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A77708 The good old way: or, Perkins improved, in a plain exposition and sound application of those depths of divinity briefly comprized in his Six principles: / by that late painful and faithful minister of the Gospel, Charles Broxolme in Darby-shire. Broxholme, Charles. 1653 (1653) Wing B5217; Thomason E1483_1; ESTC R208756 186,652 446

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say_v by_z adam_z his_o eat_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n all_o man_n and_o woman_n become_v sinner_n and_o not_o only_o by_o imputation_n but_o by_o propagation_n their_o nature_n whole_o corrupt_v and_o deprave_v and_o ver_fw-la 19_o by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o one_o to_o wit_n adam_n many_z that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o man_n and_o woman_n descend_v of_o he_o be_v make_v sinner_n and_o 1_o cor._n 15.22_o in_o adam_n all_o die_v but_o first_o finned_a because_o sinner_n by_o his_o fall_n now_o for_o the_o open_n of_o this_o point_n we_o propound_v these_o question_n 1._o what_o adam_n condition_n be_v before_o this_o fall_n 2._o the_o cause_n of_o his_o fall_n 3._o the_o fall_n itself_o 4._o how_o his_o whole_a posterity_n become_v whole_o corrupt_v with_o sin_n by_o his_o fall_n qu._n 1._o what_o adam_n condition_n be_v before_o his_o fall_n ans_fw-fr we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o adam_n be_v create_v 1_o holy_a 2._o happy_a 1._o holy_a he_o do_v not_o only_o know_v god_n and_o his_o will_n perfect_o as_o far_o as_o such_o a_o creature_n be_v capable_a but_o likewise_o there_o be_v in_o every_o faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o member_n of_o his_o body_n a_o holy_a disposition_n a_o holy_a conformity_n unto_o god_n and_o his_o will_n and_o so_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v these_o place_n gen._n 1.26_o 27._o and_o god_n say_v let_v we_o make_v man_n in_o our_o image_n after_o our_o likeness_n so_o god_n create_v man_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n for_o image_n in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n create_v he_o he_o and_o colos_n 3.10_o and_o have_v put_v on_o the_o new_a man_n which_o be_v renew_v in_o knowledge_n after_o the_o image_n of_o he_o that_o create_v he_o and_o so_o ephes_n 4.24_o and_o that_o you_o put_v on_o the_o new_a man_n which_o after_o god_n be_v create_v in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n 2._o happy_a the_o lord_n do_v create_v he_o happy_a as_o first_o be_v place_v in_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n gen._n 2.8_o a_o place_n of_o singular_a delight_n and_o pleasure_n and_o therefore_o call_v paradise_n our_o saviour_n allude_v to_o heaven_n by_o it_o luke_n 23.43_o say_v he_o to_o the_o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n to_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n 2._o in_o state_n of_o innocency_n he_o have_v a_o bless_a communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o god_n gen._n 2.19_o and_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n the_o lord_n god_n form_v every_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n and_o every_o foul_a of_o the_o air_n and_o bring_v they_o unto_o adam_n to_o see_v what_o he_o will_v call_v they_o this_o intimate_v that_o adam_n before_o his_o fall_n have_v sweet_a converse_n and_o communion_n with_o god_n 3._o a_o kind_n of_o happiness_n be_v put_v upon_o adam_n body_n it_o be_v create_v beautiful_a and_o glorious_a gen._n 2.25_o and_o they_o be_v both_o naked_a the_o man_n and_o his_o wife_n that_o be_v to_o say_v adam_z and_o eve_n and_o be_v not_o ashamed_a not_o that_o any_o uncomely_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o they_o but_o in_o this_o passage_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n will_v set_v forth_o the_o beauty_n and_o comeliness_n of_o their_o body_n every_o part_n and_o member_n be_v so_o beautiful_a as_o they_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v ashamed_a it_o be_v sin_n that_o bring_v in_o deformity_n and_o shame_n 4._o although_o adam_n have_v a_o peculiar_a call_v to_o walk_v in_o the_o garden_n to_o dress_v and_o keep_v gen._n 2.15_o yet_o he_o be_v able_a to_o execute_v it_o without_o any_o pain_n or_o weariness_n as_o be_v evident_a gen._n 3.19_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n shall_v thou_o eat_v bread_n till_o thou_o return_v to_o the_o ground_n that_o be_v with_o pain_n and_o weariness_n but_o intimate_v that_o before_o his_o fall_n it_o be_v not_o so_o last_o he_o be_v make_v lord_n and_o king_n over_o all_o the_o visible_a creature_n gen._n 1.28_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o adam_n have_v dominion_n over_o the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o over_o the_o foul_a of_o the_o air_n and_o over_o every_o live_a thing_n that_o move_v on_o the_o earth_n thus_o we_o see_v what_o adam_n condition_n be_v before_o his_o fall_n we_o come_v to_o the_o second_o question_n quest_n 2._o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o adam_n fall_n answ_n 1._o adam_n himself_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o his_o own_o fall_n and_o that_o by_o the_o abuse_n of_o his_o own_o free_a will_n he_o be_v make_v mutable_o changeable_o good_a as_o we_o may_v perceive_v by_o the_o tenor_n of_o god_n commandment_n in_o which_o he_o forbid_v he_o to_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n gen._n 2.17_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o it_o for_o in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v intimate_v his_o free_a will_n to_o eat_v or_o not_o eat_v of_o it_o he_o may_v have_v stand_v if_o he_o will_v or_o he_o may_v fall_v if_o he_o will_v it_o be_v true_a the_o lord_n do_v not_o give_v he_o the_o gift_n 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