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A30247 A treatise of original sin ... proving that it is, by pregnant texts of Scripture vindicated from false glosses / by Anthony Burgess. Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664. 1658 (1658) Wing B5660; ESTC R36046 726,398 610

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place_n make_v against_o he_o the_o word_n thus_o explain_v observe_v that_o christ_n only_o be_v bear_v holy_a and_o that_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n be_v pollute_v with_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o say_n exceptio_fw-la format_n regulam_fw-la if_o then_o christ_n be_v exempt_v so_o that_o it_o be_v his_o peculiar_a privilege_n then_o certain_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v include_v as_o there_o be_v some_o who_o make_v all_o man_n pure_a by_o nature_n so_o some_o have_v blasphemous_o vent_v that_o christ_n have_v original_a sin_n yea_o a_o remonstrant_a write_v that_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n have_v that_o fight_n and_o conflict_n in_o it_o which_o be_v between_o the_o reason_n and_o the_o appetite_n which_o we_o say_v must_v necessary_o be_v sin_n the_o socinian_o they_o affirm_v that_o christ_n have_v a_o holy_a of_o sin_n but_o then_o by_o sin_n they_o mean_v only_a infirmity_n and_o weakness_n not_o that_o which_o be_v true_o so_o for_o this_o allege_v heb._n 7._o 27._o heb._n 9_o 28._o the_o true_a meaning_n whereof_o we_o shall_v give_v anon_o but_o with_o christian_n we_o need_v not_o long_o to_o insist_v upon_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o that_o christ_n be_v without_o all_o sin_n either_o original_a or_o actual_a typify_v therein_o by_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o the_o law_n who_o have_v this_o write_v upon_o he_o holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o only_o holy_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o sanctify_v and_o make_v we_o holy_a by_o his_o blood_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n demonstrate_v his_o preeminency_n above_o all_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n that_o they_o be_v to_o offer_v for_o their_o own_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n but_o so_o it_o be_v not_o with_o he_o if_o he_o have_v have_v sin_n in_o he_o he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v our_o saviour_n but_o he_o will_v have_v need_v a_o saviour_n himself_o yea_o dan._n 9_o 24._o 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