that_o original_a righteousness_n which_o he_o at_o the_o first_o put_v into_o he_o and_o appoint_v he_o to_o be_v the_o head_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o mankind_n not_o only_o in_o nature_n but_o in_o foro-too_a in_o regard_n of_o legal_a proceed_n withhold_v from_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n that_o gift_n which_o be_v free_o by_o he_o in_o the_o creation_n bestow_v and_o wilful_o by_o adam_n in_o the_o fall_n reiâ—…cted_v and_o adjudge_v this_o misery_n upon_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v pass_v over_o to_o all_o his_o posterity_n the_o immediate_a fruit_n of_o his_o first_o prevarication_n which_o be_v original_a sin_n contract_v by_o his_o own_o default_n and_o as_o it_o be_v issue_v out_o of_o his_o wilful_a disobedience_n upon_o he_o because_o they_o all_o be_v in_o he_o interest_v as_o in_o their_o head_n and_o father_n in_o that_o first_o transgression_n thus_o have_v i_o at_o large_a open_v those_o many_o great_a evil_n which_o this_o sin_n have_v in_o it_o that_o life_n of_o 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righteousness_n do_v not_o profit_v those_o which_o believe_v not_o so_o adam_n sin_n do_v not_o prejudice_n nor_o injure_v those_o that_o actual_o sin_v not_o 2._o that_o as_o a_o righteous_a man_n do_v not_o beget_v a_o righteous_a child_n so_o neither_o do_v a_o sinner_n beget_v a_o child_n guilty_a of_o sin_n that_o 5._o all_o sin_n be_v voluntary_a and_o therefore_o not_o natural_a that_o 25._o marriage_n be_v god_n ordinance_n and_o therefore_o no_o instrument_n of_o transmit_v sin_n that_o 3._o concupiscence_n be_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n can_v be_v a_o sin_n likewise_o 4._o these_o and_o the_o like_a antithesis_n unto_o orthodox_n doctrine_n do_v the_o pelagian_n of_o old_a maintain_v and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o policy_n of_o satan_n to_o keep_v alive_a those_o heresy_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v most_o relief_n from_o proud_a and_o corrupt_a reason_n and_o do_v principal_o tend_v to_o keep_v man_n from_o that_o due_a humiliation_n and_o through-conviction_n of_o 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do_v manifest_o oppose_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o this_o point_n most_o evident_o deliver_v in_o 9_o one_o article_n for_o the_o article_n say_v man_n be_v go_v from_o original_a righteousness_n they_o say_v man_n do_v not_o go_v away_o from_o it_o but_o god_n snatch_v it_o away_o from_o man_n the_o article_n say_v that_o by_o original_a sin_n man_n be_v incline_v unto_o evil_a and_o call_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o concupiscence_n and_o lust_n they_o say_v that_o original_a sin_n be_v only_o the_o privation_n of_o righteousness_n and_o that_o concupiscence_n be_v a_o concreated_a and_o original_a condition_n of_o nature_n the_o article_n say_v that_o the_o flesh_n lust_v always_o contrary_a to_o the_o spirit_n they_o say_v in_o express_a term_n that_o this_o be_v false_a and_o that_o the_o flesh_n when_o it_o lust_v indeed_o do_v lust_n against_o nothing_o but_o the_o spirit_n and_o that_o the_o apostle_n in_o that_o place_n mean_v only_o the_o 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defensores_fw-la saluâ_fw-la fidei_fw-la compage_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la aliquando_fw-la 〈◊〉_d consonant_n wherein_o orthodox_n doctor_n may_v differ_v and_o abound_v in_o their_o own_o sense_n do_v proceed_v to_o deny_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o that_o which_o all_o age_n of_o the_o church_n have_v call_v sinne._n first_o they_o say_v that_o the_o 84._o sin_n of_o adam_n be_v not_o any_o way_n the_o sin_n of_o his_o posterity_n that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n against_o the_o goodness_n wisdom_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n against_o the_o rule_n of_o equity_n and_o justice_n that_o infant_n who_o be_v innocent_a in_o themselves_o shall_v be_v account_v nocent_a in_o another_o therein_o take_v away_o baptism_n for_o remission_n of_o sin_n from_o infant_n who_o be_v not_o bear_v with_o guilt_n of_o adam_n sin_n stand_v yet_o in_o no_o need_n of_o any_o purgation_n second_o they_o say_v that_o though_o 57_o
the_o evil_a spirit_n against_o ahab_n and_o his_o prophet_n that_o he_o shall_v go_v 22._o forth_o with_o lie_v persuasion_n and_o shall_v be_v believe_v and_o prevail_v according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n that_o god_n 12._o give_v over_o those_o that_o believe_v not_o the_o truth_n but_o have_v pleasure_n in_o unrighteousness_n to_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o may_v believe_v a_o lie_n and_o that_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n do_v blind_a 4._o the_o eye_n of_o those_o which_o believe_v not_o last_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n be_v eternal_a that_o wrath_n which_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o revelation_n of_o god_n righteous_a judgement_n shall_v be_v pour_v forth_o upon_o ungodly_a man_n 18._o the_o saint_n be_v redeem_v already_o in_o this_o life_n and_o be_v say_v to_o have_v eternal_a life_n but_o yet_o that_o great_a day_n be_v by_o a_o excellency_n call_v the_o day_n of_o redemption_n because_o then_o that_o life_n which_o be_v here_o hide_v shall_v be_v 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than_o mountain_n hot_a than_o fire_n no_o chaff_n nor_o stubble_n shall_v stand_v before_o it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v all_o within_o a_o man_n fold_v up_o in_o his_o very_a substance_n like_o the_o worm_n in_o the_o wood_n on_o which_o it_o feed_v and_o second_o as_o it_o be_v heavy_a and_o so_o exclude_v the_o strength_n of_o nature_n to_o overcome_v it_o so_o be_v it_o infinite_a too_o and_o thus_o it_o exclude_v the_o hope_n of_o nature_n to_o escape_v it_o the_o ground_n of_o which_o infiniteness_n in_o punishment_n be_v the_o infinite_a disproportion_n between_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n which_o will_v punish_v and_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n which_o must_v suffer_v god_n justice_n be_v infinite_a the_o violation_n thereof_o in_o sin_n must_v needs_o contract_v a_o infinite_a demerit_n and_o debt_n because_o in_o sin_v we_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o glory_n which_o we_o must_v repay_v he_o again_o now_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o a_o infinite_a debt_n must_v needs_o be_v infinite_a either_o in_o degree_n which_o be_v impossible_a for_o first_o nothing_o can_v be_v infinite_a in_o be_v though_o it_o may_v in_o duration_n but_o only_o god_n and_o second_o if_o it_o can_v yet_o a_o finite_a vessel_n be_v not_o able_a to_o hold_v a_o infinite_a wrath_n or_o else_o in_o some_o other_o infiniteness_n which_o be_v either_o infiniteness_n of_o worth_n in_o the_o person_n satisfy_v or_o for_o defect_n of_o that_o infiniteness_n of_o time_n to_o suffer_v that_o which_o can_v be_v suffer_v in_o a_o infinite_a measure_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o christ_n do_v not_o suffer_v infinite_o in_o time_n because_o there_o be_v in_o he_o a_o more_o excellent_a iâ—…finitenesse_n of_o person_n which_o raise_v a_o finite_a suffering_n into_o the_o value_n of_o a_o infinite_a satisfaction_n though_o 18._o scotus_n and_o from_o he_o some_o learned_a man_n have_v render_v another_o reason_n hereof_o because_o he_o suffer_v only_o for_o those_o who_o be_v to_o 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care_n a_o sincere_a and_o uncorrupted_a relish_n of_o the_o word_n now_o when_o the_o heart_n be_v prepossess_v with_o lust_n and_o take_v up_o with_o another_o treasure_n it_o be_v 21._o as_o impossible_a to_o be_v wean_v from_o it_o as_o for_o a_o hungry_a eagle_n a_o creature_n of_o the_o sharp_a sight_n to_o fix_v upon_o and_o of_o 28._o the_o sharp_a appetite_n to_o desire_v its_o object_n to_o forbear_v the_o body_n on_o which_o it_o will_v prey_v as_o unable_a to_o conceive_v aright_o of_o the_o pretiousnesse_n and_o power_n of_o the_o word_n as_o a_o feverish_a palate_n to_o taste_v the_o proper_a sweetness_n of_o the_o meat_n it_o eat_v in_o hear_v the_o word_n the_o heart_n can_v never_o accept_v god_n command_n till_o it_o be_v first_o empty_a a_o man_n can_v receive_v the_o rich_a gift_n that_o be_v with_o a_o hand_n that_o be_v full_o before_o now_o thorn_n which_o be_v the_o care_n of_o the_o world_n fill_v the_o heart_n must_v needs_o choke_v the_o feed_n of_o the_o 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with_o such_o a_o 21._o resolution_n as_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o part_v from_o all_o naughtiness_n he_o will_v never_o receive_v the_o engraft_a word_n with_o meekness_n and_o a_o honest_a heart_n a_o man_n will_v never_o follow_v christ_n in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o word_n till_o first_o he_o have_v learned_a to_o deny_v himself_o and_o his_o own_o lust_n nay_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v bind_v his_o devotion_n to_o his_o heart_n with_o uâ—…ws_n yet_o a_o dalila_n in_o his_o bosom_n a_o lust_n in_o his_o spirit_n will_v easy_o nullify_v the_o strong_a vow_n the_o jew_n make_v a_o serious_a and_o solemn_a protestation_n to_o jeremie_n that_o they_o will_v obey_v 6._o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o which_o they_o desire_v he_o to_o inquire_v of_o god_n about_o whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o evil_a and_o yet_o when_o they_o find_v the_o message_n across_o their_o own_o lust_n and_o reservation_n their_o resolution_n be_v turn_v into_o rebellion_n their_o pride_n quick_o break_v asunder_o their_o vow_n and_o they_o tell_v the_o prophet_n to_o his_o face_n that_o he_o deal_v false_o 2._o between_o god_n and_o they_o a_o refuge_n which_o they_o be_v well_o 16._o acquaint_v with_o before_o some_z when_o then_o conscience_n awaken_v and_o begin_v to_o disquiet_v they_o make_v vow_n to_o bind_v themselves_o unto_o better_a obedience_n and_o form_n of_o godliness_n but_o as_o samson_n be_v bind_v in_o vain_a with_o any_o cord_n so_o long_o as_o his_o hair_n grow_v into_o its_o length_n so_o in_o vain_a do_v any_o man_n bind_v himself_o with_o vow_n so_o long_o as_o he_o nourish_v his_o lust_n within_o a_o vow_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o fleshly_a lust_n will_v be_v but_o like_o the_o chain_n and_o fetter_n of_o that_o fierce_a 19_o â—…unatick_n very_o easy_o break_v asunder_o this_o be_v not_o the_o right_a way_n first_o labour_n with_o thy_o heart_n cleanse_v out_o thy_o corruption_n purge_v thy_o life_n as_o the_o prophet_n do_v the_o water_n with_o 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because_o of_o the_o word_n the_o temporary_a be_v present_o offend_v matth._n 13._o 21._o three_o and_o last_o in_o one_o word_n a_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o set_v his_o heart_n on_o the_o creature_n because_o of_o the_o nobleness_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o set_v the_o heart_n on_o the_o creature_n be_v to_o set_v a_o diamond_n in_o lead_n none_o be_v so_o mad_a to_o keep_v their_o jewel_n in_o a_o cellar_n and_o their_o coal_n in_o a_o closet_n and_o yet_o such_o be_v the_o profannesse_n of_o wicked_a man_n to_o keep_v god_n in_o their_o lip_n only_o and_o mammon_n in_o their_o heart_n to_o make_v the_o earth_n their_o treasure_n and_o heaven_n but_o as_o a_o accessory_a and_o appendix_n to_o that_o and_o now_o as_o samuel_n speak_v unto_o saul_n set_v not_o thy_o
heart_n upon_o thy_o ass_n for_o the_o desire_n of_o israel_n be_v upon_o 20._o thou_o why_o shall_v a_o king_n heart_n be_v set_v upon_o ass_n so_o may_v i_o say_v why_o shall_v christian_n heart_n be_v set_v upon_o earthly_a thing_n since_o they_o have_v the_o desire_n of_o all_o flesh_n to_o fix_v upon_o i_o will_v conclude_v with_o one_o word_n upon_o the_o last_o particu_n lar_n how_o to_o use_v the_o creature_n as_o thorn_n or_o as_o vex_v thing_n first_o let_v not_o the_o bramble_n be_v king_n let_v not_o earthly_a 15._o thing_n bear_v rule_v over_o thy_o affection_n fire_n will_v rise_v out_o of_o they_o which_o will_v consume_v thy_o cedar_n emasculate_v all_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o soul_n let_v grace_n sit_v in_o the_o throne_n and_o earthly_a thing_n be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o wisdom_n and_o rule_n 7._o of_o god_n spirit_n in_o thy_o heart_n they_o be_v excellent_a servant_n but_o pernicious_a master_n second_o be_v arm_v when_o thou_o touch_v or_o medle_v with_o they_o 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of_o unrighteous_a mammon_n to_o defend_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n have_v they_o in_o thy_o field_n but_o only_o about_o it_o mingle_v it_o not_o with_o thy_o corn_n lest_o it_o choke_v and_o stifle_v all_o and_o last_o use_v they_o as_o gedeon_n for_o weapon_n of_o just_a revenge_n against_o 16._o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n church_n to_o vindicate_v his_o truth_n and_o glory_n and_o then_o by_o be_v wise_a and_o faithful_a in_o a_o little_a thou_o shall_v at_o last_o be_v make_v ruler_n over_o much_o and_o enter_v into_o thy_o master_n joy._n finis_fw-la the_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n consider_v in_o the_o state_n gild_n power_n and_o pollution_n thereof_o by_o edward_n reynolds_n preacher_n to_o the_o honourable_a society_n of_o lincoln_n inn_n pax_fw-la opulentiam_fw-la sapientia_fw-la pacem_fw-la fk_v london_n imprint_v by_o felix_n kyngston_n for_o robert_n bostocke_n 1631._o the_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n rome_n 7._o 9_o for_o i_o be_v alive_a without_o 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unto_o faith_n &_o godliness_n foolish_o confound_v and_o impious_o deride_v the_o spiritual_a and_o divine_a sense_n of_o holy_a scripture_n with_o the_o grammatical_a construction_n against_o this_o we_o shall_v need_v use_v no_o other_o argument_n than_o a_o plain_a syllogism_n compound_v out_o of_o the_o very_a word_n of_o scripture_n darkness_n do_v not_o comprehend_v light_a joh._n 1._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d man_n be_v darkness_n eph._n 5._o 8._o 4._o 17._o 18._o act._n 26._o 18._o 2._o pâ—…t_fw-la 1._o 9_o yea_o held_n under_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n col._n 1._o 13._o and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v light_n psal._n 119._o 105._o 2._o cor._n 4._o 4._o therefore_o unregenerate_a man_n can_v understand_v the_o â—…d_n in_o that_o spiritual_a compass_n which_o it_o carry_v there_o be_v such_o a_o asymmetry_n and_o disproportion_n between_o our_o understanding_n and_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o word_n that_o the_o 10._o saint_n themselves_o have_v pray_v for_o more_o spiritual_a 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