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himself_o and_o many_o other_o in_o this_o life_n say_v 1_o john_n 4.17_o herein_o be_v our_o love_n make_v perfect_a that_o we_o may_v have_v boldness_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n but_o see_v first_o many_o thousand_o servant_n of_o god_n of_o every_o tribe_n seal_v and_o after_o i_o behold_v a_o great_a multitude_n which_o no_o man_n can_v number_v of_o all_o nation_n and_o kindred_n and_o people_n &_o tongue_n stand_v before_o the_o throne_n and_o before_o the_o lamb_n clothe_v with_o white_a robe_n and_o palm_n in_o their_o hand_n who_o come_v out_o of_o great_a tribulation_n here_o and_o have_v wash_v their_o robe_n and_o have_v make_v they_o white_a in_o the_o blood_n or_o spirit_n of_o the_o lamb_n rev._n 3.14_o and_o the_o like_a spectacle_n he_o see_v chap._n 14.4_o 5._o of_o man_n that_o follow_v the_o lamb_n wheresoever_o he_o go_v be_v redeem_v from_o among_o man_n and_o make_v the_o first_o fruit_n unto_o god_n and_o the_o lamb_n and_o in_o their_o mouth_n be_v 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the_o same_o because_o we_o know_v what_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v and_o have_v power_n to_o effect_v what_o we_o know_v whereas_o if_o the_o precept_n be_v impossible_a or_o environ_v with_o so_o great_a difficulty_n or_o thy_o will_n therein_o so_o abstruse_a and_o hide_a that_o the_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v understand_v which_o thy_o highness_n or_o majesty_n require_v of_o we_o albeit_o no_o man_n sin_n against_o his_o will_n yet_o he_o may_v many_o way_n excuse_v his_o offence_n or_o sin_n unless_o the_o equity_n and_o moderation_n of_o that_o which_o be_v command_v and_o the_o clear_a knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o distinction_n of_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v or_o not_o do_v have_v be_v sufficient_o provide_v for_o we_o by_o a_o intelligible_a authority_n and_o therewith_o the_o possibility_n facility_n and_o power_n have_v therein_o embrace_v each_o other_o basil_n magnus_n homil_n 3._o it_o be_v impious_a to_o say_v that_o the_o precept_n of_o god_n spirit_n be_v impossible_a and_o in_o psalm_n 119.155_o he_o say_v i_o know_v that_o thou_o behold_v i_o have_v not_o only_o fulfil_v thy_o commandment_n but_o i_o have_v do_v it_o also_o with_o a_o fervent_a mind_n chrysost_n homil_n 19_o in_o heb._n christ_n command_v nothing_o that_o be_v impossible_a in_o so_o much_o that_o many_o go_v beyond_o the_o commandment_n and_o homil_n 18._o the_o poeniton_n and_o if_o it_o be_v demand_v who_o ever_o do_v this_o he_o present_o answer_v saint_n paul_n saint_n peter_n and_o even_o the_o whole_a chorus_n or_o choir_n of_o saint_n and_o homil_n de_fw-fr penitent_a 8._o do_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a accuse_v the_o lord_n for_o he_o do_v not_o command_v thing_n that_o be_v impossible_a hieron_n symbol_n apost_n epist_n 17._o we_o detest_v their_o blasphemy_n who_o affirm_v that_o
a_o inward_a portraiture_n of_o righteousness_n a_o glimpse_n of_o the_o heavenly_a man_n yet_o earthy_a natural_a and_o mutable_a which_o we_o all_o bear_v at_o the_o first_o and_o so_o be_v say_v to_o have_v bear_v the_o image_n of_o the_o earthly_a 1_o cor._n 15.49_o this_o be_v oppose_v verse_n the_o 14_o of_o this_o 5_o chapter_n of_o the_o rom._n to_o moses_n another_o inward_a state_n or_o work_n of_o the_o law_n discover_v the_o deadliness_n of_o sin_n unto_o we_o with_o lightning_n thundering_n and_o terror_n heb._n 12.18_o 19_o the_o three_o adam_n be_v the_o old_a man_n of_o sin_n the_o four_o be_v the_o last_o adam_n the_o lord_n from_o heaven_n who_o be_v not_o as_o the_o first_o be_v with_o his_o weak_a image_n of_o righteousness_n a_o live_a soul_n but_o a_o quicken_a spirit_n 1_o cor._n 15.45_o it_o be_v the_o first_o then_o of_o those_o sour_a the_o adam_z of_o our_o earthly_a or_o natural_a man_n who_o yet_o with_o the_o help_n of_o the_o second_o be_v the_o image_n of_o he_o that_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v to_o the_o believer_n to_o wit_v the_o lord_n from_o heaven_n in_o who_o we_o first_o sin_n and_o die_v by_o our_o personal_a fall_n according_a to_o 1_o cor._n 15.22_o as_o in_o adam_n all_o die_v which_o do_v die_v so_o in_o christ_n shall_v all_o be_v make_v alive_a who_o be_v quicken_v for_o we_o prove_v before_o that_o no_o man_n do_v or_o can_v die_v by_o the_o first_o adam_n sin_n both_o by_o the_o law_n and_o god_n oath_n thereagainst_a as_o for_o the_o first_o 1_o cor._n 15.47_o 48_o 49._o we_o have_v show_v that_o it_o make_v for_o we_o and_o not_o against_o we_o as_o for_o ephes_n 2.3_o paul_n there_o confess_v that_o since_o his_o fall_n he_o and_o the_o fall_v jew_n as_o well_o as_o other_o be_v not_o child_n of_o god_n by_o love_n patience_n and_o meekness_n as_o in_o their_o first_o creation_n but_o child_n by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o wrath_n for_o so_o the_o word_n run_v in_o the_o greek_a and_o consequent_o the_o child_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o air_n as_o well_o as_o other_o according_a to_o rom._n 3.22_o 23._o unto_o the_o word_n of_o 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 we_o say_v that_o since_o the_o man_n personal_a fall_n and_o corruption_n he_o can_v neither_o by_o his_o own_o strength_n cleanse_v himself_o nor_o bring_v forth_o any_o righteousness_n or_o holiness_n that_o be_v in_o itself_o clean_o or_o pure_a unto_o psal_n 51.5_o behold_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 or_o warm_v i_o we_o answer_v that_o david_n speak_v here_o of_o his_o own_o first_o personal_a fall_n and_o disobedience_n or_o his_o first_o conception_n and_o form_v not_o in_o his_o natural_a mother_n belly_n but_o in_o the_o womb_n of_o sin_n according_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o eve_n who_o be_v at_o the_o first_o create_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o god_n that_o when_o she_o fall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tim._n 2.14_o but_o the_o woman_n be_v deceive_v be_v beget_v in_o the_o transgression_n thus_o the_o jew_n speak_v to_o the_o blind_a man_n joh._n 9.3_o 4._o thou_o wastaltogether_o bear_v insin_n and_o do_v thou_o teach_v we_o and_o david_n himself_o complain_v of_o some_o note_a wicked_a one_o the_o wicked_a be_v stranger_n from_o the_o womb_n they_o go_v astray_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v they_o speak_v lie_n psal_n 58.3_o 4_o 5._o if_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o their_o natural_a birth_n he_o can_v not_o true_o have_v say_v that_o they_o have_v either_o go_v astray_o or_o speak_v lie_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v this_o mother_n that_o conceive_v david_n in_o sin_n be_v his_o consent_n to_o the_o first_o temptation_n jam._n 1.15_o lust_n when_o it_o have_v conceive_v etc._n etc._n unto_o esay_n 48.8_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o will_v deal_v very_o treacherous_o and_o waste_v call_v a_o transgressor_n from_o the_o womb_n i_o say_v that_o man_n can_v not_o from_o the_o natural_a womb_n deal_v treacherous_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a womb_n of_o which_o the_o lord_n speak_v here_o and_o hosea_n 9.11_o as_o for_o ephrain_n their_o glory_n shall_v flee_v away_o like_o a_o bird_n from_o the_o birth_n and_o from_o the_o womb_n and_o from_o the_o conception_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o sin_n or_o in_o the_o false_a righteousness_n final_o unto_o gen._n 8.21_o for_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v evil_a from_o his_o youth_n i_o say_v that_o be_v true_a for_o before_o that_o time_n man_n usual_o lose_v their_o innocency_n and_o corrupt_v themselves_o but_o what_o be_v that_o to_o innate_a corruption_n and_o whereas_o he_o bring_v in_o augustine_n say_v in_o uno_fw-la universi_fw-la it_o be_v grant_v while_o we_o be_v in_o adam_n loin_n we_o be_v all_o one_o and_o so_o we_o be_v still_o in_o the_o natural_a adam_n at_o the_o first_o birth_n earthly_a but_o innocent_a and_o in_o the_o old_a adam_n of_o sin_n all_o one_o when_o we_o be_v fall_v and_o deprave_v that_o be_v be_v corrupt_a and_o sinful_a but_o be_v not_o all_o such_o in_o the_o same_o measure_n and_o degree_n but_o his_o follow_a position_n be_v these_o page_z 4._o that_o we_o be_v all_o in_o the_o first_o adam_n legal_o no_o but_o seminal_o only_a that_o there_o be_v a_o stipulation_n and_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o adam_n for_o all_o mankind_n that_o we_o be_v all_o party_n with_o he_o to_o any_o such_o covenant_n that_o we_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o curse_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o breach_n of_o that_o covenant_n all_o which_o be_v the_o mere_a figment_n of_o man_n brain_n that_o we_o have_v interest_n in_o the_o mercy_n promise_v in_o that_o pretend_a covenant_n of_o all_o which_o there_o be_v no_o footstep_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o word_n that_o be_v in_o he_o natural_o we_o be_v avoidable_a subject_n to_o all_o the_o bondage_n and_o burden_n which_o he_o or_o the_o humane_a nature_n then_o contract_v not_o so_o unless_o it_o be_v some_o temporal_a calamity_n with_o which_o god_n may_v just_o plague_v his_o posterity_n for_o his_o fall_n and_o sin_n yet_o he_o go_v on_o in_o page_n 4._o to_o prove_v that_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o first_o adam_n sin_n but_o by_o false_a principle_n or_o with_o true_a principle_n misapply_v as_o follow_v that_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v bear_v carry_v with_o it_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o which_o do_v bear_v it_o as_o touch_v the_o substance_n and_o accident_n proper_a to_o the_o special_a kind_n this_o be_v a_o truth_n and_o therefore_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v bear_v and_o breathe_v from_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v pure_a and_o the_o natural_a earthly_a man_n must_v needs_o be_v good_a in_o his_o kind_n as_o all_o other_o natural_a live_a creature_n be_v that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n in_o a_o way_n of_o regeneration_n be_v spirit_n but_o what_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v still_o flesh_n as_o this_o man_n wisdom_n and_o doctrine_n be_v of_o which_o birth_n christ_n speak_v john_n 3.6_o as_o before_o that_o we_o be_v all_o bear_v of_o corrupt_a and_o guilty_a parent_n do_v in_o our_o birth_n by_o nature_n draw_v their_o corruption_n and_o guilt_n which_o be_v false_a for_o guilt_n and_o corruption_n be_v not_o natural_a but_o spiritual_a and_o adventitious_a thing_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a that_o by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o second_o adam_n howbeit_o not_o as_o he_o be_v man_n but_o as_o he_o be_v a_o quicken_a spirit_n and_o the_o lord_n from_o heaven_n 1_o cor._n 15.45_o 47._o we_o receive_v a_o double_a grace_n of_o justification_n and_o regeneration_n wherein_o be_v two_o false_a ground_n lay_v down_o first_o that_o justification_n and_o regeneration_n be_v two_o distinct_a thing_n which_o st._n paul_n make_v but_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o thing_n titus_n 3.4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o but_o after_o that_o the_o kindness_n and_o love_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n towards_o man_n appear_v not_o by_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v we_o by_o the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n and_o renew_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o he_o shed_v abundant_o on_o we_o through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o saviour_n that_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o grace_n we_o shall_v be_v make_v heir_n according_a to_o the_o hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o 1_o cor._n 6.11_o and_o such_o be_v some_o of_o you_o but_o you_o be_v wash_v but_o you_o be_v sanctify_v but_o you_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o god_n the_o second_o false_a ground_n be_v that_o we_o
good_a and_o bad_a indifferent_o christ_n only_o except_v it_o be_v well_o he_o will_v except_v christ_n himself_o here_o for_o he_o do_v not_o in_o his_o position_n but_o he_o may_v have_v except_v all_o who_o be_v christ_n true_o unto_o the_o end_n psal_n 32.2_o bless_a be_v the_o man_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v not_o iniquity_n and_o in_o who_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o guile_n zephan_n 3.13_o the_o remnant_n of_o israel_n shall_v not_o do_v iniquity_n nor_o speak_v lie_n nor_o shall_v a_o deceitful_a tongue_n be_v find_v in_o their_o mouth_n see_v rev._n 14.5_o 6._o and_o in_o their_o mouth_n be_v find_v no_o guile_n for_o they_o be_v without_o fault_n before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n therefore_o all_o his_o affirmation_n that_o follow_v in_o that_o page_n be_v false_a at_o leastwise_o in_o his_o sense_n and_o notion_n as_o that_o all_o man_n heart_n be_v alike_o by_o nature_n true_a they_o be_v alike_o mould_v at_o the_o first_o but_o not_o corrupt_v as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o that_o corruption_n be_v not_o from_o the_o instrument_n but_o from_o the_o author_n then_o god_n must_v be_v the_o author_n of_o our_o corruption_n by_o his_o doctrine_n that_o man_n beget_v child_n as_o they_o be_v man_n not_o as_o they_o be_v regenerate_v and_o holy_a man_n yet_o the_o apostle_n give_v the_o saint_n some_o privilege_n above_o other_o say_v 1_o cor._n 7.14_o else_o be_v your_o child_n unclean_a but_o now_o they_o be_v holy_a that_o nature_n with_o its_o corruption_n be_v derive_v but_o not_o grace_n for_o that_o be_v supernatural_a and_o be_v not_o corruption_n a_o preternatural_a and_o a_o adventitious_a thing_n also_o that_o grace_n make_v no_o such_o change_n in_o this_o life_n but_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o best_a be_v in_o some_o sort_n deceitful_a which_o he_o present_o contradict_v say_v though_o he_o give_v nathaniel_n that_o praise_n that_o there_o be_v no_o guile_n in_o his_o heart_n yea_o david_n say_v he_o do_v the_o like_a to_o any_o justify_v man_n psa_n 32.1_o 2._o howbeit_o say_v he_o this_o be_v only_o true_a of_o the_o spirit_n or_o regenerate_a part_n and_o not_o of_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o old_a man_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o age_n be_v often_o too_o hard_o for_o the_o young_a man_n where_o he_o contradict_v himself_o in_o what_o he_o have_v say_v before_o that_o sin_n be_v our_o captive_n and_o do_v not_o reign_v at_o any_o time_n but_o only_o remain_v in_o the_o regenerate_a that_o it_o have_v its_o death_n blow_n pag._n 21._o by_o the_o former_a account_n so_o that_o the_o best_a expositor_n he_o mean_v for_o his_o tooth_n and_o palate_n read_v this_o text_n thus_o the_o whole_a heart_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v deceitful_a with_o a_o full_a strong_a and_o reign_v deceitfulness_n and_o but_o part_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o godly_a namely_o the_o unregenerate_a part_n but_o in_o a_o weak_a measure_n as_o be_v discern_v and_o strive_v against_o that_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o wicked_a show_v 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