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too_o much_o and_o to_o these_o the_o exhortation_n be_v give_v in_o special_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v humble_v and_o become_v as_o little_a child_n there_o lie_v then_o a_o palpable_a and_o gross_a fallacy_n in_o your_o whole_a discourse_n when_o you_o take_v the_o word_n absolute_o that_o all_o infant_n be_v free_a from_o sin_n when_o our_o saviour_n speak_v in_o a_o particular_a sense_n only_o of_o the_o act_n and_o execution_n of_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a evil_n now_o you_o proceed_v and_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v never_o hear_v that_o child_n have_v any_o sin_n by_o way_n of_o act_n and_o by_o way_n of_o omission_n you_o can_v make_v it_o good_a that_o they_o ever_o receive_v a_o command_n or_o be_v capable_a of_o any_o command_n from_o god_n page_n 138._o answ_n what_o we_o have_v learn_v we_o be_v willing_a to_o acknowledge_v and_o though_o we_o never_o hear_v that_o infant_n have_v any_o sin_n in_o they_o by_o any_o act_n of_o their_o own_o yet_o we_o have_v learn_v 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place_n which_o they_o do_v allege_v there_o be_v four_o in_o number_n which_o do_v carry_v some_o weight_n with_o they_o first_o from_o that_o place_n gen._n 8.21_o for_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v evil_a from_o his_o youth_n they_o gather_v thus_o much_o even_o as_o esau_n or_o edom_n though_o he_o have_v a_o birthright_n yet_o sell_v it_o in_o his_o youth_n to_o satisfy_v some_o strong_a desire_n kindle_v in_o he_o so_o man_n though_o create_v innocent_a do_v in_o the_o time_n of_o temptation_n and_o trial_n too_o often_o and_o too_o soon_o yield_v unto_o the_o temptation_n and_o sell_v or_o forfeit_v that_o their_o innocency_n and_o birthright_n and_o so_o their_o imagination_n become_v evil_a from_o their_o youth_n but_o be_v not_o so_o from_o their_o birth_n unless_o you_o here_o understand_v a_o spiritual_a conception_n or_o birth_n in_o sin_n by_o our_o personal_a fall_n page_z 71._o in_o this_o i_o do_v agree_v with_o they_o that_o man_n in_o time_n of_o 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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 a_o unclean_a not_o one_o chap._n 14_o 4._o both_o scripture_n do_v plain_o show_v that_o the_o nature_n be_v defile_v because_o it_o do_v proceed_v from_o so_o unclean_a a_o fountain_n and_o this_o do_v agree_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o press_v a_o necessity_n of_o regeneration_n that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n therefore_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o man_n shall_v be_v bear_v again_o the_o whole_a force_n of_o the_o argument_n be_v thus_o much_o in_o effect_n from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o less_o if_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v the_o more_o perfect_a creature_n be_v not_o pure_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n what_o righteousness_n be_v in_o man_n who_o be_v defile_v with_o original_a sin_n even_o from_o the_o very_a birth_n this_o be_v the_o natural_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n of_o eliphas_n three_o to_o that_o place_n psal_n 51.5_o behold_v i_o be_v shape_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o they_o answer_v we_o will_v say_v they_o first_n glad_o know_v of_o you_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o david_n scope_n in_o this_o confession_n to_o aggravate_v his_o sin_n but_o if_o he_o here_o plead_v the_o inevitable_a corruption_n of_o nature_n which_o you_o hold_v forth_o his_o word_n will_v be_v find_v a_o mere_a extenuation_n of_o his_o offence_n if_o not_o a_o throw_v off_o all_o or_o most_o of_o the_o blame_n upon_o god_n who_o have_v bring_v he_o forth_o so_o corrupt_a and_o averse_a to_o all_o good_a and_o so_o propense_a to_o all_o evil_a and_o that_o without_o hope_n of_o a_o absolute_a cure_n while_o he_o be_v in_o this_o world_n page_n 75._o where_o be_v the_o honesty_n and_o conscience_n of_o these_o man_n when_o they_o patch_v that_o upon_o other_o which_o be_v none_o of_o their_o doctrine_n for_o where_o can_v they_o show_v that_o either_o the_o assembly_n of_o divine_n or_o any_o other_o serious_a author_n do_v ever_o teach_v that_o the_o 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none_o have_v the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n sin_n but_o such_o only_a that_o partake_v of_o his_o nature_n for_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n when_o the_o apostle_n come_v to_o speak_v of_o sanctification_n he_o have_v these_o word_n know_v you_o not_o that_o our_o old_a man_n be_v crucify_v with_o he_o that_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v destroy_v rom._n 6.6_o by_o the_o old_a man_n he_o mean_v the_o sinful_a disposition_n of_o the_o flesh_n derive_v from_o adam_n the_o root_n of_o corruption_n so_o then_o the_o scripture_n plain_o do_v show_v that_o the_o opposition_n between_o both_o the_o adam_n do_v not_o only_o stand_v in_o imputation_n of_o guilt_n but_o also_o in_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a wonder_n that_o any_o exception_n can_v be_v make_v against_o so_o plain_a a_o truth_n thus_o i_o have_v pass_v through_o all_o the_o material_a objection_n and_o we_o have_v see_v all_o of_o moment_n that_o can_v be_v say_v if_o it_o may_v be_v 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