v a_o ambiguity_n in_o it_o yet_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o text_n &_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o subject_n do_v plain_o 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