sin_n aberration_n from_o god_n image_n obnoxiousnesse_n to_o his_o wrath_n and_o rejection_n from_o his_o presence_n stain_v gild_n and_o misery_n which_o be_v the_o product_n or_o issue_n of_o the_o two_o former_a now_o as_o we_o say_v rectum_fw-la est_fw-la svi_fw-la index_n &_o obliqui_fw-la the_o law_n be_v such_o a_o rule_n as_o can_v measure_v and_o set_v forth_o all_o this_o evil_a ir_z be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_n rom._n 7._o 12._o holy_a fit_a to_o conform_v we_o to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n just_a fit_a to_o arm_v we_o against_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o good_a fit_a to_o present_v we_o unto_o the_o presence_n and_o fruition_n of_o god_n according_a unto_o this_o bless_a and_o complete_a pattern_n be_v man_n create_v a_o universal_a rectitude_n in_o his_o nature_n all_o part_n in_o tune_n all_o member_n in_o joint_n light_n and_o beauty_n in_o his_o mind_n conformity_n in_o his_o will_n subordination_n 8_o and_o subjection_n in_o his_o appetite_n serviceablenesse_n 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the_o subject_n of_o this_o whole_a chapter_n and_o if_o not_o sole_o yet_o principal_o aim_v at_o by_o the_o apostle_n in_o my_o text_n namely_o those_o evil_n which_o lie_v fold_v up_o in_o our_o original_a concupiscence_n here_o than_o first_o the_o spirit_n by_o the_o law_n entice_v we_o to_o adam_n 49._o sin_n as_o a_o derivation_n from_o the_o root_n to_o the_o branch_n as_o poison_n be_v carry_v from_o the_o fountain_n to_o the_o cistern_n as_o the_o child_n of_o traitor_n have_v their_o blood_n â—…ainted_v with_o their_o father_n treason_n and_o the_o child_n of_o bondslave_n be_v under_o their_o parent_n condition_n we_o be_v gregor_n all_o one_o in_o adam_n and_o with_o he_o in_o he_o legal_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o 2._o stipulation_n and_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o he_o we_o be_v in_o he_o party_n in_o that_o covenant_n have_v interest_n in_o the_o mercy_n &_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o curse_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o breach_n of_o that_o covenant_n and_o in_o he_o 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be_v the_o transgression_n of_o it_o pride_n ambition_n rebellion_n infidelity_n ingratitude_n idolatry_n concupissence_n â—…heft_n apostasy_n unnatural_a affection_n violation_n of_o covenant_n and_o a_o universal_a renunciation_n of_o god_n mercy_n promise_v these_o &_o the_o like_a be_v those_o woeful_a ingredient_n which_o compound_v that_o sin_n in_o the_o commit_n whereof_o we_o all_o be_v sharer_n because_o adam_n person_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o we_o and_o adam_n 3._o will_v the_o representative_a of_o we_o the_o second_o charge_n be_v touch_v universal_a corruption_n which_o have_v in_o it_o two_o great_a evil_n first_o a_o general_a defect_n of_o all_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n in_o which_o we_o be_v at_o first_o create_v and_o second_o a_o inherent_a 9_o deordination_n pravitie_n evil_a disposition_n disease_n propension_n to_o all_o mischief_n antipathy_n and_o aversation_n from_o all_o good_a which_o the_o scripture_n call_v the_o 6._o flesh_n the_o 15._o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o 22._o body_n of_o sin_n 5._o earthly_a member_n the_o 23._o law_n of_o the_o member_n 8._o the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n 44._o the_o lust_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o 6._o hell_n that_o set_v the_o whole_a course_n of_o nature_n on_o fire_n and_o this_o be_v a_o evil_a of_o the_o through_o malignity_n whereof_o no_o man_n can_v be_v so_o sensible_o and_o distinct_o convince_v as_o in_o the_o evidence_n of_o that_o conviction_n to_o cry_v out_o against_o it_o with_o such_o strange_a strong_a and_o bitter_a complaint_n 8._o as_o saint_n paul_n do_v till_o his_o 45._o understanding_n be_v by_o christ_n open_v to_o understand_v the_o 24._o spiritualnesse_n 12._o penetration_n and_o 96._o compass_v of_o that_o holy_a law_n which_o measure_v the_o 27._o very_a bottom_n of_o every_o action_n and_o condemn_v as_o well_o the_o 6._o original_n as_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o arbitrio_fw-la many_o man_n plead_v for_o this_o sin_n as_o 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his_o own_o nature_n smell_v the_o sink_n and_o stinch_v of_o his_o own_o bosom_n and_o so_o as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v abhor_v himself_o and_o never_o open_v his_o mouth_n any_o more_o either_o proud_o to_o justify_v himself_o or_o foolish_o to_o charge_n god_n but_o to_o admire_v and_o adore_v that_o mercy_n which_o be_v please_v to_o save_v and_o that_o power_n which_o be_v able_a to_o cure_v so_o leprous_a and_o unclean_a a_o thing_n first_o consider_v the_o universality_n of_o this_o sin_n and_o that_o manifold_a vniversâ—…litie_n of_o time_n from_o adam_n to_o mosâ—…s_n even_o when_o the_o law_n of_o creation_n be_v much_o deface_v and_o they_o that_o sin_v do_v not_o sin_n after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n against_o the_o clear_a revelation_n of_o god_n pure_a and_o holy_a will_n for_o that_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o those_o word_n until_o the_o law_n sin_n be_v in_o the_o world_n but_o sin_n be_v not_o impute_v where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n though_o the_o law_n seem_v quite_o extinct_a between_o adam_n and_o 21._o 14._o moses_n in_o the_o wicked_a of_o the_o world_n and_o with_o it_o sin_n because_o sin_n have_v no_o strength_n where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n though_o man_n have_v not_o any_o such_o legible_a character_n of_o god_n will_v in_o their_o nature_n as_o adam_n have_v at_o first_o and_o therefore_o do_v not_o sin_n after_o the_o similitude_n of_o his_o prevarication_n yet_o even_o from_o adam_n to_o moses_n do_v sin_n reign_v over_o all_o they_o even_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n and_o that_o lust_n which_o that_o sin_n contract_v and_o if_o sin_n reign_v from_o adam_n to_o moses_n in_o that_o time_n of_o ignorance_n when_o the_o law_n of_o not_o lust_a â—…_n be_v quite_o extinct_a out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n much_o more_o from_o moses_n after_o for_o the_o law_n
upon_o so_o just_a and_o gracious_a a_o god_n as_o may_v safe_o bring_v into_o suspicion_n and_o disgrace_n any_o doctrine_n which_o admit_v of_o so_o just_a a_o exception_n now_o to_o this_o likewise_o the_o apostle_n answer_v god_n forbid_v the_o law_n be_v not_o give_v to_o condemn_v or_o clog_n man_n not_o to_o bring_v sin_n or_o death_n into_o the_o world_n it_o be_v not_o promulgate_v with_o any_o intention_n to_o kill_v or_o destroy_v the_o creature_n it_o be_v not_o sin_n in_o itself_o it_o be_v not_o death_n unto_o we_o in_o that_o sense_n as_o we_o preach_v it_o namely_o as_o subordinate_v to_o christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n tnough_o as_o the_o rule_n of_o righâ—…eousnesse_n we_o preach_v deliverance_n from_o it_o because_o unto_o that_o purpose_n it_o be_v make_v impotent_a and_o invalid_a by_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n which_o now_o it_o can_v prevent_v or_o remove_v but_o only_o discover_v and_o condemn_v both_o these_o conclusion_n that_o the_o law_n be_v neither_o sin_n 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and_o double_a condemnation_n there_o be_v enough_o of_o both_o in_o the_o world_n before_o sin_n enough_o to_o displease_v and_o provoke_v god_n death_n enough_o to_o devour_v and_o torment_v man_n therefore_o if_o the_o law_n have_v be_v useful_a to_o no_o other_o purpose_n then_o to_o enrage_v sin_n and_o condemn_v man_n if_o god_n wisdom_n and_o power_n have_v not_o make_v it_o appliable_a to_o more_o wholesome_a and_o save_a end_n he_o will_v never_o have_v new_o publish_v it_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n here_o then_o the_o observation_n which_o from_o these_o word_n we_o be_v to_o make_v and_o it_o be_v a_o point_n of_o singular_a and_o special_a consequence_n to_o understand_v the_o use_n of_o the_o law_n be_v this_o that_o the_o law_n be_v revive_v and_o promulgate_v a_o new_a on_o mount_n sina_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n with_o no_o other_o than_o evangelicall_n and_o merciful_a purpose_n it_o be_v say_v in_o one_o place_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o he_o that_o 18._o die_v but_o it_o be_v say_v in_o another_o place_n that_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o mercy_n which_o note_n that_o god_n will_v do_v more_o for_o the_o salvation_n than_o he_o will_v for_o the_o damnation_n of_o man_n he_o will_v do_v more_o for_o the_o magnify_n of_o his_o mercy_n then_o for_o the_o multiply_a of_o his_o wrath_n for_o if_o that_o require_v it_o he_o will_v revive_v and_o new_o publish_v the_o law_n which_o to_o have_v aggravate_v the_o sin_n and_o so_o double_v the_o condemnation_n of_o man_n he_o will_v never_o have_v do_v before_o i_o further_a evidence_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o doctrine_n it_o will_v be_v needful_a to_o remove_v one_o objection_n which_o do_v at_o first_o proposal_n thereof_o offer_v itself_o if_o god_n will_v do_v more_o for_o his_o mercy_n then_o for_o his_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n why_o then_o be_v not_o more_o man_n save_v then_o condemn_v if_o hell_n shall_v be_v more_o fill_v than_o heaven_n be_v it_o not_o more_o then_o probable_a that_o wrath_n prevail_v against_o grace_n and_o that_o there_o be_v more_o do_v for_o fury_n than_o there_o be_v for_o favour_n to_o wave_v the_o solution_n give_v by_o â—…_n some_o that_o god_n will_v intentional_o and_o effectual_o have_v every_o man_n to_o be_v save_v but_o few_o of_o that_o every_o will_v have_v themselves_o to_o be_v save_v a_o explication_n purposâ—…ly_o contradict_v by_o saint_n austin_n and_o his_o follower_n who_o most_o profound_a and_o inestimable_a judgement_n the_o orthodox_n church_n have_v with_o much_o admiration_n and_o assent_n follow_v in_o these_o point_n i_o rather_o choose_v thus_o to_o resolve_v that_o case_n it_o will_v appear_v at_o the_o last_o great_a day_n that_o the_o save_n of_o a_o few_o be_v a_o more_o admirable_a and_o glorious_a work_n than_o the_o condemn_v of_o all_o the_o rest_n the_o apostle_n say_v 10._o that_o god_n shall_v be_v gloryfy_v in_o his_o saint_n and_o admire_v in_o those_o that_o believe_v for_o first_o god_n show_v more_o mercy_n in_o save_v some_o when_o he_o may_v have_v judge_v all_o than_o justice_n in_o judge_v many_o when_o he_o may_v have_v save_v none_o for_o there_o be_v not_o all_o the_o justice_n which_o there_o may_v have_v be_v when_o any_o be_v save_v and_o there_o be_v more_o mercy_n than_o be_v necessary_a to_o have_v be_v when_o all_o be_v not_o condemn_v second_o the_o mercy_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o save_v any_o be_v absolute_a and_o all_o from_o within_o himself_o out_o of_o the_o unsearchable_a riches_n of_o his_o own_o will_n but_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n though_o not_o as_o essential_a in_o he_o yet_o as_o operatiâ—…e_v towards_o we_o be_v not_o absolute_a but_o conditional_a and_o ground_v upon_o the_o supposition_n of_o man_n sin_n three_o his_o mercy_n be_v unsearchable_a in_o the_o price_n which_o procure_v it_o he_o himself_o waâ—…_n to_o humble_a and_o empty_a himself_o that_o he_o may_v show_v mercy_n his_o mercy_n be_v to_o be_v purchase_v by_o his_o own_o merit_n but_o his_o justice_n be_v provoke_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o sin_n only_o four_o glory_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o mercy_n be_v more_o excellent_a in_o a_o few_o than_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n be_v in_o many_o as_o one_o bag_n full_a of_o gold_n may_v be_v more_o valuable_a than_o ten_o of_o silver_n if_o a_o man_n shall_v suppose_v that_o god_n mercy_n and_o justice_n be_v equal_o infinite_a and_o glorious_a in_o himself_o shall_v therefore_o have_v the_o same_o equal_a proportion_n observe_v in_o the_o dispensation_n and_o reveal_n of_o they_o to_o the_o world_n we_o may_v not_o therehence_a conclude_v that_o that_o proportion_n shall_v be_v arithmetical_a that_o mercy_n shall_v be_v extend_v to_o as_o many_o as_o severity_n but_o rather_o as_o in_o the_o payment_n of_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n in_o two_o equal_a portion_n whereof_o one_o be_v in_o golâ—…_n the_o other_o in_o silver_n though_o there_o be_v a_o equality_n in_o the_o sum_n yet_o not_o in_o the_o piece_n by_o which_o they_o be_v pay_v so_o in_o as_o much_o as_o glory_n be_v the_o communicate_v of_o god_n own_o bless_a vision_n presence_n love_n and_o everlasting_a society_n be_v far_o more_o honourable_a and_o excellent_a than_o wrath_n therefore_o the_o dispensation_n of_o his_o mercy_n in_o that_o among_o a_o few_o may_v be_v exact_o proportionable_a to_o the_o revelation_n of_o his_o justice_n among_o very_o many_o more_o in_o the_o other_o suppose_v we_o a_o prince_n upon_o the_o just_a condemnation_n of_o a_o hundred_o malefactor_n shall_v profess_v that_o as_o in_o his_o own_o royal_a breast_n mercy_n and_o justice_n be_v equal_o poise_v and_o temper_v so_o he_o will_v observe_v a_o equal_a proportion_n of_o they_o both_o towards_o that_o number_n of_o
that_o original_a righteousness_n which_o he_o at_o the_o first_o put_v into_o he_o and_o appoint_v he_o to_o be_v the_o head_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o mankind_n not_o only_o in_o nature_n but_o in_o foro-too_a in_o regard_n of_o legal_a proceed_n withhold_v from_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n that_o gift_n which_o be_v free_o by_o he_o in_o the_o creation_n bestow_v and_o wilful_o by_o adam_n in_o the_o fall_n reiâ—…cted_v and_o adjudge_v this_o misery_n upon_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v pass_v over_o to_o all_o his_o posterity_n the_o immediate_a fruit_n of_o his_o first_o prevarication_n which_o be_v original_a sin_n contract_v by_o his_o own_o default_n and_o as_o it_o be_v issue_v out_o of_o his_o wilful_a disobedience_n upon_o he_o because_o they_o all_o be_v in_o he_o interest_v as_o in_o their_o head_n and_o father_n in_o that_o first_o transgression_n thus_o have_v i_o at_o large_a open_v those_o many_o great_a evil_n which_o this_o sin_n have_v in_o it_o that_o life_n of_o concupiscence_n which_o the_o apostle_n here_o speak_v of_o i_o can_v say_v of_o it_o as_o the_o roman_a epitomiser_n of_o his_o history_n iâ—…_n brevit_fw-la abella_fw-la totanteius_fw-la imagiâ—…m_fw-la amplexâ—…_n suâ—…_n that_o in_o florus_n a_o small_a compass_n i_o have_v comprise_v the_o whole_a image_n of_o old_a adam_n but_o rather_o clean_a contrary_n in_o amplatabull_n non_fw-la dimidiam_fw-la eius_fw-la imaginem_fw-la amplexus_fw-la sum_fw-la the_o half_a of_o this_o sin_n have_v not_o all_o this_o while_n be_v describe_v unto_o you_o now_o therefore_o to_o conclude_v this_o argument_n wherein_o i_o have_v be_v the_o large_a both_o because_o of_o the_o necessarinesse_n of_o it_o that_o we_o may_v know_v whither_o to_o rise_v in_o our_o humiliation_n for_o sin_n and_o because_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a sâ—…ope_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o place_n and_o serve_v most_o abundant_o to_o show_v our_o own_o everlasting_a insufficiency_n for_o happiness_n in_o ourselves_o we_o see_v by_o these_o thing_n which_o have_v be_v discover_v in_o this_o sin_n at_o what_o defiance_n we_o ought_v to_o stand_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o those_o man_n first_o who_o mince_v and_o qualify_v and_o extenuate_v this_o sin_n as_o the_o papist_n do_v make_v it_o the_o 1._o small_a of_o all_o sin_n 4._o not_o deserve_v any_o more_o of_o god_n wrath_n then_o only_o a_o want_n of_o his_o beatifical_a presenâ—…e_n and_o that_o too_o without_o any_o pain_n or_o sorrow_n of_o mind_n which_o may_v be_v apt_a to_o grow_v from_o the_o apprehension_n of_o so_o great_a a_o loss_n nay_o not_o only_o deny_v it_o after_o baptism_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n but_o only_o the_o seed_n of_o sin_n a_o evil_a disease_n langvor_n tyranny_n and_o impotency_n of_o nature_n but_o that_o even_o in_o the_o wicked_a themselves_o 3._o concupiscence_n be_v rather_o impute_v for_o sin_n then_o be_v real_o and_o formal_o sin_n 14._o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v forbid_v in_o the_o commandment_n and_o upon_o these_o presumption_n 1._o revile_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o reform_a divine_n for_o exaggerate_v this_o sin_n as_o that_o which_o overspread_v in_o its_o be_v all_o our_o nature_n and_o in_o its_o work_v all_o our_o life_n second_o of_o those_o who_o heretofore_o and_o even_o now_o deny_v any_o sinfulness_n either_o in_o the_o privation_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n or_o in_o the_o concupiscence_n and_o deordination_n of_o our_o nature_n it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o pelagian_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n that_o 16._o man_n nature_n be_v not_o corrupt_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n that_o his_o sin_n 106._o be_v not_o any_o ground_n to_o his_o posterity_n either_o of_o death_n or_o of_o the_o merit_n of_o death_n that_o 14._o sin_n come_v from_o adam_n by_o imitation_n not_o by_o propagation_n that_o 3._o baptism_n do_v not_o serve_v in_o infant_n for_o remission_n of_o sin_n but_o only_o for_o adoption_n and_o admission_n into_o heaven_n that_o as_o 2._o christ_n righteousness_n do_v not_o profit_v those_o which_o believe_v not_o so_o adam_n sin_n do_v not_o prejudice_n nor_o injure_v those_o that_o actual_o sin_v not_o 2._o that_o as_o a_o righteous_a man_n do_v not_o beget_v a_o righteous_a child_n so_o neither_o do_v a_o sinner_n beget_v a_o child_n guilty_a of_o sin_n that_o 5._o all_o sin_n be_v voluntary_a and_o therefore_o not_o natural_a that_o 25._o marriage_n be_v god_n ordinance_n and_o therefore_o no_o instrument_n of_o transmit_v sin_n that_o 3._o concupiscence_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n can_v be_v a_o sin_n likewise_o 4._o these_o and_o the_o like_a antithesis_n unto_o orthodox_n doctrine_n do_v the_o pelagian_n of_o old_a maintain_v and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o policy_n of_o satan_n to_o keep_v alive_a those_o heresy_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v most_o relief_n from_o proud_a and_o corrupt_a reason_n and_o do_v principal_o tend_v to_o keep_v man_n from_o that_o due_a humiliation_n and_o through-conviction_n of_o sin_n which_o shall_v drive_v they_o to_o christ_n and_o magnify_v the_o riches_n of_o christ_n grace_n to_o they_o there_o be_v not_o want_v at_o this_o day_n a_o probat_fw-la brood_n of_o sinful_a man_n who_o notwithstanding_o the_o evidence_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o antiquity_n do_v in_o this_o point_n concur_v with_o those_o wicked_a heretic_n and_o deny_v the_o original_a corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n to_o be_v any_o sin_n at_o all_o but_o to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n own_o hand_n in_o paradise_n nay_o deny_v further_o the_o very_a imputation_n of_o adam_n sin_n to_o any_o of_o his_o posterity_n for_o sin_n and_o now_o because_o in_o this_o point_n they_o do_v express_o contradict_v not_o only_o the_o 4._o doctrine_n of_o holy_a scripture_n the_o 2._o foundation_n of_o orthodox_n faith_n the_o 23._o consent_n of_o ancient_a doctor_n and_o the_o 5._o rule_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n but_o in_o no_o less_o than_o four_o or_o five_o particular_n do_v manifest_o oppose_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o this_o point_n most_o evident_o deliver_v in_o 9_o one_o article_n for_o the_o article_n say_v man_n be_v go_v from_o original_a righteousness_n they_o say_v man_n do_v not_o go_v away_o from_o it_o but_o god_n snatch_v it_o away_o from_o man_n the_o article_n say_v that_o by_o original_a sin_n man_n be_v incline_v unto_o evil_a and_o call_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o concupiscence_n and_o lust_n they_o say_v that_o original_a sin_n be_v only_o the_o privation_n of_o righteousness_n and_o that_o concupiscence_n be_v a_o concreated_a and_o original_a condition_n of_o nature_n the_o article_n say_v that_o the_o flesh_n lust_v always_o contrary_a to_o the_o spirit_n they_o say_v in_o express_a term_n that_o this_o be_v false_a and_o that_o the_o flesh_n when_o it_o lust_v indeed_o do_v lust_n against_o nothing_o but_o the_o spirit_n and_o that_o the_o apostle_n in_o that_o place_n mean_v only_o the_o galatian_n and_o not_o all_o spiritual_a or_o regenerate_a man_n the_o article_n say_v that_o this_o lust_n deserve_v god_n wrath_n and_o condemnation_n they_o say_v that_o it_o do_v not_o deserve_v the_o hatred_n of_o god_n and_o last_o the_o article_n say_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v confess_v that_o concupiscence_n and_o lust_n have_v of_o itself_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n they_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o proper_o either_o a_o sin_n or_o a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n but_o only_o the_o condition_n of_o nature_n in_o all_o these_o respect_v it_o will_v be_v needful_a to_o lay_v down_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o great_a point_n and_o to_o vindicate_v it_o from_o the_o proud_a dispute_n of_o such_o bold_a innovator_n and_o first_o let_v we_o see_v by_o what_o step_n and_o gradation_n the_o adversary_n of_o this_o so_o fundamental_a a_o doctrine_n which_o as_o 1._o saint_n austin_n say_v be_v none_o of_o those_o in_o quibus_fw-la optimi_fw-la fidei_fw-la catholicae_fw-la defensores_fw-la saluâ_fw-la fidei_fw-la compage_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la aliquando_fw-la 〈◊〉_d consonant_n wherein_o orthodox_n doctor_n may_v differ_v and_o abound_v in_o their_o own_o sense_n do_v proceed_v to_o deny_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o that_o which_o all_o age_n of_o the_o church_n have_v call_v sinne._n first_o they_o say_v that_o the_o 84._o sin_n of_o adam_n be_v not_o any_o way_n the_o sin_n of_o his_o posterity_n that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n against_o the_o goodness_n wisdom_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n against_o the_o rule_n of_o equity_n and_o justice_n that_o infant_n who_o be_v innocent_a in_o themselves_o shall_v be_v account_v nocent_a in_o another_o therein_o take_v away_o baptism_n for_o remission_n of_o sin_n from_o infant_n who_o be_v not_o bear_v with_o guilt_n of_o adam_n sin_n stand_v yet_o in_o no_o need_n of_o any_o purgation_n second_o they_o say_v that_o though_o 57_o
adam_n sin_n may_v be_v thus_o far_o say_v to_o be_v unto_o posterity_n impute_v as_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o it_o they_o become_v obnoxious_a unto_o death_n namely_o to_o a_o eternal_a dissolution_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n without_o any_o reunion_n and_o a_o eternal_a loss_n of_o the_o divine_a vision_n without_o any_o pain_n of_o sense_n yet_o that_o death_n which_o to_o adam_n in_o his_o person_n be_v a_o punishment_n be_v not_o so_o to_o his_o posterity_n but_o only_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o nature_n three_o they_o say_v that_o contr_n that_o which_o be_v call_v original_a sin_n be_v nothing_o else_o at_o all_o but_o only_o the_o privation_n of_o original_a righteousness_n and_o that_o concupiscence_n be_v 〈◊〉_d contract_v and_o bring_v upon_o nature_n by_o sin_n but_o be_v original_o in_o our_o nature_n suspend_v indeed_o by_o the_o presence_n but_o actuate_v by_o the_o loss_n of_o that_o righteousness_n four_o they_o say_v 122._o that_o that_o privation_n be_v not_o by_o man_n contract_v but_o by_o god_n inflict_v as_o a_o punishment_n upon_o adam_n from_o who_o it_o come_v but_o only_o as_o a_o condition_n of_o nature_n unto_o we_o that_o man_n in_o his_o fall_n and_o prevarication_n do_v not_o throw_v away_o or_o actual_o shake_v off_o the_o image_n of_o god_n but_o god_n pull_v it_o away_o from_o he_o which_o if_o god_n have_v not_o do_v it_o will_v have_v remain_v with_o he_o notwithstanding_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o first_o fall_n five_o they_o say_v 24._o that_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o privation_n of_o original_a righteousness_n be_v a_o punishment_n by_o god_n upon_o adam_n just_o inflict_v and_o by_o adam_n unto_o we_o natural_o and_o unavoidable_o propagate_v it_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v esteem_v any_o sin_n at_o all_o neither_o for_o it_o can_v god_n just_o condemn_v any_o man_n nor_o be_v it_o to_o be_v esteem_v a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n in_o we_o though_o it_o be_v in_o adam_n because_o in_o we_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n go_v before_o it_o of_o which_o it_o may_v be_v account_v the_o punishment_n as_o there_o be_v in_o adam_n but_o only_o the_o condition_n of_o our_o present_a nature_n last_o they_o say_v that_o adam_n be_v by_o god_n deprive_v of_o original_a righteousness_n which_o be_v the_o faculty_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o obedience_n and_o be_v now_o constitute_v under_o the_o deserve_a curse_n 90._o all_o the_o debt_n of_o legal_a obedience_n wherein_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n in_o he_o be_v unto_o god_n oblige_v do_v immediate_o cease_v so_o that_o whatsoever_o outrage_n shall_v after_o that_o have_v be_v by_o adam_n or_o any_o of_o his_o child_n commit_v they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v sin_n or_o transgression_n nor_o involve_v the_o author_n of_o they_o in_o the_o guilt_n of_o just_a damnation_n that_o which_o unto_o we_o revive_v sin_n be_v the_o new_a covenant_n because_o therein_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o law_n new_a strength_n to_o command_v and_o unto_o we_o new_a strength_n to_o obey_v both_o which_o be_v evacuate_v in_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n upon_o which_o premise_n it_o do_v most_o evident_o follow_v that_o unless_o god_n in_o christ_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n with_o we_o anew_o no_o man_n shall_v ever_o have_v be_v proper_o and_o penal_o damn_v but_o only_o adam_n and_o he_o too_o with_o no_o other_o than_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n presence_n for_o â—…_n hell_n and_o torment_n be_v not_o the_o revenge_n of_o legal_a but_o of_o evangelicall_n disobedience_n not_o for_o any_o actual_a sin_n for_o there_o will_v have_v be_v none_o because_o the_o exaction_n of_o the_o law_n will_v have_v cease_v and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o transgression_n not_o for_o the_o want_n of_o righteousness_n because_o that_o be_v in_o adam_n himself_o but_o a_o punishment_n and_o in_o his_o posterity_n neither_o a_o sin_n nor_o a_o punishment_n but_o only_o a_o condition_n of_o nature_n not_o for_o habitual_a concupiscence_n because_o though_o it_o be_v a_o 128._o disease_n and_o a_o infirmity_n yet_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n both_o because_o the_o be_v of_o it_o be_v connaturall_a and_o necessary_a and_o the_o operation_n of_o it_o inevitable_a and_o unpreventable_a for_o want_v of_o that_o bridle_n of_o supernatural_a righteousness_n which_o be_v appoint_v to_o keep_v it_o in_o last_o not_o for_o adam_n sin_n impute_v because_o be_v commit_v by_o another_o man_n will_n it_o can_v be_v no_o man_n sin_n but_o his_o that_o commit_v it_o so_o that_o now_o upon_o these_o premise_n we_o be_v to_o invert_v the_o apostle_n word_n by_o one_o man_n namely_o by_o adam_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n upon_o all_o his_o posterity_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n by_o one_o man_n namely_o by_o christ_n tanquam_fw-la per_fw-la causam_fw-la sine_fw-la quâ_fw-la non_fw-la sin_v return_v into_o the_o world_n upon_o all_o adam_n posterity_n and_o with_o sin_n the_o worst_a of_o all_o death_n namely_o hellish_a torment_n which_o without_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v at_o all_o o_o how_o be_v we_o bind_v to_o praise_n god_n and_o recount_v with_o all_o honour_n the_o memory_n of_o those_o worthy_n who_o compile_v our_o article_n which_o serve_v as_o a_o hedge_n to_o keep_v out_o this_o impious_a and_o mortiferous_a doctrine_n as_o 14._o fulgentius_n call_v it_o from_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o suffer_v not_o pelagius_n to_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n there_o be_v but_o three_o main_a argument_n that_o i_o can_v meet_v with_o to_o colour_v this_o heresy_n and_o two_o of_o they_o be_v the_o pelagian_n of_o old_a first_o 12._o that_o which_o be_v natural_a and_o by_o consequence_n necessary_a and_o unavoidable_a can_v be_v sin_n 8._o original_a sin_n be_v natural_a necessary_a and_o unavoidable_a therefore_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n second_o that_o 12._o which_o be_v not_o voluntary_a can_v be_v sinful_a exam._n original_a sin_n be_v not_o voluntary_a therefore_o not_o sinful_a three_o no_o 86._o sin_n be_v immediate_o cause_v by_o god_n but_o original_a sin_n be_v the_o privation_n of_o original_a righteousness_n be_v from_o god_n immediate_o who_o pull_v away_o adam_n righteousness_n from_o he_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n for_o the_o more_o distinct_a understanding_n the_o whole_a truth_n and_o answer_v these_o suppose_a strong_a reason_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o premise_v these_o observation_n by_o way_n of_o hypothesis_n first_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n in_o original_a sin_n the_o privation_n of_o righteousness_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n for_o since_o original_a sin_n be_v the_o root_n of_o actual_a and_o in_o actual_a sin_n there_o be_v both_o the_o omission_n of_o the_o good_a which_o we_o ought_v to_o exercise_v and_o positive_a contumaâ—…ies_n against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n therefore_o a_o vis_fw-la formatrix_fw-la something_o answerable_a to_o both_o these_o must_v needs_o be_v find_v in_o original_a sin_n this_o positive_a corruption_n for_o in_o the_o other_o all_o agree_v that_o it_o be_v original_a sin_n be_v that_o which_o the_o 23._o scripture_n call_v flâ—…sh_a and_o member_n and_o law_n and_o lust_n and_o body_n and_o saint_n zenam_fw-la austin_n viciousness_n inobedience_n or_o inordinatenesse_n and_o a_o morbid_v affection_n consonant_a whereunto_o be_v the_o 9_o article_n of_o our_o church_n affirm_v that_o man_n by_o original_a sin_n be_v far_o go_v from_o righteousness_n which_o be_v the_o privation_n second_o that_o thereby_o he_o be_v of_o his_o own_o nature_n incline_v unto_o evil_a which_o be_v the_o pravitie_n or_o corruption_n and_o this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o alij_fw-la many_o learned_a papist_n second_o the_o law_n be_v 14._o perfect_a and_o spiritual_a search_v the_o most_o intimate_a corner_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o reduce_v under_o a_o law_n the_o very_a root_n and_o principle_n of_o all_o humane_a operation_n and_o therefore_o in_o aâ—…_n much_o as_o 3._o well_o be_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o well_o work_v and_o that_o the_o tree_n must_v be_v good_a before_o the_o fruit_n therefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o only_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o work_n but_o of_o our_o strength_n not_o of_o our_o life_n only_o but_o of_o our_o nature_n which_o be_v at_o first_o deliver_v into_o our_o hand_n entire_a and_o pure_a can_v become_v degenerate_a without_o the_o offence_n of_o those_o who_o do_v first_o betray_v so_o great_a a_o trust_n commit_v unto_o they_o â—…_n thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n exâ—…ni_n valdâ—…_n tuo_fw-la with_o all_o thy_o might_n say_v the_o law_n it_o do_v not_o only_o require_v we_o to_o love_n but_o to_o have_v mind_n furnish_v with_o all_o strength_n to_o love_n god_n so_o that_o there_o may_v be_v life_n and_o vigoâ—…_n in_o our_o obedience_n and_o love_n of_o he_o the_o law_n require_v no_o
more_o love_n than_o strength_n therefore_o if_o it_o do_v not_o of_o we_o require_v strength_n to_o love_n but_o only_o suppose_v it_o it_o can_v require_v no_o love_n neither_o for_o the_o 6._o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o by_o nature_n we_o be_v without_o strength_n so_o that_o if_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n be_v only_o this_o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o the_o strength_n which_o thou_o have_v and_o not_o this_o thou_o shall_v love_v he_o with_o all_o the_o strength_n that_o i_o require_v thou_o 〈◊〉_d have_v and_o that_o i_o at_o first_o give_v thou_o so_o that_o the_o strength_n and_o faculty_n as_o well_o as_o the_o love_n and_o duty_n may_v câ—…dere_fw-mi sub_fw-la prâ—…cepto_fw-la fall_v under_o the_o command_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n will_v amount_v but_o to_o this_o thou_o shall_v not_o or_o need_v not_o to_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n at_o all_o because_o thou_o have_v no_o strength_n so_o to_o do_v and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v blame_v for_o have_v none_o three_o it_o be_v not_o the_o be_v voluntary_a or_o involuntâ—…_n that_o do_v make_v a_o thing_n sinful_a or_o not_o sinful_a but_o be_v opposite_a to_o the_o rule_n which_o require_v complete_a strength_n to_o serve_v god_n withal_o now_o all_o a_o man_n strength_n be_v not_o in_o his_o will_n the_o understanding_n affection_n and_o body_n have_v their_o strength_n which_o fail_v though_o the_o will_v be_v never_o so_o prompt_a yet_o the_o work_n be_v not_o do_v with_o that_o perfection_n which_o the_o law_n require_v yet_o withal_o we_o be_v to_o note_v in_o this_o point_n two_o thing_n first_o that_o 13._o original_a sin_n be_v â—…do_n voluntary_a too_o because_o bring_v in_o by_o that_o will_n which_o be_v original_o we_o for_o this_o be_v a_o true_a rule_n in_o divinity_n naturae_fw-la voluntas_fw-la capitis_fw-la totius_fw-la naturae_fw-la voluntas_fw-la reputatur_fw-la that_o adam_n will_n be_v the_o will_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o therefore_o this_o sin_n be_v voluntary_a in_o he_o and_o hereditary_a unto_o we_o be_v esteem_v in_o some_o sort_n voluntary_a unto_o we_o too_o second_o that_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v voluntary_a two_o way_n first_o efficient_a when_o the_o will_n do_v positive_o concur_v to_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v 5._o second_o deficient_a when_o the_o will_n be_v in_o fault_n for_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v though_o it_o be_v not_o do_v by_o itself_o for_o we_o must_v note_v that_o all_o other_o ult._n faculty_n be_v at_o first_o appoint_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o will_n &_o be_v not_o to_o move_v but_o upon_o her_o allowance_n and_o conduct_v and_o therefore_o when_o lust_n do_v prevent_v the_o consent_n and_o command_v of_o the_o will_n it_o be_v then_o manifest_a that_o the_o will_n be_v want_v to_o her_o office_n for_o to_o she_o it_o belong_v to_o suppress_v all_o contumacy_n and_o to_o forbid_v the_o do_n of_o any_o illegal_a thing_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n i_o understand_v that_o frequent_a speech_n of_o saint_n 14._o austen_n that_o sin_n be_v not_o sin_n except_o it_o be_v voluntary_a that_o be_v sin_n may_v altogether_o be_v prevent_v if_o the_o will_n itself_o have_v its_o primitive_a strength_n and_o be_v able_a to_o exercise_v upright_o that_o office_n of_o government_n and_o moderation_n over_o the_o whole_a man_n which_o at_o first_o it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o which_o thing_n the_o same_o 9_o father_n divine_o have_v express_v in_o his_o confession_n what_o a_o monstrous_a thing_n be_v this_o say_v he_o that_o the_o mind_n shall_v command_v the_o body_n and_o be_v obey_v and_o that_o it_o shall_v command_v itself_o and_o be_v resist_v his_o answer_n be_v the_o will_n be_v not_o a_o total_a will_n and_o therefore_o the_o command_n be_v not_o a_o total_a command_n 3._o for_o if_o the_o will_n be_v so_o through_o a_o enemy_n to_o lust_n as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v it_o will_v not_o be_v quiet_a till_o it_o have_v disthroned_n it_o these_o thing_n be_v premise_v we_o conclude_v that_o as_o our_o nature_n be_v universal_o vitiate_a and_o defile_v by_o adam_n so_o that_o pollution_n which_o from_o he_o we_o derive_v be_v not_o only_o the_o languor_n of_o nature_n the_o condition_n and_o calamity_n of_o mankind_n the_o womb_n seed_n fomenter_n formative_a virtue_n of_o other_o sin_n but_o be_v itself_o true_o and_o proper_o sin_n or_o to_o speak_v in_o 12._o the_o phrase_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v of_o itself_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n first_o where_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d transgression_n there_o be_v sin_n in_o this_o sin_n there_o be_v more_o for_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rebellion_n and_o antipathy_n against_o the_o whole_a law_n therefore_o concupiscence_n be_v sin_n second_o that_o which_o infer_v death_n and_o make_v man_n natural_o child_n of_o wrath_n be_v sin_n but_o lust_n and_o fleshly_a concupiscence_n revive_v bring_v death_n and_o wrath_n therefore_o it_o be_v sin_n three_o where_o there_o be_v a_o excess_n of_o sin_n that_o thing_n must_v needs_o be_v sinful_a but_o concupiscence_n by_o the_o commandment_n be_v exceed_o sinful_a ergo_fw-la four_o that_o which_o be_v hateful_a be_v evil_a and_o sinful_a for_o god_n make_v all_o thing_n beautiful_a and_o good_a and_o therefore_o very_o lovely_a but_o concupiscence_n be_v hateful_a what_o i_o hate_v that_o i_o do_v five_o that_o which_o quicken_v to_o all_o mischief_n and_o indispose_v to_o all_o good_a must_v needs_o be_v sinful_a as_o she_o that_o tempt_v and_o solicit_v to_o adultery_n may_v just_o be_v esteem_v a_o harlot_n but_o concupiscence_n tempt_v draw_v entice_v beget_v conceive_v indispose_v to_o good_a and_o provoke_v to_o evil_a therefore_o it_o be_v sin_n six_o that_o which_o be_v hellish_a and_o devilish_a must_v needs_o be_v sinful_a for_o that_o be_v a_o argument_n in_o the_o scripture_n to_o prove_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v exceed_o evil_n but_o concupiscence_n be_v even_o the_o hell_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o lust_n be_v devilish_a therefore_o they_o be_v sinful_a too_o nemo_fw-la se_fw-la palpet_fw-la say_v saint_n austen_n desus_fw-la satanas_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr deo_fw-la beatus_fw-la let_v no_o man_n sooth_n or_o flatter_v himself_o his_o happiness_n be_v from_o god_n for_o of_o himself_o he_o be_v altogether_o devilish_a seven_o that_o which_o be_v with_o christ_n crucify_v be_v sin_n for_o he_o bear_v our_o sin_n be_v his_o body_n upon_o the_o tree_n but_o our_o flesh_n and_o concupiscence_n be_v with_o christ_n crucify_v they_o that_o be_v christ_n have_v crucify_v the_o flâ—…sh_n with_o the_o affection_n and_o lust_n therefore_o it_o be_v sin_n last_o that_o which_o be_v wash_v away_o in_o baptism_n be_v sin_n for_o baptism_n be_v for_o remission_n of_o sin_n but_o concupiscence_n and_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n be_v do_v away_o in_o baptism_n therefore_o it_o be_v sin_n and_o this_o be_v the_o frequent_a argument_n of_o the_o ancient_a doctor_n against_o the_o pelagian_n to_o prove_v that_o infant_n 18._o have_v sin_n in_o their_o nature_n because_o they_o be_v baptize_v unto_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n to_o give_v some_o answer_n then_o to_o those_o pretend_a reason_n to_o the_o first_o we_o confess_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v toto_fw-la genere_fw-la necessary_a and_o yet_o sinful_a neither_o be_v original_a sin_n in_o that_o sort_n necessary_a to_o the_o nature_n in_o itself_o though_o to_o the_o nature_n in_o person_n proceed_v from_o adam_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o adam_n have_v free_a will_n and_o we_o in_o he_o to_o have_v keep_v that_o original_a righteousness_n in_o which_o we_o be_v create_v and_o what_o be_v to_o he_o sinful_a be_v to_o we_o likewise_o because_o we_o all_o be_v one_o in_o he_o we_o be_v then_o to_o distinguish_v of_o natural_a and_o necessary_a for_o it_o be_v either_o primitive_a and_o create_v or_o consequent_a and_o contract_a necessity_n the_o former_a will_v indeed_o void_a sin_n because_o god_n do_v never_o first_o make_v thing_n impossible_a and_o then_o command_v they_o but_o the_o latter_a grow_v out_o of_o man_n own_o will_n original_o must_v not_o therefore_o nullify_v the_o law_n of_o god_n because_o it_o disable_v the_o power_n of_o man_n for_o that_o be_v to_o make_v man_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o law_n to_o the_o second_o three_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v answer_v first_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v ground_v on_o its_o disproportion_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n not_o to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n now_o god_n law_n set_v bound_n and_o moderate_v the_o operation_n of_o all_o other_o power_n and_o part_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o wil._n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n complain_v of_o his_o sinful_a concupiscence_n even_o when_o his_o will_n be_v in_o a_o readiness_n to_o desire_v
love_v we_o when_o we_o be_v his_o enemy_n and_o enemy_n we_o be_v not_o but_o by_o 21._o wicked_a work_n now_o than_o if_o wicked_a work_n can_v not_o prevent_v the_o love_n of_o god_n why_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o they_o can_v nullyfie_v or_o destroy_v it_o if_o his_o grace_n do_v prevent_v sinner_n before_o their_o repentance_n that_o they_o may_v return_v shall_v it_o not_o much_o more_o preserve_v repent_v sinner_n that_o they_o may_v not_o perish_v if_o the_o mass_n guilt_n and_o greatness_n of_o adam_n sin_n in_o which_o all_o man_n be_v equal_o sharer_n and_o in_o which_o equality_n god_n look_v upon_o we_o with_o love_n and_o grace_n than_o 2._o which_o sin_n a_o great_a i_o think_v can_v be_v commit_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n if_o the_o bloody_a and_o crimson_a sin_n of_o the_o unconverted_a part_n of_o our_o life_n wherein_o we_o draw_v iniquity_n with_o cord_n of_o vanity_n and_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v with_o cart-rope_n if_o neither_o 7._o iniquity_n transgression_n nor_o sin_n neither_o sin_n of_o nature_n nor_o sin_n of_o course_n and_o custom_n nor_o sin_n of_o rebellion_n and_o contumacy_n can_v pose_v the_o goodness_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n to_o we_o then_o nor_o intercept_v or_o frustrate_v his_o counsel_n of_o love_v we_o when_o we_o be_v his_o enemy_n why_o shall_v any_o other_o sin_n overturn_v 1._o the_o stability_n of_o the_o same_o love_n and_o counsel_n when_o 40._o we_o be_v once_o his_o son_n and_o have_v a_o spirit_n give_v we_o to_o bewail_v and_o lament_v our_o fall_n i_o can_v here_o omit_v the_o excellent_a word_n of_o p_o fulgentius_n to_o this_o purpose_n the_o same_o grace_n say_v he_o of_o god_n immutable_a counsel_n do_v both_o begin_v our_o merit_n unto_o righteousness_n and_o consummate_v it_o unto_o glory_n do_v here_o make_v the_o will_v not_o to_o yield_v to_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o do_v hereafter_o free_a it_o from_o all_o infirmity_n do_v here_o renew_v it_o continuo_n juvamine_n and_o elsewhere_o jugi_fw-la auxilio_fw-la with_o a_o uninterrupted_a supportance_n and_o at_o last_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o full_a glory_n second_o god_n promise_v flow_v from_o this_o love_n and_o grace_n 40._o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n will_v i_o make_v say_v god_n and_o observe_v how_o it_o come_v to_o be_v everlasting_a and_o not_o frustrate_v or_o make_v temporary_a by_o we_o i_o will_v not_o turn_v away_o from_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o do_v they_o good_a true_a lord_n we_o know_v thou_o do_v not_o repent_v thou_o of_o thy_o love_n but_o though_o thou_o turn_v not_o from_o we_o o_o how_o frail_a how_o apt_a be_v we_o to_o turn_v away_o from_o thou_o and_o so_o to_o nullify_v this_o thy_o covenant_n of_o mercy_n unto_o ourselves_o nay_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v put_v my_o fear_n into_o their_o heart_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o i_o so_o elsewhere_o the_o lord_n tell_v we_o that_o his_o covenant_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o water_n of_o noah_n the_o sin_n of_o 10._o man_n can_v no_o more_o utter_o cancel_v or_o reverse_v god_n covenant_n of_o mercy_n towards_o they_o than_o they_o can_v bring_v back_o noah_n flood_n into_o the_o world_n again_o though_o for_o a_o moment_n he_o may_v be_v angry_a and_o hide_v his_o face_n yet_o his_o mercy_n in_o the_o main_n be_v great_a and_o everlasting_a the_o promise_n of_o god_n as_o they_o have_v truth_n so_o they_o have_v power_n in_o they_o they_o do_v not_o depend_v upon_o our_o resolution_n whether_o they_o shall_v be_v execute_v or_o no_o but_o by_o faith_n apprehend_v they_o and_o by_o hope_n wait_v upon_o god_n in_o they_o they_o frame_v and_o accommodate_v the_o heart_n to_o those_o condition_n which_o introduce_v then_o execution_n aug._n god_n make_v we_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o command_v we_o do_v not_o make_v he_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o promise_v 15._o tee_fw-mi be_v keep_v say_v the_o apostle_n by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n through_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n faith_n be_v first_o by_o god_n power_n wrought_v and_o preserve_v it_o be_v the_o 12._o faith_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o god_n namely_o that_o powerful_a operation_n which_o raise_v christ_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o 5._o your_o faith_n stand_v not_o in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n but_o in_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o then_o it_o become_v a_o effectual_a instrument_n of_o the_o same_o power_n to_o preserve_v we_o unto_o salvation_n 14._o they_o shall_v be_v all_o teach_v of_o god_n and_o every_o man_n that_o have_v hear_v and_o learn_v of_o the_o father_n come_v unto_o i_o there_o be_v a_o voluntary_a attendance_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n upon_o the_o ineffable_a sweetness_n of_o the_o father_n teach_v to_o conclude_v this_o point_n with_o that_o excellent_a and_o comfortable_a speech_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o prophet_n 6._o i_o the_o lord_n change_v not_o therefore_o you_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o consume_v it_o be_v nothing_o in_o or_o from_o yourselves_o but_o only_o the_o immutabilitie_n of_o my_o grace_n and_o promise_n which_o preserve_v you_o from_o be_v consume_v three_o the_o obsignation_n of_o the_o spirit_n ratify_v and_o secure_v these_o promise_n to_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o faithful_a for_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o 30._o handsel_n earnest_n and_o seal_v of_o our_o redemption_n and_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o obsignation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o redemption_n argue_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o end_n upon_o condition_n of_o the_o mean_n but_o it_o be_v a_o â—…1_n establish_n of_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d too_o into_o christ_n as_o a_o mean_n unto_o that_o end_n so_o that_o from_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n a_o man_n may_v conclude_v his_o interest_n in_o the_o whole_a at_o last_o as_o saint_n paul_n from_o the_o resurrection_n of_o 20._o christ_n the_o first_o fruit_n argue_v to_o the_o final_a accomplishment_n of_o the_o resurrection_n four_o the_o nature_n and_o effect_n of_o faith_n who_o property_n it_o be_v to_o make_v future_a thing_n present_v to_o the_o believer_n and_o to_o give_v they_o a_o be_v and_o by_o consequence_n a_o necessity_n and_o certainty_n to_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o soul_n even_o when_o they_o have_v not_o a_o be_v in_o themselves_o saint_n paul_n call_v it_o the_o subsistencie_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o the_o evidence_n 1._o and_o demonstration_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v which_o our_o saviour_n word_n do_v more_o full_o explain_v he_o that_o drink_v my_o blood_n have_v eternal_a life_n and_o shall_v never_o thirst_v 54._o though_o eternal_a life_n be_v to_o come_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o full_a fruition_n yet_o it_o be_v present_a already_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o we_o find_v our_o saviour_n take_v a_o future_a medium_n to_o prove_v a_o present_a blessedness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 32._o you_o be_v bless_v when_o man_n shall_v hate_v you_o &c_n &c_n for_o great_a be_v your_o reward_n in_o heaven_n which_o inference_n can_v not_o be_v sound_a unless_o that_o future_a medium_n be_v certain_a by_o the_o power_n of_o faith_n give_v unto_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v a_o presubsistencie_n for_o it_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o faith_n rom._n to_o look_v upon_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o if_o they_o be_v already_o confer_v upon_o we_o and_o the_o apostle_n use_v the_o like_a argument_n sin_n shall_v not_o have_v dominion_n over_o you_o for_o you_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o grace_n this_o be_v a_o strange_a inference_n in_o natural_a or_o civil_a thing_n to_o say_v you_o shall_v not_o die_v because_o you_o be_v in_o health_n or_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v reject_v because_o you_o be_v in_o favour_n but_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v seall_v by_o a_o oath_n make_v all_o the_o grant_n which_o therein_o be_v make_v irreversible_a and_o constant_a so_o that_o now_o as_o when_o a_o man_n be_v dead_a to_o the_o be_v of_o sin_n as_o the_o saint_n depart_v this_o life_n be_v the_o be_v of_o sin_n do_v no_o more_o trouble_v they_o nor_o return_v upon_o they_o so_o when_o a_o man_n be_v dead_a to_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n that_o dominion_n shall_v never_o any_o more_o return_n upon_o he_o consider_v further_o the_o formal_a effect_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v to_o 17._o unite_v a_o man_n unto_o christ._n by_o mean_n of_o which_o union_n christ_n and_o we_o be_v make_v 17._o one_o body_n for_o he_o that_o be_v join_v to_o christ_n be_v one_o and_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o 23._o he_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o his_o body_n and_o then_o sure_o of_o every_o member_n of_o his_o body_n too_o for_o 25._o the_o member_n have_v all_o care_n one_o
three_o treatise_n of_o the_o uanity_n of_o the_o creature_n the_o sinfulness_n of_o sinne._n the_o life_n of_o christ._n be_v the_o substance_n of_o several_a sermon_n preach_v at_o lincoln_n inn_n by_o edward_n reynoldes_n preacher_n to_o that_o honourable_a society_n and_o late_a fellow_n of_o merton_n college_n in_o oxford_n gal._n 2._o 20._o not_o i_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o london_n imprint_v by_o felix_n kyngston_n for_o robert_n bostocke_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o king_n head_n 1631._o honoratissimo_fw-la et_fw-la celeberrimo_fw-la doctissimorum_n jurisprudentium_fw-la collegio_fw-la hospitij_fw-la lincolniensis_fw-la magistris_fw-la uenerabilibus_fw-la socijsque_fw-la universis_fw-la auditoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la faventissimis_fw-la edwardus_n reynoldes_n eidem_n hetaeriae_fw-la a_o sacris_fw-la concionibus_fw-la tres_fw-la hosce_fw-la tractatus_fw-la de_fw-fr rerum_fw-la secularium_fw-la vanitate_fw-la de_fw-fr peccato_fw-la supra_fw-la modum_fw-la peccante_fw-la de_fw-fr christi_fw-la in_o renatis_fw-la vitâ_fw-la ac_fw-la vigore_fw-la ministerii_fw-la ibidem_fw-la svi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quaedam_fw-la exile_n quidem_fw-la &_o perexiguum_fw-la perpetuae_fw-la tamen_fw-la observantiae_fw-la summaeque_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la dilectionis_fw-la pignus_fw-la humiliter_fw-la &_o devotè_n d._n d._n d._n a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n the_o first_o treatise_n the_o vanity_n of_o the_o creature_n eccles_n 1._o 14._o proportion_n and_o propriety_n the_o ground_n of_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o soul_n pag._n 3_o the_o creature_n insufficient_a to_o satisfy_v the_o desire_n of_o the_o soul_n 4_o the_o ground_n hereof_o the_o vast_a disproportion_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o creature_n 7_o the_o creature_n vain_a 1._o in_o its_o nature_n and_o worth_n 9_o therefore_o we_o shall_v not_o trust_v in_o it_o nor_o swell_v with_o it_o 11_o the_o creature_n vain_a 2._o in_o its_o deadness_n and_o inefficacie_n 15_o therefore_o we_o shall_v not_o rely_v on_o it_o nor_o attribute_v sufficiency_n to_o it_o 19_o how_o to_o use_v the_o creature_n as_o a_o dead_a creature_n 1._o consider_v its_o dependence_n and_o subordination_n to_o god_n power_n 22_o 2._o sanctify_v and_o reduce_v it_o to_o its_o primitive_a goodness_n 24_o how_o the_o creature_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o word_n and_o prayer_n 26_o 3._o love_v it_o in_o its_o own_o order_n 34_o the_o creature_n vain_a 3_o in_o its_o duration_n 36_o the_o root_n of_o corruption_n in_o the_o creature_n 38_o corrupt_a mind_n be_v apt_a to_o conceive_v a_o immortality_n in_o earthly_a thing_n 46_o the_o proceed_n of_o god_n providence_n in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o earthly_a thing_n wise_a and_o just_a 48_o corrective_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o creature_n 1._o keep_v the_o intellectual_n sound_v and_o untainted_a 52_o 2._o by_o faith_n look_v through_o and_o above_o they_o 55_o 3._o convert_v they_o to_o holy_a use_n 58_o great_a disproportion_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o creature_n it_o be_v vexation_n of_o spirit_n 59_o caresare_n thorn_n because_o first_o they_o wound_v the_o spirit_n second_o they_o choke_v and_o overgrow_v the_o heart_n three_o they_o deceive_v four_a they_o vanish_v 59_o degree_n of_o this_o vexation_n 1._o in_o the_o procure_n of_o they_o 62_o 2._o in_o the_o multiply_a of_o they_o 64_o 3._o in_o the_o use_n of_o they_o discover_v 67_o 1._o in_o knowledge_n natural_a and_o civil_a 68_o 2._o in_o pleasure_n 70_o 3._o in_o riches_n 72_o 4._o in_o the_o review_n of_o they_o 74_o 5._o in_o the_o dispose_n of_o they_o 75_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o vexation_n 1._o god_n curse_n 76_o 2._o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n 78_o 3._o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o the_o creature_n 80_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o labour_n and_o pray_v for_o the_o creature_n though_o it_o vex_v the_o spirit_n 84_o we_o shall_v be_v humble_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o sin_n which_o have_v deface_v the_o creation_n 86_o we_o shall_v be_v wise_a to_o prevent_v those_o care_n which_o the_o creature_n be_v apt_a to_o breed_v 89_o irregular_a care_n be_v both_o superfluous_a and_o sinful_a 90_o how_o to_o take_v away_o or_o prevent_v vexation_n 1._o pray_v for_o that_o which_o be_v convenient_a to_o thy_o ability_n and_o occasion_n 94_o 2._o take_v nothing_o without_o christ._n 95_o 3._o throw_v out_o every_o execrable_a thing_n 97_o 4._o keep_v the_o spirit_n untouched_a and_o uncorrupted_a 98_o what_o it_o be_v to_o set_v the_o heart_n on_o the_o creature_n 99_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o most_o tender_a and_o delicate_a part_n of_o man_n 100_o a_o heart_n set_v on_o the_o world_n be_v without_o strengthâ—_n passive_a or_o active_a 1._o unable_a to_o bear_v temptation_n 1._o because_o satan_n proportion_v temptation_n to_o our_o lust_n 101_o 2._o because_o temptation_n be_v edge_v with_o promise_n and_o threaten_n 105_o 3._o god_n often_o give_v wicked_a man_n over_o to_o believe_v lie_n 107_o 2._o unable_a to_o bear_v affliction_n 108_o 3._o unable_a to_o perform_v any_o active_a obedience_n with_o strength_n 110_o how_o to_o use_v the_o creature_n as_o a_o vex_a creature_n 113_o the_o second_o treatise_n the_o sinfulness_n of_o sinne._n rome_n 7._o 9_o natural_a light_n not_o sufficient_a to_o understand_v the_o scripture_n 118_o how_o the_o commandment_n come_v to_o saint_n paul_n and_o how_o he_o be_v former_o without_o it_o 119_o a_o man_n may_v have_v the_o law_n in_o the_o letter_n and_o be_v without_o it_o in_o the_o power_n and_o spirit_n 121_o ignorance_n do_v natural_o beget_v blind_a zeal_n and_o strong_a misperswasion_n 122_o save_v knowledge_n be_v not_o of_o our_o own_o fetch_n in_o the_o spirit_n by_o the_o commandment_n convince_v a_o man_n to_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o sin_n 123_o nature_n teach_v some_o thing_n but_o it_o can_v thorough_o convince_v 125_o the_o spirit_n convince_v first_o 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his_o alm_n prayer_n and_o religious_a
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the_o state_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o make_v a_o man_n so_o to_o set_v to_o his_o own_o seal_n and_o serious_a acknowledgement_n to_o this_o truth_n that_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n as_o that_o withal_o he_o shall_v feel_v within_o himself_o the_o quality_n of_o that_o estate_n and_o in_o humility_n and_o selfe-abhorrencie_a conclude_v against_o himself_o all_o the_o naughtiness_n and_o loathsome_a influence_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o kindle_v and_o catch_v in_o his_o nature_n and_o person_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o estate_n and_o so_o not_o in_o expression_n only_o but_o in_o experience_n not_o in_o word_n but_o in_o truth_n not_o out_o of_o fear_n but_o out_o of_o loathe_v not_o out_o of_o constraint_n but_o most_o willing_o not_o out_o of_o formality_n but_o out_o of_o humility_n not_o according_a to_o the_o general_a voice_n but_o out_o of_o a_o serious_a scrutiny_n and_o self_n examination_n load_n and_o charge_n himself_o with_o all_o the_o noisomenesse_n and_o venom_n with_o all_o 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peter_z gives_z two_o reason_n of_o it_o because_o such_o man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o pet._n 3._o 16._o 1._o unlearned_a man_n namely_o in_o the_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n have_v not_o be_v teach_v of_o god_n what_o the_o 20._o truth_n be_v in_o jesus_n till_o that_o time_n a_o man_n will_v never_o put_v off_o his_o lust_n but_o defend_v they_o and_o rather_o make_v crooked_a the_o rule_n coin_n distinction_n and_o evasion_n upon_o the_o law_n itself_o then_o judge_v himself_o and_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n 2._o fickle_a unstable_a man_n man_n apt_a to_o be_v toss_v up_o and_o down_o like_o 37._o empty_a cloud_n with_o every_o blast_n never_o root_v nor_o ground_v in_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n unsteadfast_a in_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n that_o 23._o lie_v not_o hold_v on_o it_o
unto_o two_o man_n in_o several_a by_o diverse_a way_n of_o propriety_n or_o unto_o sundry_a purpose_n a_o house_n belong_v whole_o to_o the_o landlord_n for_o the_o purpose_n of_o profit_n and_o revenue_n and_o whole_o to_o the_o tenant_n for_o the_o purpose_n of_o use_n and_o inhabitation_n but_o it_o seem_v in_o ordinary_a reason_n impossible_a for_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o belong_v whole_o to_o sundry_a man_n in_o regard_n of_o all_o purpose_n for_o which_o it_o serve_v but_o such_o a_o ample_a propriety_n have_v every_o man_n to_o original_a sin_n that_o he_o hold_v it_o all_o and_o to_o all_o purpose_n for_o which_o it_o serve_v for_o though_o some_o sin_n there_o be_v which_o can_v by_o some_o man_n be_v proper_o commit_v proper_o i_o say_v because_o by_o way_n of_o provocation_n or_o occasion_n or_o approbation_n or_o the_o like_a one_o man_n may_v participate_v in_o the_o sin_n which_o another_o commit_v as_o a_o king_n can_v be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o his_o superior_n in_o government_n because_o he_o have_v no_o superior_n a_o lay_v man_n can_v commit_v the_o sinneâ—…_n of_o a_o minister_n a_o unmarried_a man_n the_o sin_n of_o a_o husband_n etc._n etc._n yet_o this_o disability_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o exigence_n of_o personal_a condition_n but_o no_o way_n out_o of_o the_o limitednesse_n or_o impotency_n of_o original_a sin_n which_o in_o every_o man_n serve_v to_o all_o the_o purpose_n which_o can_v consist_v with_o that_o man_n condition_n and_o as_o his_o condition_n alter_v so_o be_v it_o likewise_o fruitful_a unto_o new_a sin_n and_o these_o be_v two_o great_a aggravation_n of_o this_o sinful_a inheritance_n that_o it_o come_v whole_a unto_o every_o man_n and_o that_o every_o man_n have_v it_o unto_o all_o the_o purpose_n for_o which_o it_o serve_v three_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o in_o original_a sin_n as_o in_o all_o other_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n deordination_n or_o sinfulness_n and_o gild_n or_o obligation_n unto_o 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stain_v the_o blood_n of_o all_o his_o posterity_n and_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a for_o the_o latter_a that_o though_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n may_v be_v remit_v to_o the_o father_n yet_o from_o he_o it_o may_v be_v transmit_v to_o his_o child_n every_o parent_n be_v the_o channel_n of_o death_n to_o his_o posterity_n totum_fw-la gonuâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d fecit_fw-la adam_n be_v damnationis_fw-la 3._o traduceâ—…_n adam_n do_v diffuse_v and_o propagate_v damnation_n unto_o all_o mankind_n neither_o be_v 〈◊〉_d any_o wonder_n or_o injustice_n that_o from_o a_o curse_a root_n shall_v proceed_v branch_n fit_a for_o 19_o nothing_o but_o the_o fire_n as_o a_o jew_n that_o be_v circumcise_v bring_v forth_o a_o uncircumcised_a son_n as_o clean_o crne_v sow_v come_v up_o with_o chaff_n and_o stubble_n as_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o good_a olive_n bring_v forth_o a_o wild_a olive_n so_o be_v it_o with_o the_o best_a that_o be_v their_o grace_n concur_v not_o to_o natural_a generation_n and_o therefore_o 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as_o to_o bring_v damnation_n to_o the_o person_n justify_v yet_o it_o never_o cease_v to_o be_v mortal_a de_fw-fr merito_fw-la that_o be_v to_o be_v damnable_a in_o itself_o in_o regard_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o obliquity_n though_o in_o event_n and_o execution_n the_o damnable_a virtue_n of_o sin_n be_v prevent_v by_o faith_n which_o cure_v it_o and_o by_o repentance_n which_o forsake_v and_o cut_v it_o off_o for_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o to_o merit_v damnation_n belong_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n but_o to_o bring_v forth_o damnation_n belong_v to_o the_o accomplishment_n and_o finish_n of_o sin_n when_o it_o be_v suffer_v 15._o to_o grow_v to_o its_o measure_n never_o interrupt_v never_o prevent_v god_n have_v patience_n towards_o sinner_n and_o wait_v for_o their_o repentance_n and_o do_v not_o present_o pour_v out_o all_o his_o wrath_n if_o in_o this_o interim_n man_n will_v be_v persuade_v in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o peace_n to_o accept_v of_o mercy_n offer_v and_o to_o break_v of_o sin_n before_o the_o epha_n be_v full_a than_o their_o 30._o sin_n shall_v not_o end_v in_o death_n but_o if_o they_o neglect_v all_o god_n mercy_n and_o go_v on_o still_o till_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n than_o sin_n grow_v to_o a_o ripeness_n and_o will_v undoubted_o bring_v forth_o death_n since_o therefore_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n pass_v to_o posterity_n even_o when_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o be_v remit_v in_o the_o paâ—…ent_n needs_o must_v the_o guilt_n thereof_o pass_v too_o till_o by_o grace_n it_o be_v do_v away_o four_o in_o original_a sin_n there_o be_v a_o twofold_a denomination_n 〈◊〉_d or_o formality_n it_o be_v both_o a_o sin_n and_o a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n for_o it_o be_v a_o absurd_a conceit_n of_o some_o man_n who_o make_v it_o a_o impossibility_n for_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o be_v both_o a_o 85._o sin_n and_o a_o punishment_n when_o a_o prodigal_a spend_v all_o his_o money_n upon_o uncleanness_n be_v not_o this_o man_n poverty_n both_o his_o sin_n and_o his_o punishment_n when_o a_o drunkard_n bring_v disease_n on_o his_o body_n and_o drown_v his_o reason_n be_v not_o that_o man_n impotency_n and_o sottishness_n both_o his_o sin_n and_o his_o punishment_n indeed_o sin_n can_v right_o be_v call_v a_o inflict_v 4._o punishment_n for_o god_n do_v not_o put_v it_o into_o any_o man_n yet_o it_o no_o way_n imply_v contradiction_n but_o rather_o abundant_o magnify_v the_o justice_n and_o wisdom_n of_o almighty_a god_n to_o say_v that_o he_o can_v order_v sin_n to_o be_v a_o scourge_n and_o punishment_n to_o itself_o and_o so_o saint_n austen_n call_v it_o a_o penal_a viciousness_n or_o corruption_n so_o that_o in_o the_o derivation_n of_o this_o â—…in_n we_o have_v unto_o we_o propagate_v the_o very_a wrath_n of_o god_n it_o be_v like_o aaron_n rod_n on_o our_o part_n a_o branch_n that_o bud_v unto_o iâ—…iquitie_n and_o on_o god_n part_n a_o serpent_n that_o sting_v unto_o death_n so_o that_o adam_n be_v a_o twofold_a cause_n of_o this_o sin_n in_o his_o posterity_n a_o meritorious_a cause_n he_o do_v deserve_v it_o by_o prevarication_n as_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n &_o a_o efficient_a cause_n he_o do_v derive_v it_o by_o contagion_n as_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o this_o be_v the_o wretchedness_n of_o this_o sin_n that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o mean_n to_o bring_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o we_o but_o be_v also_o some_o part_n and_o beginning_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n in_o we_o and_o so_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o earnest_n and_o first_o fruit_n of_o damnation_n not_o as_o if_o it_o be_v by_o god_n infuse_v into_o our_o nature_n for_o we_o have_v it_o put_v into_o we_o no_o other_o way_n but_o by_o seminal_a contagion_n 3._o and_o propagation_n from_o adam_n but_o god_n see_v man_n throw_v away_o and_o waste_v
the_o good_a and_o refuse_v the_o evil_a ro._n 7._o 18._o second_o no_o evil_a lust_n rise_v or_o stir_v 15._o though_o it_o prevent_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o will_n but_o the_o will_n may_v be_v esteem_v faulty_a not_o in_o this_o that_o it_o consent_v unto_o it_o but_o in_o this_o that_o it_o do_v not_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v hinder_v and_o suppress_v it_o for_o the_o stir_n of_o lust_n before_o the_o will_n be_v their_o usurpation_n and_o inordinatenesse_n not_o their_o nature_n which_o therefore_o the_o will_n according_a to_o that_o primitive_a sovereignty_n which_o in_o man_n nature_n she_o have_v aught_o to_o rectify_v and_o order_n again_o three_o original_a sin_n though_o to_o person_n it_o be_v not_o yet_o to_o the_o nature_n it_o be_v voluntary_a and_o to_o the_o person_n in_o adam_n as_o in_o their_o common_a father_n for_o with_o they_o otherwise_o then_o in_o he_o no_o covenant_n can_v be_v make_v and_o even_o in_o humane_a law_n the_o act_n of_o parent_n can_v circumscribe_v their_o child_n to_o the_o three_o we_o utter_o deny_v that_o god_n do_v take_v away_o original_a righteousness_n from_o man_n but_o he_o 32._o throw_v it_o away_o himself_o god_n indeed_o withhold_v it_o and_o do_v not_o obtrude_v again_o that_o upon_o we_o which_o we_o reject_v before_o but_o he_o do_v not_o snatch_v it_o away_o but_o man_n in_o sin_v do_v nullify_v it_o to_o himself_o for_o what_o be_v righteousness_n in_o adam_n but_o 13._o perfect_a and_o universal_a rectitude_n whereby_o the_o whole_a man_n be_v sweet_o order_v by_o god_n law_n and_o within_o himself_o now_o adam_n sin_n have_v so_o many_o evil_n in_o it_o as_o it_o have_v pride_n ambition_n ingratitude_n robbery_n luxury_n idolatry_n murder_n and_o the_o like_a needs_o must_v that_o sin_n spoil_v that_o original_a righteousness_n which_o be_v and_o ought_v to_o be_v universal_a second_o we_o grant_v that_o original_a sin_n be_v not_o only_o a_o fault_n but_o a_o punishment_n too_o but_o 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a_o endowment_n of_o which_o the_o former_a contempt_n and_o indignity_n have_v just_o make_v they_o ever_o after_o destitute_a concupiscence_n we_o may_v conceive_v both_o as_o a_o disorder_n and_o as_o a_o penalty_n consider_v it_o as_o a_o punishment_n and_o so_o though_o it_o be_v not_o by_o god_n effect_v in_o nature_n for_o he_o tempt_v no_o man_n much_o less_o do_v he_o corrupt_v any_o yet_o be_v it_o subject_a to_o his_o wisdom_n and_o ordination_n who_o after_o he_o have_v be_v by_o adam_n forsake_v do_v then_o forsake_v he_o likewise_o and_o give_v he_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o own_o counsel_n leave_v he_o to_o transmit_v upon_o other_o that_o seminary_n of_o uncleanness_n which_o himself_o have_v contract_v consider_v it_o as_o a_o vice_n and_o so_o we_o say_v that_o lust_n or_o flesh_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o part_n as_o such_o or_o such_o part_n but_o be_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o whole_a nature_n either_o part_n whereof_o though_o it_o do_v not_o 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penalenesse_n and_o traduction_n of_o original_a concupiscence_n reserve_v to_o other_o their_o liberty_n in_o such_o thing_n wherein_o a_o latitude_n of_o opinion_n may_v consist_v with_o the_o unity_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n but_o to_o return_v to_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v more_o for_o practice_n this_o doctrine_n of_o original_a sin_n do_v direct_v we_o in_o our_o 13._o humiliation_n for_o sin_n show_v we_o whither_o we_o shall_v rise_v in_o judge_v and_o condemn_v ourselves_o even_o as_o high_a as_o our_o fleshly_a lust_n and_o corrupt_a nature_n let_v not_o any_o man_n say_v say_v s._n james_n that_o he_o be_v tempt_v of_o god_n i_o shall_v go_v further_o let_v not_o any_o man_n say_v of_o himself_o by_o way_n of_o excuse_n extenuation_n or_o exoneration_n of_o himself_o i_o be_v tempt_v of_o satan_n or_o of_o the_o world_n and_o who_o can_v be_v too_o hard_a for_o such_o enemy_n who_o can_v withstand_v such_o strong_a solicitation_n 4._o let_v not_o any_o man_n resolve_v 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mingle_v his_o temptation_n with_o all_o than_o he_o do_v in_o he_o they_o will_v be_v equal_o successelesâ—…e_a but_o this_o be_v his_o great_a advantage_n that_o he_o have_v our_o evil_a nature_n to_o help_v he_o and_o hold_v intelligence_n with_o he_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v rise_v as_o high_a as_o that_o in_o our_o humiliation_n for_o sin_n for_o that_o will_v keep_v we_o ever_o humble_a because_o concupiscence_n will_v be_v ever_o stiâ—…ring_v in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o will_v make_v we_o thorough_o humble_a because_o thereby_o sin_n be_v make_v altogether_o our_o own_o when_o we_o attribute_v it_o not_o to_o casualty_n or_o accidental_a miscarriage_n but_o to_o our_o nature_n as_o david_n do_v in_o sin_n be_v i_o shape_v and_o in_o iniquity_n do_v 7._o my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o
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and_o dissolution_n upon_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o nature_n four_o it_o be_v a_o mortal_a &_o apoysonous_a pollution_n the_o pollution_n of_o deadly_a sore_n &_o putrefaction_n i_o say_v unto_o thou_o in_o 6._o thy_o blood_n live_v yea_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o blood_n live_v it_o note_n that_o that_o estate_n wherein_o they_o be_v in_o their_o sin_n be_v so_o deadly_a that_o the_o cure_n of_o they_o be_v very_o difficult_a it_o require_v the_o repetition_n of_o god_n power_n and_o mercy_n if_o a_o child_n new_o bear_v shall_v lie_v expose_v in_o its_o blood_n to_o the_o injury_n of_o a_o cold_a air_n not_o have_v the_o navel_n cut_v nor_o the_o body_n wrap_v or_o wash_v or_o tend_v at_o all_o how_o quick_o will_v it_o be_v that_o from_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o mother_n it_o will_v drop_v into_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o state_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o estate_n of_o nakedness_n blood_n impotency_n obnoxiousnesse_n to_o all_o the_o temptation_n and_o snare_n of_o satan_n to_o all_o the_o dart_n of_o death_n and_o hell_n the_o ancient_n compare_v it_o to_o fall_v into_o a_o pit_n full_a of_o dirt_n and_o stone_n a_o man_n be_v not_o only_o pollute_v but_o he_o be_v bruise_v and_o wound_v by_o it_o to_o conclude_v there_o be_v no_o deformity_n nor_o filthiness_n extant_a which_o do_v not_o rise_v from_o sin_n it_o be_v sin_n which_o put_v bondage_n into_o the_o creature_n which_o bring_v discord_n and_o deformity_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v sin_n which_o put_v devilishnesse_n into_o angel_n of_o heaven_n and_o hurry_v they_o down_o from_o their_o first_o habitation_n it_o be_v sin_n which_o put_v a_o sting_n into_o death_n without_o which_o though_o it_o kill_v yet_o it_o can_v curse_v it_o be_v sin_n which_o put_v fire_n into_o hell_n and_o supply_n unto_o all_o eternity_n the_o fuel_n &_o material_n for_o those_o unextinguishable_a slame_n it_o be_v sin_n which_o put_v hell_n into_o the_o conscience_n and_o arm_n a_o man_n with_o terror_n and_o amazement_n against_o himself_o it_o be_v sin_n which_o put_v rottenness_n and_o dishonour_n into_o the_o grave_n he_o that_o die_v without_o sin_n rise_v up_o without_o corruption_n it_o be_v sin_n which_o wring_v out_o those_o clamour_n and_o groan_n of_o bruit_n creature_n which_o wrestle_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o adam_n fall_n it_o be_v sin_n which_o enrage_v and_o mad_v one_o beast_n against_o another_o and_o one_o man_n against_o another_o &_o one_o nation_n against_o another_o it_o be_v sin_n which_o bring_v shame_n and_o dishonour_n upon_o that_o nakedness_n unto_o which_o all_o the_o creature_n in_o paradise_n do_v owe_v awe_n and_o reverence_n it_o be_v sin_n which_o turn_v sodom_n into_o a_o stink_a lake_n and_o jerusalem_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o earth_n into_o a_o desolation_n and_o haunt_n for_o owl_n and_o bittern_n it_o be_v sin_n which_o so_o often_o stain_v heaven_n and_o earth_n with_o the_o mark_n of_o god_n vengeance_n and_o which_o will_v one_o day_n roll_n up_o in_o darkness_n and_o devoute_n with_o fire_n and_o reduce_v to_o its_o primitive_a confusion_n the_o whole_a frame_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v sin_n which_o put_v horror_n into_o the_o law_n make_v that_o which_o be_v at_o first_o a_o law_n of_o life_n and_o liberty_n to_o be_v a_o law_n of_o bondage_n and_o death_n full_a of_o weakness_n unprofitablenesse_n hideousness_n and_o curse_n it_o be_v sin_n which_o put_v malignity_n and_o venom_n into_o the_o very_a gospel_n make_v it_o a_o savour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n that_o be_v of_o another_o deep_a death_n and_o sore_a condemnation_n which_o by_o trample_v upon_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n we_o draw_v upon_o ourselves_o unto_o that_o death_n under_o which_o we_o lie_v before_o by_o the_o malediction_n of_o the_o law_n and_o last_o which_o be_v the_o high_a that_o can_v be_v speak_v of_o the_o veâ—…ome_n of_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v sin_n which_o in_o a_o sort_n and_o to_o speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n have_v put_v hatred_n into_o god_n himself_o have_v move_v the_o most_o merciful_a gracious_a and_o compassionate_a creator_n to_o hate_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o make_v and_o not_o to_o take_v pity_n upon_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n if_o god_n have_v look_v round_o about_o his_o own_o work_n he_o can_v have_v find_v nothing_o but_o goodness_n in_o they_o and_o theresore_n nothing_o but_o love_n in_o himself_o but_o when_o sin_n come_v into_o the_o world_n it_o make_v the_o lord_n repent_v and_o grieve_v and_o hate_v and_o destroy_v his_o own_o workmanship_n and_o the_o consideration_n hereof_o shall_v drive_v we_o all_o like_a leper_n and_o pollute_a wretch_n to_o that_o fountain_n in_o israel_n which_o be_v open_v for_o sin_n and_o for_o uncleanness_n to_o buy_v of_o he_o white_a raiment_n that_o we_o may_v be_v clothe_v and_o the_o shame_n of_o our_o nakedness_n may_v not_o appear_v for_o which_o purpose_n we_o must_v first_o find_v out_o the_o pollution_n of_o sin_n in_o 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hand_n full_a of_o blood_n and_o then_o come_v the_o like_a precept_n to_o the_o apostle_n here_o wash_v you_o make_v you_o clean_o put_v away_o the_o evil_a of_o your_o do_n from_o before_o my_o eye_n etc._n etc._n but_o can_v a_o unclean_a thing_n cleanse_v itself_o can_v that_o which_o be_v intrinsical_o natural_o inherent_o uncleare_a purify_v itself_o it_o may_v pollute_v any_o thing_n which_o touch_v it_o but_o how_o can_v it_o cease_v from_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o its_o nature_n or_o wipe_v out_o that_o which_o have_v eat_v in_o and_o be_v mark_v in_o its_o very_a substance_n it_o be_v true_a of_o ourselves_o we_o can_v cleanse_v ourselves_o it_o be_v christ_n office_n to_o sanctify_v 14._o his_o church_n and_o it_o be_v his_o comeliness_n with_o which_o we_o be_v adorn_v without_o he_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o yet_o have_v 5._o he_o we_o must_v wash_v ourselves_o for_o god_n work_v not_o upon_o man_n as_o a_o carver_n upon_o a_o stone_n when_o he_o will_v induce_v the_o shape_n and_o proportion_n of_o a_o man_n but_o yet_o leave_v it_o a_o stone_n still_o and_o no_o more_o but_o as_o himself_o do_v work_v upon_o earth_n in_o paradise_n when_o he_o breathe_v into_o it_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o so_o make_v it_o a_o live_a creature_n it_o be_v true_a a_o natural_a man_n be_v as_o dead_a to_o grace_v as_o a_o stone_n be_v to_o natural_a life_n and_o therefore_o if_o only_a man_n shall_v work_v upon_o he_o he_o will_v continue_v as_o dead_a still_o but_o he_o who_o of_o dead_a earth_n make_v a_o live_a man_n be_v able_a of_o stone_n to_o raise_v up_o child_n unto_o abraham_n and_o the_o work_n of_o conversion_n be_v a_o work_n of_o vivification_n now_o then_o be_v quicken_v we_o must_v walk_v 20._o and_o work_v
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