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christ_n get_v his_o righteousness_n for_o the_o sin_n thereof_o rom._n 3.24_o and_o 8.33_o gal._n 2.21_o tit._n 3.5.7_o 1_o joh._n 1.8.9.10_o q._n what_o be_v our_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n a._n it_o be_v that_o whereby_o the_o controversy_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n be_v full_o take_v up_o and_o they_o be_v at_o one_o again_o all_o be_v full_o discharge_v there_o be_v nothing_o betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n but_o peace_n and_o love_n rom._n 1.7_o grace_n and_o peace_n the_o grace_n of_o imputation_n bring_v we_o to_o this_o peace_n of_o reconciliation_n rom._n 5.10.11_o 2_o cor._n 5.18.19_o col._n 1.20.21_o q._n what_o follow_v from_o hence_o a._n both_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o all_o the_o creature_n psal_n 85.8_o rom._n 5.1_o job_n 5.23_o rom._n 8.31_o here_o be_v the_o peace_n of_o conscience_n with_o god_n of_o charity_n among_o ourselves_o of_o amity_n or_o a_o holy_a kind_n of_o league_n with_o all_o creature_n and_o of_o outward_a prosperity_n and_o good_a success_n in_o all_o our_o way_n etc._n etc._n q._n what_o will_v follow_v in_o the_o second_o place_n a._n our_o adoption_n the_o branch_n be_v unite_v once_o to_o the_o stock_n may_v fit_o be_v call_v the_o son_n thereof_o and_o be_v by_o nature_n of_o the_o wild_a olive_n but_o now_o translate_v into_o the_o true_a olive_n and_o spring_v forth_o of_o it_o may_v apt_o be_v call_v the_o son_n thereof_o by_o nature_n we_o spring_v from_o the_o first_o adam_n and_o be_v take_v from_o thence_o and_o put_v into_o the_o second_o and_o so_o unite_v with_o he_o be_v make_v the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o adoption_n isa_n 9.6_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o everlasting_a father_n and_o so_o we_o be_v his_o child_n but_o because_o he_o beget_v we_o to_o his_o father_n and_o be_v to_o deliver_v we_o unto_o he_o heb._n 2.13_o our_o adoption_n be_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o first_o person_n christ_n only_o the_o mean_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o the_o scripture_n to_o avoid_v confusion_n of_o name_n use_v to_o 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to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o sea_n seem_v to_o lie_v upon_o the_o very_a water_n and_o to_o be_v uphold_v by_o they_o and_o so_o appear_v by_o god_n commandment_n from_o under_o they_o and_o now_o to_o stand_v in_o they_o q._n how_o call_v god_n the_o water_n beneath_o a._n jammim_n sea_n gen._n 1.10_o because_o there_o be_v the_o collection_n of_o many_o water_n all_o river_n run_v into_o it_o eccl._n 1.7_o we_o see_v many_o great_a river_n which_o at_o the_o first_o rise_v out_o of_o some_o hills-side_n may_v be_v cover_v with_o a_o bushel_n which_o after_o many_o mile_n fill_v a_o very_a broad_a channel_n and_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o sea_n do_v even_o make_v a_o little_a sea_n in_o their_o own_o bank_n jam_fw-la signify_v the_o west_n because_o the_o sea_n flow_v from_o that_o way_n etc._n etc._n chapter_n xiiii_o of_o the_o elementary_n question_n we_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o element_n what_o be_v the_o elementary_n answer_n whereby_o god_n make_v they_o of_o these_o four_o 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not_o learn_v to_o contemn_v they_o they_o lie_v further_a from_o heaven_n and_o the_o best_a of_o they_o be_v in_o india_n further_a from_o the_o church_n it_o be_v as_o we_o have_v say_v that_o which_o midianitish_a camel_n carry_v that_o indian_a slave_n get_v that_o servile_a apprentice_n work_v that_o greedy_a jew_n swallow_v worldling_n admire_v and_o ruffian_n spend_v and_o yet_o we_o can_v esteem_v of_o it_o as_o the_o mean_a of_o god_n creature_n far_o inferior_a to_o a_o spire_n of_o grass_n adam_n have_v they_o in_o the_o first_o paradise_n gen._n 2.11.12_o in_o the_o second_o we_o shall_v not_o need_v they_o job_n 28.1.2.3.5.6_o etc._n etc._n there_o may_v you_o see_v how_o god_n have_v place_v they_o and_o how_o we_o come_v by_o they_o and_o so_o subject_a to_o sin_n as_o god_n
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of_o understanding_n psal_n 104.24_o only_o man_n &_o angel_n can_v show_v forth_o his_o justice_n &_o mercy_n the_o virtue_n of_o his_o will_n for_o this_o end_n he_o create_v they_o and_o by_o a_o special_a law_n govern_v they_o thereunto_o and_o that_o which_o be_v do_v by_o law_n will_v justify_v itself_o against_o all_o exception_n prov._n 15.3_o q._n how_o manifold_a be_v that_o eternal_a estate_n a._n twofold_n either_o of_o happiness_n or_o misery_n rom._n 9.18_o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v be_v assure_v the_o lord_n will_v be_v as_o unblameable_a in_o the_o one_o as_o in_o the_o other_o q._n whence_o do_v this_o felicity_n or_o infelicity_n accrue_v to_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n a._n by_o the_o good_a pleasure_n or_o displeasure_n of_o almighty_a god_n it_o be_v possible_a for_o man_n and_o angel_n to_o please_v god_n and_o be_v happy_a and_o also_o possible_a to_o displease_v he_o and_o be_v miserable_a and_o both_o these_o be_v to_o be_v act_v by_o the_o law_n for_o it_o be_v the_o law_n that_o make_v we_o bless_v or_o curse_a and_o man_n may_v so_o handle_v the_o matter_n that_o he_o may_v act_v whether_o part_n he_o please_v and_o yet_o his_o destruction_n come_v from_o himself_o though_o in_o life_n the_o law_n shall_v have_v be_v a_o principal_a agent_n a_o chest_n be_v make_v for_o linen_n or_o other_o clothes_n and_o it_o be_v combustible_a but_o the_o burn_a of_o it_o come_v not_o from_o the_o carpenter_n art_n etc._n etc._n so_o man_n be_v mutable_a and_o subject_a to_o fall_v yet_o his_o fall_a no_o way_n arise_v from_o his_o creator_n gen._n 2.17_o and_o 3.7_o q._n what_o be_v here_o to_o be_v consider_v a._n man_n fearful_a apostasy_n and_o happy_a anastasie_n his_o fall_n and_o return_v to_o god_n providence_n first_o govern_v man_n in_o his_o aversion_n from_o god_n and_o this_o be_v of_o all_o second_o in_o his_o conversion_n again_o and_o this_o be_v of_o some_o gal._n 3.22_o the_o scripture_n conclude_v all_o under_o sin_n that_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v to_o believer_n rom._n 11.32_o luk._n 1.78.79_o chapter_n xvii_o of_o man_n apostasy_n question_n what_o be_v the_o apostasy_n answer_n that_o fall_n of_o the_o creature_n from_o the_o government_n of_o god_n or_o his_o obedience_n thereunto_o in_o so_o much_o that_o as_o now_o he_o stand_v he_o can_v please_v god_n but_o displease_v he_o continual_o gen._n 3.6_o and_o 6.5_o isa_n 59.2_o gal._n 3.10_o mark_v where_o man_n fall_v not_o in_o his_o conservation_n for_o his_o be_v and_o action_n be_v continue_v but_o government_n his_o action_n swarve_v from_o the_o line_n of_o god_n law_n and_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o turn_n of_o the_o wheel_n the_o contrary_a way_n so_o that_o now_o the_o whole_a man_n be_v exorbitant_a in_o his_o course_n and_o altogether_o opposite_a to_o his_o government_n like_a job_n wild_a ass_n in_o the_o desert_n or_o as_o amos_n his_o horse_n that_o will_v run_v upon_o the_o rock_n amos_n 6.12_o q._n of_o who_o be_v this_o apostasy_n a._n of_o some_o angel_n and_o of_o all_o man_n in_o the_o first_o man_n jud_n ver_fw-la 6._o gen._n 3.6_o rom._n 3.10_o joh._n 8.44_o angel_n and_o man_n be_v govern_v in_o their_o first_o fall_n god_n send_v the_o one_o to_o try_v the_o other_o man_n be_v to_o try_v the_o angel_n whether_o they_o will_v at_o god_n command_v minister_v for_o his_o good_a and_o they_o again_o man_n whether_o he_o will_v listen_v more_o to_o god_n law_n or_o their_o rebellion_n q._n what_o be_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o apostasy_n a._n the_o transgression_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o it_o rom._n 5.12_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n here_o be_v the_o head_n or_o spring_n one_o man_n the_o stream_n or_o flood_n sin_n the_o channel_n enter_v the_o sea_n or_o ocean_n into_o which_o it_o fall_v the_o world_n rom._n 5.18.19_o q._n what_o be_v the_o transgression_n a._n the_o eat_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a gen._n 2.17_o which_o be_v a_o great_a offence_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o god_n his_o law_n and_o sacrament_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o love_n god_n above_o all_o who_o give_v he_o the_o use_n of_o all_o tree_n only_o he_o forbid_v he_o this_o even_o as_o he_o love_v he_o not_o to_o eat_v thereof_o again_o the_o rule_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n be_v the_o whole_a law_n of_o man_n life_n and_o therefore_o here_o be_v not_o a_o partial_a but_o a_o universal_a breach_n of_o all_o the_o branch_n of_o obedience_n and_o last_o he_o in_o contempt_n of_o god_n and_o his_o goodness_n pluck_v off_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n for_o god_n place_v that_o tree_n with_o the_o other_o in_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o the_o garden_n as_o a_o visible_a sign_n and_o sacrament_n of_o his_o obedience_n man_n be_v changeable_o good_a and_o therefore_o as_o he_o be_v to_o have_v a_o sacrament_n to_o seal_v his_o 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god_n seal_v our_o salvation_n for_o his_o own_o name_n sake_n q._n what_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v therein_o a._n two_o the_o cause_n thereof_o and_o the_o effect_n gen._n 2.17_o ezek._n 18.2_o rom._n 6.23_o sin_n and_o death_n be_v as_o in_o separable_a in_o the_o cause_n as_o fire_n and_o burn_a death_n be_v a_o necessary_a consequent_a of_o such_o a_o cause_n q._n how_o many_o sort_n of_o cause_n be_v there_o a._n two_o the_o one_o unblamable_a and_o guilty_a the_o other_o blameless_a and_o guiltless_a the_o law_n and_o sin_n as_o well_o be_v the_o law_n and_o obedience_n work_v together_o though_o in_o a_o distinct_a manner_n for_o of_o obedience_n the_o law_n be_v the_o principal_a cause_n but_o of_o sin_n a_o accidental_a as_o work_v beside_o his_o own_o scope_n and_o main_a drift_n which_o be_v to_o savour_v nothing_o but_o life_n and_o also_o as_o a_o contrary_a to_o sin_n hence_o a_o sinner_n stand_v in_o violent_a opposition_n to_o the_o law_n and_o they_o strive_v the_o more_o because_o the_o one_o be_v ready_a to_o hinder_v the_o other_o act_n as_o bank_n or_o floodgate_n stay_v the_o stream_n make_v it_o either_o burst_v they_o down_o or_o else_o swell_v over_o they_o and_o do_v we_o not_o see_v how_o all_o such_o as_o be_v bend_v upon_o any_o villainy_n be_v more_o exasperate_v by_o dissuasion_n then_o if_o they_o be_v let_v alone_o pharaoh_n be_v better_a to_o israel_n while_o they_o willing_o obey_v then_o when_o moses_n and_o aaron_n come_v to_o preach_v their_o deliverance_n then_o as_o a_o beast_n he_o turn_v mad_a with_o bait_v and_o so_o all_o the_o martyr_n shall_v have_v have_v the_o heathen_a emperor_n better_a tutor_n than_o tyrant_n if_o they_o have_v not_o provoke_v they_o by_o opposition_n of_o their_o wickedness_n nay_o do_v we_o not_o see_v how_o the_o best_a mind_n when_o they_o be_v trouble_v yield_v inconsiderate_a motion_n as_o water_n that_o be_v violent_o stir_v send_v up_o bubble_n rom._n 7.11.11.13_o q._n how_o many_o be_v the_o cause_n unblamable_a a._n two_o the_o principal_a and_o ministerial_a the_o devil_n a_o chief_a agent_n in_o man_n apostasy_n abuse_v the_o serpent_n and_o the_o woman_n as_o his_o instrument_n to_o seduce_v man_n gen._n 3.2_o cor._n 11.3_o satan_n policy_n be_v to_o take_v the_o subtle_a serpent_n and_o simple_a woman_n to_o defeat_v man_n of_o his_o happiness_n as_o now_o he_o do_v the_o jesuite_n and_o female_n to_o draw_v man_n to_o antichrist_n q._n what_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n a._n the_o devil_n and_o man_n though_o eve_n be_v first_o in_o the_o motion_n yet_o be_v adam_n principal_a in_o the_o action_n for_o he_o be_v first_o call_v to_o the_o bar_n to_o answer_v the_o transgression_n gen._n 3.9_o 1._o tim._n 2.13.14_o first_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v his_o sin_n that_o he_o give_v she_o no_o better_a instruction_n second_o the_o covenant_n of_o life_n be_v make_v principal_o with_o he_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o when_o he_o have_v eat_v both_o their_o eye_n be_v open_a gen._n 3.7_o she_o do_v eat_v before_o her_o husband_n and_o sin_v personal_o but_o when_o he_o do_v eat_v with_o she_o than_o they_o both_o see_v that_o they_o and_o all_o their_o posterity_n be_v accurse_v three_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o adam_n stand_v by_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o disputation_n and_o therefore_o his_o sin_n be_v the_o great_a that_o he_o rebuke_v not_o the_o serpent_n and_o rescue_v his_o wife_n from_o all_o such_o suggestion_n or_o if_o he_o be_v absent_a whereof_o the_o text_n make_v no_o mention_n then_o shall_v he_o show_v himself_o a_o weak_a vessel_n than_o his_o wife_n who_o have_v all_o the_o bad_a angel_n in_o one_o crafty_a beast_n to_o set_v upon_o she_o whereas_o he_o have_v only_o one_o weak_a woman_n in_o his_o pure_a integrity_n to_o overthrow_v he_o neither_o can_v his_o affection_n then_o to_o his_o wife_n be_v so_o preposterous_a as_o be_v now_o of_o corrupt_a 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do_v hate_v the_o be_v of_o it_o psal_n 5.4_o will_n be_v the_o high_a step_n we_o must_v stand_v upon_o and_o thus_o may_v we_o go_v downward_o by_o the_o same_o stair_n we_o come_v up_o god_n do_v will_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o just_a and_o so_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o his_o wisdom_n by_o counsel_n to_o decree_v it_o and_o by_o his_o power_n to_o effect_v it_o chapter_n xviii_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o first_o sinne._n question_n what_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o adam_n transgression_n answer_n blame_v and_o then_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n man_n be_v blame-worthy_a for_o eat_v against_o the_o express_a commandment_n of_o his_o god_n then_o be_v he_o make_v guilty_a of_o all_o the_o debt_n and_o danger_n that_o the_o law_n contain_v and_o by_o punishment_n to_o suffer_v or_o satisfy_v whatsoever_o the_o law_n can_v challenge_v at_o our_o hand_n rom._n 5.12_o one_o man_n sin_n there_o be_v the_o blame_n by_o it_o entrance_n be_v give_v to_o death_n there_o 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mercy_n etc._n etc._n q._n upon_o who_o be_v the_o punishment_n inflict_v a._n upon_o the_o devil_n the_o author_n with_o their_o instrument_n and_o adam_n gen._n 3.14.15.16.17_o the_o examination_n begin_v where_o the_o sin_n end_v &_o the_o punishment_n be_v first_o inflict_v where_o it_o begin_v god_n do_v analyse_v and_o anatomise_v the_o sin_n backward_o way_n an_v so_o find_v out_o the_o principal_a agent_n and_o begin_v with_o he_o god_n can_v first_o have_v begin_v with_o satan_n but_o he_o show_v we_o the_o way_n of_o the_o invention_n of_o every_o crime_n and_o craft_n yea_o and_o of_o every_o work_n do_v and_o that_o be_v to_o ascend_v upward_o from_o the_o low_a and_o last_o agent_n or_o his_o act_n by_o man_n he_o find_v out_o the_o woman_n and_o by_o the_o woman_n the_o serpent_n and_o there_o he_o begin_v to_o curse_v and_o punish_v and_o under_o the_o serpent_n be_v the_o devil_n punish_v the_o serpent_n be_v curse_v above_o all_o cattle_n and_o the_o devil_n above_o 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