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this_o truth_n and_o as_o for_o their_o evasion_n and_o wrest_n of_o that_o place_n they_o be_v so_o force_v and_o irrational_a that_o a_o man_n may_v just_o tremble_v to_o see_v man_n no_o more_o reverential_o submit_v their_o thought_n to_o the_o scripture_n certain_o the_o psalmist_n intend_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v have_v a_o special_a regard_n to_o this_o truth_n deliver_v there_o because_o of_o the_o behold_v prefix_v which_o be_v as_o i_o may_v so_o say_v the_o asterisce_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o the_o bible_n nota_fw-la benè_fw-la as_o be_v former_o say_v in_o this_o text._n if_o further_o it_o be_v object_v that_o it_o be_v not_o voluntary_a to_o adam_n posterity_n their_o consent_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v to_o this_o it_o be_v easy_o answer_v that_o see_v god_n have_v provide_v such_o a_o way_n for_o mankind_n as_o be_v for_o their_o good_a see_v the_o contrary_a good_a and_o more_o also_o to_o that_o evil_n we_o be_v now_o fall_v into_o be_v intend_v for_o we_o in_o case_n of_o adam_n obedience_n how_o silly_a be_v it_o to_o say_v man_n consent_n shall_v be_v expect_v not_o to_o add_v further_o that_o the_o holy_a wisdom_n of_o god_n order_v it_o thus_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v we_o never_o to_o open_v our_o mouth_n more_o against_o this_o way_n and_o as_o for_o the_o involuntarinesse_n of_o this_o sin_n we_o have_v several_a time_n speak_v to_o that_o it_o be_v voluntary_a as_o far_o as_o the_o nature_n of_o such_o a_o sin_n do_v require_v even_o as_o habitual_a sin_n be_v not_o voluntary_a as_o actual_a be_v but_o be_v as_o far_o as_o habitual_a one_o do_v require_v it_o be_v voluntary_a effectiuè_n this_o sin_n do_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o nature_n or_o matter_n of_o man_n necessary_o as_o the_o materiarii_fw-la and_o other_o heretic_n teach_v but_o by_o the_o voluntary_a transgression_n of_o adam_n it_o be_v
also_o voluntary_a subjectiuè_fw-fr for_o this_o corruption_n be_v chief_o seat_v in_o the_o will_n which_o rule_v the_o whole_a man_n and_o it_o be_v voluntary_a consecntiuè_n by_o consequent_a for_o man_n natural_o delight_v in_o this_o evil_a estate_n and_o till_o grace_v make_v a_o change_n we_o be_v not_o weary_a of_o this_o condition_n it_o be_v true_a this_o subsequent_a will_n whereby_o we_o delight_v in_o our_o original_a pollution_n do_v not_o proper_o make_v original_a sin_n to_o be_v we_o for_o this_o be_v a_o actual_a sin_n and_o flow_v from_o that_o better_a root_n only_o it_o show_v that_o this_o evil_a estate_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v contrary_a to_o man_n will_n natural_o that_o it_o delight_v in_o it_o and_o do_v contumacious_o rebel_v against_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n that_o will_v deliver_v last_o whereas_o the_o 18_o chapter_n of_o ezekiel_n be_v common_o object_v against_o this_o truth_n where_o god_n by_o the_o prophet_n at_o large_a declare_v that_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o die_v for_o the_o father_n sin_n a_o innocent_a for_o a_o nocent_a but_o every_o one_o shall_v die_v in_o his_o own_o iniquity_n i_o have_v speak_v something_o to_o this_o already_o neither_o be_o i_o to_o consider_v how_o that_o place_n be_v to_o be_v reconcile_v with_o the_o second_o commandment_n wherein_o god_n be_v say_v to_o visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o father_n upon_o their_o child_n to_o several_a generation_n exod._n 20._o 3._o and_o several_a instance_n of_o scripture_n make_v it_o good_a to_o be_v sure_a the_o proverb_n which_o give_v occasion_n to_o this_o passage_n be_v a_o profane_a one_o redound_v to_o god_n dishonour_n sanctius_n in_o locum_fw-la the_o papist_n think_v that_o the_o jew_n of_o old_a have_v use_v it_o and_o that_o because_o of_o adam_n fall_n impute_v to_o his_o posterity_n but_o it_o seem_v rather_o at_o that_o time_n to_o be_v take_v up_o while_o under_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n especial_o for_o manasseh_n his_o sin_n as_o appear_v jer._n 15._o 4._o where_o be_v observable_a that_o though_o manasses_n have_v repent_v and_o his_o sin_n pardon_v to_o he_o yet_o god_n visit_v they_o upon_o the_o nation_n afterward_o so_o that_o it_o may_v not_o seem_v strange_a if_o it_o be_v affirm_v that_o notwithstanding_o adam_n repent_v and_o his_o sin_n pardon_v yet_o it_o may_v be_v visit_v upon_o all_o his_o posterity_n there_o be_v various_a thought_n about_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o place_n some_o make_v it_o a_o promise_n under_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n only_o as_o it_o seem_v probable_a if_o you_o compare_v it_o with_o jer._n 31._o 29._o where_o the_o same_o profane_a proverb_n be_v mention_v and_o this_o promise_n to_o the_o contrary_a whereas_o adam_n be_v under_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n other_o very_o probable_o say_v this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v extend_v to_o all_o time_n and_o place_n only_a god_n promise_v that_o in_o their_o particular_a condition_n at_o present_a they_o shall_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o use_v it_o for_o such_o who_o do_v may_v be_v bring_v back_o from_o their_o captivity_n thus_o sanctius_n and_o maldenate_n because_o say_v they_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o jew_n now_o be_v under_o their_o grievous_a calamity_n for_o their_o father_n sake_n who_o crucify_v christ_n say_v let_v his_o blood_n be_v upon_o we_o and_o our_o child_n mat._n 27._o 25._o but_o however_o the_o exposition_n be_v it_o do_v not_o gainsay_v this_o doctrine_n of_o original_a sin_n for_o there_o it_o speak_v of_o child_n free_a from_o their_o parent_n sin_n we_o speak_v of_o child_n fill_v with_o inherent_a corruption_n themselves_o though_o derive_v from_o adam_n and_o chief_o because_o there_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o particular_a private_a parent_n whereas_o we_o say_v adam_n be_v a_o public_a appoint_a person_n by_o god_n himself_o so_o that_o that_o of_o adam_n be_v extraordinary_a even_o as_o christ_n though_o innocent_a yet_o die_v for_o our_o sin_n which_o yet_o seem_v to_o contradict_v this_o place_n of_o ezekiel_n and_o the_o socinian_o bring_v it_o to_o prove_v it_o can_v not_o stand_v with_o god_n justice_n to_o punish_v christ_n be_v innocent_a for_o our_o sin_n but_o in_o the_o close_a of_o all_o we_o may_v just_o retort_v on_o those_o who_o oppose_v this_o truth_n that_o they_o attribute_v much_o injustice_n and_o cruelty_n to_o god_n which_o austin_n do_v frequent_o urge_v the_o pelagian_n with_o for_o they_o make_v all_o the_o misery_n that_o many_o time_n fall_v upon_o young_a infant_n yea_o and_o that_o repugnancy_n and_o temptation_n that_o be_v within_o we_o against_o good_a to_o be_v from_o our_o primitive_a constitution_n that_o god_n make_v we_o so_o those_o that_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v original_a sin_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o misery_n must_v make_v god_n to_o be_v so_o and_o therefore_o as_o appear_v by_o baronius_n annal._n anno_fw-la 418._o the_o emperor_n edict_n make_v to_o banish_v pelagian_n contain_v this_o as_o one_o reason_n proprer_n trucem_fw-la inclementiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o the_o horrid_a and_o cruel_a inclemency_n they_o attribute_v to_o god_n pass_v a_o sentence_n upon_o man_n to_o die_v before_o he_o live_v but_o i_o shall_v hereafter_o when_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o effect_n of_o original_a sin_n make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o opposer_n of_o original_a sin_n do_v more_o unjust_o yea_o and_o blasphemous_o attribute_v many_o thing_n to_o god_n in_o a_o far_o more_o transcendent_a way_n then_o their_o adversary_n be_v by_o they_o suppose_v to_o do_v how_o can_v it_o stand_v with_o the_o goodness_n mercy_n and_o love_n of_o god_n that_o so_o much_o evil_n and_o death_n itself_o shall_v be_v upon_o mankind_n from_o man_n creation_n and_o not_o rather_o that_o it_o be_v introduce_v by_o adam_n sin_n let_v the_o use_n of_o all_o this_o be_v to_o humble_v ourselves_o under_o god_n righteous_a proceed_n to_o say_v with_o job_n chap._n 40._o 3_o behold_v i_o be_o vile_a i_o will_v lay_v my_o hand_n upon_o my_o mouth_n yea_o may_v thou_o not_o admire_v at_o the_o wise_a end_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o scripture_n why_o this_o shall_v be_v this_o be_v to_o stop_v every_o man_n mouth_n this_o be_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o all_o the_o world_n be_v guilty_a before_o god_n this_o be_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o christ_n be_v necessary_a this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o make_v christ_n more_o glorious_a and_o precious_a to_o those_o that_o do_v believe_v a_o treatise_n of_o original_a sin_n the_o four_o part._n set_v forth_o the_o immediate_a effect_n of_o original_a sin_n by_o anthony_n burgess_n anchora_fw-la spei_fw-la london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1658._o a_o treatise_n of_o original_a sinne._n part_n iv._o chap._n i._n of_o that_o propensity_n that_o be_v in_o every_o one_o by_o nature_n to_o sinne._n sect_n i._o this_o text_n explain_v and_o vindicate_v from_o socinian_n exception_n job_n 15._o 16._o how_o much_o more_o abominable_a and_o filthy_a be_v man_n which_o drink_v iniquity_n like_o water_n the_o last_o particular_a to_o be_v treat_v upon_o concern_v original_a sin_n be_v the_o immediate_a effect_n thereof_o which_o we_o now_o come_v to_o discover_v and_o whereas_o they_o be_v many_o some_o general_a and_o some_o particular_a as_o the_o pain_n inflict_v upon_o woman_n in_o childbearing_n the_o general_n be_v the_o curse_n that_o be_v bring_v upon_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o every_o part_n thereof_o i_o shall_v limit_v myself_o only_o to_o those_o that_o belong_v to_o mankind_n and_o be_v inseparable_o annex_v to_o every_o individium_fw-la herein_o now_o these_o effect_n they_o be_v either_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a i_o shall_v begin_v with_o the_o spiritual_a and_o first_o pitch_n upon_o that_o propensity_n and_o vehement_a inclination_n which_o be_v in_o every_o one_o by_o nature_n to_o sin_n this_o plain_o demonstrate_v there_o be_v a_o sinful_a and_o corrupt_a principle_n within_o else_o all_o mankind_n will_v not_o be_v so_o prone_a and_o incline_v to_o evil_a as_o they_o be_v and_o this_o text_n will_v abundant_o confirm_v we_o of_o the_o ready_a and_o delightful_a propensity_n that_o be_v in_o every_o man_n none_o exempt_v to_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o eliphaz_n one_o of_o job_n friend_n who_o take_v a_o argument_n from_o this_o proneness_n in_o man_n nature_n to_o sin_n to_o humble_a job_n and_o to_o make_v he_o more_o patient_o silent_a under_o god_n heavy_a hand_n upon_o he_o job_n indeed_o acknowledge_v this_o very_a truth_n chap_n 14._o 4._o and_o do_v from_o thence_o debase_v himself_o under_o god_n deal_n with_o he_o but_o eliphaz_n repeat_v this_o again_o either_o because_o the_o most_o holy_a that_o be_v though_o they_o sometime_o affect_v their_o heart_n with_o divine_a truth_n and_o do_v make_v a_o bless_a improvement_n
which_o will_v have_v redound_v to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n his_o maker_n neither_o can_v it_o so_o well_o be_v say_v by_o one_o man_n or_o by_o the_o devil_n death_n come_v into_o the_o world_n as_o by_o god_n who_o be_v suppose_v to_o make_v man_n in_o such_o a_o mortal_a and_o frail_a estate_n but_o i_o proceed_v to_o a_o second_o argument_n and_o that_o may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o commination_n make_v by_o god_n to_o adam_n upon_o his_o disobedience_n compare_v with_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o sentence_n afterward_o which_o may_v be_v enough_o to_o convince_v any_o though_o never_o so_o refractory_a the_o threaten_n to_o adam_n we_o have_v record_v gen._n 2._o 17._o where_o god_n prohibit_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 confirm_v this_o law_n with_o a_o penalty_n viz._n that_o in_o the_o day_n he_o do_v eat_v thereof_o he_o shall_v sure_o die_v die_v thou_o shall_v die_v the_o gemination_n be_v to_o show_v the_o certainty_n as_o also_o the_o continuance_n or_o it_o so_o that_o socinus_n and_o other_o who_o will_v not_o understand_v corporal_a death_n in_o this_o place_n as_o be_v from_o the_o natural_a constitution_n of_o a_o man_n and_o so_o will_v have_v be_v have_v there_o not_o be_v this_o commination_n do_v join_v too_o much_o with_o the_o devil_n in_o this_o business_n for_o his_o endeavour_n be_v to_o persuade_v the_o woman_n that_o this_o threaten_n be_v false_a and_o that_o she_o shall_v not_o die_v death_n shall_v not_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o her_o transgression_n but_o what_o need_v we_o any_o clear_a place_n than_o this_o divine_a commination_n do_v not_o this_o necessary_o suppose_v that_o if_o adam_n have_v not_o transgress_v he_o shall_v not_o have_v die_v and_o so_o by_o consequence_n have_v be_v immortal_a it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o death_n to_o come_v in_o at_o any_o other_o door_n but_o that_o of_o sin_n to_o threaten_v a_o mortal_a man_n with_o mortality_n have_v be_v absurd_a or_o to_o make_v his_o natral_a condition_n a_o punishment_n for_o than_o it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o punishment_n to_o be_v make_v a_o man_n if_o make_v mortal_a the_o socinian_o therefore_o to_o elude_v this_o will_v not_o understand_v by_o death_n the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n but_o eternal_a death_n or_o as_o they_o say_v at_o other_o time_n a_o necessity_n of_o die_a but_o a_o necessary_a death_n and_o eternal_a death_n be_v absurd_o make_v parallel_n by_o they_o for_o beast_n be_v under_o a_o necessity_n of_o death_n yet_o can_v be_v say_v to_o partake_v of_o eternal_a death_n especial_o the_o godly_a they_o can_v but_o die_v yet_o they_o be_v absolute_o deliver_v from_o eternal_a death_n we_o must_v therefore_o take_v death_n for_o corporal_a death_n not_o but_o that_o the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o sin_n here_o and_o eternal_a separation_n from_o god_n hereafter_o be_v to_o be_v include_v herein_o yet_o this_o temporal_a death_n be_v also_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o penalty_n here_o threaten_v which_o may_v be_v evince_v by_o these_o three_o reason_n 1._o moses_n be_v relate_v in_o a_o historical_a manner_n what_o be_v do_v to_o man_n in_o the_o beginning_n now_o in_o a_o historical_a narration_n we_o be_v not_o to_o go_v from_o the_o literal_a meaning_n unless_o evident_a necessity_n compel_v much_o less_o may_v we_o do_v so_o here_o when_o we_o have_v the_o apostle_n act_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o moses_n be_v in_o be_v penman_n of_o the_o scripture_n attribute_v our_o corporal_a death_n to_o adam_n for_o no_o doubt_n when_o paul_n write_v this_o text_n in_o adam_n we_o all_o die_v he_o have_v this_o historical_a relation_n make_v by_o moses_n in_o his_o mind_n 2._o the_o sentence_n and_o execution_n of_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n now_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o mention_v chap._n 3._o 19_o corporal_a death_n be_v mean_v because_o adam_n be_v thus_o tell_v that_o dust_n he_o be_v and_o unto_o dust_n he_o shall_v return_v 3._o it_o must_v be_v mean_v of_o temporal_a death_n because_o this_o alone_a and_o not_o eternal_a death_n do_v belong_v to_o all_o mankind_n for_o although_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n it_o be_v say_v some_o shall_v not_o die_v yet_o that_o sudden_a change_n make_v then_o upon_o they_o will_v be_v equivalent_a to_o death_n thus_o you_o see_v the_o threaten_v make_v to_o adam_n at_o first_o do_v abundant_o confirm_v this_o truth_n there_o be_v one_o doubt_v only_o to_o be_v answer_v if_o death_n be_v mean_v in_o that_o sentence_n how_o then_o be_v it_o that_o adam_n do_v not_o immediate_o die_v how_o be_v it_o that_o he_o live_v many_o hundred_o year_n afterward_o to_o this_o some_o say_v that_o the_o restriction_n of_o time_n viz._n the_o day_n be_v not_o to_o be_v make_v to_o the_o time_n of_o eat_v as_o if_o at_o that_o day_n he_o shall_v die_v but_o to_o death_n as_o if_o the_o sense_n be_v 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to_o be_v confute_v most_o proper_o when_o we_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o that_o immediate_a effect_n of_o original_a sin_n which_o be_v to_o make_v a_o conflict_n and_o rebellion_n in_o man_n between_o the_o mind_n and_o sensitive_a appetite_n in_o natural_a man_n and_o between_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n in_o regenerate_a man_n five_o that_o which_o the_o orthodox_n follow_v the_o light_n of_o the_o scripture_n assign_v as_o a_o cause_n of_o that_o deluge_n of_o impiety_n among_o mankind_n be_v the_o original_a depravation_n of_o every_o man_n nature_n through_o adam_n be_v transgression_n from_o this_o unclean_a principle_n none_o can_v bring_v forth_o that_o which_o be_v clean_a and_o true_o the_o scripture_n be_v so_o evident_a go_v always_o to_o this_o head_n make_v the_o lust_n within_o a_o man_n a_o cause_n of_o all_o impiety_n flow_v from_o we_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o deny_v the_o sun_n at_o noonday_n who_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v this_o but_o let_v we_o in_o the_o 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