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and_o the_o apostle_n say_v it_o enter_v by_o one_o for_o they_o two_o make_v but_o one_o two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n by_o one_o it_o enter_v yet_o both_o sin_v r._n 1._o because_o all_o parent_n have_v be_v poison_v with_o sin_n whereby_o their_o nature_n be_v infect_v do_v convey_v this_o poison_n unto_o their_o child_n as_o the_o brood_n of_o viper_n toad_n and_o spider_n must_v needs_o resemble_v they_o and_o have_v poison_n in_o they_o hence_o be_v that_o of_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 7.18_o a_o corrupt_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n for_o if_o the_o tree_n be_v not_o find_v the_o fruit_n will_v prove_v taint_v and_o therefore_o say_v job_n job_n 14.4_o who_o can_v bring_v a_o clean_a thing_n out_o of_o a_o unclean_a not_o one_o this_o reason_n our_o saviour_n gi_v why_o all_o that_o be_v in_o man_n by_o nature_n be_v flesh_n that_o be_v corrupt_a and_o sinful_a because_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v of_o corrupt_a parent_n john_n 3.6_o 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operation_n so_o virtue_n consist_v in_o medio_fw-la as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o mean_a between_o they_o of_o the_o moderation_n of_o these_o excess_n and_o the_o supply_n of_o these_o desire_n be_v call_v virtue_n or_o grace_n by_o their_o several_a effidient_n virtue_n by_o moralist_n in_o so_o much_o as_o by_o education_n and_o by_o the_o light_n and_o strength_n of_o nature_n they_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n correct_v and_o grace_n by_o divine_n because_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n gracious_a spirit_n they_o be_v reform_v so_o that_o to_o draw_v all_o into_o a_o sum_n we_o may_v reduce_v original_a sin_n unto_o these_o three_o hâ—â—d_n 1._o reatus_fw-la inobedient_a to_o guiltiness_n of_o disobedience_n against_o god_n law_n 2._o defectus_fw-la boni_fw-la a_o defect_n or_o wâ—nâ—_n of_o all_o goodness_n in_o ourselves_o 3._o proclivitas_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la a_o inclination_n unto_o wickedness_n in_o all_o thing_n we_o go_v about_o to_o do_v the_o first_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o time_n past_a the_o second_o or_o the_o time_n present_a and_o the_o three_o of_o the_o time_n to_o come_v the_o one_o by_o imputation_n the_o other_o by_o inhesion_n the_o last_o by_o inclination_n be_v in_o the_o first_o place_n make_v guilty_a of_o sin_n by_o the_o just_a imputation_n of_o the_o wilful_a disobedience_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n because_o we_o be_v then_o in_o their_o loin_n as_o part_n of_o they_o that_o now_o descend_v from_o they_o and_o spring_v out_o of_o they_o 2_o be_v thereby_o make_v deficient_a and_o deprive_v of_o all_o righteousness_n which_o god_n have_v create_v in_o we_o and_o that_o happiness_n that_o be_v intend_v for_o we_o last_o be_v then_o wicked_o dispose_v there_o be_v in_o every_o part_n of_o we_o as_o well_o inferior_a of_o the_o body_n as_o superior_a of_o the_o soul_n a_o disposition_n or_o propensity_n a_o inclination_n or_o proclivity_n to_o err_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n law_n whereby_o we_o ourselves_o every_o one_o of_o we_o shall_v effect_v or_o bring_v to_o perfection_n our_o own_o final_a overthrow_n or_o destruction_n unless_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n it_o be_v prevent_v this_o be_v the_o catastrophe_n this_o be_v the_o universal_a corruption_n and_o subversion_n of_o man_n be_v every_o way_n sinful_a both_o in_o semine_fw-la in_o embrione_n and_o in_o homine_fw-la sinful_a in_o his_o conception_n and_o shape_a sinful_a in_o his_o growth_n and_o increase_n and_o also_o sinful_a in_o his_o strength_n and_o perfection_n of_o be_v and_o that_o not_o in_o any_o mean_a or_o remiss_a degree_n but_o in_o every_o one_o of_o these_o sin_n be_v out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a all_o this_o and_o much_o more_o than_o this_o be_v the_o sorrowful_a and_o penitent_a soul_n of_o the_o prophet_n strong_o possess_v and_o afflict_v with_o all_o in_o his_o deep_a meditation_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o place_n where_o he_o say_v i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o and_o thus_o have_v brief_o run_v over_o the_o matter_n and_o unfold_v the_o scope_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n as_o well_o as_o my_o understanding_n will_v serve_v and_o therein_o propound_v only_a matter_n of_o instruction_n for_o the_o information_n of_o our_o understanding_n teach_v we_o what_o we_o be_v to_o know_v it_o remain_v in_o the_o next_o place_n that_o we_o collect_v out_o of_o the_o precedent_a discourse_n such_o moral_a document_n for_o the_o reformation_n of_o our_o life_n as_o may_v direct_v we_o what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v out_o of_o which_o though_o i_o may_v observe_v many_o yet_o i_o will_v pitch_v my_o thought_n only_o upon_o those_o two_o 1._o that_o the_o dear_a saint_n so_o well_o as_o the_o great_a sinner_n be_v in_o their_o infancy_n original_o sinful_a 2._o that_o the_o sin_n which_o we_o be_v from_o our_o very_a infancy_n stain_v withal_o be_v convey_v by_o our_o parent_n unto_o we_o concern_v the_o first_o truth_n you_o have_v it_o here_o confirm_v by_o the_o confession_n of_o one_o that_o be_v record_v to_o be_v a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n and_o thereby_o repute_v to_o be_v a_o most_o dear_a saint_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o plead_v not_o immunity_n from_o sin_n in_o his_o very_a infancy_n but_o say_v that_o he_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v his_o mother_n conceive_v he_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n with_o david_n the_o father_n be_v solomon_n the_o son_n prov._n 22.15_o where_o he_o lay_v it_o down_o as_o a_o undeniable_a axiom_n that_o foolishness_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o child_n by_o which_o phrase_n be_v mean_v nothing_o but_o wickedness_n and_o finn_n which_o be_v on_o a_o child_n as_o a_o fardel_n or_o pack_n on_o a_o horse_n back_o which_o he_o can_v never_o of_o himself_o shake_v off_o and_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n why_o the_o lord_n himself_o speak_v of_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v then_o the_o only_a church_n he_o have_v in_o the_o world_n esay_n 48.8_o thou_o be_v call_v a_o transgressor_n from_o the_o womb_n though_o they_o be_v a_o people_n in_o covenant_n with_o god_n yet_o in_o their_o infancy_n in_o the_o womb_n a_o transgressor_n yea_o out_o of_o the_o womb_n so_o visible_o before_o circumcision_n transgressor_n also_o according_a to_o that_o of_o saint_n paul_n eph._n 2.3_o we_o be_v all_o by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o other_o though_o the_o choose_a of_o god_n yet_o herein_o can_v plead_v no_o more_o privilege_n from_o the_o exemption_n of_o this_o inbred_a pollution_n than_o judas_n himself_o can_v who_o our_o saviour_n call_v no_o less_o than_o a_o devil_n joh._n 8.44_o have_v not_o i_o choose_v twelve_o and_o one_o of_o they_o be_v a_o devil_n hence_o be_v that_o of_o aug._n damnati_fw-la antequam_fw-la nati_fw-la and_o therefore_o by_o some_o original_a sin_n be_v conclude_v to_o be_v not_o only_o a_o privation_n but_o a_o corrupt_a habit_n like_v unto_o a_o disease_n which_o beside_o the_o privation_n of_o health_n have_v humores_fw-la malé_fw-fr dispositos_fw-la the_o humour_n ill_o dispose_v whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n as_o the_o lord_n speak_v gen._n 8.21_o we_o evil_n from_o his_o very_a youth_n there_o be_v a_o nature_n prone_a there_o be_v in_o he_o a_o natural_a pronesse_n and_o disposition_n to_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o young_a whelp_n of_o a_o lion_n or_o bear_v or_o a_o wolf_n to_o cruelty_n or_o in_o the_o very_a egg_n of_o a_o cockatrice_n before_o it_o be_v hatch_v which_o be_v the_o comparison_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n use_v esay_n 59.5_o whereupon_o say_v aug._n concupiscentia_fw-la lex_fw-la peccati_fw-la cum_fw-la parvulis_fw-la nascitur_fw-la concupiscence_n which_o be_v the_o law_n of_o sin_n be_v even_o bear_v with_o child_n and_o
saint_n paul_n say_v as_o much_o rom._n 7.18_o i_o know_v that_o in_o i_o that_o be_v in_o my_o flesh_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n and_o 2_o cor._n 3.5_o we_o be_v not_o sufficient_a of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n as_o of_o ourselves_o but_o our_o suffiencie_n be_v of_o god_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o doctrine_n be_v these_o r._n 1._o because_o of_o that_o guilt_n which_o infant_n stand_v in_o adam_n in_o who_o say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 5.12_o for_o so_o be_v that_o place_n render_v all_o have_v sin_v for_o adam_n be_v not_o then_o as_o one_o particular_a person_n but_o as_o the_o common_a stock_n and_o root_n of_o all_o mankind_n whereupon_o by_o this_o sin_n all_o his_o posterity_n which_o have_v be_v in_o sin_n as_o in_o the_o root_n become_v equal_o sinful_a hence_o be_v that_o of_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 7.18_o a_o corrupt_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a â—ruit_n and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n joh._n 3.6_o because_o that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n that_o be_v of_o the_o corrupt_a parent_n be_v sinful_a which_o be_v job_n meaning_n where_o he_o say_v no_o man_n can_v beget_v a_o child_n that_o be_v clean_o from_o sin_n himself_o be_v unclean_a this_o treason_n commit_v by_o adam_n run_v through_o the_o whole_a blood_n this_o leaven_n infect_v the_o whole_a lump_n this_o poison_n be_v diffuse_v into_o all_o mankind_n and_o since_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o man_n be_v disable_v from_o act_v that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o we_o know_v that_o water_n can_v rise_v no_o high_o than_o the_o fountain_n be_v nature_n will_v give_v it_o leave_v to_o go_v no_o high_o the_o fire_n give_v heat_n only_o within_o a_o certain_a compass_n and_o distance_n and_o no_o far_o nothing_o can_v work_v beyond_o the_o sphere_n of_o its_o own_o reach_n and_o activity_n so_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o corrupt_v nature_n to_o elevate_v itself_o to_o supernatural_a grace_n or_o to_o do_v any_o action_n prepare_v bend_a or_o 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the_o lord_n pronounce_v he_o happy_a that_o shall_v take_v the_o little_a one_o of_o the_o babylonian_n and_o dash_v out_o their_o brain_n against_o the_o stone_n and_o gen._n 19.25_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o in_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n none_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v spare_v no_o not_o the_o infant_n and_o suckling_n but_o god_n rain_v down_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n upon_o they_o the_o like_v you_o shall_v find_v numb_a 16_o 27._o where_o from_o the_o tabernacle_n it_o be_v say_v that_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n come_v out_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o door_n of_o their_o tent_n and_o their_o wife_n and_o their_o son_n and_o their_o little_a child_n all_o which_o be_v swallow_v up_o by_o the_o earth_n ver_fw-la 32._o as_o moses_n say_v and_o so_o go_v down_o quick_a into_o the_o pit_n now_o there_o can_v be_v no_o punishment_n inflict_v but_o where_o sin_n be_v presuppose_v neither_o can_v there_o be_v any_o sin_n in_o infant_n think_v on_o but_o what_o be_v original_o 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