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2._o adam_n be_v put_v into_o paradise_n and_o so_o be_v we_o p._n 39_o 3._o adam_n be_v to_o till_o the_o ground_n and_o to_o eat_v of_o every_o tree_n but_o one_o and_o so_o be_v we_o p._n 39_o 4._o our_o first_o parent_n do_v desire_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n to_o become_v like_o god_n and_o so_o do_v we_o p._n 40_o 41_o 42._o the_o obj._n from_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o command_n answer_v p._n 43_o 44_o 45._o the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n prove_v by_o scripture_n and_o 4_o reason_n p._n 46_o 47_o and_o so_o consequent_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a &_o evil_n be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o man_n ib._n 5._o he_o eat_v of_o that_o fruit_n and_o so_o do_v we_o p._n 48_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o eat_v explain_v p._n 49_o what_o be_v sin_n or_o what_o be_v sin_n after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n transgression_n p._n 50_o 51_o 52._o 7_o thing_n effect_v and_o bring_v forth_o upon_o adam_n by_o his_o eat_n answerable_a to_o the_o like_o 7._o in_o we_o by_o our_o eat_a p._n 53._o 1._o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o life_n and_o so_o be_v we_o p._n 54_o 2._o it_o discover_v sin_n both_o to_o he_o and_o we_o p._n 54_o 3._o it_o bring_v fear_n both_o upon_o he_o and_o also_o to_o we_o p._n 55._o 4._o it_o bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o both_o p._n 56_o 57_o 5._o it_o bring_v death_n itself_o to_o both_o p._n 58_o none_n die_v in_o that_o flesh_n of_o he_o but_o every_o one_o do_v die_v in_o and_o for_o himself_o what_o seem_v to_o be_v truth_n at_o one_o time_n may_v not_o be_v truth_n after_o further_a light_n p._n 59_o 60_o 61_o 62_o 6._o it_o cause_v he_o to_o clothe_v himself_o with_o fig-leaf_n and_o so_o it_o do_v to_o we_o p._n 63_o these_o fig-leaf_n and_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n describe_v p._n 64_o 65_o 7._o the_o eat_n of_o the_o fruit_n do_v cause_v he_o to_o run_v away_o from_o god_n and_o hide_v himself_o in_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n so_o it_o do_v to_o we_o the_o tree_n 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