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as_o you_o may_v see_v clear_o rom._n 3.9.19_o especial_o rom._n 5.12_o 17_o 18_o 19_o q._n and_o how_o so_o when_o as_o they_o be_v not_o then_o bear_v be_v it_o justice_n in_o god_n to_o punish_v all_o for_o one_o man_n offence_n a._n yes_o 1._o because_o adam_n sin_n be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o his_o person_n but_o common_a to_o all_o mankind_n adam_n sustain_v the_o place_n not_o of_o a_o private_a but_o a_o public_a person_n he_o be_v the_o father_n and_o root_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o receive_v whatsoever_o good_a he_o have_v not_o only_o for_o himself_o but_o all_o his_o posterity_n have_v he_o stand_v in_o obedience_n he_o and_o he_o have_v continue_v in_o that_o bless_a estate_n wherein_o they_o be_v create_v but_o now_o fall_v from_o that_o by_o his_o rebellion_n he_o bring_v the_o curse_n upon_o himself_o and_o all_o his_o posterity_n divine_n illustrate_v it_o thus_o in_o murder_n though_o the_o hand_n only_o kill_v yet_o the_o whole_a man_n become_v guilty_a in_o a_o 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very_a heathen_a can_v observe_v and_o say_v last_o i_o add_v be_v averse_a to_o all_o that_o be_v good_a rom._n 8.7_o gal._n 5.17_o jer._n 18.12_o second_o for_o your_o further_a humiliation_n under_o it_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o odious_a title_n give_v to_o it_o with_o the_o reason_n of_o they_o 1._o it_o be_v call_v original_a sin_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v ab_fw-la origine_fw-la from_o the_o begin_n of_o man_n fall_n second_o because_o it_o be_v cum_fw-la origine_fw-la with_o the_o begin_n of_o every_o man_n three_o because_o it_o be_v origo_fw-la the_o beginning_n root_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o actual_a sin_n second_o it_o be_v call_v the_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o we_o rom._n 7.17_o because_o it_o remain_v in_o all_o unto_o death_n three_o it_o be_v call_v the_o sin_n that_o easy_o encompass_v we_o heb._n 12.1_o or_o that_o soon_o overtake_v we_o and_o keep_v we_o from_o run_v the_o race_n set_v before_o we_o four_o it_o be_v call_v concupiscence_n or_o lust_n jam._n 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your_o sin_n both_o your_o own_o personal_a sin_n and_o your_o other_o man_n sin_n first_o your_o own_o personal_a sin_n to_o this_o end_n take_v notice_n what_o have_v be_v your_o sin_n by_o way_n of_o commission_n in_o thought_n word_n and_o deed_n what_o have_v be_v your_o sin_n by_o way_n of_o omission_n in_o public_a private_a secret_a what_o have_v be_v your_o sin_n of_o imperfection_n before_o and_o in_o yea_o and_o after_o duty_n what_o have_v be_v the_o sin_n of_o your_o childhood_n youth_n and_o ripe_a age_n what_o have_v be_v your_o sin_n against_o law_n gospel_n word_n and_o rod_n mercy_n and_o correction_n personal_n family_n national_a second_o that_o you_o may_v see_v your_o other_o man_n sin_n take_v notice_n wherein_o you_o have_v be_v faulty_a towards_o they_o by_o way_n of_o commission_n or_o omission_n as_o superior_n interiour_o equal_n five_o that_o you_o may_v be_v the_o more_o thorough_o humble_v meditate_v on_o the_o greatness_n of_o your_o sin_n to_o this_o 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they_o from_o self-destruction_n a_o serious_a meditation_n on_o these_o thing_n will_v be_v a_o effectual_a mean_n through_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n to_o break_v the_o heart_n for_o sin_n break_v off_o the_o heart_n from_o the_o love_n and_o like_v of_o all_o sin_n the_o three_o consequence_n of_o man_n fall_n to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o meditate_a on_o for_o our_o more_o thorough_a humiliation_n before_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o punishment_n and_o misery_n that_o fall_v upon_o man_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o first_o rebellion_n of_o man_n and_o this_o punishment_n be_v double_a privative_a and_o positive_a first_o for_o the_o privative_a punishment_n of_o man_n sin_n or_o the_o punishment_n of_o loss_n it_o consist_v in_o these_o particular_n first_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n favour_n which_o he_o enjoy_v in_o a_o perfect_a manner_n by_o creation_n so_o as_o now_o every_o one_o come_v into_o the_o world_n a_o child_n of_o wrath_n eph._n 2.3_o a_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o god_n to_o he_o both_o his_o person_n and_o all_o his_o action_n abominable_a to_o god_n 1._o his_o person_n rom._n 8.8_o 2._o his_o action_n prov._n 15.8_o isai_n 1.13_o 14._o titus_n 1.15_o to_o the_o impure_a all_o thing_n be_v impure_a the_o reason_n be_v 1._o because_o the_o tree_n must_v be_v good_a before_o the_o fruit_n can_v mat._n 7.18_o the_o person_n accept_v before_o the_o work_n can_v 2._o because_o the_o work_n of_o natural_a carnal_a man_n be_v not_o do_v by_o they_o in_o a_o right_a manner_n as_o knowledge_n faith_n and_o love_n without_o which_o god_n regard_v they_o not_o prov._n 19.2_o heb_fw-mi 11.6_o rom._n 13.8_o none_o be_v do_v to_o a_o right_a end_n viz._n the_o glory_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 10.31_o and_o therefore_o both_o their_o person_n and_o service_n abhor_v and_o reject_v of_o god_n isai_n 1._o jer._n 7._o second_o as_o man_n by_o his_o fall_n lose_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n so_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o god_n 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