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be_v there_o one_o main_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n and_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o angel_n adam_n fall_v by_o misperswasion_n be_v deceive_v by_o the_o lie_a suggestion_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o error_n 3._o but_o the_o angel_n be_v intellectual_a spirit_n dwell_v in_o heavenly_a place_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n can_v not_o sin_n by_o error_n or_o misperswasion_n but_o of_o purpose_a malice_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o be_v irremissible_a adam_n fall_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n fall_v recoverable_o they_o fall_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n fall_v irrecoverable_o for_o understand_v of_o this_o i_o praesuppose_v that_o god_n do_v signify_v to_o the_o angel_n these_o point_n at_o once_o first_o that_o their_o righteousness_n consist_v in_o their_o obedience_n second_o that_o the_o acceptance_n of_o their_o obedience_n shall_v be_v through_o christ._n 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that_o when_o they_o take_v view_v of_o any_o thing_n they_o see_v all_o that_o pertain_v to_o it_o whereas_o man_n find_v but_o one_o thing_n after_o another_o this_o 2_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v manifest_v to_o they_o the_o devil_n reject_v it_o partly_o puff_v up_o with_o pride_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o their_o own_o nature_n scorn_v to_o be_v accept_v in_o any_o but_o themselves_o partly_o envy_v so_o great_a glory_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n disdain_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o christ_n as_o man_n and_o to_o stand_v oblige_v to_o he_o for_o all_o benefit_n altogether_o refuse_v to_o be_v obedient_a to_o this_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o so_o refuse_v as_o that_o they_o choose_v rather_o to_o leave_v their_o first_o estate_n and_o their_o heavenly_a habitation_n than_o to_o agree_v and_o subscribe_v and_o submit_v themselves_o to_o this_o eternal_a and_o immutable_a decree_n of_o god_n and_o which_o be_v yet_o more_o plain_a to_o manifest_v their_o sin_n to_o be_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n they_o fall_v have_v receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o whole_a work_n of_o the_o three_o person_n for_o and_o unto_o the_o angel_n first_o of_o god_n the_o father_n create_v and_o give_v a_o law_n and_o take_v exception_n against_o their_o disobedience_n second_o of_o god_n the_o son_n in_o who_o only_o stand_v reconciliation_n and_o acceptance_n through_o his_o obedience_n more_o worth_a and_o honourable_a to_o god_n the_o father_n than_o that_o of_o all_o the_o creature_n both_o angel_n and_o man_n three_o of_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o who_o power_n and_o grace_n only_o be_v possibility_n for_o any_o creature_n man_n or_o angel_n to_o stand_v or_o recover_v this_o in_o modesty_n may_v we_o believe_v to_o have_v be_v the_o fall_n of_o angel_n who_o sin_n be_v irremissible_a as_o