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imperfection_n of_o the_o creature_n do_v oftentimes_o use_v a_o hyperbolical_a way_n of_o expression_n as_o in_o that_o passage_n of_o eliphaz_n behold_v he_o put_v no_o trust_n in_o his_o saint_n yea_o the_o heaven_n be_v not_o clear_a in_o his_o sight_n job_n 15.15_o i_o do_v agree_v also_o that_o man_n do_v voluntary_o corrupt_v themselves_o how_o much_o more_o abominable_a and_o filthy_a be_v man_n who_o drink_v iniquity_n like_o water_n ver_fw-la 16._o though_o these_o thing_n be_v true_a yet_o they_o do_v not_o contain_v the_o whole_a truth_n nor_o the_o emphasis_n of_o that_o scripture_n for_o the_o word_n immediate_o go_v before_o be_v concern_v the_o natural_a generation_n of_o man_n what_o be_v man_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v clean_a and_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v righteous_a ver_fw-la 14._o the_o same_o in_o substance_n be_v speak_v by_o job_n himself_o touch_v the_o natural_a birth_n who_o can_v bring_v a_o clean_a thing_n out_o of_o 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that_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n ephes_n 2.1_o 2._o if_o all_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n this_o spiritual_a death_n must_v begin_v at_o the_o fall_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n the_o first_o man_n must_v have_v the_o spirit_n and_o spiritual_a life_n before_o his_o fall_n for_o what_o be_v spiritual_a death_n but_o a_o privation_n of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n these_o and_o many_o more_o reason_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o prove_v adam_n to_o be_v a_o spiritual_a man_n as_o long_o as_o he_o stand_v in_o that_o state_n in_o which_o god_n have_v place_v he_o now_o let_v we_o hear_v your_o argument_n to_o the_o contrary_n you_o say_v that_o adam_n righteousness_n and_o holiness_n be_v not_o in_o believe_v a_o saviour_n because_o be_v be_v not_o in_o a_o lose_a condition_n pag._n
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i_o but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o i_o 1_o cor._n 15.10_o here_o he_o do_v ascribe_v all_o to_o grace_n when_o he_o say_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o be_o what_o i_o be_o though_o he_o do_v attribute_n all_o to_o grace_v as_o to_o the_o architectonical_a and_o principal_a cause_n for_o all_o be_v do_v by_o the_o vigour_n and_o efficacy_n of_o that_o grace_n which_o be_v in_o he_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o he_o do_v not_o deny_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o free_a agent_n he_o do_v instrumental_o work_v by_o the_o power_n of_o that_o grace_n which_o be_v in_o he_o therefore_o in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o ministry_n there_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o grace_n do_v all_o and_o paul_n do_v labour_n more_o than_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n grace_n do_v it_o principal_o and_o paul_n do_v it_o organical_o and_o ministerial_o and_o thus_o you_o see_v though_o the_o action_n be_v man_n the_o vigour_n spirituality_n and_o efficacy_n be_v whole_o from_o god_n and_o nothing_o 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by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o i_o do_v not_o find_v such_o a_o say_n parallel_v viz_o that_o one_o man_n offence_n can_v be_v call_v all_o man_n act_n that_o follow_v he_o and_o that_o without_o their_o knowledge_n and_o consent_n page_n 131._o if_o in_o this_o point_n you_o will_v serious_o ponder_v the_o scripture_n you_o will_v have_v your_o doubt_n resolve_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v plain_a by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o one_o many_o be_v make_v sinner_n how_o come_v they_o to_o be_v sinner_n to_o have_v the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n impute_v and_o original_a sin_n derive_v with_o all_o the_o effect_n and_o fruit_n thereof_o but_o by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o one_o man_n if_o that_o be_v true_a which_o be_v affirm_v by_o you_o that_o one_o man_n disobedience_n can_v be_v call_v all_o man_n act_n by_o the_o strictness_n and_o rigour_n of_o such_o a_o position_n you_o will_v take_v away_o the_o very_a ground_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o apostle_n argument_n and_o 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now_o you_o come_v to_o acquaint_v we_o with_o some_o of_o your_o observation_n and_o you_o tell_v we_o i_o have_v hear_v say_v and_o true_a it_o be_v that_o what_o be_v we_o have_v in_o adam_n we_o have_v it_o assoon_o as_o himself_o and_o so_o if_o we_o have_v do_v the_o same_o action_n he_o have_v do_v nothing_o before_o we_o page_n 131._o in_o this_o i_o do_v agree_v with_o you_o that_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n as_o it_o have_v in_o time_n subsist_v in_o thousand_o and_o million_o do_v original_o subsist_v in_o adam_n as_o in_o the_o common_a root_n i_o do_v agree_v also_o that_o what_o adam_n do_v as_o the_o first_o public_a man_n he_o do_v it_o in_o our_o stead_n yet_o if_o you_o will_v go_v to_o moment_n and_o scruple_n of_o time_n we_o must_v say_v also_o that_o in_o order_n of_o existence_n adam_n have_v a_o be_v before_o we_o we_o must_v say_v that_o adam_n personal_a sin_n be_v before_o the_o pollution_n of_o nature_n but_o our_o nature_n 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