this_o scripture_n first_o see_v they_o will_v not_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n to_o be_v defile_v in_o adam_n how_o be_v this_o common_a nature_n call_v by_o the_o title_n of_o one_o man_n see_v it_o contain_v such_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o man_n second_o how_o do_v sin_n by_o this_o one_o man_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n for_o this_o common_a nature_n of_o one_o man_n must_v either_o be_v nature_n pure_a or_o nature_n impure_a if_o they_o will_v have_v this_o to_o be_v mean_v of_o nature_n pure_a than_o this_o necessary_o must_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o text_n by_o one_o common_a pure_a natural_a man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n etc._n etc._n as_o this_o be_v a_o strange_a and_o wild_a interpretation_n in_o itself_o so_o it_o do_v cast_v the_o blame_n only_o upon_o god_n for_o make_v such_o a_o nature_n that_o by_o it_o general_o death_n shall_v pass_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n but_o if_o to_o amend_v the_o matter_n 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will_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o text_n and_o the_o connexive_a particle_n for_o do_v plain_o show_v that_o they_o contain_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o general_a passage_n of_o death_n upon_o every_o individual_a man_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v necessary_o and_o unavoidable_o come_v to_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o man_n in_o who_o as_o in_o the_o common_a root_n all_o have_v sin_v three_o they_o thus_o except_v if_o the_o apostle_n have_v believe_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o reign_v of_o death_n upon_o all_o man_n by_o the_o first_o man_n sin_n he_o will_v not_o have_v omit_v that_o and_o only_o mention_v from_o adam_n to_o moses_n page_n 81._o though_o he_o do_v speak_v of_o the_o reign_n of_o death_n from_o adam_n to_o moses_n he_o do_v not_o hereby_o restrain_v it_o to_o that_o particular_a time_n only_o for_o he_o plain_o say_v that_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n absolute_o and_o universal_o in_o all_o time_n but_o he_o do_v mention_v the_o time_n from_o 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make_v good_a the_o main_a argument_n of_o the_o apostle_n by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n he_o do_v argue_v from_o the_o effect_n to_o the_o cause_n because_o death_n have_v universal_o pass_v upon_o all_o by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o one_o therefore_o all_o be_v involve_v in_o the_o guilt_n of_o that_o disobedience_n four_o say_v they_o the_o nineteenth_o verse_n be_v more_o plain_a against_o universal_a corruption_n by_o the_o first_o man_n disobedience_n for_o there_o the_o apostle_n use_v the_o word_n many_o and_o say_v by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o not_o all_o be_v make_v sinner_n therefore_o all_o do_v not_o fall_v in_o the_o first_o individual_a adam_n page_z 82._o though_o the_o word_n many_o be_v equivocal_a yet_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n it_o must_v necessary_o be_v mean_v of_o every_o individual_a man_n because_o death_n have_v absolute_o pass_v upon_o every_o man_n no_o one_o except_v therefore_o it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o 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