use_v in_o polybius_n suidas_n and_o varâ—nuâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v eâ_fw-la condition_n for_o that_o cause_n or_o condition_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la quid_fw-la ades_fw-la be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o suidas_n quote_v they_o 3._o although_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v signify_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o who_o or_o in_o he_o yet_o it_o be_v so_o very_o seldom_o or_o infrequent_v that_o it_o be_v intolerable_a to_o do_v violence_n to_o this_o place_n to_o force_v it_o to_o a_o unnatural_a signification_n 4._o if_o it_o do_v always_o signify_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o in_o he_o which_o it_o do_v not_o yet_o we_o may_v very_o well_o follow_v the_o same_o read_n we_o now_o do_v and_o which_o the_o apostle_n discourse_n do_v infer_v for_o even_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v divers_a time_n signify_v forasmuch_o or_o for_o that_o as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o rom._n 8.3_o and_o heb._n 2.18_o but_o 5._o suppose_v all_o that_o can_v be_v and_o that_o it_o do_v signify_v in_o who_o yet_o the_o sense_n be_v fair_a enough_o as_o to_o the_o whole_a article_n for_o by_o he_o or_o in_o he_o we_o be_v make_v sinner_n that_o be_v bring_v to_o a_o evil_a state_n of_o thing_n usual_o consequent_a to_o sinner_n we_o be_v use_v like_o sinner_n by_o he_o or_o in_o he_o just_a as_o when_o a_o sinner_n be_v justify_v he_o be_v treat_v like_o a_o righteous_a person_n as_o if_o he_o have_v never_o sin_v though_o he_o real_o do_v sin_n oftentimes_o and_o this_o for_o his_o sake_n who_o be_v make_v righteousness_n to_o we_o so_o in_o adam_n we_o be_v make_v sinner_n that_o be_v treat_v ill_a and_o afflict_a though_o ourselves_o be_v innocent_a of_o that_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o our_o be_v use_v so_o severe_o for_o other_o sin_n of_o which_o we_o be_v not_o innocent_a but_o how_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v be_v tell_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n for_o until_o the_o law_n sin_n be_v in_o the_o world_n 14._o v._o 13_o 14._o but_o sin_n be_v not_o impute_v when_o there_o be_v no_o law_n nevertheless_o death_n reign_v from_o adam_n to_o moses_n even_o over_o they_o that_o have_v not_o sin_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n transgression_n who_o be_v the_o figure_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v by_o which_o discourse_n it_o appear_v that_o s._n paul_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o all_o mankind_n as_o if_o the_o evil_n occasion_v by_o adam_n sin_n do_v descend_v for_o ever_o upon_o that_o account_n but_o it_o have_v a_o limit_a effect_n and_o reach_v only_o to_o those_o who_o be_v in_o the_o interval_n between_o adam_n and_o moses_n this_o death_n be_v bring_v upon_o they_o by_o adam_n that_o be_v death_n which_o be_v threaten_v to_o adam_n only_o go_v forth_o upon_o they_o also_o who_o indeed_o be_v sinner_n but_o not_o after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n transgression_n that_o be_v who_o sin_v not_o so_o capital_o as_o he_o do_v for_o to_o sin_n like_o adam_n be_v use_v as_o a_o tragical_a and_o a_o high_a expression_n 6.7_o hos_fw-la 6.7_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o prophet_n they_o like_o man_n have_v transgress_v so_o we_o read_v it_o but_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v they_o like_o adam_n have_v transgress_v and_o yet_o death_n pass_v upon_o they_o that_o do_v not_o sin_n after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n for_o abel_n and_o seth_n and_o abraham_n and_o all_o the_o patriarch_n die_v enoch_n only_a except_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o upon_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n death_n enter_v upon_o the_o world_n who_o general_o sin_v like_o adam_n since_o it_o pass_v on_o and_o reign_v upon_o less_o sinner_n *_o it_o reign_v upon_o they_o who_o sin_n therefore_o will_v not_o be_v so_o impute_v as_o adam_n be_v because_o there_o be_v no_o law_n with_o a_o express_a threaten_v give_v to_o they_o as_o be_v to_o adam_n but_o although_o it_o be_v not_o whole_o impute_v upon_o their_o own_o account_n yet_o it_o be_v impute_v upon_o they_o and_o adam_n for_o god_n be_v so_o exasperate_v with_o mankind_n that_o be_v angry_a he_o will_v still_o continue_v that_o punishment_n even_o to_o the_o lesser_a sin_n and_o sinner_n which_o he_o only_o have_v first_o threaten_v to_o adam_n and_o so_o adam_n bring_v it_o upon_o they_o they_o indeed_o in_o rigour_n do_v themselves_o deserve_v it_o but_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v for_o that_o provocation_n by_o adam_n they_o who_o sin_v not_o so_o bad_a and_o have_v not_o be_v so_o severe_o and_o express_o threaten_v have_v not_o suffer_v so_o severe_o *_o the_o case_n be_v this_o jonathan_n and_o michal_n be_v saul_n child_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o seven_o of_o saul_n issue_n be_v to_o be_v hang_v all_o equal_o innocent_a equal_o culpable_a david_n take_v the_o five_o son_n of_o michal_n for_o she_o have_v leave_v he_o unhandsome_o jonathan_n be_v his_o friend_n and_o therefore_o he_o spare_v his_o son_n mephibosheth_n here_o it_o be_v indifferent_a as_o to_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o person_n whether_o david_n shall_v take_v the_o son_n of_o michal_n or_o of_o jonathan_n but_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o as_o upon_o the_o kindness_n which_o david_n have_v to_o jonathan_n he_o spare_v his_o son_n so_o upon_o the_o just_a provocation_n of_o michal_n he_o make_v that_o evil_a to_o fall_v upon_o they_o of_o which_o they_o be_v otherwise_o capable_a which_o it_o may_v be_v they_o shall_v not_o have_v suffer_v if_o their_o mother_n have_v be_v kind_a adam_n be_v to_o god_n as_o michal_n to_o david_n but_o there_o be_v in_o it_o a_o further_a design_n for_o by_o this_o dispensation_n of_o death_n adam_n be_v make_v a_o figure_n of_o christ_n so_o the_o apostle_n express_o affirm_v who_o be_v the_o figure_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v that_o as_o death_n pass_v upon_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n though_o they_o sin_v less_o than_o adam_n so_o life_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o follower_n of_o christ_n though_o they_o be_v imperfect_o righteous_a that_o be_v not_o after_o the_o similitude_n of_o christ_n perfection_n but_o for_o the_o further_o clear_v the_o article_n depend_v upon_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o these_o word_n these_o two_o thing_n be_v observable_a 1._o that_o the_o evil_n of_o death_n descend_v upon_o adam_n posterity_n for_o his_o sake_n go_v no_o further_a than_o till_o moses_n for_o after_o the_o give_v of_o moses_n law_n death_n pass_v no_o further_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o adam_n transgression_n but_o by_o the_o sanction_n of_o moses_n law_n where_o death_n be_v anew_o distinct_o and_o express_o threaten_v as_o it_o be_v to_o adam_n and_o so_o go_v forward_o upon_o a_o new_a score_n but_o introduce_v first_o by_o adam_n that_o be_v he_o be_v the_o cause_n at_o first_o and_o till_o moses_n also_o he_o be_v in_o some_o sense_n the_o author_n and_o for_o ever_o after_o the_o precedent_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v well_o in_o adam_n we_o all_o die_v his_o sin_n bring_v in_o the_o sentence_n in_o he_o it_o begin_v and_o from_o he_o it_o pass_v upon_o all_o the_o world_n though_o by_o several_a dispensation_n 2._o in_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o apostle_n those_o that_o be_v name_v be_v not_o consider_v simple_o as_o bear_v from_o adam_n and_o therefore_o it_o do_v not_o come_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o natural_a or_o original_a corruption_n but_o they_o be_v consider_v as_o sinner_n just_a as_o they_o who_o have_v life_n by_o christ_n be_v not_o consider_v as_o mere_o child_n by_o title_n or_o spiritual_a birth_n and_o adoption_n but_o as_o just_a and_o faithful_a but_o then_o this_o be_v the_o proportion_n and_o purpose_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o god_n give_v to_o these_o life_n by_o christ_n which_o be_v a_o great_a thing_n than_o their_o imperfect_a righteousness_n without_o christ_n can_v have_v expect_v so_o here_o also_o this_o part_n of_o adam_n posterity_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n for_o their_o own_o sin_n but_o this_o death_n be_v bring_v upon_o they_o by_o adam_n that_o be_v the_o rather_o for_o his_o provocation_n of_o god_n by_o his_o great_a transgression_n there_o be_v now_o remain_v no_o difficulty_n but_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o 19_o verse_n by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n concern_v which_o i_o need_v not_o make_v use_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o many_o who_o sometime_o s._n paul_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o and_o many_o that_o be_v all_o from_o adam_n to_o moses_n but_o they_o be_v but_o many_o and_o not_o all_o in_o respect_n of_o
anthrop_n cyril_n adv_fw-la anthrop_n he_o be_v mortal_a of_o himself_o and_o we_o be_v mortal_a from_o he_o tryph._n dial._n adv_o tryph._n peccando_fw-la adam_n posteros_fw-la morti_fw-la subjecit_fw-la &_o universos_fw-la huic_fw-la delicto_fw-la obnoxios_fw-la reddit_fw-la say_v justin_n martyr_n adam_n by_o his_o sin_n make_v all_o his_o posterity_n liable_a to_o the_o sin_n and_o subject_v they_o to_o death_n one_o explicate_v the_o other_o 8._o lib._n 3._o ep._n 8._o and_o therefore_o s._n cyprian_n call_v original_a sin_n malum_fw-la domesticum_fw-la contagium_fw-la mortis_fw-la antiquae_fw-la primâ_fw-la nativitate_fw-la contractum_fw-la his_o sin_n infect_v we_o with_o death_n and_o this_o infection_n we_o derive_v in_o our_o birth_n that_o be_v we_o be_v bear_v mortal_a adam_n sin_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o unto_o a_o natural_a death_n in_o he_o we_o be_v sinner_n as_o in_o he_o we_o die_v but_o this_o sin_n be_v not_o real_a and_o inherent_a but_o impute_v only_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n so_o s._n cypriam_fw-la affirm_v most_o express_o ...._o infans_fw-la recens_fw-la natus_fw-la nihil_fw-la peccavit_fw-la nisi_fw-la quòd_fw-la secundum_fw-la adam_n carnalitèr_fw-la natus_fw-la contagium_fw-la mortis_fw-la antiquae_fw-la primâ_fw-la nativitate_fw-la contraxit_fw-la a_o infant_n have_v not_o sin_v save_v only_o that_o be_v carnal_o bear_v of_o adam_n in_o his_o first_o birth_n he_o have_v contract_v the_o contagion_n of_o the_o old_a death_n this_o evil_n which_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o all_o our_o nature_n viz._n to_o die_v be_v to_o some_o a_o punishment_n but_o to_o other_o not_o so_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n to_o all_o that_o sin_v both_o before_o moses_n and_o since_o upon_o the_o first_o it_o fall_v as_o a_o consequent_a of_o god_n anger_n upon_o adam_n as_o i_o before_o discourse_v upon_o the_o latter_a it_o fall_v as_o a_o consequent_a of_o that_o anger_n which_o be_v threaten_v in_o moses_n law_n but_o to_o those_o who_o sin_v not_o at_o 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ignorance_n a_o proneness_n to_o sin_n a_o natural_a malice_n a_o foam_n or_o nest_n of_o sin_n imprint_v and_o place_v in_o our_o soul_n a_o loss_n of_o our_o will_n liberty_n and_o nothing_o be_v leave_v but_o a_o liberty_n to_o sin_n which_o liberty_n upon_o the_o sum_n of_o affair_n be_v expound_v to_o be_v a_o necessity_n to_o sin_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o all_o be_v we_o be_v bear_v heir_n of_o damnation_n concern_v original_a or_o natural_a ignorance_n it_o be_v true_a we_o derive_v it_o from_o our_o parent_n i_o mean_v we_o be_v bear_v with_o it_o but_o i_o do_v not_o know_v that_o any_o man_n think_v that_o if_o adam_n have_v not_o sin_v that_o sin_n cain_n shall_v have_v be_v wise_a as_o soon_o as_o his_o navel_n have_v be_v cut_v neither_o can_v we_o guess_v at_o what_o degree_n of_o knowledge_n adam_n have_v before_o his_o fall_n certain_o if_o he_o have_v have_v so_o great_a a_o knowledge_n it_o be_v not_o likely_a he_o will_v so_o cheap_o have_v sell_v himself_o and_o 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a_o inclination_n to_o forbid_a thing_n by_o what_o can_v he_o have_v be_v tempt_v and_o how_o can_v it_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o he_o shall_v sin_v indeed_o this_o nature_n be_v make_v worse_o by_o sin_n and_o become_v devest_v of_o whatsoever_o it_o have_v extraordinary_a and_o be_v leave_v naked_a and_o mere_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o original_a imperfection_n which_o we_o inherit_v but_o in_o the_o sense_n now_o explicate_v it_o be_v also_o a_o original_a corruption_n and_o this_o be_v all_o as_o natural_a death_n by_o his_o sin_n become_v a_o curse_n so_o our_o natural_a imperfection_n become_v natural_a corruption_n and_o that_o be_v original_a sin_n death_n and_o imperfection_n we_o derive_v from_o adam_n but_o both_o be_v natural_a to_o we_o but_o by_o he_o they_o become_v actual_a and_o penal_a and_o by_o he_o they_o become_v worse_o as_o by_o every_o evil_a act_n every_o principle_n of_o evil_n be_v improve_v and_o in_o this_o sense_n this_o article_n be_v affirm_v by_o all_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n we_o be_v miserable_a real_o sinner_n in_o account_n or_o effect_n that_o proper_o this_o improper_o and_o be_v fall_v into_o so_o sad_a a_o state_n of_o thing_n which_o we_o also_o every_o day_n make_v worse_o that_o we_o do_v need_v a_o saviour_n to_o redeem_v we_o from_o it_o for_o in_o original_a sin_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o principle_n and_o the_o effect_n the_o principle_n be_v the_o actual_a sin_n of_o adam_n this_o be_v to_o certain_a purpose_n by_o god_n absolute_a dominion_n impute_v to_o we_o have_v bring_v upon_o we_o a_o necessity_n of_o die_v and_o all_o the_o affection_n of_o mortality_n which_o although_o they_o be_v natural_a yet_o will_v by_o grace_n have_v be_v hinder_v another_o evil_a there_o be_v upon_o we_o and_o that_o be_v concupiscence_n this_o also_o be_v natural_a but_o it_o be_v actual_a before_o the_o fall_n it_o be_v in_o adam_n and_o tempt_v he_o this_o also_o from_o 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bear_v to_o sin_n but_o he_o be_v natura_fw-la ad_fw-la peccandum_fw-la natus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o nature_n bear_v to_o sin_n who_o by_o the_o choice_n of_o his_o own_o will_n be_v author_n to_o himself_o to_o do_v what_o he_o listen_v whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n the_o follow_a word_n be_v eat_v out_o by_o time_n but_o upon_o this_o ground_n whatever_o he_o say_v of_o infant_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v to_o better_a purpose_n than_o be_v usual_o speak_v of_o in_o this_o article_n 2._o heir_n of_o wrath_n signify_v person_n liable_a to_o punishment_n heir_n of_o death_n it_o be_v a_o usual_a expression_n among_o the_o hebrew_n so_o son_n of_o death_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v those_o that_o deserve_v death_n or_o be_v condemn_v to_o die_v thus_o judas_n iscariot_n be_v call_v 12.25_o john_n 17.12_o 2_o sam._n 12.25_o the_o son_n of_o perdition_n and_o so_o be_v that_o say_n of_o david_n to_o nathan_n the_o man_n that_o have_v do_v this_o shall_v 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yet_o in_o the_o general_a and_o foederal_a sense_n of_o which_o i_o now_o speak_v faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v only_o distinguish_v by_o relation_n and_o respect_n not_o by_o substance_n and_o reality_n 20.21_o act_n 20.21_o repentance_n towards_o god_n and_o faith_n towards_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o be_v repentance_n for_o have_v sin_v against_o god_n a_o repentance_n i_o say_v through_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n that_o be_v a_o repentance_n procure_v and_o preach_v and_o enjoin_v by_o christ_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o his_o discipline_n and_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v faith_n and_o repentance_n to_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o differ_v only_o in_o name_n and_o manner_n of_o expression_n s._n paul_n confound_v the_o distinction_n which_o he_o former_o make_v and_o that_o which_o he_o call_v repentance_n towards_o god_n and_o faith_n towards_o our_o lord_n jesus_n in_o his_o sermon_n in_o asia_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n he_o call_v repentance_n from_o dead_a work_n and_o faith_n in_o god_n and_o the_o word_n be_v use_v for_o each_o other_o promiscuous_o in_o s._n luke_n for_o that_o which_o the_o rich_a man_n in_o hell_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abraham_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o one_o come_v from_o the_o dead_a they_o will_v repent_v no_o say_v abraham_n if_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n then_o if_o one_o come_v from_o the_o dead_a they_o will_v not_o believe_v or_o be_v persuade_v and_o s._n 15._o 2_o pet._n 3.9_o 15._o peter_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o delay_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o obdurate_a jew_n and_o enemy_n of_o christ_n say_v it_o be_v because_o god_n of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n expect_v even_o they_o also_o to_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n or_o become_a christian_n as_o the_o whole_a design_n of_o the_o place_n infer_v &_o this_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o come_n to_o 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baptize_v criminal_n call_v upon_o in_o scripture_n to_o repent_v but_o upon_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o the_o evangelical_n covenant_n and_o the_o whole_a design_n of_o christ_n come_v for_o if_o we_o be_v not_o admit_v to_o repentance_n after_o baptism_n than_o we_o be_v still_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n not_o by_o the_o covenant_n of_o faith_n and_o we_o shall_v inherit_v by_o the_o law_n or_o not_o at_o all_o and_o not_o be_v heir_n according_a to_o promise_n and_o than_o christ_n be_v dead_a in_o vain_a we_o be_v yet_o in_o our_o sin_n and_o all_o the_o world_n must_v perish_v because_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v and_o so_o none_o shall_v go_v to_o heaven_n but_o new_o baptize_v infant_n or_o new_o baptize_v catechuman_n and_o how_o then_o can_v the_o gospel_n be_v a_o new_a covenant_n it_o be_v exact_o the_o same_o with_o the_o law_n for_o so_o it_o must_v be_v if_o it_o promise_v no_o mercy_n or_o repentance_n to_o they_o that_o sin_n after_o our_o 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hate_v as_o to_o condemn_v the_o innocent_a he_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n acquit_v the_o guilty_a it_o be_v part_n of_o his_o name_n which_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v proclaim_v in_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n and_o if_o this_o can_v be_v otherwise_o a_o man_n may_v be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n at_o the_o same_o time_n which_o hitherto_o all_o theology_n have_v believe_v to_o be_v impossible_a 7._o this_o whole_a question_n be_v clear_v by_o a_o large_a discourse_n of_o s._n paul_n for_o have_v under_o the_o person_n of_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n complain_v of_o the_o habitual_a state_n of_o prevail_a sin_n of_o one_o who_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o sin_n 7.14_o rom._n 7.14_o sell_v under_o sin_n captive_a under_o a_o law_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v under_o vile_a inclination_n and_o high_a proneness_n and_o necessity_n of_o sin_v so_o that_o when_o he_o be_v convince_v that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v it_o yet_o he_o can_v help_v it_o though_o he_o fain_o will_v have_v it_o help_v etc._n 19_o etc._n etc._n yet_o he_o can_v obey_v his_o own_o will_n but_o his_o accurse_a superinduce_v necessity_n and_o his_o sin_n within_o he_o be_v the_o ruler_n that_o and_o not_o his_o own_o better_a choice_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o his_o action_n which_o be_v the_o perfect_a character_n of_o a_o habitual_a sinner_n he_o inquire_v after_o a_o remedy_n for_o all_o this_o which_o remedy_n he_o call_v a_o be_v deliver_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n the_o remedy_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o grace_n of_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n for_o by_o christ_n alone_o we_o can_v be_v deliver_v but_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v the_o extermination_n of_o this_o dominion_n and_o empire_n of_o concupiscence_n the_o break_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v the_o evil_n he_o complain_v of_o and_o of_o which_o he_o seek_v remedy_n that_o be_v to_o be_v remove_v but_o that_o we_o may_v well_o 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essential_a and_o indispensable_a duty_n for_o mortification_n be_v a_o long_a contention_n and_o a_o course_n of_o difficulty_n it_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o many_o art_n and_o much_o caution_n and_o a_o long_a patience_n and_o a_o diligent_a observation_n by_o watchfulness_n and_o labour_n the_o work_n of_o every_o day_n &_o the_o employment_n of_o all_o the_o prudence_n and_o all_o the_o advice_n of_o good_a man_n and_o the_o whole_a grace_n of_o god_n it_o be_v like_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o hectic_a fever_n which_o one_o potion_n will_v not_o do_v origen_n do_v excellent_o describe_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o a_o word_n be_v strengthen_v and_o nourish_v by_o care_n and_o assiduity_n and_o confirm_v by_o opinion_n and_o wise_a sentence_n or_o near_o to_o confirmation_n it_o master_v all_o opposition_n and_o break_v in_o piece_n the_o concupiscence_n this_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o mortification_n there_o must_v be_v resolution_n and_o discourse_n assiduity_n and_o diligence_n auxiliaries_n from_o reason_n and_o wise_a sentence_n and_o advice_n of_o the_o prudent_a and_o all_o these_o must_v operate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o a_o confirmation_n or_o near_o it_o and_o by_o these_o the_o concupiscence_n can_v be_v master_v but_o this_o must_v be_v a_o work_n of_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v menander_n to_o dissolve_v a_o long_a custom_n in_o a_o short_a time_n be_v a_o work_n indeed_o but_o very_o hard_a if_o not_o impossible_a to_o be_v do_v by_o any_o man_n a_o man_n do_v not_o sudden_o come_v to_o the_o state_n of_o evil_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v to_o arise_v nemo_n repentè_fw-fr fuit_fw-la turpissimus_fw-la 9_o s._n basil_n homil_n 9_o but_o as_o a_o man_n come_v into_o a_o pestilential_a air_n do_v not_o suck_v in_o death_n at_o every_o motion_n of_o his_o lung_n but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a the_o spirit_n be_v poison_v and_o at_o last_o enter_v into_o their_o portion_n of_o death_n so_o it_o be_v in_o a_o vicious_a custom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stob._n stob._n the_o evil_n be_v not_o feel_v instant_o it_o begin_v from_o little_a thing_n and_o be_v the_o production_n of_o time_n and_o frequent_a action_n and_o therefore_o much_o less_o can_v it_o be_v suppose_v that_o we_o can_v overcome_v our_o filthy_a habit_n and_o master_v our_o fortify_v corruption_n by_o a_o sudden_a dash_n of_o piety_n and_o the_o ex_fw-la tempore_fw-la gleam_n of_o repentance_n concern_v this_o s._n 55._o in_o regul_n fusiùs_fw-la disput_fw-la q._n 6._o &_o 55._o basil_n discourse_v excellent_o sicut_fw-la enim_fw-la morbi_fw-la corporis_fw-la inveterati_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o as_o the_o old_a disease_n of_o the_o body_n be_v not_o heal_v without_o a_o long_a and_o painful_a attendance_n so_o must_v old_a sin_n be_v cure_v by_o a_o long_a patience_n a_o daily_a prayer_n and_o the_o sharp_a contention_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o which_o be_v die_v with_o many_o dipping_n be_v in_o grain_n and_o can_v very_o hardly_o be_v wash_v out_o sic_fw-la anima_fw-la sanie_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la suppurata_fw-la &_o in_fw-la habitu_fw-la constituta_fw-la malitiae_fw-la vix_fw-la ac_fw-la multo_fw-la negotio_fw-la â—â—ui_fw-la potest_fw-la so_o be_v the_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v corrupt_v with_o the_o poison_n of_o sin_n and_o have_v contract_v a_o malicious_a habit_n it_o can_v scarce_o but_o not_o without_o much_o labour_n be_v make_v clean_o now_o since_o we_o say_v our_o nature_n be_v incline_v to_o sin_n and_o we_o feel_v it_o to_o be_v so_o in_o many_o instance_n and_o yet_o that_o it_o need_v time_n and_o progression_n to_o get_v a_o habit_n of_o that_o whither_o we_o too_o natural_o tend_v we_o have_v reason_n to_o
apprehend_v that_o we_o need_v time_n and_o fierce_a contention_n and_o the_o long_a suffering_n of_o violence_n to_o take_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n by_o force_n by_o a_o state_n of_o contradiction_n and_o hostility_n against_o the_o tempt_a enemy_n it_o be_v much_o hard_a to_o get_v a_o habit_n against_o our_o nature_n and_o a_o prepossessing_a habit_n then_o to_o confirm_v nature_n and_o to_o actuate_v our_o inclination_n and_o this_o do_v not_o only_o relate_v to_o habit_n in_o their_o natural_a capacity_n but_o in_o their_o moral_n and_o consequent_o their_o relative_n capacity_n as_o appertain_v to_o god_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o his_o valuation_n of_o they_o because_o in_o habit_n as_o it_o be_v in_o act_n although_o metaphysical_o we_o can_v distinguish_v the_o action_n from_o the_o irregularity_n yet_o because_o they_o be_v subject_v in_o the_o same_o person_n and_o the_o irregularity_n be_v inherent_a in_o the_o action_n in_o the_o whole_a composition_n the_o action_n be_v sinful_a so_o it_o be_v in_o habit_n for_o the_o sin_n adhere_v to_o the_o natural_a facility_n and_o follow_v it_o in_o all_o its_o capacity_n and_o as_o the_o natural_a facility_n of_o do_v vicious_o be_v cure_v by_o time_n and_o a_o successive_a continue_a diligence_n so_o be_v the_o sinfulness_n because_o that_o facility_n be_v vicious_a and_o sinful_a and_o as_o heat_n be_v distinguish_v from_o fire_n but_o you_o can_v lessen_v the_o heat_n but_o by_o decrease_v the_o natural_a be_v of_o fire_n so_o do_v the_o sin_n of_o a_o vicious_a habit_n pass_v away_o as_o the_o habit_n natural_o lessen_v that_o be_v the_o moral_a capacity_n change_v as_o do_v the_o natural_a this_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o that_o and_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v this_o habit_n if_o it_o have_v not_o in_o it_o this_o sinfulness_n *_o now_o if_o the_o part_n of_o this_o argument_n be_v put_v together_o their_o intention_n be_v this_o a_o habit_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o get_v but_o by_o time_n and_o progression_n and_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v lose_v so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v get_v but_o it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n before_o its_o natural_a be_v be_v overcome_v by_o its_o contrary_n but_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o it_o do_v pass_v away_o with_o the_o natural_a be_v and_o no_o otherwise_o therefore_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o it_o can_v be_v remove_v sudden_o and_o therefore_o if_o mortification_n be_v a_o duty_n and_o we_o be_v command_v to_o do_v it_o we_o be_v command_v to_o do_v a_o long_a work_n and_o a_o difficult_a a_o thing_n that_o be_v more_o than_o the_o moral_a retractation_n of_o it_o by_o a_o single_a act_n of_o sorrow_n or_o contrition_n a_o duty_n that_o contain_v in_o it_o so_o much_o work_v as_o be_v proportion_v to_o the_o necessity_n even_o to_o the_o break_v the_o habit_n of_o sin_n and_o set_v up_o the_o habit_n of_o virtue_n over_o it_o now_o then_o all_o the_o question_n will_v be_v whether_o mortification_n be_v a_o precept_n or_o a_o counsel_n concern_v which_o i_o only_o appeal_v to_o the_o word_n of_o s._n paul_n 3.5_o colos_n 3.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mortify_v therefore_o your_o earthly_a member_n and_o 8.13_o rom._n 8.13_o if_o you_o through_o the_o spirit_n do_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n you_o shall_v live_v mortification_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o life_n it_o be_v express_o command_v by_o the_o apostle_n that_o we_o make_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n to_o be_v dead_a that_o be_v the_o evil_a habit_n and_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o body_n for_o that_o which_o s._n paul_n here_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o deed_n in_o the_o same_o precept_n write_v to_o the_o galatian_n 5.2.4_o gal._n 5.2.4_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lust_n and_o concupiscence_n and_o of_o what_o great_a necessity_n &_o effect_v this_o mortification_n &_o crucify_a of_o our_o sinful_a custom_n be_v we_o may_v understand_v best_a by_o those_o other_o word_n of_o the_o same_o apostle_n 6.7_o rom._n 6.7_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v justify_v from_o sin_n not_o till_o then_o not_o till_o his_o habit_n be_v dead_a not_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o moral_o retract_v it_o by_o a_o act_n of_o displeasure_n and_o contrition_n but_o when_o the_o sin_n be_v dead_a when_o the_o habit_n be_v crucify_v when_o the_o concupiscence_n do_v not_o reign_n but_o be_v overcome_v in_o all_o its_o former_a prevalency_n than_o he_o be_v pardon_v and_o not_o before_o 9_o unless_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o oppose_v a_o habit_n against_o a_o habit_n a_o state_n of_o virtue_n against_o a_o state_n of_o vice_n that_o be_v if_o a_o vicious_a habit_n may_v be_v pardon_v upon_o one_o act_n of_o contrition_n than_o it_o may_v so_o happen_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v good_a but_o only_o to_o abstain_v from_o evil_a to_o cease_v from_o sin_n but_o not_o to_o proceed_v and_o grow_v in_o grace_n which_o be_v against_o the_o perpetual_a design_n and_o analogy_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o evangelical_n righteousness_n which_o differ_v from_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n as_o do_v good_a from_o not_o do_v evil_a the_o law_n forbid_v murder_v but_o the_o gospel_n superadde_v charity_n the_o law_n forbid_v uncleanness_n but_o the_o gospel_n superadde_v purity_n and_o mortification_n the_o law_n forbid_v we_o to_o do_v wrong_a but_o the_o gospel_n command_v we_o to_o do_v office_n of_o kindness_n injustice_n be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n but_o revenge_n also_o of_o real_a injury_n be_v forbid_v by_o the_o gospel_n and_o we_o be_v command_v to_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o injure_v we_o and_o therefore_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n do_v frequent_o join_v 8._o join_v rom_n 6.18_o ephes_n 4.22_o col._n 1.13_o &_o 3.5.10.12_o titus_n 2.12_o 13_o 14._o heb._n 10.22_o 24._o 1_o pet._n 2.1_o 2._o &_o 3.11_o 2_o pet._n 1.4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o these_o to_o be_v dead_a unto_o sin_n and_o to_o live_v unto_o righteousness_n this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n 7._o law_n rom._n 3.21_o &_o 9.30_o 31._o gal._n 2.16_o &_o 3.8_o phil._n 3.6_o 7._o and_o be_v call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o a_o mistake_n in_o this_o affair_n be_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n they_o think_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o their_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v they_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o leave_v off_o to_o sin_n without_o do_v the_o contrary_a good_a and_o so_o hope_v for_o the_o promise_n this_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n to_o be_v no_o adulterer_n no_o defrauder_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o temple_n no_o publican_n or_o exacter_n of_o tribute_n but_o our_o bless_a saviour_n assure_v we_o that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o heaven_n for_o we_o unless_o our_o righteousness_n exceed_v this_o of_o they_o now_o then_o to_o apply_v this_o to_o the_o present_a argument_n suppose_v a_o vicious_a person_n who_o have_v live_v a_o impious_a life_n place_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n exhort_v to_o repentance_n make_v sensible_a of_o his_o danger_n invite_v by_o the_o sermon_n of_o his_o priest_n to_o dress_v his_o soul_n with_o duty_n and_o sorrow_n if_o he_o obey_v and_o be_v sorry_a for_o his_o sin_n suppose_v that_o this_o sorrow_n do_v real_o begin_v that_o part_n of_o his_o duty_n which_o consist_v in_o not_o sin_v nay_o suppose_v he_o will_v never_o sin_v again_o which_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o how_o can_v he_o in_o that_o case_n do_v that_o good_a which_o be_v require_v by_o the_o gospel_n seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o the_o gospel_n have_v a_o peculiar_a righteousness_n of_o its_o own_o proper_a to_o itself_o without_o which_o there_o be_v no_o entrance_n into_o heaven_n but_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n be_v call_v our_o own_o righteousness_n that_o be_v such_o a_o righteousness_n which_o man_n by_o nature_n know_v for_o we_o all_o by_o the_o innate_a law_n of_o nature_n know_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o abstain_v from_o do_v injury_n to_o man_n from_o impiety_n to_o god_n but_o we_o only_o know_v by_o revelation_n the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o consist_v in_o holiness_n and_o purity_n chastity_n and_o patience_n humility_n and_o self-denial_n he_o that_o rest_v in_o the_o first_o and_o think_v he_o may_v be_v save_v by_o it_o as_o s._n paul_n expression_n be_v he_o establish_v his_o own_o righteousness_n that_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o this_o he_o do_v whosoever_o think_v that_o his_o evil_a habit_n be_v pardon_v without_o do_v that_o good_a and_o acquire_v those_o grace_n which_o constitute_v
thy_o sweet_a mercy_n amen_n amen_n amen_n chap._n vi_o of_o concupiscence_n and_o original_a sin_n and_o whether_o or_o no_o or_o how_o far_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o repent_v of_o it_o §._o 1._o original_a sin_n be_v so_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o figurative_o mean_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n which_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o original_a of_o mankind_n by_o our_o first_o parent_n and_o which_o have_v influence_n upon_o all_o his_o posterity_n nascuntur_fw-la non_fw-la propriè_fw-la 18._o de_fw-fr civet_n lib._n 16._o c._n 18._o sed_fw-la originalitèr_fw-la peccatores_fw-la so_o s._n austin_n and_o therefore_o s._n ignatius_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o old_a impiety_n trallian_n epist_n ad_fw-la trallian_n that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o original_n or_o first_o parent_n of_o mankind_n this_o sin_n bring_v upon_o adam_n all_o that_o god_n threaten_v but_o no_o more_o a_o certainty_n of_o die_v together_o with_o the_o proper_a effect_n and_o affection_n of_o mortality_n be_v inflict_v on_o he_o and_o he_o be_v reduce_v to_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n and_o then_o beget_v son_n and_o daughter_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n that_o be_v in_o the_o proper_a temper_n and_o constitution_n of_o mortal_a man_n for_o as_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v what_o he_o never_o promise_v viz._n a_o immortal_a duration_n and_o abode_n in_o this_o life_n so_o neither_o do_v it_o appear_v in_o that_o angry_a intercourse_n that_o god_n have_v with_o adam_n that_o he_o take_v from_o he_o or_o we_o any_o of_o our_o natural_a perfection_n but_o his_o grace_n only_o man_n be_v leave_v in_o this_o state_n of_o pure_a natural_n can_v not_o by_o his_o own_o strength_n arrive_v to_o a_o supernatural_a end_n which_o be_v typify_v in_o his_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o paradise_n and_o the_o guard_v it_o with_o the_o flame_a sword_n of_o a_o cherub_n for_o eternal_a life_n be_v a_o end_n above_o our_o natural_a proportion_n can_v be_v acquire_v by_o any_o natural_a mean_n neither_o adam_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o posterity_n can_v by_o any_o action_n or_o holiness_n obtain_v heaven_n by_o desert_n or_o by_o any_o natural_a efficiency_n for_o it_o be_v a_o gift_n still_o and_o it_o be_v neque_fw-la currentis_fw-la neque_fw-la operantis_fw-la neither_o of_o he_o that_o run_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o work_v but_o of_o god_n who_o free_o give_v it_o to_o such_o person_n who_o he_o also_o by_o other_o gift_n and_o grace_n have_v dispose_v towards_o the_o reception_n of_o it_o what_o gift_n and_o grace_n or_o supernatural_a endowment_n god_n give_v to_o adam_n in_o his_o state_n of_o innocence_n we_o know_v not_o god_n have_v no_o where_o tell_v we_o and_o of_o thing_n unrevealed_a we_o common_o make_v wild_a conjecture_n but_o after_o his_o fall_n we_o find_v no_o sign_n of_o any_o thing_n but_o of_o a_o common_a man_n and_o therefore_o as_o it_o be_v with_o he_o so_o it_o be_v with_o we_o our_o nature_n can_v go_v to_o heaven_n without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o divine_a grace_n so_o neither_o can_v his_o and_o whether_o he_o have_v they_o or_o no_o it_o be_v certain_a we_o have_v receive_v more_o by_o the_o second_o adam_n then_o we_o do_v lose_v by_o the_o first_o and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v now_o spiritual_a which_o he_o never_o be_v that_o we_o can_v find_v but_o concern_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n tragical_a thing_n be_v speak_v it_o destroy_v his_o original_a righteousness_n and_o lose_v it_o to_o we_o for_o ever_o it_o corrupt_v his_o nature_n and_o corrupt_v we_o and_o bring_v upon_o he_o and_o not_o he_o only_o but_o on_o we_o also_o who_o think_v of_o no_o such_o thing_n a_o inevitable_a necessity_n of_o sin_v make_v it_o as_o natural_a to_o we_o to_o sin_n as_o to_o be_v hungry_a or_o to_o be_v sick_a and_o die_v and_o the_o consequent_a of_o these_o thing_n be_v sad_a of_o all_o we_o be_v bear_v enemy_n of_o god_n son_n of_o wrath_n and_o heir_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n in_o the_o meditation_n of_o these_o sad_a story_n i_o shall_v separate_v the_o certain_a from_o the_o uncertain_a that_o which_o be_v reveal_v from_o that_o which_o be_v presume_v that_o which_o be_v reasonable_a from_o that_o which_o make_v too_o bold_a reflection_n upon_o god_n honour_n and_o the_o reputation_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o his_o goodness_n i_o shall_v do_v it_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n from_o whence_o man_n common_o dispute_v in_o this_o question_n right_a or_o wrong_n according_a as_o it_o happen_v by_o one_o man_n sin_n come_v into_o the_o world_n that_o sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n by_o adam_n 5.12_o rom._n 5.12_o be_v therefore_o certain_a because_o he_o be_v the_o first_o man_n and_o unless_o he_o have_v never_o sin_v it_o must_v needs_o enter_v by_o he_o for_o it_o come_v in_o first_o by_o the_o first_o and_o death_n by_o sin_n that_o be_v death_n which_o at_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 to_o the_o serpent_n to_o creep_v upon_o his_o belly_n and_o to_o the_o woman_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o her_o husband_n these_o thing_n be_v so_o before_o and_o will_v have_v be_v so_o for_o the_o apostle_n press_v the_o duty_n of_o subjection_n give_v two_o reason_n why_o the_o woman_n be_v to_o obey_v one_o of_o they_o only_o be_v derive_v from_o this_o sin_n the_o other_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o creation_n for_o adam_n be_v first_o form_v 2.13_o 1_o tim._n 2.13_o than_o eve_n so_o that_o before_o her_o fall_n she_o be_v to_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o her_o husband_n because_o she_o be_v late_a in_o be_v she_o be_v a_o minor_a and_o therefore_o under_o subjection_n she_o be_v also_o the_o weak_a vessel_n but_o it_o have_v not_o be_v a_o curse_n and_o if_o any_o of_o they_o have_v be_v hinder_v by_o grace_n and_o favour_n by_o god_n anger_n they_o be_v now_o leave_v to_o fall_v back_o to_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o nature_n death_n 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 the_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 s._n paul_n add_v that_o for_o the_o reason_n in_o as_o much_o as_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v if_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v upon_o their_o own_o account_n as_o it_o be_v certain_a they_o have_v than_o these_o word_n can_v very_o well_o mean_v that_o adam_n first_o sin_v and_o all_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n sin_v after_o he_o and_o so_o die_v in_o their_o own_o sin_n by_o a_o death_n which_o at_o first_o and_o in_o the_o whole_a constitution_n of_o affair_n be_v natural_a and_o a_o death_n which_o their_o own_o sin_n deserve_v but_o yet_o which_o be_v hasten_v or_o ascertain_v upon_o they_o the_o rather_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o progenitor_n sin_n propagate_v upon_o that_o root_n and_o vicious_a example_n or_o rather_o from_o that_o beginning_n not_o from_o that_o cause_n but_o dum_fw-la ita_fw-la peccant_a &_o similiter_fw-la moriuntur_fw-la if_o they_o sin_v so_o then_o so_o shall_v they_o die_v so_o s._n hierome_n but_o this_o be_v not_o think_v sufficient_a and_o man_n do_v usual_o affirm_v that_o we_o be_v formal_o and_o proper_o make_v sinner_n by_o adam_n and_o in_o he_o we_o all_o by_o interpretation_n sin_v and_o therefore_o think_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d forasmuch_o as_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v aught_o to_o be_v expound_v thus_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n in_o who_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v mean_v that_o in_o adam_n we_o real_o sin_v and_o god_n do_v true_o and_o just_o impute_v his_o sin_n to_o we_o to_o make_v we_o as_o guilty_a as_o he_o that_o do_v it_o and_o as_o much_o punish_v and_o liable_a to_o eternal_a damnation_n and_o all_o the_o great_a force_n of_o this_o fancy_n rely_v upon_o this_o exposition_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v in_v he_o concern_v which_o there_o will_v be_v the_o less_o need_n of_o a_o laborious_a inquiry_n if_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o word_n be_v read_v forasmuch_o as_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v bear_v a_o fair_a and_o clear_a discourse_n and_o very_o intelligible_a if_o it_o be_v render_v in_o he_o it_o be_v violent_a and_o hard_a a_o distinct_a period_n by_o itself_o without_o dependence_n or_o proper_a purpose_n against_o the_o faith_n of_o all_o copy_n who_o do_v not_o make_v this_o a_o distinct_a period_n and_o against_o the_o usual_a manner_n of_o speak_v 2._o this_o phrase_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o 2_o cor._n 5.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o for_o that_o we_o will_v be_v unclothe_v and_o so_o it_o be_v
mankind_n exact_o answer_v to_o the_o all_o that_o have_v life_n by_o christ_n which_o be_v only_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o many_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v adopt_v into_o the_o covenant_n of_o believer_n by_o this_o indeed_o it_o be_v perceivable_a that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o natural_a title_n or_o derivation_n of_o a_o inherent_a corruption_n from_o adam_n for_o that_o must_v have_v include_v all_o absolute_o and_o universal_o but_o that_o which_o i_o here_o dwell_v and_o rely_v upon_o be_v this_o sin_n be_v often_o in_o scripture_n use_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n and_o they_o that_o suffer_v be_v call_v sinner_n though_o they_o be_v innocent_a so_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n by_o adam_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n that_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n pass_v upon_o they_o and_o sit_v upon_o their_o head_n with_o evil_a effect_n like_o that_o of_o bathsheba_n i_o and_o my_o son_n shall_v be_v account_v sinner_n 1.21_o 1_o king_n 1.21_o that_o be_v evil_a will_v befall_v we_o we_o shall_v be_v use_v like_o sinner_n like_o traitor_n and_o usurper_n so_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o sin_n of_o egypt_n 14.19_o zech._n 14.19_o say_v the_o prophet_n this_o shall_v be_v the_o punishment_n so_o we_o read_v it_o and_o cain_n complain_v of_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o punishment_n say_v my_o iniquity_n be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v bear_v *_o and_o to_o put_v it_o past_o all_o doubt_n not_o only_a punishment_n be_v call_v sin_n in_o scripture_n but_o even_o he_o that_o bear_v it_o he_o that_o know_v no_o sin_n 5.21_o 2_o cor._n 5.21_o god_n have_v make_v sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o he_o and_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v of_o christ_n say_v posuit_fw-la peccatum_fw-la animam_fw-la svam_fw-la 53.10_o isa_n 53.10_o he_o have_v make_v his_o soul_n a_o sin_n that_o be_v 9.28_o heb._n 9.28_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n thus_o it_o be_v say_v that_o christ_n shall_v appear_v the_o second_o time_n without_o sin_n that_o be_v without_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n unto_o salvation_n for_o of_o sin_n formal_o or_o material_o he_o be_v at_o first_o as_o innocent_a as_o at_o the_o second_o time_n that_o be_v pure_a in_o both_o and_o if_o christ_n who_o bear_v our_o burden_n become_v sin_n for_o we_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o pure_a innocence_n that_o we_o also_o be_v by_o adam_n make_v sinner_n that_o be_v suffer_v evil_a by_o occasion_n of_o his_o demerit_n infer_v not_o that_o we_o have_v any_o formal_a guilt_n or_o enmity_n against_o god_n upon_o that_o account_n facti_fw-la peccatores_fw-la in_o s._n paul_n by_o adam_n we_o be_v make_v sinner_n answer_v both_o in_o the_o story_n and_o in_o the_o expression_n to_o christus_fw-la factus_fw-la peccatum_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la christ_n be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o that_o be_v be_v expose_v to_o the_o evil_a that_o be_v consequent_a to_o sin_n viz._n to_o its_o punishment_n for_o the_o further_a explication_n of_o which_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o word_n sinner_n and_o sin_n in_o scripture_n be_v use_v for_o any_o person_n that_o have_v a_o fault_n or_o a_o legal_a impurity_n a_o debt_n a_o vitiosity_n defect_n or_o imperfection_n for_o the_o hebrew_n use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o any_o obligation_n which_o be_v contract_v by_o the_o law_n without_o our_o fault_n thus_o a_o nazarite_n who_o have_v touch_v a_o dead_a body_n be_v tie_v to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o sin_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v he_o have_v sin_v concern_v the_o dead_a body_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o legal_a impurity_n nothing_o moral_a and_o the_o offering_n that_o be_v make_v by_o the_o leprous_a or_o the_o menstruous_a or_o the_o disease_a inprofluvio_fw-la seminis_fw-la be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o offering_n for_o sin_n and_o yet_o it_o may_v be_v innocent_a all_o the_o way_n thus_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v say_v that_o our_o bless_a lord_n who_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o highpriest_n among_o the_o jew_n do_v offer_v first_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n 7.27_o heb._n 7.27_o by_o which_o word_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o no_o sin_n proper_o can_v be_v mean_v for_o christ_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o know_v no_o sin_n but_o it_o mean_v the_o state_n of_o his_o infirmity_n the_o condition_n of_o his_o mortal_a body_n which_o he_o take_v for_o we_o and_o our_o sin_n and_o be_v a_o state_n of_o misery_n and_o of_o distance_n from_o heaven_n for_o flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n whither_o christ_n be_v not_o to_o go_v till_o by_o offer_v himself_o he_o have_v unclothe_v himself_o of_o that_o imperfect_a vesture_n as_o they_o that_o be_v legal_o impure_a may_v not_o go_v to_o the_o temple_n before_o their_o offering_n 6.10_o rom._n 6.10_o and_o therefore_o when_o by_o death_n he_o quit_v himself_o of_o this_o condition_n it_o be_v say_v he_o die_v unto_o sin_n parallel_v to_o this_o be_v that_o of_o s._n paul_n in_o the_o five_o chapter_n to_o the_o hebrew_n where_o the_o state_n of_o infirmity_n be_v express_o call_v sin_n 2.3_o ver._n 2.3_o the_o highpriest_n be_v himself_o also_o compass_v with_o infirmity_n and_o by_o reason_n hereof_o he_o ought_v as_o for_o the_o people_n so_o also_o for_o himself_o to_o offer_v for_o sin_n this_o be_v also_o more_o express_o by_o s._n 8.3_o rom._n 8.3_o paul_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o likeness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o thus_o concupiscence_n or_o the_o first_o motion_n and_o inclination_n to_o sin_n be_v call_v sin_n and_o say_v to_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o likeness_n it_o may_v be_v the_o material_a part_n of_o sin_n or_o something_o by_o which_o sin_n be_v common_o know_v and_o thus_o origen_n observe_v that_o a_o oblation_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v even_o for_o new_a bear_v child_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o clean_o from_o sin_n but_o this_o be_v a_o unusual_a expression_n among_o the_o hebrew_n bear_v its_o sense_n upon_o the_o palm_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o signify_v only_o the_o legal_a impurity_n in_o which_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o new_a bear_v babe_n and_o their_o mother_n be_v involve_v even_o christ_n himself_o who_o have_v no_o original_a sin_n be_v subject_a to_o this_o purification_n so_o we_o read_v in_o s._n luke_n 2.22_o luke_n 2.22_o and_o when_o the_o day_n of_o her_o purification_n be_v accomplish_v but_o in_o most_o book_n and_o particular_a in_o the_o king_n ms._n it_o be_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o day_n of_o there_o purification_n but_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v call_v offering_n for_o sin_n and_o the_o expression_n usual_a among_o the_o jew_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o the_o christian_a writer_n to_o fancy_v other_o thing_n than_o be_v intend_v have_v now_o explicate_v those_o word_n of_o s._n paul_n which_o by_o be_v misunderstand_v have_v cause_v strange_a device_n in_o this_o article_n we_o may_v now_o without_o prejudice_n examine_v what_o real_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o adam_n sin_n and_o what_o evil_a descend_v upon_o his_o posterity_n adam_n sin_n be_v punish_v by_o a_o expulsion_n out_o of_o paradise_n in_o which_o be_v a_o tree_n appoint_v to_o be_v the_o cure_n of_o disease_n and_o a_o conservatory_n of_o life_n there_o be_v no_o more_o tell_v as_o do_v but_o this_o and_o its_o proper_a consequent_n he_o come_v into_o a_o land_n less_o bless_v a_o land_n which_o bear_v thistle_n and_o brier_n easy_o and_o fruit_n with_o difficulty_n so_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o sweat_v hard_o for_o his_o bread_n and_o this_o also_o i_o can_v say_v do_v descend_v but_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o his_o child_n who_o be_v leave_v to_o live_v so_o and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n just_a as_o when_o young_a anthony_n have_v seize_v upon_o marcus_n cicero_n land_n the_o son_n also_o lose_v what_o he_o never_o have_v and_o thus_o death_n come_v in_o not_o by_o any_o new_a sentence_n or_o change_v of_o nature_n for_o man_n be_v create_v mortal_a and_o if_o adam_n have_v not_o sin_v he_o shall_v have_v be_v immortal_a by_o grace_n that_o be_v by_o the_o use_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o now_o be_v drive_v from_o the_o place_n where_o the_o tree_n grow_v be_v leave_v in_o his_o own_o natural_a constitution_n that_o be_v to_o be_v sick_a and_o die_v without_o that_o remedy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
warrant_n from_o the_o word_n of_o s._n austin_n si_fw-mi hoc_fw-la eye_n non_fw-la erit_fw-la malum_fw-la non_fw-la ergo_fw-la amabunt_fw-la regnum_fw-la dei_fw-la tot_fw-la innocent_n imagine_v dei_fw-la si_fw-mi autem_fw-la amabunt_fw-la &_o tantum_fw-la amabunt_fw-la quantum_fw-la innocent_n amare_fw-la debent_fw-la regnum_fw-la ejus_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsius_fw-la imaginem_fw-la creantur_fw-la nihÃlne_fw-la mali_fw-la de_fw-la hâc_fw-la ipsâ_fw-la separatione_fw-la patientur_fw-la here_o the_o good_a man_n and_o eloquent_a suppose_v the_o little_a baby_n to_o be_v innocent_a to_o be_v image_n of_o god_n to_o love_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o to_o be_v sentence_v to_o hell_n which_o it_o may_v be_v he_o do_v but_o i_o do_v not_o understand_v save_v only_o that_o in_o the_o parable_n we_o find_v dives_n in_o hell_n to_o be_v very_o charitable_a to_o his_o live_a brethren_n but_o that_o which_o i_o make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o present_a be_v that_o infant_n beside_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n presence_n and_o the_o behold_v his_o face_n be_v apprehensive_a and_o afflict_a with_o that_o evil_a state_n of_o thing_n whither_o their_o infelicity_n not_o their_o fault_n have_v carry_v he_o 2._o but_o suppose_v this_o to_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a privative_a state_n yet_o it_o can_v be_v inflict_v upon_o infant_n as_o a_o punishment_n of_o adam_n sin_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o account_v it_o can_v be_v inflict_v upon_o any_o one_o else_o not_o upon_o infant_n because_o they_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o a_o law_n for_o themselves_o therefore_o much_o less_o of_o a_o law_n which_o be_v give_v to_o another_o here_o be_v a_o double_a incapacity_n of_o obedience_n they_o can_v receive_v any_o law_n and_o if_o they_o can_v yet_o of_o this_o they_o never_o be_v offer_v any_o notice_n till_o it_o be_v too_o late_o now_o if_o infant_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o this_o nor_o chargeable_a with_o it_o than_o no_o man_n be_v for_o all_o be_v infant_n first_o and_o if_o it_o come_v not_o by_o birth_n and_o at_o first_o it_o can_v come_v at_o all_o so_o that_o although_o this_o privative_a hell_n be_v less_o then_o to_o say_v they_o be_v torment_v in_o flame_n beside_o yet_o it_o be_v as_o unequal_a and_o unjust_a there_o be_v not_o indeed_o the_o same_o cruelty_n but_o there_o be_v the_o same_o injustice_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o all_o person_n natural_o be_v so_o that_o they_o can_v arrive_v at_o heaven_n but_o unless_o some_o other_o principle_n be_v put_v into_o they_o or_o some_o great_a grace_n do_v for_o they_o must_v for_o ever_o stand_v separate_v from_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n but_o this_o be_v but_o accidental_o occasion_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n that_o leave_v we_o in_o our_o natural_a state_n and_o that_o state_n can_v never_o come_v to_o heaven_n in_o its_o own_o strength_n but_o this_o condition_n of_o all_o man_n by_o nature_n be_v not_o the_o punishment_n of_o our_o sin_n for_o this_o will_v suppose_v that_o be_v it_o not_o for_o this_o sin_n superinduce_v otherwise_o we_o shall_v go_v to_o heaven_n now_o this_o be_v not_o true_a for_o if_o adam_n have_v not_o sin_v yet_o without_o something_o supernatural_a some_o grace_n and_o gift_n we_o can_v never_o go_v to_o heaven_n now_o although_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n leave_v he_o in_o his_o nakedness_n and_o a_o mere_a natural_a man_n yet_o present_o this_o be_v supply_v and_o we_o be_v never_o in_o it_o but_o be_v improve_v and_o better_v by_o the_o promise_n and_o christ_n have_v die_v for_o mankind_n and_o in_o so_o do_v be_v become_v our_o redeemer_n and_o representative_a and_o therefore_o this_o sin_n of_o adam_n can_v call_v we_o back_o from_o that_o state_n of_o good_a thing_n into_o which_o we_o be_v put_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o our_o lord_n jesus_n and_o therefore_o now_o no_o infant_n or_o idiot_n or_o man_n or_o woman_n shall_v for_o this_o alone_o be_v condemn_v to_o a_o eternal_a banishment_n from_o the_o 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need_v not_o much_o inquiry_n 9_o to_o condemn_v infant_n to_o hell_n for_o the_o fault_n of_o another_o be_v to_o deal_v worse_o with_o they_o than_o god_n do_v to_o the_o very_a devil_n who_o do_v not_o perish_v but_o for_o a_o act_n of_o their_o own_o most_o perfect_a choice_n 10._o this_o beside_o the_o formality_n of_o injustice_n and_o cruelty_n do_v add_v and_o suppose_v a_o circumstance_n of_o a_o strange_a ungentle_a contrivance_n for_o because_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v that_o god_n shall_v damn_v infant_n or_o innocent_n without_o cause_n it_o find_v out_o this_o way_n that_o god_n to_o bring_v his_o purpose_n to_o pass_v shall_v create_v a_o guilt_n for_o they_o or_o bring_v they_o into_o a_o inevitable_a condition_n of_o be_v guilty_a by_o a_o way_n of_o his_o invent_v for_o if_o he_o do_v make_v any_o such_o agreement_n with_o adam_n he_o beforehand_o know_v that_o adam_n will_v forfeit_v all_o and_o therefore_o that_o avoidable_a all_o his_o posterity_n shall_v be_v 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so_o mighty_a help_n 12._o infant_n can_v just_o perish_v for_o adam_n sin_n unless_o it_o be_v just_a that_o their_o will_n shall_v be_v include_v in_o his_o will_n and_o his_o will_n just_o become_v they_o by_o interpretation_n now_o if_o so_o i_o ask_v whether_o before_o that_o sin_n of_o adam_n be_v our_o will_n free_a or_o not_o free_a for_o if_o we_o have_v any_o will_n at_o all_o it_o must_v be_v free_a or_o not_o free_a if_o we_o have_v none_o at_o all_o how_o can_v it_o be_v involve_v in_o his_o now_o if_o our_o will_n be_v free_a why_o be_v they_o without_o our_o act_n and_o whether_o we_o will_v or_o no_o involve_v in_o the_o will_n of_o another_o if_o they_o be_v not_o free_a how_o can_v we_o be_v guilty_a *_o if_o they_o be_v free_a than_o they_o can_v also_o dissent_v if_o they_o be_v not_o free_a than_o they_o can_v not_o consent_v and_o so_o either_o they_o never_o have_v or_o else_o before_o adam_n fall_n they_o lose_v their_o liberty_n 13._o but_o if_o it_o be_v 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to_o die_v after_o they_o they_o die_v with_o sorrow_n and_o fear_n 5._o this_o power_n and_o dominion_n which_o god_n use_v be_v not_o exercise_v in_o ordinary_a case_n but_o in_o the_o big_a crime_n only_o it_o be_v threaten_v in_o the_o case_n of_o idolatry_n and_o be_v often_o inflict_v in_o the_o case_n of_o perjury_n of_o which_o the_o oracle_n recite_v by_o herodotus_n say_v impete_fw-la magno_fw-la advenit_fw-la atque_fw-la omnem_fw-la vastat_fw-la stirpémque_fw-la domúmque_fw-la and_o in_o sacrilege_n the_o anger_n of_o god_n use_v also_o to_o be_v severe_a of_o which_o it_o be_v observe_v even_o by_o the_o heathen_n teach_v by_o the_o delphic_a priest_n sed_fw-la capiti_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la quÃque_fw-la enascuntur_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la imminot_n Ãnque_fw-la domo_fw-la cladem_fw-la subit_fw-la altera_fw-la clades_fw-la those_o sin_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o which_o the_o christian_n call_v cry_v sin_n be_v such_o in_o the_o punishment_n of_o which_o god_n do_v not_o only_o use_v his_o severe_a justice_n as_o to_o the_o offend_a person_n but_o for_o the_o enlargement_n and_o extension_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o world_n he_o use_v the_o right_n of_o his_o power_n and_o dominion_n over_o their_o relative_n 6._o although_o god_n threaten_v this_o and_o have_v a_o right_a and_o power_n to_o do_v this_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o often_o use_v his_o right_n but_o only_o in_o such_o notable_a example_n as_o be_v sufficient_a to_o all_o age_n to_o consign_v and_o testify_v his_o great_a indignation_n against_o those_o crime_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o which_o he_o be_v please_v to_o use_v his_o right_n the_o right_n of_o his_o dominion_n for_o although_o he_o often_o do_v miracle_n of_o mercy_n yet_o seldom_o it_o be_v that_o he_o do_v any_o extraordinary_n of_o judgement_n he_o do_v it_o to_o corah_n and_o dathan_n to_o achan_n and_o saul_n to_o jeroboam_n and_o ahab_n and_o by_o these_o and_o some_o more_o express_v his_o severity_n against_o the_o like_a crime_n sufficient_o to_o all_o age_n 7._o but_o his_o goodness_n and_o graciousness_n grow_v quick_o weary_a of_o this_o way_n of_o proceed_v they_o be_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o law_n and_o god_n do_v not_o delight_n in_o they_o therefore_o in_o the_o time_n of_o ezekiel_n the_o prophet_n he_o declare_v against_o they_o and_o promise_v to_o use_v it_o no_o more_o that_o be_v not_o so_o frequent_o not_o so_o notorious_o not_o without_o great_a necessity_n and_o charity_n ne_o ad_fw-la parentum_fw-la exempla_fw-la succresceret_fw-la improbitas_fw-la filiorum_fw-la as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n 18.3_o ezek._n 18.3_o you_o shall_v not_o have_v occasion_n any_o more_o to_o use_v this_o proverb_n in_o israel_n the_o father_n have_v eat_v sour_a grape_n and_o the_o child_n tooth_n be_v set_v on_o edge_n the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v 8._o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n do_v force_n god_n to_o use_v this_o harsh_a course_n especial_o since_o that_o then_o there_o be_v no_o declaration_n or_o intermination_n and_o threaten_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n to_o great_a sinner_n duritia_fw-la populi_fw-la ad_fw-la talia_fw-la remedia_fw-la compulerat_fw-la ut_fw-la vel_fw-la posteritatibus_fw-la suis_fw-la prospicientes_fw-la legi_fw-la divinae_fw-la obedirent_fw-la say_v tertullian_n something_o extraordinary_a be_v then_o needful_a to_o be_v do_v to_o so_o vile_a a_o people_n to_o restrain_v their_o sinfulness_n but_o when_o the_o gospel_n be_v publish_v and_o hellfire_n threaten_v to_o persevere_v and_o great_a sinner_n the_o former_a way_n of_o punishment_n be_v quite_o leave_v off_o and_o in_o all_o the_o gospel_n there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o word_n of_o threaten_a passing_n beyond_o the_o person_n offend_v monog_n de_fw-fr monog_n desivit_fw-la wa_z acerba_fw-la say_v tertullian_n à _fw-la patribus_fw-la manducata_fw-la dentes_fw-la filiorum_fw-la obstupefacere_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la delicto_fw-la morietur_fw-la now_o that_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o sour_a grape_n of_o the_o father_n shall_v no_o more_o set_v on_o edge_n the_o child_n tooth_n but_o every_o one_o shall_v die_v in_o his_o own_o sin_n upon_o this_o account_n alone_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v consent_v to_o that_o god_n shall_v still_o under_o the_o gospel_n after_o so_o many_o generation_n of_o vengeance_n and_o take_v punishment_n for_o the_o sin_n after_o the_o publication_n of_o so_o many_o mercy_n and_o so_o infinite_a a_o graciousness_n as_o be_v reveal_v to_o mankind_n in_o jesus_n christ_n after_o the_o so_o great_a provision_n against_o sin_n even_o the_o horrible_a threaten_n of_o damnation_n still_o persevere_v to_o punish_v adam_n in_o his_o posterity_n and_o the_o posterity_n for_o what_o they_o never_o do_v for_o either_o the_o evil_a that_o fall_v 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it_o be_v not_o easy_o to_o be_v imagine_v how_o christ_n reconcile_v the_o world_n unto_o his_o father_n if_o after_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n god_n be_v still_o so_o angry_a with_o mankind_n so_o unappeased_a that_o even_o the_o most_o innocent_a part_n of_o mankind_n may_v perish_v for_o adam_n sin_n and_o the_o other_o be_v perpetual_o punish_v by_o a_o corrupt_a nature_n a_o proneness_n to_o sin_n a_o servile_a will_n a_o filthy_a concupiscence_n and_o a_o impossibility_n of_o be_v innocent_a that_o no_o faith_n no_o sacrament_n no_o industry_n no_o prayer_n can_v obtain_v freedom_n from_o this_o punishment_n certain_a it_o be_v the_o jew_n know_v of_o no_o such_o thing_n they_o understand_v nothing_o of_o this_o oeconomy_n that_o the_o father_n sin_n shall_v be_v punish_v in_o the_o child_n by_o a_o formal_a imputation_n of_o the_o guilt_n and_o therefore_o rabbi_n simeon_n barsema_n say_v well_o that_o when_o god_n visit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n 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natural_a estate_n we_o can_v hope_v for_o heaven_n 436_o 10_o novatian_n their_o doctrine_n oppose_v 533_o 8_o a_o great_a objection_n of_o they_o propose_v 544_o 24_o answer_v 545_o 26_o o_o original_a sin_n whether_o we_o derive_v from_o adam_n original_a and_o natural_a ignorance_n 373_o 22_o adam_n sin_n make_v we_o not_o heir_n of_o damnation_n 375_o 22_o nor_n make_v we_o necessary_o vicious_a 383_o 37_o adam_n sin_n do_v not_o corrupt_v our_o nature_n by_o a_o physical_a efficiency_n 383_o 39_o nor_n because_o we_o be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o adam_n 384_o 40_o nor_n because_o of_o the_o will_n and_o decree_n of_o god_n 386_o 41_o objection_n out_o of_o scripture_n against_o this_o doctrine_n answer_v 392_o 45._o vide_fw-la sin_n p_o pardon_n several_a degree_n of_o pardon_n of_o sin_n 284_o 63_o as_o repentance_n be_v so_o be_v our_o pardon_n 649_o mistake_v about_o pardon_n and_o salvation_n 499_o 44_o some_o sin_n call_v unpardonable_a in_o a_o limit_a sense_n 542_o 21_o what_o be_v our_o state_n of_o pardon_n in_o this_o life_n 571_o 66_o in_o what_o manner_n and_o to_o what_o purpose_v the_o church_n pardon_v penitent_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o priest_n 625_o 51_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o signify_v 119_o 21_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o sign_n fie_v 119_o 22_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o they_o signify_v 551_o 37_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 171_o 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 172_o 5_o passion_n their_o violence_n excuse_v not_o under_o the_o title_n of_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n 508_o 54_o make_v it_o the_o great_a business_n of_o thy_o life_n to_o subdue_v thy_o passion_n 516_o 65_o perfection_n perfection_n of_o degree_n and_o perfection_n of_o state_n 27_o &_o 28_o &_o 29_o how_o perfection_n be_v consistent_a with_o repentance_n cap._n 1._o sect_n 3._o per_fw-la tot_fw-la wherein_o perfection_n of_o state_n consist_v 329_o 44_o perfection_n in_o genere_fw-la actus_fw-la 30_o 45_o what_o it_o be_v 44_o 13_o penance_n or_o corporal_a austerity_n 680_o 26_o a_o rule_n for_o the_o measure_n of_o they_o 685_o 30_o which_o be_v best_a and_o rather_o to_o be_v choose_v 685_o 29_o fast_v prayer_n and_o alm_n be_v the_o best_a penance_n 685_o 29_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v simple_o necessary_a or_o a_o direct_a service_n of_o god_n 680_o 26_o philippian_n 2.12_o 13._o eâ—p_n 274_o 55_o psalm_n 51.5_o exp_n 394_o 47_o prayer_n of_o prayer_n as_o a_o fruit_n or_o act_v of_o repentance_n 652_o 80_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a penance_n 684_o 29_o priest_n what_o be_v the_o power_n of_o priest_n in_o order_n to_o pardon_v sin_n 625_o 51_o of_o the_o form_n of_o absolution_n 627_o 53_o absolution_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o priest_n can_v be_v no_o more_o than_o declarative_a 634_o 58_o confession_n to_o a_o priest_n be_v no_o part_n of_o contrition_n 615_o the_o benefit_n of_o confess_v to_o a_o priest_n 616_o 43_o auricular_a confession_n to_o a_o priest_n whence_o it_o descend_v 615_o of_o confess_v to_o a_o priest_n or_o minister_n 678_o 24_o proverb_n a_o proverb_n contrary_n to_o truth_n be_v a_o great_a prejudice_n to_o a_o man_n understanding_n 523_o 78_o avoid_v all_o proverb_n by_o which_o evil_a life_n be_v encourage_v ibid._n profane_a the_o difference_n in_o commit_v sin_n between_o the_o profane_a moral_a and_o regenerate_a man_n 483_o 31_o punishment_n god_n punish_v not_o one_o sin_n with_o another_o 682_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n 398_o 48_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o the_o word_n signify_v 401_o 51_o question_n whether_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a father_n deny_v ecclesiastical_a repentance_n to_o idolater_n murderer_n and_o adulterer_n and_o they_o only_o be_v warrantable_a 540_o 20_o whether_o we_o derive_v from_o adam_n original_a and_o natural_a ignorance_n 373_o 22_o whether_o attrition_n with_o absolution_n pardon_v sin_n 638_o 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it_o may_v bring_v he_o into_o that_o condition_n that_o it_o will_v be_v dispute_v whether_o he_o shall_v despair_v or_o no._n our_o duty_n be_v to_o make_v our_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a which_o certain_o can_v be_v do_v but_o by_o a_o timely_a and_o effective_a repentance_n but_o they_o that_o will_v be_v confident_a in_o their_o health_n be_v sometime_o pusillanimous_a in_o their_o sickness_n presumptuous_a in_o sin_n and_o despair_v in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o calamity_n â—_o de_fw-fr repub_fw-la â—_o cognitio_fw-la de_fw-la incorrupto_fw-la dei_fw-la judicio_fw-la in_o multis_fw-la dormit_fw-la sed_fw-la excitari_fw-la solet_fw-la circa_fw-la mortem_fw-la say_v plato_n for_o though_o man_n give_v false_a sentence_n of_o the_o divine_a judgement_n when_o their_o temptation_n be_v high_a and_o their_o sin_n be_v pleasant_a yet_o about_o the_o time_n of_o their_o death_n their_o understanding_n and_o notice_n be_v awaken_v and_o they_o see_v what_o they_o will_v not_o see_v 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that_o the_o strictness_n of_o a_o holy_a life_n be_v think_v necessary_a and_o that_o repentance_n may_v be_v no_o more_o that_o trifle_a little_a piece_n of_o duty_n to_o which_o the_o error_n of_o the_o late_a school_n of_o learning_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o man_n to_o be_v deceive_v in_o this_o article_n have_v reduce_v it_o i_o have_v do_v thus_o much_o of_o my_o part_n towards_o it_o and_o i_o humble_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v accept_v by_o god_n by_o you_o and_o by_o all_o good_a man_n jer_n taylor_n the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o section_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n chap._n i._n the_o foundation_n and_o necessity_n of_o repentance_n pag._n 1._o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o indispensable_a necessity_n of_o repentance_n in_o remedy_n to_o the_o unavoidable_a transgress_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n ibid._n sect._n 2_o of_o the_o possibility_n or_o impossibility_n of_o keep_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n 8_o sect._n 3_o how_o repentance_n and_o the_o precept_n of_o perfection_n evangelicall_n can_v stand_v together_o 26_o sect._n 4_o the_o former_a doctrine_n reduce_v to_o practice_v 39_o chap._n ii_o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o definition_n of_o repentance_n and_o what_o part_n of_o duty_n be_v signify_v by_o it_o in_o holy_a scripture_n p._n 63._o sect._n 2_o of_o repentance_n in_o general_a or_o conversion_n 73_o sect._n 3_o description_n of_o repentance_n take_v from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 85_o chap._n iii_o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o distinction_n of_o sin_n mortal_a and_o venial_a in_o what_o sense_n to_o be_v admit_v and_o how_o the_o small_a sin_n be_v to_o be_v repent_v of_o and_o expiate_v p._n 101_o sect._n 2_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o sin_n and_o their_o measure_n 104_o sect._n 3_o that_o all_o sin_n be_v punishable_a as_o god_n please_v even_o with_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n p._n 111_o sect._n 4_o the_o former_a doctrine_n reduce_v to_o practice_v 137_o sect._n 5_o 141_o sect._n 6_o what_o repentance_n be_v necessary_a for_o the_o small_a or_o more_o venial_a sin_n 155_o chap._n iu_o sect._n 1_o of_o actual_a single_a sin_n and_o what_o repentance_n be_v proper_a to_o they_o p._n 169_o sect._n 2_o whether_o every_o single_a act_n of_o these_o sin_n put_v a_o man_n out_o of_o god_n favour_n 182_o sect._n 3_o what_o repentance_n be_v necessary_a for_o single_a act_n of_o sin_n 197_o chap._n v._o of_o habitual_a sin_n and_o their_o manner_n of_o eradication_n or_o cure_n and_o their_o proper_a instrument_n of_o pardon_n p._n 211_o sect._n 1_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n p._n 211_o sect._n 2_o every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o repent_v of_o his_o sin_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v commit_v it_o 217_o sect._n 3_o a_o sinful_a habit_n have_v in_o it_o proper_a evil_n and_o a_o proper_a guiltiness_n of_o its_o own_o beside_o all_o that_o which_o come_v direct_o by_o the_o single_a action_n 228_o sect._n 4_o sinful_a habit_n do_v require_v a_o distinct_a manner_n of_o repentance_n and_o have_v no_o promise_n to_o be_v pardon_v but_o by_o the_o introduction_n of_o the_o contrary_a 256_o sect._n 5_o consideration_n of_o the_o objection_n against_o the_o former_a doctrine_n 272_o sect._n 6_o the_o former_a doctrine_n reduce_v to_o practice_v 305_o chap._n vi_o sect._n 1_o of_o concupiscence_n and_o original_a sin_n and_o whether_o or_o no_o or_o how_o far_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o repent_v of_o it_o p._n 361_o sect._n 2_o consideration_n of_o the_o objection_n against_o the_o former_a doctrine_n 392_o sect._n 3_o how_o god_n punish_v the_o father_n sin_n upon_o the_o child_n 403_o sect._n 4_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o universal_a wickedness_n of_o mankind_n 411_o sect._n 5_o of_o liberty_n of_o election_n remain_v after_o adam_n fall_n 418_o sect._n 6_o the_o practical_a question_n 424_o sect._n 7_o advice_n relate_v to_o the_o matter_n of_o original_a sin_n 427_o chap._n vii_o
scripture_n conclude_v all_o under_o sin_n that_o be_v declare_v all_o the_o world_n to_o be_v sinner_n that_o the_o promise_n by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n may_v be_v give_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v this_o s._n bernard_n express_v in_o these_o word_n deus_fw-la nobis_fw-la hoc_fw-la fecit_fw-la ut_fw-la nostram_fw-la imperfectionem_fw-la ostenderet_fw-la &_o christi_fw-la avidiores_fw-la nos_fw-la faceret_fw-la our_o imperfection_n be_v sufficient_o manifest_a by_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n that_o the_o world_n may_v long_o for_o salvation_n by_o jesus_n christ_n for_o since_o mankind_n can_v not_o be_v save_v by_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n that_o be_v of_o exact_a obedience_n they_o must_v perish_v for_o ever_o or_o else_o hope_v to_o be_v save_v by_o a_o covenant_n of_o ease_n and_o remission_n that_o be_v such_o a_o covenant_n as_o may_v secure_v man_n duty_n to_o god_n and_o god_n mercy_n to_o man_n and_o this_o be_v the_o covenant_n which_o 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without_o commit_v iniquity_n he_o shall_v even_o live_v he_o shall_v not_o die_v *_o none_o of_o his_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v shall_v be_v mention_v unto_o he_o he_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v lawful_a and_o right_a he_o shall_v sure_o live_v know_v this_o 19_o rom._n 6.6_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 18_o 19_o that_o our_o old_a man_n be_v crucify_v with_o he_o that_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v destroy_v that_o henceforth_o we_o shall_v not_o serve_v sin_n *_o likewise_o reckon_v you_o also_o yourselves_o to_o be_v dead_a indeed_o unto_o sin_n but_o alive_a unto_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord._n *_o let_v not_o sin_n therefore_o reign_v in_o your_o mortal_a body_n that_o you_o shall_v obey_v it_o in_o the_o lust_n thereof_o *_o neither_o yield_v you_o your_o member_n as_o instrument_n of_o unrighteousness_n unto_o sin_n but_o yield_v yourselves_o unto_o god_n as_o those_o that_o be_v alive_a from_o the_o dead_a and_o your_o member_n as_o instrument_n of_o 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we_o be_v hold_v that_o we_o shall_v serve_v in_o the_o newness_n of_o spirit_n and_o not_o in_o the_o oldness_n of_o the_o letter_n and_o that_o 13._o rom._n 13.11_o 12_o 13._o know_v the_o time_n that_o now_o it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o awake_v out_o of_o sleep_n for_o now_o be_v our_o salvation_n near_o than_o when_o we_o believe_v *_o the_o night_n be_v far_o spend_v the_o day_n be_v at_o hand_n let_v we_o therefore_o cast_v off_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o let_v we_o put_v on_o the_o armour_n of_o light_n *_o let_v we_o walk_v honest_o as_o in_o the_o day_n not_o in_o riot_v and_o drunkenness_n not_o in_o chamber_v and_o wantonness_n not_o in_o strife_n and_o envy_v *_o but_o put_v you_o on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o make_v not_o provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n thereof_o have_v therefore_o these_o promise_n dear_o belove_v let_v we_o cleanse_v ourselves_o from_o all_o filthiness_n of_o the_o flesh_n 11._o 2_o cor._n 7.1_o 10_o 11._o and_o spirit_n perfect_a holiness_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n *_o for_o godly_a sorrow_n work_v repentance_n to_o salvation_n not_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o but_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n *_o for_o behold_v this_o self_n same_o thing_n that_o you_o sorrow_v after_o a_o godly_a sort_n what_o carefulness_n it_o wrought_v in_o you_o yea_o what_o clear_v of_o yourselves_o yea_o what_o indignation_n yea_o what_o fear_n yea_o what_o vehement_a desire_n yea_o what_o zeal_n yea_o what_o revenge_n in_o all_o thing_n you_o have_v approve_v yourselves_o to_o be_v clear_a in_o this_o matter_n for_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n constrain_v we_o 17._o 2_o cor._n 5.15_o 17._o because_o we_o thus_o judge_v that_o if_o one_o die_v for_o all_o then_o be_v all_o dead_a *_o therefore_o if_o any_o man_n be_v in_o christ_n he_o be_v a_o new_a creature_n old_a thing_n be_v pass_v away_o behold_v all_o thing_n be_v become_v new_a that_o you_o put_v off_o 24._o ephes_n 4.22_o 23_o 24._o 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transgression_n and_o even_o those_o word_n which_o in_o distinction_n signify_v a_o small_a offence_n yet_o they_o also_o signify_v the_o same_o with_o the_o great_a word_n to_o show_v that_o they_o all_o have_v the_o same_o formality_n and_o do_v the_o same_o displeasure_n or_o at_o least_o that_o by_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o word_n no_o difference_n of_o their_o nature_n can_v be_v regular_o observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d *_o sin_n against_o god_n only_o be_v by_o phavorinus_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o same_o word_n be_v also_o use_v for_o sin_n against_o our_o neighbour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o thy_o brother_n sin_n against_o thou_o that_o be_v do_v thou_o injury_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o be_v proper_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d injustice_n but_o demosthenes_n distinguish_v injustice_n from_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o voluntary_a and_o involuntary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orat._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o do_v wrong_v willing_o be_v unjust_a he_o that_o do_v it_o unwilling_o be_v a_o sinner_n the_o same_o indistinction_n be_v observable_a in_o the_o other_o word_n of_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v by_o s._n hierome_n use_v for_o the_o beginning_n of_o sin_n cum_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la tacita_fw-la subrepit_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la aliquâ_fw-la parte_fw-la conniventibus_fw-la nobis_fw-la nec_fw-la dum_fw-la tamen_fw-la nos_fw-la impulit_fw-la ad_fw-la rvinam_fw-la when_o a_o sudden_a thought_n invade_v we_o without_o our_o advertency_n and_o observation_n and_o have_v not_o bring_v forth_o death_n as_o yet_o and_o yet_o that_o death_n be_v appendent_a to_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o can_v be_v signify_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o may_v observe_v because_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n that_o call_v death_n upon_o all_o the_o world_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2.1_o rom._n 5.18_o eph._n 2.1_o and_o of_o the_o ephesian_a gentile_n s._n paul_n say_v they_o have_v be_v dead_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v hence_o be_v infer_v that_o such_o little_a obliquity_n or_o beginning_n of_o great_a sin_n be_v only_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beside_o the_o law_n not_o against_o it_o for_o it_o be_v at_o least_o the_o word_n hinder_v not_o but_o it_o may_v be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o malignity_n as_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n 20._o lib._n 3._o quaest_n super_fw-la levit._fw-la q._n 20._o and_o therefore_o s._n austin_n render_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d delictum_fw-la or_o offence_n and_o so_o do_v our_o bibles_n and_o the_o same_o also_o be_v the_o case_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v attribute_v even_o to_o concupiscence_n or_o the_o beginning_n of_o mischief_n 1.15_o rom._n 7.5_o in_o cap._n 2._o ephes_n jam._n 1.15_o by_o s._n paul_n and_o by_o s._n hierome_n but_o the_o same_o be_v use_v for_o the_o consummation_n of_o concupiscence_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o uncleanness_n by_o s._n james_n lust_n when_o it_o have_v conceive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n com._n dd._n in_o titum_fw-la verb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d peccatum_fw-la be_v the_o latin_a word_n which_o when_o it_o be_v use_v in_o a_o distinct_a and_o press_a sense_n it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o lesser_a sin_n and_o be_v distinguish_v from_o crimen_fw-la paulus_n orosius_n arbit_fw-la orosius_n apol._n de_fw-fr libre_fw-la arbit_fw-la use_v it_o to_o signify_v only_o the_o concupiscence_n or_o sinful_a thought_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o when_o it_o break_v forth_o to_o action_n he_o call_v it_o a_o crime_n peccatum_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la concipit_fw-la crimen_fw-la verò_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la actus_fw-la ostendit_fw-la and_o it_o be_v so_o use_v by_o the_o ancient_a latin_n peccatus_fw-la it_o
upon_o such_o sinner_n who_o only_o have_v venial_a sin_n unsatisfied_a for_o such_o horrible_a pain_n which_o they_o dream_v of_o in_o purgatory_n as_o be_v during_o their_o abode_n equal_a to_o the_o intolerable_a pain_n of_o hell_n for_o that_o which_o break_v none_o of_o his_o law_n which_o anger_v he_o not_o which_o be_v not_o against_o he_o or_o his_o love_n which_o be_v incident_a to_o his_o dear_a servant_n pro_fw-la peccato_fw-la magno_fw-la paulum_fw-la supplicii_fw-la sit_v be_v est_fw-la patri_fw-la but_o if_o father_n take_v such_o severe_a amends_o of_o their_o child_n for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o proper_o sin_n there_o be_v nothing_o leave_v by_o which_o we_o can_v boast_v of_o a_o father_n kindness_n in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v no_o remission_n for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o just_a in_o god_n to_o punish_v such_o sin_n in_o hell_n because_o they_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o state_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v punish_v in_o purgatory_n that_o be_v as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v be_v punish_v then_o god_n do_v remit_v to_o his_o child_n nothing_o for_o their_o love_n sake_n but_o deal_v with_o they_o as_o severe_o as_o for_o his_o justice_n he_o can_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o venial_a sin_n indeed_o if_o he_o use_v mercy_n to_o they_o at_o all_o it_o be_v in_o remit_v their_o mortal_a sin_n but_o in_o their_o venial_a sin_n he_o use_v none_o at_o all_o now_o if_o thing_n be_v thus_o on_o both_o side_n it_o be_v strange_a man_n be_v not_o more_o afraid_a of_o their_o venial_a sin_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o more_o terrible_a in_o their_o description_n which_o be_v so_o sad_a in_o their_o event_n and_o that_o their_o punishment_n shall_v be_v so_o great_a when_o their_o malice_n be_v so_o none_o at_o all_o and_o it_o be_v strange_a of_o all_o that_o if_o man_n do_v believe_v such_o horrible_a effect_n to_o be_v the_o consequent_a of_o venial_a sin_n they_o shall_v esteem_v they_o little_a and_o inconsiderable_a and_o warn_v man_n of_o they_o with_o so_o little_a caution_n but_o to_o take_v this_o wonder_n off_o though_o they_o affright_v man_n with_o purgatory_n at_o the_o end_n yet_o they_o make_v the_o bugbear_n nothing_o by_o their_o easy_a remedy_n and_o prevention_n in_o the_o way_n venial_a sin_n may_v be_v take_v off_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n at_o as_o cheap_a a_o rate_n as_o they_o may_v be_v commit_v but_o of_o this_o i_o shall_v give_v a_o full_a account_n in_o the_o 6._o §_o of_o this_o chapter_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o believe_v purgatory_n serve_v the_o end_n of_o the_o roman_a clergy_n and_o to_o have_v so_o much_o easiness_n and_o leave_n in_o venial_a sin_n serve_v the_o end_n of_o their_o laity_n but_o as_o truth_n be_v disserve_v in_o the_o former_a so_o be_v piety_n and_o the_o severity_n of_o a_o holy_a life_n very_o much_o slacken_v by_o the_o latter_a but_o as_o care_n be_v take_v that_o their_o doctrine_n do_v not_o destroy_v charity_n or_o good_a life_n by_o looseness_n and_o indulgence_n so_o care_n must_v be_v take_v that_o we_o do_v not_o destroy_v hope_n and_o discountenance_v the_o endeavour_n of_o pious_a people_n for_o if_o the_o small_a sin_n be_v so_o high_o punishable_a who_o can_v hope_v ever_o to_o escape_v the_o intolerable_a state_n of_o damnation_n and_o if_o god_n can_v be_v eternal_o angry_a for_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o account_v small_a sin_n than_o no_o man_n be_v a_o servant_n or_o a_o friend_n of_o god_n no_o man_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o divine_a favour_n for_o no_o man_n be_v without_o these_o sin_n for_o they_o be_v such_o quae_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la homo_fw-la quisquam_fw-la evitare_fw-la cavendo_fw-la a_o man_n by_o all_o his_o industry_n can_v whole_o avoid_v now_o because_o the_o scripture_n pronounce_v some_o person_n just_a and_o righteous_a as_o david_n and_o josiah_n zechary_n and_o elizabeth_n who_o yet_o can_v not_o be_v innocent_a and_o pure_a from_o small_a offence_n either_o these_o little_a thing_n be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n venial_a or_o the_o godly_a have_v leave_v to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v punish_v in_o the_o ungodly_a or_o some_o other_o way_n must_v be_v find_v out_o how_o that_o which_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n damnable_a can_v stand_v with_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o upon_o what_o cause_n sin_n which_o of_o themselves_o be_v not_o so_o may_v come_v to_o be_v venial_a that_o be_v more_o apt_a and_o ready_a to_o be_v pardon_v and_o in_o the_o next_o disposition_n to_o receive_v a_o mercy_n §._o 5._o 1._o no_o just_a person_n do_v or_o can_v indulge_v to_o himself_o the_o keep_n of_o any_o sin_n whatsoever_o for_o all_o sin_n be_v account_v of_o by_o god_n according_a to_o our_o affection_n and_o if_o a_o man_n love_v any_o it_o become_v his_o poison_n every_o sin_n be_v damnable_a when_o it_o be_v choose_v deliberate_o either_o by_o express_a act_n or_o by_o interpretation_n that_o be_v when_o it_o be_v choose_v regular_o or_o frequent_o he_o that_o love_v to_o cast_v over_o in_o his_o mind_n the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o past_a sin_n he_o that_o entertain_v all_o those_o instance_n of_o sin_n which_o he_o think_v not_o to_o be_v damnable_a this_o man_n have_v give_v himself_o up_o to_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o a_o trifle_n a_o lover_n of_o little_a and_o fantastic_a pleasure_n nothing_o of_o this_o can_v stand_v with_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n no_o man_n can_v love_v sin_n and_o love_n god_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o to_o think_v it_o to_o be_v a_o excuse_n to_o say_v the_o sin_n be_v little_a be_v as_o if_o a_o adulteress_n shall_v hope_v for_o pardon_n of_o her_o offend_a lord_n because_o the_o man_n who_o she_o dote_v upon_o be_v a_o inconsiderable_a person_n 2._o in_o sin_n we_o must_v distinguish_v the_o formality_n from_o the_o material_a part_n the_o formality_n of_o sin_n be_v disobedience_n to_o god_n and_o turn_v from_o he_o to_o the_o creature_n by_o love_n and_o adhesion_n the_o material_a part_n be_v the_o action_n itself_o the_o first_o can_v never_o happen_v without_o our_o will_n but_o the_o latter_a may_v by_o surprise_n and_o indeliberation_n and_o imperfection_n of_o condition_n for_o in_o this_o life_n our_o understanding_n be_v weak_a our_o attention_n trifle_v our_o advertency_n interrupt_v our_o diversion_n many_o our_o division_n of_o spirit_n irresistible_a our_o knowledge_n little_a our_o dulness_n frequent_a our_o mistake_n many_o our_o fear_n potent_a and_o betrayer_n of_o our_o reason_n and_o at_o any_o one_o of_o these_o door_n sin_n may_v enter_v in_o its_o material_a part_n while_o the_o will_n be_v unactive_a or_o the_o understanding_n dull_a or_o the_o affection_n busy_a or_o the_o spirit_n otherwise_o employ_v or_o the_o faculty_n weary_v or_o reason_n abuse_v therefore_o if_o you_o inquire_v for_o venial_a sin_n they_o must_v be_v in_o this_o throng_n of_o imperfection_n but_o they_o never_o go_v high_o let_v no_o man_n therefore_o say_v i_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o please_v myself_o in_o some_o little_a thing_n for_o if_o he_o desire_v it_o he_o may_v not_o do_v it_o that_o very_a desire_n make_v that_o it_o can_v be_v venial_a but_o as_o damnable_a as_o any_o in_o its_o proportion_n 3._o if_o any_o man_n about_o to_o do_v a_o action_n of_o sin_n inquire_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o venial_a sin_n or_o no_o to_o that_o man_n at_o that_o time_n that_o sin_n can_v be_v venial_a for_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n consider_v and_o act_n he_o also_o choose_v and_o love_v in_o some_o proportion_n and_o therefore_o turn_v from_o god_n to_o the_o sin_n and_o that_o be_v against_o the_o love_n of_o god_n &_o in_o its_o degree_n destructive_a or_o diminutive_a of_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n beside_o this_o such_o a_o person_n in_o this_o enquiry_n ask_v leave_v to_o sin_n against_o god_n and_o give_v a_o testimony_n that_o he_o will_v sin_v more_o if_o he_o dare_v but_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n in_o which_o the_o choice_n be_v lessen_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n the_o material_a part_n of_o the_o sin_n receive_v also_o diminution_n 4._o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o among_o the_o ancient_n this_o distinction_n of_o sin_n into_o mortal_a and_o venial_a or_o to_o use_v their_o own_o word_n graviora_fw-la &_o leviora_fw-la or_o peccata_fw-la 〈◊〉_d crimina_fw-la do_v not_o mean_v a_o distinction_n of_o kind_n but_o of_o degree_n they_o call_v they_o mortal_a sin_n which_o shall_v never_o or_o very_o hardly_o be_v pardon_v not_o at_o all_o but_o upon_o very_o hard_a term_n so_o pacianus_n de_fw-fr modo_fw-la criminum_fw-la edisserens_fw-la nequis_fw-la existimet_fw-la omnibus_fw-la omnino_fw-la peccatis_fw-la summum_fw-la discrimen_fw-la impositum_fw-la paraen_n in_o paraen_n sedulóque_fw-la requirens_fw-la quae_fw-la sint_fw-la peccata_fw-la quae_fw-la crimina_fw-la
nequis_fw-la existimet_fw-la propter_fw-la innumera_fw-la delicta_fw-la quorum_fw-la fraudibus_fw-la nullus_fw-la immunis_fw-la est_fw-la i_o omne_fw-la hominum_fw-la genus_fw-la indiscretâ_fw-la poenitendi_fw-la lege_fw-la constringere_fw-la the_o high_a danger_n be_v not_o in_o every_o sin_n offence_n and_o crime_n must_v be_v distinguish_v careful_o for_o the_o same_o severe_a imposition_n be_v not_o indifferent_o to_o be_v lay_v upon_o criminal_n and_o those_o who_o guilt_n be_v in_o such_o instance_n from_o which_o no_o man_n be_v free_a wherefore_o covetousness_n may_v be_v redeem_v with_o liberality_n slander_n with_o satisfaction_n morosity_n with_o cheerfulness_n sharpness_n with_o gentle_a usage_n lightness_n with_o gravity_n perverseness_n or_o peevishness_n with_o honesty_n and_o fair_a carriage_n but_o what_o shall_v the_o despiser_n of_o god_n do_v what_o shall_v the_o murderer_n do_v what_o remedy_n shall_v the_o adulterer_n adulterium_fw-la adulterer_n fornicator_n promiscuè_fw-fr saepius_fw-la usurpantur_fw-la fornicatio_fw-la &_o adulterium_fw-la have_v ista_fw-la sunt_fw-la capitalia_fw-la fratres_n ista_fw-la mortalia_fw-la these_o be_v the_o deadly_a sin_n these_o be_v capital_a crime_n mean_v that_o these_o be_v to_o be_v take_v off_o by_o the_o severity_n of_o ecclesiastical_a or_o public_a repentance_n of_o which_o i_o be_o afterward_o to_o give_v account_n and_o will_v cost_v more_o to_o be_v cleanse_v to_o a_o good_a man_n and_o meliorum_fw-la operum_fw-la compensatione_fw-la as_o pacianus_n affirm_v by_o the_o compensation_n of_o good_a work_n that_o be_v of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o contrary_a grace_n they_o be_v venial_a they_o be_v cure_v for_o by_o venial_a they_o mean_v such_o which_o with_o less_o difficulty_n and_o hazard_n may_v be_v pardon_v such_o as_o be_v s._n paul_n blasphemy_n and_o persecute_v the_o church_n for_o that_o be_v venial_a that_o be_v apt_a for_o pardon_n because_o he_o do_v it_o ignorant_o in_o unbelief_n 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sin_n tend_v to_o excuse_v so_o they_o put_v on_o their_o degree_n of_o veniality_n no_o sin_n be_v absolute_o venial_a but_o in_o comparison_n with_o other_o neither_o be_v any_o sin_n at_o all_o time_n and_o to_o all_o person_n alike_o venial_a and_o therefore_o let_v no_o man_n venture_v upon_o it_o upon_o any_o mistake_a confidence_n they_o that_o think_v sin_n be_v venial_a in_o their_o own_o nature_n can_v agree_v which_o be_v venial_a and_o which_o be_v not_o and_o therefore_o nothing_o be_v in_o this_o case_n so_o certain_a as_o that_o all_o that_o doctrine_n which_o do_v in_o any_o sense_n represent_v sin_n as_o harmless_a or_o tame_a serpent_n be_v infinite_o dangerous_a and_o there_o be_v no_o safety_n but_o by_o strive_v against_o all_o beforehand_o and_o repent_v of_o all_o as_o there_o be_v need_n i_o sum_n up_o this_o question_n and_o these_o advice_n with_o the_o say_n of_o josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v as_o damnable_a to_o indulge_v leave_n to_o ourselves_o to_o sin_n little_a sin_n as_o great_a one_o a_o man_n may_v be_v choke_v with_o a_o raisin_n as_o well_o as_o with_o great_a morsel_n of_o flesh_n and_o a_o small_a leak_n in_o a_o ship_n if_o it_o be_v neglect_v will_v as_o certain_o sink_v she_o as_o if_o she_o spring_v a_o plank_n death_n be_v the_o wage_n of_o all_o and_o damnation_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o impenitent_a whatever_o be_v the_o instance_n of_o their_o sin_n though_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o punishment_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n of_o state_n as_o to_o this_o particular_a and_o therefore_o we_o be_v tie_v to_o repent_v of_o all_o and_o to_o dash_v the_o little_a babylonian_n against_o the_o stone_n against_o the_o rock_n that_o be_v smite_v for_o we_o for_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n and_o the_o tear_n of_o repentance_n and_o the_o watchfulness_n of_o a_o diligent_a careful_a person_n many_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v prevent_v and_o all_o shall_v be_v pardon_v a_o psalm_n to_o be_v frequent_o use_v in_o our_o repentance_n for_o our_o daily_a sin_n bow_v down_o thy_o ear_n o_o lord_n hear_v i_o for_o i_o be_o poor_a and_o needy_a rejoice_v the_o soul_n of_o thy_o servant_n for_o unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n do_v i_o lift_v up_o my_o soul_n for_o thou_o lord_n be_v good_a and_o ready_a to_o forgive_v and_o plenteous_a in_o mercy_n unto_o all_o they_o that_o call_v upon_o thou_o teach_v i_o thy_o way_n o_o lord_n i_o will_v walk_v in_o thy_o truth_n unite_v my_o heart_n to_o fear_v thy_o name_n shall_v mortal_a man_n be_v more_o just_a than_o god_n shall_v a_o man_n be_v more_o pure_a than_o his_o maker_n behold_v he_o put_v no_o trust_n in_o his_o servant_n and_o his_o angel_n he_o charge_v with_o folly_n how_o much_o less_o on_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o house_n of_o clay_n who_o foundation_n be_v in_o the_o dust_n which_o be_v crush_v before_o the_o moth_n do_v not_o their_o excellency_n which_o be_v in_o they_o go_v away_o they_o die_v even_o without_o wisdom_n the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v perfect_a convert_v the_o soul_n the_o testimony_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v sure_a make_v wise_a the_o simple_a moreover_o by_o they_o be_v thy_o servant_n warn_v and_o in_o keep_v of_o they_o there_o be_v great_a reward_n who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n cleanse_v thou_o i_o from_o my_o secret_a fault_n keep_v back_o thy_o servant_n also_o from_o presumptuous_a sin_n let_v they_o not_o have_v dominion_n over_o i_o then_o shall_v i_o be_v upright_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v innocent_a from_o the_o great_a transgression_n o_o you_o son_n of_o man_n how_o long_o will_v you_o turn_v my_o glory_n into_o shame_n how_o long_o will_v you_o love_v vanity_n and_o seek_v after_o lease_v but_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v set_v apart_o he_o that_o be_v godly_a for_o himself_o the_o lord_n will_v hear_v when_o i_o call_v unto_o he_o out_o of_o the_o deep_a have_v i_o call_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n lord_n hear_v my_o voice_n o_o let_v thy_o ear_n consider_v well_o the_o voice_n of_o my_o complaint_n if_o thou_o lord_n will_v be_v extreme_a to_o mark_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o o_o lord_n who_o may_v abide_v it_o but_o there_o be_v mercy_n with_o thou_o therefore_o shall_v thou_o be_v fear_v set_a a_o watch_n o_o lord_n before_o my_o mouth_n and_o keep_v the_o door_n of_o my_o lip_n take_v from_o i_o the_o way_n of_o lie_v and_o cause_n thou_o i_o to_o make_v much_o of_o thy_o law_n the_o lord_n be_v full_a of_o compassion_n and_o mercy_n long-suffering_a and_o of_o great_a goodness_n he_o will_v not_o always_o be_v chide_v neither_o keep_v he_o his_o anger_n for_o ever_o yea_o like_a as_o a_o father_n pity_v his_o own_o child_n even_o so_o be_v the_o lord_n merciful_a unto_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o for_o he_o know_v whereof_o we_o be_v make_v he_o remember_v that_o we_o be_v but_o dust_n praise_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o forget_v not_o all_o his_o benefit_n which_o forgive_v all_o thy_o sin_n and_o heal_v all_o thy_o infirmity_n glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n the_o prayer_n o_o eternal_a god_n who_o perfection_n be_v infinite_a who_o mercy_n be_v glorious_a who_o justice_n be_v severe_a who_o eye_n be_v pure_a who_o judgement_n be_v wise_a be_v please_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o infirmity_n of_o thy_o servant_n and_o consider_v my_o weakness_n my_o spirit_n be_v willing_a but_o my_o flesh_n be_v weak_a i_o desire_v to_o please_v thou_o but_o in_o my_o endeavour_n i_o fail_v so_o often_o so_o foolish_o so_o unreasonable_o that_o i_o extreme_o displease_v myself_o and_o i_o have_v too_o great_a reason_n to_o fear_v that_o thou_o also_o be_v displease_v with_o thy_o servant_n o_o my_o god_n i_o know_v my_o duty_n i_o resolve_v to_o do_v it_o i_o know_v my_o danger_n i_o stand_v upon_o my_o guard_n against_o they_o but_o when_o they_o come_v near_o i_o begin_v to_o be_v please_v and_o delight_v in_o the_o little_a image_n of_o death_n and_o be_o seize_v upon_o by_o folly_n even_o when_o with_o great_a severity_n i_o decree_v against_o it_o bless_a jesus_n pity_v i_o and_o have_v mercy_n upon_o my_o infirmity_n ii_o o_o dear_a god_n i_o humble_o beg_v to_o be_v relieve_v by_o a_o mighty_a grace_n for_o i_o bear_v a_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n about_o i_o sin_n creep_v upon_o i_o in_o every_o thing_n that_o i_o do_v or_o suffer_v when_o i_o do_v well_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o be_v proud_a when_o i_o do_v amiss_o i_o be_o sometime_o too_o confident_a sometime_o affright_v if_o i_o see_v other_o do_v amiss_o i_o either_o neglect_v they_o or_o grow_v too_o angry_a and_o in_o the_o very_a mortification_n of_o my_o anger_n i_o
other_o by_o many_o way_n indeed_o we_o can_v procure_v they_o to_o sin_n and_o every_o such_o action_n of_o we_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o charity_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o that_o commandment_n in_o which_o the_o temptation_n be_v instanced_a but_o their_o sin_n be_v not_o we_o their_o sin_n do_v not_o proper_o load_v we_o neither_o do_v our_o be_v author_n of_o it_o excuse_v they_o it_o be_v the_o case_n of_o adam_n and_o eve_n and_o the_o serpent_n who_o yet_o do_v every_o one_o bear_v their_o own_o burden_n aristotle_n zeno_n and_o chrysippus_n be_v notorious_a in_o this_o kind_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr enim_fw-la immunis_fw-la à _fw-la scelere_fw-la qui_fw-la ut_fw-la fieret_fw-la imperavit_fw-la nec_fw-la est_fw-la alienus_fw-la à _fw-la crimine_fw-la 21._o epist_n 21._o cujus_fw-la consensu_fw-la licèt_fw-la à _fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la admissum_fw-la crimen_fw-la tamen_fw-la publicè_fw-la legitur_fw-la say_fw-la s._n cyprian_n he_o that_o command_v and_o he_o that_o consent_v and_o he_o that_o delight_n and_o he_o that_o commend_v and_o he_o that_o maintain_v and_o he_o that_o counsel_n and_o he_o that_o tempt_v or_o conceal_v or_o be_v silent_a in_o another_o danger_n when_o his_o speak_n will_v prevent_v it_o be_v guilty_a before_o god_n corrumpere_fw-la &_o corrumpi_fw-la saeculum_fw-la voco_fw-la this_o evil_n be_v of_o a_o great_a extent_n but_o receive_v its_o degree_n according_a to_o the_o influence_n or_o causality_n it_o have_v in_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o 21._o these_o i_o have_v note_v and_o explicate_v because_o they_o be_v not_o so_o notorious_a as_o other_o which_o have_v a_o public_a name_n and_o filthy_a character_n and_o easy_a definition_n such_o as_o adultery_n fornication_n drunkenness_n idolatry_n hate_v of_o god_n and_o good_a man_n perjury_n malicious_a lie_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o s._n paul_n add_v and_o such_o like_a these_o and_o those_o and_o all_o that_o be_v like_o these_o 5.21_o gal._n 5.21_o exclude_v we_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n they_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o these_o which_o be_v last_o reckon_v be_v such_o which_o all_o the_o world_n condemn_v and_o they_o be_v easy_o discern_v as_o smoke_n or_o a_o cloud_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o sun_n but_o the_o other_o be_v sometime_o esteem_v innocent_a often_o excuse_v common_o neglect_v always_o undervalue_v but_o concern_v all_o these_o the_o sentence_n be_v sad_a and_o decretory_a 6.10_o 1_o cor._n 6.10_o they_o that_o be_v such_o shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 21.8_o rev._n 21.8_o but_o they_o shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n now_o if_o we_o listen_v to_o observe_v it_o many_o of_o these_o be_v such_o which_o occur_v so_o frequent_o in_o our_o daily_a conversation_n be_v so_o little_o note_v and_o so_o confident_o practise_v that_o to_o try_v man_n concern_v their_o hope_n of_o heaven_n by_o such_o measure_n will_v seem_v strange_a and_o hard_o but_o it_o be_v our_o fault_n that_o it_o be_v soâ—_n these_o be_v the_o measure_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o not_o to_o be_v prejudge_v by_o late_a and_o loose_a custom_n §._o 2._o whether_o every_o single_a act_n of_o these_o sin_n put_v a_o man_n out_o of_o god_n favour_n in_o this_o question_n by_o a_o single_a act_n i_o mean_v a_o deliberate_a act_n a_o wilful_a observe_v know_v act_n for_o concern_v act_n by_o surprise_n by_o incogitancy_n by_o imperfection_n i_o shall_v give_v a_o special_a account_n in_o a_o chapter_n on_o purpose_n to_o this_o therefore_o i_o answer_v by_o several_a proposition_n 1._o there_o be_v some_o act_n of_o sin_n so_o vile_a and_o mischievous_a that_o they_o can_v be_v act_v but_o by_o a_o great_a malice_n or_o depravation_n of_o the_o will_n and_o do_v suppose_v a_o man_n to_o be_v go_v a_o great_a way_n from_o god_n before_o he_o can_v presumptuous_o or_o wilful_o commit_v any_o of_o they_o such_o as_o be_v idolatry_n wilful_a murder_n adultery_n witchcraft_n perjury_n sacrilege_n and_o the_o like_a such_o which_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o evil_a effect_n be_v call_v peccata_fw-la clamantia_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la cry_v sin_n as_o oppress_v widow_n enter_v into_o the_o field_n of_o the_o fatherless_a kill_v a_o man_n by_o false_a accusation_n grind_v the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a some_o sort_n of_o unnatural_a lust_n or_o such_o which_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o scandal_n and_o severe_a prohibition_n of_o they_o and_o their_o proper_a baseness_n and_o unholiness_n be_v peccata_fw-la vastantia_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la they_o lay_v a_o man_n conscience_n waste_v such_o be_v all_o these_o that_o i_o have_v now_o reckon_v now_o concern_v every_o one_o of_o these_o there_o be_v among_o wise_a and_o good_a man_n no_o question_n but_o every_o act_n of_o they_o be_v exclusive_a of_o a_o man_n from_o all_o his_o hope_n of_o heaven_n unless_o he_o repent_v timely_a and_o effectual_o for_o every_o act_n of_o these_o be_v such_o as_o a_o man_n can_v be_v surprise_v in_o the_o commission_n of_o it_o he_o can_v have_v no_o ignorance_n no_o necessity_n no_o infirmity_n to_o lessen_v or_o excuse_v his_o fault_n which_o because_o it_o be_v very_o mischievous_a in_o the_o event_n express_o and_o severe_o and_o by_o name_n forbid_v be_v also_o against_o holiness_n and_o against_o charity_n against_o god_n and_o against_o the_o commandment_n so_o apparent_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o lessen_v they_o into_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o a_o excuse_n if_o he_o that_o commit_v they_o have_v a_o clear_a use_n of_o reason_n some_o act_n of_o other_o sin_n be_v such_o which_o as_o they_o be_v innocent_a of_o do_v mischief_n to_o our_o neighbour_n so_o they_o be_v forbid_v only_o in_o general_a but_o concern_v the_o particular_a there_o be_v not_o any_o express_a certainty_n as_o in_o drunkenness_n which_o though_o every_o christian_n know_v to_o be_v forbid_v yet_o concern_v every_o particular_a act_n it_o 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according_a to_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n i_o know_v my_o sin_n and_o i_o see_v my_o danger_n and_o i_o be_v not_o ignorant_a and_o i_o be_v not_o surprise_v but_o wilful_o know_o base_o and_o sensual_o i_o give_v thou_o away_o for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o a_o minute_n for_o the_o purchase_n of_o vanity_n nay_o i_o exchange_v thou_o for_o shame_n and_o sorrow_n and_o have_v just_o forfeit_v thy_o love_n be_o place_v i_o know_v not_o where_o nor_o in_o what_o degree_n of_o thy_o anger_n nor_o in_o what_o neighbourhood_n of_o damnation_n iii_o o_o god_n my_o god_n what_o have_v i_o do_v whither_o be_o i_o fall_v i_o be_v well_o and_o bless_a circle_v with_o thy_o grace_n conduct_v by_o thy_o spirit_n seal_v up_o to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n in_o a_o hopeful_a way_n towards_o thou_o and_o now_o i_o have_v listen_v to_o the_o whisper_v of_o a_o tempt_a spirit_n and_o for_o that_o which_o have_v in_o it_o no_o good_a no_o reason_n no_o satisfaction_n for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o i_o 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truth_n nor_o yet_o aught_o to_o make_v the_o return_a sinner_n to_o despair_v only_o this_o if_o he_o fear_v that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o secret_a habit_n unmortified_a let_v he_o go_v about_o his_o remedy_n 2._o if_o he_o still_o fear_n let_v he_o put_v himself_o to_o the_o trial_n 3._o if_o either_o that_o do_v not_o satisfy_v he_o or_o he_o want_v opportunity_n let_v he_o endeavour_v to_o increase_v his_o supreme_a habit_n the_o habit_n of_o charity_n or_o that_o universal_a grace_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o will_v secure_v his_o spirit_n against_o all_o secret_a undiscernible_a vicious_a affection_n 5._o this_o only_a be_v certain_a no_o man_n needs_o to_o despair_v that_o be_v alive_a and_o have_v begin_v to_o leave_v his_o sin_n and_o to_o who_o god_n have_v give_v time_n and_o power_n and_o holy_a desire_n if_o all_o these_o be_v spend_v and_o nothing_o remain_v beside_o the_o desire_n that_o be_v another_o consideration_n and_o must_v receive_v its_o sentence_n by_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o former_a doctrine_n but_o for_o the_o present_a a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o conclude_v against_o his_o hope_n because_o he_o find_v propensity_n and_o inclination_n to_o the_o former_a course_n remain_v in_o he_o even_o after_o his_o conversion_n for_o so_o it_o will_v be_v always_o more_o or_o less_o and_o this_o be_v not_o only_o the_o remain_v of_o a_o vicious_a habit_n but_o even_o of_o natural_a inclination_n in_o some_o instance_n 6._o then_o the_o habit_n have_v lose_v its_o kill_a quality_n and_o the_o man_n be_v free_v from_o his_o state_n of_o ungraciousness_n when_o the_o habit_n of_o virtue_n prevail_v when_o he_o obey_v frequent_o willing_o cheerful_o but_o if_o he_o sin_v frequent_o and_o obey_v his_o temptation_n ready_o if_o he_o delight_v in_o sin_n and_o choose_v that_o that_o be_v if_o his_o sin_n be_v more_o than_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n as_o they_o be_v describe_v under_o their_o proper_a title_n than_o the_o habit_n remain_v and_o 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§._o 6._o the_o former_a doctrine_n reduce_v to_o practise_v it_o now_o remain_v that_o we_o account_v concern_v the_o effect_n of_o this_o doctrine_n and_o first_o concern_v they_o that_o be_v well_o and_o vigorous_a 2._o they_o that_o be_v old_a 3._o they_o that_o be_v die_v all_o which_o be_v to_o have_v several_a usage_n and_o reception_n proper_a entertainment_n and_o exercise_n of_o repentance_n the_o manner_n of_o repentance_n and_o usage_n of_o habitual_a sinner_n who_o convert_v in_o their_o timely_a and_o vigorous_a year_n 1._o let_v every_o man_n that_o think_v of_o his_o return_n be_v infinite_o careful_a to_o avoid_v every_o new_a sin_n for_o it_o be_v like_o a_o blow_n to_o a_o break_a leg_n or_o a_o burden_n to_o a_o crush_a arm_n every_o little_a thing_n disorder_v the_o new_a health_n and_o unfinished_a recovery_n so_o that_o every_o new_a sin_n to_o such_o a_o person_n be_v a_o double_a damage_n it_o pull_v he_o back_o from_o all_o his_o hope_n and_o make_v his_o labour_n vain_a and_o he_o be_v as_o far_o to_o seek_v and_o as_o much_o to_o begin_v again_o as_o ever_o and_o more_o for_o so_o may_v you_o see_v one_o climb_v of_o a_o rock_n with_o a_o great_a contention_n and_o labour_n and_o danger_n if_o when_o he_o have_v get_v from_o the_o foot_n to_o the_o shoulder_n he_o than_o let_v his_o hold_n go_v he_o fall_v low_a than_o where_o he_o first_o set_v his_o foot_n and_o sink_v deep_a by_o the_o weight_n of_o his_o own_o fall_n so_o be_v the_o new_a convert_v man_n who_o be_v labour_v to_o overcome_v the_o rock_n and_o mountain_n of_o his_o habitual_a sin_n every_o sin_n throw_v he_o down_o further_o and_o bruise_n his_o very_a bone_n in_o the_o fall_n to_o this_o purpose_n therefore_o be_v the_o wise_a advice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n have_v thou_o sin_v do_v so_o no_o more_o but_o ask_v pardon_n for_o thy_o former_a fault_n add_v not_o sin_n to_o sin_n for_o in_o one_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v unpunished_a ergo_fw-la ne_fw-la pietas_fw-la sit_fw-la victa_fw-la cupidine_fw-la ventris_fw-la 15._o metamorp_n 15._o parcite_fw-la vaticinor_fw-la cognat_fw-la as_o caede_fw-la nefandâ_fw-la exturbare_fw-la animas_fw-la ne_fw-la sanguine_fw-la sanguis_fw-la alatur_fw-la let_v not_o blood_n touch_v blood_n nor_o sin_n touch_v sin_n for_o we_o destroy_v our_o soul_n with_o impious_a hand_n when_o a_o crime_n follow_v a_o habit_n like_o funeral_n procession_n in_o the_o pomp_n and_o solennity_n of_o death_n 2._o at_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o recovery_n let_v the_o penitent_a be_v arm_v by_o special_a caution_n against_o the_o labour_n and_o difficulty_n of_o the_o restitution_n and_o consider_v that_o if_o sin_n be_v so_o pleasant_a it_o be_v the_o habit_n that_o have_v make_v it_o so_o it_o be_v become_v easy_a and_o natural_a by_o the_o custom_n and_o therefore_o so_o may_v virtue_n and_o complain_v not_o that_o nature_n help_v and_o corroborate_v the_o habit_n of_o sin_n for_o beside_o that_o nature_n do_v this_o mischief_n but_o in_o some_o instance_n not_o in_o all_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n will_v as_o much_o assist_v the_o custom_n and_o labour_n of_o virtue_n as_o nature_n do_v the_o habit_n of_o vice_n and_o choose_v whether_o you_o will_n take_v any_o institution_n or_o course_n of_o life_n let_v it_o at_o first_o be_v never_o so_o violent_a use_n will_v make_v it_o pleasant_a and_o therefore_o we_o may_v make_v virtue_n as_o certain_a as_o vice_n be_v as_o please_v to_o the_o spirit_n as_o hard_o to_o be_v remove_v as_o perfective_a of_o our_o nature_n as_o the_o other_o be_v destructive_a and_o make_v it_o by_o assuefaction_n as_o impossible_a to_o be_v vicious_a as_o we_o now_o think_v it_o difficult_a and_o impossible_a to_o overcome_v flesh_n and_o blood_n *_o but_o let_v he_o remember_v this_o also_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o strange_a shame_n that_o he_o can_v be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n from_o which_o it_o will_v be_v very_o hard_a to_o remove_v and_o to_o confess_v our_o nature_n so_o caitiff_a and_o base_a that_o we_o can_v as_o easy_o be_v unite_v unto_o virtue_n that_o he_o can_v become_v a_o devil_n and_o can_v be_v like_o a_o angel_n that_o he_o can_v decline_v to_o the_o brutishness_n of_o beast_n and_o yet_o never_o arise_v up_o to_o a_o participation_n of_o the_o excellent_a beauty_n of_o the_o intellectual_a world_n 3._o he_o that_o undertake_v the_o repentance_n of_o his_o vicious_a habit_n when_o he_o have_v strength_n and_o time_n enough_o for_o the_o work_n must_v do_v it_o in_o kind_n that_o be_v he_o must_v oppose_v a_o habit_n to_o a_o habit_n every_o contrary_a to_o its_o contrary_n as_o chastity_n to_o his_o wanronness_n temperance_n to_o his_o gluttony_n or_o drunkenness_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o if_o he_o have_v
man_n by_o his_o fault_n lose_v those_o assistance_n without_o which_o he_o can_v not_o keep_v the_o law_n he_o may_v nevertheless_o in_o the_o rigour_n of_o justice_n be_v punish_v for_o not_o keep_v it_o because_o the_o law_n be_v give_v he_o when_o he_o have_v strength_n and_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v preserve_v it_o for_o though_o he_o can_v be_v oblige_v to_o a_o new_a law_n to_o which_o he_o be_v not_o enable_v yet_o for_o his_o sin_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v disoblige_v from_o a_o old_a law_n to_o which_o he_o be_v enable_v although_o god_n will_v not_o exceed_v his_o measure_n or_o do_v wrong_v to_o a_o sinner_n yet_o by_o his_o sin_n he_o shall_v receive_v no_o favour_n or_o immunity_n but_o in_o law_n to_o be_v impose_v afterward_o the_o case_n i_o say_v be_v otherwise_o because_o the_o person_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o any_o such_o law_n and_o god_n know_v they_o can_v perform_v they_o can_v intend_v they_o shall_v and_o therefore_o can_v just_o punish_v they_o for_o not_o do_v that_o which_o himself_o do_v never_o hearty_o intend_v they_o shall_v do_v because_o he_o know_v they_o can_v not_o the_o instance_n will_v make_v the_o matter_n to_o be_v confess_v *_o suppose_v a_o man_n fall_v into_o drunkenness_n shall_v by_o the_o divine_a judgement_n fall_v lame_a can_v god_n afterward_o exact_v it_o of_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v leap_v and_o dance_v in_o public_a festivity_n when_o he_o can_v neither_o go_v nor_o stand_v if_o so_o suppose_v yet_o further_o that_o by_o the_o divine_a judgement_n he_o shall_v fall_v mad_a be_v the_o mad_a man_n capable_a of_o a_o new_a law_n i_o suppose_v it_o will_v not_o be_v say_v he_o be_v or_o if_o it_o be_v suppose_v yet_o further_o that_o he_o be_v take_v speechless_a and_o senseless_a or_o die_v can_v god_n still_o exact_a of_o he_o obedience_n to_o any_o new_a commandment_n if_o he_o be_v dead_a his_o day_n be_v do_v he_o can_v work_v no_o more_o nor_o be_v oblige_v any_o more_o and_o so_o it_o be_v if_o he_o be_v mad_a or_o any_o way_n disable_v the_o case_n be_v all_o one_o for_o whatsoever_o the_o disability_n be_v the_o incapacity_n and_o impossibility_n and_o the_o excuse_n be_v the_o same_o 6._o when_o god_n as_o it_o be_v say_v punish_v the_o first_o sin_n with_o a_o consequent_a disability_n of_o do_v any_o future_a service_n if_o he_o also_o punish_v the_o not_o do_v what_o he_o afterward_o impose_v i_o ask_v whether_o this_o late_a punishment_n be_v precise_o due_a to_o the_o late_a or_o to_o the_o former_a sin_n if_o to_o the_o late_a then_o in_o vain_a be_v it_o lay_v upon_o the_o former_a account_n and_o yet_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v upon_o its_o own_o it_o be_v high_a injustice_n because_o of_o this_o law_n the_o man_n be_v not_o a_o subject_n capable_a when_o it_o be_v impose_v the_o man_n be_v dead_a before_o the_o law_n be_v alive_a and_o a_o tree_n be_v as_o much_o capable_a of_o a_o law_n as_o a_o man_n be_v of_o a_o impossible_a commandment_n but_o if_o the_o punishment_n of_o this_o late_a be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o sinner_n for_o the_o first_o transgression_n by_o which_o he_o disable_v himself_o then_o in_o vain_a be_v the_o late_a commandment_n impose_v for_o since_o the_o late_a sin_n be_v unavoidable_a and_o the_o first_o sin_n deserve_v the_o whole_a damnation_n what_o end_n can_v there_o be_v of_o impose_v this_o new_a law_n by_o which_o god_n can_v not_o serve_v any_o new_a purpose_n no_o not_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o justice_n in_o condemn_v he_o for_o if_o the_o first_o sin_n deserve_v condemnation_n there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o introduce_v a_o new_a pretence_n and_o to_o seek_v a_o occasion_n to_o slay_v he_o but_o if_o it_o do_v not_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o new_a sin_n can_v not_o make_v it_o just_a to_o do_v what_o be_v not_o just_a before_o because_o by_o this_o new_a omission_n there_o can_v be_v no_o new_a guilt_n contract_v but_o of_o this_o i_o shall_v give_v yet_o a_o further_a account_n when_o i_o shall_v discourse_v in_o what_o sense_n god_n can_v be_v say_v to_o punish_v one_o sin_n with_o another_o the_o consequent_a of_o the_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n be_v this_o that_o since_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n do_v not_o debauch_v our_o nature_n by_o any_o natural_a efficiency_n of_o the_o sin_n itself_o teneantur_fw-la idem_fw-la sensit_fw-la jacobus_n faber_n in_o 5._o rom._n nihil_fw-la nos_fw-la ex_fw-la adamo_n trahere_fw-la nisi_fw-la obligationem_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la albertus_n pighius_fw-la controv_fw-mi 1._o de_fw-la peccato_fw-la orig._n &_o ambr._n catharinus_n de_fw-fr lapsu_fw-la hominis_fw-la &_o peccato_fw-la orig._n statuunt_fw-la peccatum_fw-la originis_fw-la non_fw-la habere_fw-la veram_fw-la peccati_fw-la rationem_fw-la sed_fw-la esse_fw-la tantùm_fw-la reatum_fw-la quo_fw-la posteri_fw-la primorum_fw-la parentum_fw-la propter_fw-la transgressionem_fw-la illorum_fw-la primaevam_fw-la sine_fw-la aliquo_fw-la vitio_fw-la proprio_fw-la &_o inhaerente_fw-la naturae_fw-la pravitate_fw-la devincti_fw-la teneantur_fw-la nor_o by_o our_o be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o adam_n nor_o yet_o by_o any_o sentence_n or_o decree_n of_o god_n we_o be_v not_o by_o adam_n sin_n make_v necessary_o and_o natural_o vicious_a and_o incline_v to_o evil_a but_o be_v leave_v in_o our_o mere_a nature_n such_o as_o it_o be_v and_o such_o as_o it_o be_v nec_fw-la si_fw-la miseram_fw-la natura_fw-la sinonem_fw-la finxit_fw-la vanum_fw-la etiam_fw-la mendacémque_fw-la improba_fw-la finget_fw-la nature_n make_v we_o miserable_a and_o imperfect_a magnes_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la but_o not_o criminal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o s._n ignatius_n the_o martyr_n if_o any_o man_n be_v a_o pious_a and_o a_o good_a man_n he_o be_v of_o god_n if_o he_o be_v impious_a he_o be_v of_o the_o devil_n not_o by_o nature_n but_o make_v so_o by_o his_o own_o proceed_n to_o all_o which_o i_o add_v this_o that_o in_o scripture_n there_o be_v no_o signification_n of_o any_o corruption_n or_o depravation_n of_o our_o soul_n by_o adam_n sin_n which_o i_o shall_v manifest_v by_o examination_n of_o all_o those_o place_n which_o be_v the_o pretence_n of_o the_o contrary_a doctrine_n for_o if_o god_n have_v not_o declare_v in_o scripture_n any_o such_o thing_n we_o have_v the_o common_a notion_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n and_o truth_n in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o contrary_n §._o 2._o consideration_n of_o the_o objection_n against_o the_o former_a doctrine_n the_o first_o be_v every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o 6.5_o gen_n 6.5_o i_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a they_o be_v so_o but_o it_o be_v their_o own_o fault_n not_o adam_n for_o so_o it_o be_v say_v express_o 12._o express_o v._o 12._o all_o flesh_n have_v corrupt_v his_o way_n upon_o earth_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v fill_v with_o violence_n 2._o if_o this_o corruption_n have_v be_v natural_a and_o unavoidable_a why_o do_v god_n punish_v all_o the_o world_n for_o it_o except_o eight_o person_n why_o do_v he_o punish_v those_o that_o can_v not_o help_v it_o and_o why_o do_v other_o escape_v that_o be_v equal_o guilty_a be_v not_o this_o â—_o respect_n of_o person_n and_o partiality_n to_o some_o and_o iniquity_n towards_o all_o which_o far_o be_v it_o from_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n 3._o god_n may_v as_o well_o have_v punish_v all_o the_o world_n for_o sleep_v once_o in_o a_o day_n or_o for_o be_v hungry_a as_o for_o sin_v if_o so_o to_o do_v be_v natural_a and_o unavoidable_a 4._o if_o god_n in_o these_o word_n complain_v of_o their_o natural_a and_o original_a corruption_n why_o do_v he_o but_o then_o as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o new_a thing_n complain_v of_o it_o and_o repent_v that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n since_o he_o prove_v so_o bad_a 5._o this_o malice_n and_o corruption_n be_v such_o that_o god_n do_v send_v noah_n the_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n to_o draw_v the_o world_n from_o it_o but_o no_o man_n suppose_v that_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o send_v a_o preacher_n to_o dehort_v they_o from_o be_v guilty_a of_o original_a sin_n therefore_o it_o be_v good_a counsel_n denique_fw-la teipsum_fw-la concute_fw-la horat._n horat._n númque_fw-la tibi_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la inseverit_fw-la olim_fw-la natura_fw-la aut_fw-la etiam_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la mala_fw-la namque_fw-la neglectis_fw-la urenda_fw-la filix_fw-la innascitur_fw-la agris_fw-la blame_v not_o nature_n but_o thy_o own_o evil_a custom_n for_o thy_o neglect_n of_o thy_o field_n will_v make_v fern_n and_o thistle_n to_o grow_v it_o be_v not_o only_o because_o the_o ground_n be_v accurse_v but_o because_o it_o be_v neglect_v that_o it_o bear_v thorn_n errasti_fw-la si_fw-la existimas_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la vitia_fw-la nasci_fw-la supervenerunt_fw-la ingesta_fw-la sunt_fw-la say_v seneca_n thou_o be_v deceive_v 94._o epist_n 94._o if_o thou_o
without_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o gospel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o suidas_n a_o animal_n man_n that_o be_v a_o philosopher_n or_o a_o rational_a man_n such_o as_o be_v the_o greek_a and_o roman_a philosopher_n upon_o the_o stock_n and_o account_n of_o the_o learning_n of_o all_o their_o school_n can_v never_o discern_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o gospel_n mystery_n as_o of_o god_n incarnate_a christ_n die_v resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o like_a for_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o animal_n and_o another_o word_n use_v often_o by_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d carnal_a be_v oppose_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spiritual_a and_o be_v state_n of_o evil_a or_o of_o imperfection_n in_o which_o while_n a_o man_n remain_v he_o can_v do_v the_o work_n of_o god_n for_o animality_n which_o be_v a_o rely_v upon_o natural_a principle_n without_o revelation_n be_v a_o state_n privative_o oppose_v to_o the_o spirit_n and_o a_o man_n in_o that_o state_n can_v be_v save_v because_o he_o want_v a_o vital_a part_n he_o want_v the_o spirit_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o christian_a in_o that_o capacity_n who_o consist_v of_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o anima_fw-la without_o spiritus_fw-la the_o soul_n without_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o sufficient_a *_o for_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o sufficient_a principle_n of_o all_o the_o action_n of_o life_n in_o order_n to_o our_o natural_a end_n and_o persection_n but_o it_o can_v bear_v we_o no_o further_o so_o there_o must_v be_v another_o principle_n in_o order_n to_o a_o supernatural_a end_n and_o that_o be_v the_o spirit_n call_v by_o s._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o new_a creation_n by_o s._n peter_n a_o divine_a nature_n and_o by_o this_o we_o become_v renew_v in_o the_o inner_a man_n the_o infusion_n of_o this_o new_a nature_n into_o we_o be_v call_v regeneration_n and_o it_o be_v the_o 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or_o to_o secure_a obedience_n they_o do_v not_o minister_v strength_n enough_o to_o conquer_v sin_n to_o overthrow_v its_o power_n to_o destroy_v the_o kingdom_n and_o reign_n of_o sin_n this_o be_v reserve_v for_o the_o great_a day_n of_o triumph_n it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o power_n of_o christ_n the_o strength_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o alone_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o and_o by_o this_o with_o its_o appendage_n that_o be_v the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o a_o victory_n over_o it_o a_o conquest_n by_o the_o prevail_a and_o rule_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o this_o alone_a the_o gospel_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a above_o all_o the_o covenant_n and_o state_n and_o institution_n of_o the_o world_n but_o then_o the_o christian_a must_v not_o complain_v thus_o if_o he_o be_v advance_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o kingdom_n if_o he_o be_v a_o christian_n in_o any_o thing_n beyond_o the_o name_n he_o can_v say_v that_o sin_n give_v he_o law_n that_o it_o 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ep._n 16._o et_fw-la te_fw-la defendat_fw-la regulus_n ipse_fw-la licèt_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la absolvi_fw-la that_o be_v your_o cause_n be_v lose_v you_o be_v inexcusable_a there_o be_v no_o apology_n no_o plead_n for_o you_o and_o that_o the_o same_o be_v here_o mean_v we_o understand_v by_o those_o parallel_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v leave_v no_o sacrifice_n for_o he_o allude_v to_o moses_n law_n in_o which_o for_o they_o that_o sin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o high_a hand_n 10.26_o heb._n 10.26_o for_o they_o that_o despise_a moses_n law_n there_o be_v no_o sacrifice_n appoint_v which_o ben_n maimon_n expound_v say_v that_o for_o apostate_n there_o be_v no_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o law_n so_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o renew_v such_o mean_n that_o it_o be_v ordinary_o impossible_a we_o have_v in_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n no_o door_n of_o reconciliation_n if_o he_o repent_v of_o this_o he_o be_v not_o the_o same_o man_n but_o if_o he_o remain_v so_o the_o church_n have_v no_o promise_n to_o be_v hear_v if_o she_o pray_v for_o he_o which_o be_v the_o last_o thing_n that_o the_o church_n can_v do_v to_o absolve_v he_o be_v to_o warrant_v he_o that_o in_o this_o case_n be_v absolute_o impossible_a but_o to_o pray_v for_o he_o be_v to_o put_v he_o into_o some_o hope_n and_o for_o that_o she_o have_v in_o this_o case_n no_o commission_n for_o this_o be_v the_o sin_n unto_o death_n of_o which_o s._n john_n speak_v and_o give_v no_o encouragement_n to_o pray_v so_o that_o impossible_a do_v signify_v in_o sensu_fw-la forensi_fw-la a_o state_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v sentence_v by_o the_o law_n to_o be_v capital_a and_o damn_v but_o here_o it_o signify_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o that_o deadliness_n and_o impossibility_n as_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o malignity_n and_o desperation_n in_o mortal_a disease_n for_o of_o all_o evil_n this_o state_n here_o describe_v be_v the_o worst_a and_o therefore_o here_o be_v a_o impossibility_n but_o beside_o all_o other_o sense_n of_o this_o word_n it_o be_v certain_a by_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o the_o place_n and_o the_o very_a analogy_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o this_o impossibility_n here_o mention_v be_v not_o a_o impossibility_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o only_o relative_a to_o the_o person_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o restore_v he_o who_o state_n of_o evil_n be_v contrary_a to_o pardon_v and_o restitution_n as_o be_v a_o renounce_v the_o gospel_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a covenant_n of_o pardon_n and_o repentance_n such_o be_v that_o parallel_a expression_n use_v by_o s._n john_n 3.9_o 1_o joh._n 3.9_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n sin_v not_o neither_o indeed_o can_v he_o that_o be_v it_o be_v impossible_a he_o can_v sin_v for_o the_o seed_n of_o god_n remain_v in_o he_o now_o this_o do_v not_o signify_v that_o a_o good_a man_n can_v possible_o sin_v if_o he_o will_v that_o be_v it_o do_v not_o signify_v a_o natural_a or_o a_o absolute_a impossibility_n but_o such_o as_o relate_v to_o the_o present_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o person_n be_v contrary_a to_o sin_n the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o s._n paul_n be_v you_o lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n 5.17_o gal._n 5.17_o for_o the_o spirit_n lu_v against_o the_o flesh_n so_o that_o you_o can_v do_v the_o thing_n which_o you_o will_v viz._n which_o the_o flesh_n will_v fain_o tempt_v you_o to_o a_o good_a man_n can_v sin_v that_o be_v very_o hardly_o can_v he_o be_v bring_v to_o choose_v or_o to_o delight_v in_o it_o he_o can_v sin_v without_o a_o horrible_a trouble_n and_o uneasiness_n to_o himself_o so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n such_o apostate_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o can_v be_v renew_v that_o be_v without_o extreme_a difficulty_n and_o a_o perfect_a contradiction_n to_o that_o state_n in_o which_o they_o be_v for_o the_o present_a lose_v but_o if_o this_o man_n will_v repent_v with_o a_o repentance_n proportion_v to_o that_o evil_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o despair_v of_o pardon_n in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n we_o have_v the_o affirmation_n of_o justin_n martyr_n tryph._n dial._n count_v tryph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o that_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v christ_n and_o for_o whatsoever_o cause_n go_v from_o he_o to_o the_o secular_a conversation_n viz._n to_o heathenism_n or_o judaisme_n &c._n &c._n deny_v that_o he_o be_v christ_n and_o not_o confess_v he_o again_o before_o their_o death_n they_o can_v never_o be_v save_v so_o that_o this_o impossibility_n concern_v not_o those_o that_o return_n and_o do_v confess_v he_o but_o those_o that_o wilful_o and_o malicious_o reject_v this_o only_a way_n of_o salvation_n as_o false_a and_o deceitful_a and_o never_o return_v to_o the_o confession_n of_o it_o again_o which_o be_v the_o great_a sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o which_o i_o be_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o give_v a_o more_o particular_a account_n §._o 5._o he_o that_o speak_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 12.32_o matth._n 12.32_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v forgive_v he_o in_o this_o world_n nor_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v so_o say_v our_o bless_a saviour_n origen_n and_o the_o novatian_o after_o he_o when_o the_o scholar_n of_o novatus_n to_o justify_v their_o master_n schism_n from_o the_o church_n have_v change_v the_o good_a old_a discipline_n into_o a_o new_a and_o evil_a doctrine_n say_v that_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o christian_n commit_v after_o baptism_n be_v sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o who_o in_o baptism_n they_o have_v be_v illuminate_v and_o by_o he_o they_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o gospel_n and_o by_o he_o they_o be_v consign_v in_o confirmation_n and_o promote_v in_o all_o the_o assistance_n and_o conduct_v of_o grace_n and_o they_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o because_o the_o father_n be_v in_o all_o creature_n the_o son_n only_o in_o the_o reasonable_a and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o christian_n against_o which_o if_o they_o prevaricate_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v pardon_v while_o the_o sin_n of_o heathen_n as_o be_v only_o against_o the_o son_n be_v easy_o pardon_v in_o baptism_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o refute_v this_o fond_a opinion_n as_o be_v already_o do_v by_o s._n athanasius_n in_o a_o book_n purposely_o write_v on_o this_o subject_n and_o it_o fall_v alone_o for_o that_o to_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o proper_a to_o christian_n appear_v in_o this_o that_o christ_n charge_v it_o upon_o the_o pharisee_n and_o that_o every_o sin_n of_o christian_n be_v not_o this_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n appear_v because_o christian_n be_v perpetual_o call_v upon_o to_o repent_v for_o to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v any_o man_n be_v call_v from_o his_o sin_n if_o by_o return_v he_o shall_v not_o escape_v damnation_n or_o if_o he_o shall_v than_o that_o sin_n be_v not_o against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o if_o it_o be_v that_o sin_n 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and_o this_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o idle_a and_o unprofitable_a word_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n by_o which_o christ_n say_v they_o shall_v be_v judge_v at_o the_o last_o day_n such_o which_o whosoever_o shall_v speak_v he_o shall_v give_v account_n thereof_o in_o that_o day_n now_o this_o be_v ever_o esteem_v a_o high_a and_o a_o intolerable_a crime_n for_o it_o be_v not_o new_a but_o a_o old_a crime_n only_o it_o be_v manifest_v by_o a_o appellative_a relate_n to_o a_o power_n and_o a_o name_n now_o more_o use_v then_o former_o this_o be_v the_o sin_n for_o which_o corah_n and_o his_o company_n die_v who_o do_v despise_v and_o reproach_v the_o work_n of_o god_n his_o power_n and_o the_o mightiness_n of_o his_o hand_n manifest_v in_o
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to_o the_o necessity_n of_o holy_a life_n it_o be_v a_o device_n only_o to_o advance_v the_o priest_n office_n and_o to_o depress_v the_o necessity_n of_o holy_a disposition_n it_o be_v a_o trick_n to_o make_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n to_o be_v buy_v and_o sell_v and_o that_o a_o man_n may_v at_o a_o price_n become_v holy_a in_o a_o instant_n just_a as_o if_o a_o teacher_n of_o music_n shall_v undertake_v to_o convey_v skill_n to_o his_o scholar_n and_o sell_v the_o art_n and_o transmit_v it_o in_o a_o hour_n it_o be_v a_o device_n to_o make_v disposition_n by_o art_n and_o in_o effect_n require_v little_a or_o nothing_o of_o duty_n to_o god_n so_o they_o pay_v regard_n to_o the_o priest_n but_o i_o shall_v need_v to_o oppose_v no_o more_o against_o it_o but_o those_o excellent_a word_n and_o pious_a meditation_n of_o salvian_n non_fw-la levi_fw-la agendum_fw-la est_fw-la contritione_n ut_fw-la debita_fw-la illa_fw-la redimantur_fw-la quibus_fw-la mors_fw-la 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eum_fw-la poeniteat_fw-la actorum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la meliora_fw-la conversus_fw-la satisfaciat_fw-la deo_fw-la the_o sinner_n may_v be_v bring_v back_o and_o free_v if_o he_o repent_v of_o what_o be_v do_v and_o satisfy_v or_o make_v amends_o to_o god_n by_o be_v turn_v to_o better_a course_n and_o the_o whole_a process_n of_o this_o be_v well_o describe_v by_o tertullian_n 9_o de_fw-fr poenit_fw-la c._n 9_o exomologesis_fw-la est_fw-la qua_fw-la delictum_fw-la demino_fw-la nostrum_fw-la confitemur_fw-la non_fw-la quidem_fw-la ut_fw-la ignaro_fw-la sed_fw-la quatenus_fw-la satisfactio_fw-la confession_n disponitur_fw-la confession_n poenitentia_fw-la nascitur_fw-la poenitentiâ_fw-la deus_fw-la mitigatur_fw-la we_o must_v confess_v our_o sin_n to_o god_n not_o as_o if_o he_o do_v not_o know_v they_o already_o but_o because_o our_o satisfaction_n be_v dispose_v and_o order_v by_o confession_n by_o confession_n our_o repentance_n have_v birth_n and_o production_n and_o by_o repentance_n god_n be_v appease_v thing_n be_v thus_o we_o need_v not_o immerge_n ourselves_o in_o the_o trifle_a controversy_n of_o our_o late_a school_n about_o the_o just_a value_n of_o every_o work_n and_o how_o much_o every_o penance_n weigh_v and_o whether_o god_n be_v so_o satisfy_v with_o our_o penal_a work_n that_o in_o justice_n he_o must_v take_v off_o so_o much_o as_o we_o put_v on_o and_o be_v tie_v also_o to_o take_v our_o account_n certain_a it_o be_v if_o god_n shall_v weigh_v our_o sin_n with_o the_o same_o value_n as_o we_o weigh_v our_o own_o good_a work_n all_o our_o action_n and_o suffering_n will_v be_v find_v infinite_o too_o light_a in_o the_o balance_n therefore_o it_o be_v better_a that_o we_o shall_v do_v what_o we_o can_v and_o humble_o beg_v of_o god_n to_o weigh_v they_o both_o with_o vast_a allowance_n of_o mercy_n all_o that_o we_o can_v do_v be_v to_o be_v sorrowful_a for_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o leave_v they_o poenit_fw-la tertul._n de_fw-fr poenit_fw-la and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o obey_v god_n in_o the_o time_n to_o follow_v and_o to_o take_v care_n ut_fw-la aliquo_fw-la actu_fw-la administretur_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la that_o our_o repentance_n be_v exercise_v with_o certain_a act_n proper_a to_o it_o of_o which_o these_o be_v usual_o reckon_v as_o the_o principle_n 74._o sorrow_n and_o mourning_n so_o s._n cyprian_n lapsis_fw-la serm._n de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la satisfactionibus_fw-la &_o lamentationibus_fw-la justis_fw-la peccata_fw-la redimuntur_fw-la our_o sin_n be_v redeem_v or_o wash_v off_o by_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o just_a sorrow_n or_o mourning_n and_o pacianus_n give_v the_o same_o advice_n poenit._fw-la paraen_n ad_fw-la poenit._fw-la behold_v i_o promise_v that_o if_o you_o return_v to_o your_o father_n by_o a_o true_a satisfaction_n wander_v no_o more_o add_v nothing_o to_o your_o former_a sin_n and_o say_v something_o humble_a and_o mournful_a we_o have_v sin_v in_o thy_o sight_n o_o father_n we_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o name_n of_o son_n present_o the_o unclean_a beast_n shall_v depart_v from_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v no_o long_o be_v feed_v with_o the_o filthy_a nourishment_n of_o husk_n and_o s._n ciner_fw-la hom._n in_o die_v ciner_fw-la maximus_n call_v this_o mourning_n and_o weep_v for_o our_o sin_n moestam_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la satisfactionem_fw-la the_o sorrowful_a
the_o black_a register_n of_o death_n that_o my_o sin_n be_v cover_v and_o cure_v dead_a and_o bury_v in_o the_o grave_n of_o jesus_n i_o may_v live_v to_o thou_o my_o god_n a_o life_n of_o righteousness_n and_o grow_v in_o it_o till_o i_o shall_v arrive_v at_o a_o state_n of_o glory_n ii_o i_o have_v often_o begin_v to_o return_v to_o thou_o but_o i_o turn_v short_a again_o and_o look_v back_o upon_o sodom_n and_o love_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o the_o horrible_a region_n now_o o_o my_o god_n hear_v now_o let_v i_o finish_v the_o work_n of_o a_o holy_a repentance_n let_v thy_o grace_n be_v present_a with_o i_o that_o this_o day_n i_o may_v repent_v acceptable_o and_o to_o morrow_n and_o all_o my_o day_n not_o weep_v over_o my_o return_a sin_n nor_o deplore_a new_a instance_n but_o weep_v bitter_o for_o the_o old_a loathe_v they_o infinite_o denounce_v war_n against_o they_o hasty_o prosecute_a that_o war_n vigorous_o resist_v they_o every_o hour_n crucify_a they_o every_o day_n pray_v perpetual_o watch_v assiduous_o consult_v spiritual_a guide_n and_o help_v frequent_o obey_v humble_o and_o cry_v mighty_o i_o may_v do_v every_o thing_n by_o which_o i_o can_v please_v thou_o that_o i_o may_v be_v rescue_v from_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o sad_a portion_n of_o eternity_n which_o i_o have_v deserve_v iii_o o_o give_v unto_o thy_o servant_n intention_n so_o real_a a_o resolution_n so_o strong_a a_o repentance_n so_o holy_a a_o sorrow_n so_o deep_a a_o hope_n so_o pure_a a_o charity_n so_o sublime_a that_o no_o temptation_n or_o time_n no_o health_n or_o sickness_n no_o accident_n or_o interest_n may_v be_v able_a in_o any_o circumstance_n of_o thing_n or_o person_n to_o tempt_v i_o from_o thou_o and_o prevail_v work_v in_o i_o a_o holy_a and_o a_o unreprovable_a faith_n whereby_o i_o may_v overcome_v the_o world_n and_o crucify_v the_o flesh_n and_o quench_v the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o the_o deâ—â—l_n and_o let_v this_o faith_n produce_v charity_n and_o my_o sorrow_n cause_n amendment_n and_o my_o fear_n produce_v caution_n and_o that_o caution_n beget_v a_o holy_a hope_n let_v my_o repentance_n be_v perfect_a and_o acceptable_a and_o my_o affliction_n bring_v forth_o joy_n and_o the_o pleasant_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n let_v my_o hatred_n of_o sin_n pass_v into_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o this_o love_n be_v obedience_n and_o this_o obedience_n be_v universal_a and_o that_o universality_n be_v last_v and_o perpetual_a that_o i_o may_v rejoice_v in_o my_o recovery_n and_o may_v live_v in_o health_n and_o proceed_v in_o holiness_n and_o abide_v in_o thy_o favour_n and_o die_v with_o a_o blessing_n the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o may_v rest_v in_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n may_v have_v my_o portion_n in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a and_o may_v enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o my_o lord_n to_o reap_v from_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o the_o harvest_n of_o a_o bless_a eternity_n what_o be_v here_o sow_o in_o tear_n and_o penitential_a sorrow_n be_v pardon_v and_o accept_v and_o save_v by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n amen_n amen_n amen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o end_n errata_fw-la page_n 32._o line_n 16._o deal_n to_o p._n 72._o l._n 15._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 131._o l._n 5._o for_o high_a r._n light_a p._n 133._o l._n 28._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 328._o l._n 28._o for_o samnenses_n r._n jamnenses_n p._n 338._o l._n 16._o for_o repeal_n r._n repeat_v p._n 370._o l._n 36._o for_o unusual_a r._n usual_a p._n 388._o l._n 12._o for_o in_o r._n it._n p._n 391._o l._n 32._o for_o miseram_fw-la r._n miserum_fw-la p._n 393._o l._n 16._o r._n numqua_fw-la p._n 400._o l._n 16._o for_o i_o have_v already_o r._n i_o have_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n ibid._n l._n 18._o for_o i_o then_o reprove_v r._n i_o there_o reprove_v p._n 431._o l._n 2._o r._n illud_fw-la p._n 454._o l._n 12._o for_o endure_v r._n endear_v p._n 504_o l._n 17._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 508._o l._n 11._o for_o precept_n r._n precept_n p._n 522._o l._n 12._o for_o have_v it_o r._n hate_v it_o p._n 523._o l._n 34._o r._n for_o good_a evil_a r._n good_a or_o evil_n p._n 564_o l._n 7._o after_o supreme_a sense_n put_v a_o period_n p._n 565._o l._n 15._o for_o eâdem_fw-la r._n eodem_fw-la p._n 572._o l._n 6._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 626._o l._n 28._o for_o thing_n r._n king_n p._n 671._o l._n 31._o r._n our_o conservation_n be_v in_o the_o margin_n p._n 120._o l._n ult_n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 133._o l._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 475._o l._n 1._o r._n act_n 13.48_o the_o table_n the_o number_n relate_v to_o the_o page_n and_o the_o marginal_a number_n or_o paragraph_n of_o each_o chapter_n a_o absolution_n of_o the_o form_n of_o absolution_n which_o have_v be_v use_v p._n 627._o num_fw-la 53_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n there_o be_v no_o judicial_a form_n of_o absolution_n in_o their_o liturgy_n 628_o 54_o absolution_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o priest_n can_v be_v no_o more_o than_o declarative_a 634_o 58_o the_o usefulness_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o absolution_n 63â—_n 59_o judicial_a absolution_n by_o the_o priest_n be_v not_o that_o which_o christ_n intend_v in_o give_v the_o power_n of_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n 636_o act_n what_o repentance_n single_a act_n of_o sin_n require_v 198_o 43._o a_o single_a act_n of_o sin_n be_v cut_v off_o by_o the_o exercise_n of_o contrary_a virtue_n 199_o 45_o a_o single_a act_n of_o virtue_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o be_v oppose_v against_o a_o single_a act_n of_o vice_n 200_o 46._o how_o a_o single_a act_n of_o sin_n sometime_o be_v habitual_a 202_o 49._o some_o act_n of_o sin_n require_v more_o than_o a_o moral_a revocation_n or_o oppose_v a_o contrary_a act_n of_o virtue_n in_o repentance_n 202_o 50._o single_n act_n of_o sin_n without_o a_o habit_n give_v a_o denomination_n 185_o 25_o act._n chap._n 13.48_o explicate_v 475_o 26_o adam_n his_o sin_n make_v we_o not_o heir_n of_o damnation_n 375_o 22._o nor_o make_v we_o necessary_o vicious_a 383_o 37._o adam_n sin_n do_v not_o corrupt_v our_o nature_n by_o a_o physical_a efficiency_n 383_o 39_o nor_o because_o we_o be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o adam_n 384_o 40_o nor_o because_o of_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n 386_o 41_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o latitude_n of_o signification_n it_o have_v 552_o 39_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o signify_v 119_o 21_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 170_o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 178_o 15_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 177_o 14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o signify_v 115_o 21._o &_o 125_o 26_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o signify_v 551_o 38_o art_n how_o much_o it_o can_v change_v nature_n 212_o 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 174_o 8_o &_o 245_o 18_o alm_n as_o a_o part_n of_o repentance_n 654._o how_o they_o operate_v in_o order_n to_o pardon_v ibid._n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a penance_n 684_o 29_o attrition_n what_o be_v be_v 601._o the_o difference_n between_o it_o and_o contrition_n ibid._n attrition_n join_v with_o absolution_n by_o the_o priest_n that_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a demonstrate_v by_o many_o argument_n 638_o s._n augustine_n his_o zeal_n against_o the_o pelagian_o to_o make_v sure_a work_n with_o their_o doctrine_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o mistake_v interpret_n rom._n 7.15_o 464_o 17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o tit._n 3.11_o expl_n 474.28_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o signify_v 311_o 5_o b_o baptism_n of_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n after_o baptism_n 532_o 7_o c_o charity_n give_v be_v to_o all_o virtue_n 207.56_o child_n how_o god_n punish_v the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n 403_o god_n never_o impute_v the_o father_n sin_n to_o the_o child_n so_o as_o to_o inflict_v eternal_a punishment_n but_o temporal_a only_o 404_o 54_o this_o he_o do_v only_o in_o very_o great_a crime_n 406_o 57_o and_o not_o often_o 406_o 58_o but_o before_o the_o gospel_n be_v publish_v not_o since_o 407.8_o rule_n of_o deportment_n for_o those_o child_n who_o fear_v a_o curse_n descend_v on_o they_o from_o their_o sinful_a parent_n 439_o 17_o christ_n we_o be_v by_o he_o redeem_v from_o the_o state_n of_o spiritual_a infirmity_n 473_o 25_o commandment_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o s_o augustine_n and_o s._n hierome_n in_o the_o proposition_n concern_v the_o
possibility_n of_o keep_v god_n commandment_n 17_o confession_n due_a to_o god_n 607_o 35_o why_o we_o be_v to_o confess_v sin_n to_o god_n who_o know_v they_o before_o 610._o what_o proper_o be_v mean_v by_o it_o ibid._n auricular_a confession_n whence_o it_o descend_v 615._o confession_n to_o a_o priest_n be_v no_o part_n of_o contrition_n ibid._n the_o benefit_n of_o confess_v to_o a_o priest_n 616_o 43_o rule_n concern_v the_o practice_n of_o confession_n 669_o shame_n shall_v not_o hinder_v confession_n 673_o a_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o minister_n that_o receive_v confession_n 674_o 20_o of_o confess_v to_o a_o priest_n or_o minister_n 678_o 24_o confession_n in_o preparation_n to_o the_o sacrament_n 678_o 25_o concupiscence_n be_v not_o mortal_a till_o it_o proceed_v further_o 466_o 19_o conscience_n the_o contention_n between_o the_o flesh_n and_o conscience_n no_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n 480_o 29_o how_o to_o know_v which_o prevail_v in_o this_o contention_n 481_o 29_o contrition_n the_o efficacy_n of_o contrition_n in_o repentance_n 281_o 61_o what_o contrition_n be_v 280_o 59_o &_o 582_o 5._o the_o difference_n between_o it_o and_o attrition_n 601._o contrition_n must_v not_o be_v mistake_v for_o a_o single_a act_n 604._o 31_o 1_o cor._n 6.12_o explain_v 122_o 23._o and_o 10.23_o ibid._n and_o 2.14_o expl_n 400_o 51._o and_o 488_o 35_o and_o 11.27_o expl_n 566_o 2_o cor._n 5.21_o expl_n 369_o 15._o and_o 12.21_o 535_o 12_o corporal_a austerity_n or_o penance_n 680_o 26._o they_o be_v not_o simple_o necessary_a ibid._n coloss_n 2.18_o expl_n 478_o 29_o covenant_n the_o opposition_n between_o the_o new_a and_o old_a covenant_n be_v not_o in_o respect_n of_o faith_n and_o work_v 42_o 7_o s._n cyprian_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n under_o his_o name_n with_o the_o title_n de_fw-fr coena_fw-la domini_fw-la 285_o 64_o d_o death_n how_o to_o treat_v a_o die_a man_n be_v in_o despair_n 277_o 56_o despair_n a_o caution_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o they_o that_o minister_v comfort_n to_o those_o who_o be_v near_o to_o despair_v 665_o 10._o consideration_n to_o be_v oppose_v against_o the_o despair_n of_o penitent_a clinic_n 329_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 170_o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 178_o 15_o e_o ephes_n 2.2_o 3._o expl_n 397_o 48_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o be_v put_v to_o signify_v ecclesiastical_a repentance_n 6â—6_n 34_o &_o 645_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 175_o 10_o f_o father_n how_o god_n punish_v the_o father_n sin_n upon_o the_o child_n â—03_n god_n never_o impute_v the_o father_n sin_n to_o the_o child_n so_o as_o to_o inflict_v eternal_a punishment_n but_o only_o temporal_a 404_o 54_o this_o god_n do_v only_o in_o punishment_n of_o the_o great_a crime_n 406_o 57_o and_o not_o often_o 406_o 58_o but_o before_o the_o gospel_n be_v publish_v 407_o 8_o fast_v it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a penance_n 684_o 29_o fear_n to_o leave_v a_o sin_n out_o of_o fear_n be_v not_o sinful_a but_o may_v be_v accept_v 491_o flesh_n the_o law_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o man_n 479_o 29_o the_o contention_n between_o it_o and_o the_o conscience_n no_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n 480_o 29_o how_o to_o know_v which_o prevail_v in_o the_o contention_n 481_o 29_o forgive_a injury_n consider_v as_o a_o part_n or_o fruit_n of_o repentance_n 956.84_o g_o galat_n 5.15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o expl_n 481_o and_o 5.24_o expl_n 500_o 56_o and_o 5.17_o expl_n 554_o ganefis_n 6.5_o exp_n 392_o 45_o and_o 8.21_o expl_n 393_o 46_o god_n no_o man_n be_v tempt_v of_o god_n 437_o 14_o holy_a ghost_n what_o be_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 535_o 41_o final_a impenitence_n prove_v not_o to_o be_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 556_o 42_o that_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v pardonable_a 559_o 48_o in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v affirm_v in_o scripture_n that_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v not_o be_v pardon_v in_o this_o world_n nor_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v 561_o 51_o 52_o gospel_n difference_n between_o it_o and_o the_o law_n 4_o &_o 20_o 23_o whether_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v impossible_a to_o be_v keep_v 8_o what_o be_v require_v in_o the_o gospel_n 43_o 9_o the_o gospel_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o faith_n and_o repentance_n 74_o 2_o grace_n to_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n be_v of_o very_o large_a signification_n 189_o 31_o the_o just_a measure_n and_o latitude_n of_o a_o man_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n 190_o 52_o how_o it_o work_v 273_o 52_o h_n habit_n a_o single_a act_n of_o sin_n without_o a_o habit_n give_v a_o denomination_n 185_o 25_o sin_n be_v damnable_a that_o can_v be_v habitual_a 184_o 24_o a_o sinful_a habit_n have_v a_o guilt_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o act_n 228_o 1_o sinful_a habit_n require_v a_o distinct_a manner_n of_o repentance_n 256_o 31_o seven_o objection_n against_o that_o assertion_n answer_v 272_o 51_o of_o infuse_a habit_n 71_o 53_o the_o method_n of_o mortify_v vicious_a habit_n 314_o 9_o 10_o hand_n imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v twice_o solemn_o have_v in_o repentance_n 634_o heaven_n in_o a_o natural_a estate_n we_o can_v hope_v for_o heaven_n 436_o 10_o hebrew_n 9.28_o expl_n 369_o 15_o and_o 7.27_o expl_n 370_o 17_o and_o 5.23_o expl_n 370_o 17_o and_o 64_o 5_o 6_o expl_n 551_o and_o 10_o 26_o 27_o expl_n ibid._n hosea_n 6.7_o expl_n 366_o 11._o i_o james_n 2.10_o expl_n 206_o 55_o ignorance_n where_o itself_o be_v no_o sin_n the_o action_n flow_v from_o it_o be_v innocent_a 515_o 62_o infant_n what_o punishment_n adam_n sin_n can_v bring_v upon_o infant_n that_o die_v 375.23_o infirmity_n that_o state_n which_o some_o man_n call_v a_o state_n of_o infirmity_n be_v a_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n 473_o 25_o what_o be_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n 500_o 47_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n consist_v more_o in_o the_o imperfection_n of_o obedience_n then_o in_o the_o commission_n of_o any_o evil_n 502_o 49_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n can_v be_v but_o in_o a_o small_a matter_n 505_o 52_o what_o be_v not_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n 507.53_o violence_n of_o passion_n excuse_v not_o under_o the_o title_n of_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n 508_o 54_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n not_o account_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n to_o young_a man_n as_o to_o other_o 510_o 57_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o temptation_n do_v not_o make_v sin_n excusable_a upon_o the_o account_n of_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n 511_o 58_o the_o small_a instance_n if_o observe_v cease_v to_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n 512_o 59_o a_o man_n will_n have_v no_o infirmity_n 512_o 60_o nothing_n be_v a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n but_o what_o be_v in_o some_o sense_n involuntary_a â—â—4_n 61_o sin_n of_o inculpable_a ignorance_n be_v sin_n of_o infirmity_n 514_o 62_o there_o be_v no_o pardonable_a state_n of_o infirmity_n 522_o 76_o john_n 8.47_o expl_n 284_o 62._o and_o 5.34_o expl_n 394_o 47._o and_o 14.17_o expl_n 489_o and_o 20.23_o expl_n 570_o 66_o 1_o john_n 5.17_o expl_n 189_o 31_o and_o 5.16_o 17._o expl_n 553_o 39_o and_o 3.9_o expl_n 554_o and_o 1.9_o expl_n 606_o 34_o isaiah_n 53.10_o expl_n 369_o 15_o impossible_a a_o limit_a signification_n of_o it_o 552_o 39_o justice_n god_n justice_n and_o mercy_n reconcile_v about_o his_o exact_v the_o law_n 20_o k_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 173_o 6_o l_o law_fw-fr in_o what_o sense_n say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3_o its_o severity_n make_v the_o gospel_n better_o receive_v ibid._n difference_n between_o it_o and_o the_o gospel_n 4_o &_o 20_o 23_o of_o the_o difference_n between_o s._n augustine_n and_o s._n hierome_n concern_v the_o possibility_n of_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o god_n 17_o in_o what_o measure_v god_n exact_v it_o 20_o and_o 22_o his_o mercy_n and_o justice_n reconcile_v about_o that_o thing_n ibid._n and_o 23_o 35_o to_o keep_v the_o law_n natural_o possible_a but_o moral_o impossible_a 21_o 34_o no_o man_n can_v keep_v the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o in_o a_o sense_n of_o favour_n 34_o 50_o the_o law_n of_o work_n impose_v on_o adam_n only_o 39_o 1_o the_o state_n of_o man_n under_o the_o law_n 472_o a_o threefold_a law_n in_o man_n flesh_n or_o member_n the_o mind_n or_o conscience_n the_o spirit_n 478_o 29_o the_o contention_n between_o the_o law_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o conscience_n no_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n but_o the_o contention_n between_o the_o law_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n be_v 480_o 29_o lawful_a every_o thing_n that_o be_v lawful_a or_o the_o utmost_a of_o what_o be_v lawful_a not_o always_o fit_a to_o be_v do_v 676_o 23_o life_n the_o necessity_n of_o good_a life_n 325_o 25_o
answer_v 272_o 51_o objection_n against_o the_o repentance_n of_o clinic_n 281_o 57_o &_o 277_o 56._o &_o 284_o 64_o heathen_n new_o baptize_v if_o they_o die_v immediate_o need_v not_o repentance_n 284_o 64_o the_o objection_n concern_v the_o thief_n on_o the_o cross_n answer_v 288_o &_o 289_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n against_o death_n bed_n repentance_n 292_o 66_o the_o manner_n of_o repentance_n in_o habitual_a sinner_n who_o begin_v repentance_n betimes_o 305_o 1_o the_o manner_n of_o repentance_n which_o habitual_a sin_n must_v be_v cure_v by_o in_o they_o who_o return_v not_o till_o old_a age_n 317_o 12_o the_o usage_n of_o sinner_n who_o repent_v not_o till_o their_o deathbed_n 325_o 25_o consideration_n show_v how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o delay_v repentance_n 325_o 25_o consideration_n to_o be_v oppose_v against_o the_o despair_n of_o penitent_a clinic_n 329_o 29_o what_o hope_v penitent_a clinic_n have_v take_v out_o of_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n 330_o 30_o the_o manner_n how_o the_o ancient_a church_n treat_v penitent_a clinic_n 3â—7_n 5_o the_o particular_a act_n and_o part_n of_o repentance_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o a_o die_a man_n 339_o 32_o the_o penitent_a in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n prefer_v above_o the_o just_a and_o innocent_a 530_o 5_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a father_n about_o penitent_a clinic_n 539_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n exclude_v from_o repentance_n murderer_n adulterer_n and_o idolater_n 540_o penitential_a sorrow_n be_v rather_o in_o the_o understanding_n then_o the_o affection_n 586_o 12_o penitential_a sorrow_n be_v not_o to_o be_v estimate_v by_o the_o measure_n of_o sense_n 588_o 15_o &_o 590_o 17_o a_o double_a solemn_a imposition_n of_o hand_n in_o repentance_n 633_o as_o our_o repentance_n be_v so_o be_v our_o pardon_n 649_o a_o man_n must_v not_o judge_v of_o his_o repentance_n by_o his_o tear_n nor_o by_o any_o one_o manner_n of_o expression_n 658_o 1_o he_o that_o suspect_v his_o repentance_n shall_v use_v that_o suspicion_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o improve_v his_o repentance_n 660_o meditation_n that_o will_v dispose_v the_o heart_n to_o repentance_n ibid._n no_o man_n can_v be_v say_v true_o to_o have_v grieve_v for_o sin_n which_o at_o any_o time_n after_o he_o remember_v with_o pleasure_n 662_o 7_o the_o repentance_n of_o clinic_n 667_o 13_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n be_v but_o a_o sign_n or_o instrument_n of_o repentance_n 668_o 14_o restitution_n consider_v as_o a_o part_n of_o repentance_n 656_o 84_o roman_n 7.14_o exp_n 261_o 40_o &_o 6.7_o exp_n 266_o 44_o &_o 7.7_o exp_n 311_o 5_o &_o 5.12_o exp_n 363_o 7_o &_o 5.13_o 14._o exp_n 365_o 11_o &_o 7.23_o exp_n 400_o 50_o &_o 455_o 8_o &_o 7.15_o 19_o exp_n 454_o 6_o &_o 456_o 9_o s._n aug._n restrain_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n r_z m_z 7.15_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o desire_n and_o concupiscence_n and_o exclude_v all_o evil_a action_n from_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o text_n 463_o 17_o reason_n against_o the_o interpretation_n of_o that_o father_n 465_o 18_o &_o 7.9_o exp_n 468_o 23_o &_o 8.7_o exp_n 478_o 29_o &_o 7.22_o 23._o exp_n 480_o 29_o &_o 5.10_o exp_n 576_o 77_o revelation_n 19.9_o exp_n 284_o 62_o religion_n if_o it_o be_v seat_v only_o in_o the_o understanding_n not_o accept_v to_o salvation_n 476_o 28_o s_o sacrament_n church_n of_o god_n use_v to_o deny_v the_o sacrament_n to_o no_o die_a penitent_n that_o desire_v it_o 330_o 29_o of_o confeshon_n to_o a_o minister_n in_o preparation_n to_o the_o sacrament_n 678_o 25_o 1_o same_o 2.25_o exp_n 561_o 51_o satisfaction_n what_o it_o signify_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_n 644_o 72_o &_o 606_o 34_o &_o 645_o the_o ancient_n do_v not_o believe_v satisfaction_n simple_o necessary_a to_o the_o procure_n of_o pardon_n from_o god_n 651_o 78_o sin_n be_v not_o equal_a 104_o 5_o how_o they_o be_v make_v great_a or_o less_o ibid._n no_o sin_n be_v when_fw-mi all_o 110_o 9_o the_o small_a sin_n be_v destructive_a of_o our_o friendship_n with_o god_n 111_o 12_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n do_v not_o right_o define_v venial_a sin_n ibid._n the_o small_a be_v against_o charity_n 123_o 24_o and_o be_v turn_v from_o god_n 125_o 26_o the_o small_a the_o sin_n the_o less_o excusable_a if_o do_v with_o observation_n 127_o 27_o venial_a sin_n distinguish_v into_o such_o as_o be_v venial_a by_o the_o imperfection_n of_o the_o agent_n by_o the_o smallness_n of_o the_o matter_n or_o venial_a in_o the_o whole_a kind_n 128_o 28_o that_o no_o sin_n be_v venial_a in_o their_o nature_n or_o whole_a kind_n 129_o 31_o sin_n differ_v in_o degree_n but_o not_o in_o their_o essential_a order_n to_o punishment_n 132_o 33_o no_o sin_n be_v venial_a but_o by_o repentance_n 134_o 34_o the_o absurdity_n of_o the_o roman_a doctrine_n concern_v venial_a sin_n 138_o 39_o the_o inconvenience_n follow_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o venial_a sin_n 137_o 35_o etc._n etc._n among_o the_o ancient_n the_o distinction_n of_o sin_n into_o mortal_a and_o venial_a mean_v not_o a_o distinction_n of_o kind_n but_o degree_n 142_o 44_o some_o sin_n destroy_v not_o holiness_n 144_o 45_o the_o distinction_n of_o sin_n into_o mortal_a and_o venial_a can_v have_v influence_n on_o we_o to_o any_o good_a purpose_n 145_o 46_o what_o sin_n be_v venial_a can_v be_v know_v to_o we_o 147_o 47_o we_o shall_v have_v judge_v some_o sin_n venial_a if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v otherwise_o reveal_v in_o scripture_n 148_o 48_o sin_n that_o we_o account_v in_o their_o nature_n venial_a may_v by_o their_o multitude_n become_v damnable_a 152_o 52_o the_o mean_n of_o expiate_v venial_a sin_n appoint_v by_o some_o roman_a doctor_n 157_o 57_o whether_o every_o single_a deliberate_a act_n of_o sin_n put_v the_o sinner_n out_o of_o god_n favour_n 182_o 22_o single_a act_n of_o sin_n without_o a_o habit_n give_v a_o denomination_n 185_o 25_o sin_n be_v damnable_a that_o can_v be_v habitual_a 184_o 24_o single_a act_n of_o mortal_a sin_n displease_v god_n and_o be_v forbid_v but_o be_v not_o a_o state_n of_o death_n 188_o 29_o what_o repentance_n single_a act_n of_o sin_n require_v 198_o 43_o how_o a_o single_a act_n of_o sin_n sometime_o be_v habitual_a 202_o 49_o sin_n often_o in_o scripture_n use_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n 368_o 15_o leave_v of_o fin_n the_o best_a sign_n of_o hatred_n of_o it_o 603_o 7_o how_o sin_n can_v be_v consistent_a with_o the_o regenerate_a estate_n 485_o 33_o he_o that_o leave_v a_o sin_n out_o of_o fear_n may_v be_v accept_v 491_o the_o violence_n of_o a_o temptation_n do_v not_o in_o the_o whole_a excuse_n sin_n 511_o 58_o of_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n after_o baptism_n 532_o 7_o some_o sin_n style_v unpardonable_a but_o in_o a_o limit_a sense_n 542_o 21_o god_n punish_v not_o one_o sin_n with_o another_o 682_o one_o sin_n may_v cause_v or_o procure_v another_o ibid._n sin_n original_a cap_n 6_o 362_o whether_o we_o from_o adam_n derive_v original_a ignorance_n 373_o 22_o adam_n sin_n make_v we_o not_o heir_n of_o damnation_n 375_o 22_o nor_o make_v we_o necessary_o vicious_a 383_o 37_o adam_n sin_n do_v not_o corrupt_v our_o nature_n by_o a_o physical_a efficiency_n 383_o 39_o nor_o because_o we_o be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o adam_n 384_o 40_o nor_o because_o of_o the_o will_n and_o decree_n of_o god_n 386_o 41_o the_o principle_n by_o which_o sin_n pollute_v the_o manner_n of_o man_n 413_o 66_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n cap._n 7_o per_fw-la tot_fw-la that_o which_o some_o man_n call_v a_o state_n of_o infirmity_n be_v a_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n 473_o 25_o sinner_n how_o every_o sinner_n be_v god_n enemy_n 81.11_o god_n be_v ready_a to_o forgive_v all_o and_o the_o great_a sinner_n 530._o sorrow_n as_o a_o fruit_n of_o repentance_n 647_o rule_n concern_v sorrow_n that_o be_v a_o part_n of_o repentance_n 663_o a_o caution_n to_o those_o that_o minister_v comfort_n to_o such_o as_o be_v afflict_v with_o immoderate_a sorrow_n for_o their_o sin_n 665_o 10_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n be_v but_o a_o sign_n or_o instrument_n of_o repentance_n 668_o 14_o caution_n concern_v the_o measure_n of_o this_o sorrow_n 686_o 30_o penitential_a sorrow_n be_v rather_o in_o the_o understanding_n then_o the_o affection_n 586_o 12_o scripture_n the_o manner_n of_o it_o be_v to_o include_v the_o consequent_n in_o the_o antecedent_n 284_o 62_o spirit_n the_o rule_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o we_o 481_o to_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n be_v not_o a_o inseparable_a propriety_n of_o the_o regenerate_a 493_o 39_o what_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v in_o we_o 494_o the_o regenerate_a man_n have_v not_o only_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n but_o be_v whole_o lead_v by_o he_o 498_o 42_o supererogation_n what_o it_o be_v 49_o 17_o t_n tear_n a_o man_n by_o they_o must_v not_o judge_v of_o his_o repentance_n nor_o by_o any_o other_o one_o way_n of_o expression_n 658_o 1_o temptation_n every_o temptation_n to_o sin_n if_o overcome_v increase_v not_o the_o reward_n 234_o 7_o no_o man_n be_v tempt_v of_o god_n 437_o 10_o the_o violence_n of_o a_o temptation_n do_v not_o in_o the_o whole_a excuse_n sin_n 511_o 58_o thief_n on_o the_o cross_n why_o his_o repentance_n be_v accept_v 289_o 65_o 1_o timoth._n 5.22_o exp_n 548_o 31_o titus_n 3.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exp_n 477_o 28_o five_o virtue_n the_o difference_n of_o virtue_n be_v in_o relation_n to_o their_o object_n 206_o 56_o theology_n find_v a_o medium_n between_o virtue_n and_o vice_n 268_o 47_o understanding_n religion_n if_o it_o be_v seat_v only_o in_o the_o understanding_n not_o accept_v to_o salvation_n 476_o 28_o voluntary_a whether_o disobedience_n that_o be_v voluntary_a in_o the_o cause_n but_o not_o in_o the_o effect_n be_v to_o be_v punish_v 388_o 43_o &_o 389_o &_o 390_o unwilingness_n unto_o sin_n no_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n 486_o w_n will_n of_o freewill_n 418_o a_o man_n will_n have_v no_o infirmity_n 512_o 60_o the_o will_n be_v not_o move_v necessary_o by_o the_o understanding_n ibid._n work_n covenant_n of_o work_n when_o it_o begin_v 1._o reason_n show_v the_o justice_n of_o that_o dispensation_n of_o god_n beginning_n his_o intercourse_n with_o man_n by_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n 6._o the_o law_n of_o work_n impose_v on_o adam_n only_o 39_o 1_o y_o young_a sin_z of_o infirmity_n not_o account_v to_o young_a man_n as_o to_o other_o 510_o 57_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 178_o 14_o the_o end_n