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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 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〈◊〉_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 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as_o we_o shall_v in_o our_o catascevastical_a or_o affirmative_a part_n of_o our_o discourse_n more_o full_o manifest_a but_o he_o conclude_v with_o his_o form_n of_o prayer_n i_o pray_v god_n to_o enable_v we_o all_o to_o hold_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n and_o that_o we_o may_v renounce_v all_o those_o doctrine_n that_o set_v up_o any_o thing_n of_o man_n and_o much_o more_o say_v we_o do_v tend_v to_o the_o set_n up_o of_o satan_n or_o his_o kingdom_n to_o the_o abase_v of_o christ_n and_o that_o we_o embrace_v those_o doctrine_n which_o abase_v man_n and_o much_o more_o whatsoever_o be_v of_o the_o devil_n and_o which_o exalt_v the_o lord_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n not_o unto_o we_o o_o lord_n not_o unto_o we_o and_o much_o less_o unto_o the_o devil_n but_o unto_o thy_o name_n and_o unto_o that_o only_o give_v the_o glory_n psalm_n 15._o unto_o all_o which_o we_o say_v and_o that_o not_o formal_o but_o cordial_o amen_o 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