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A74656 Expository notes, with practical observations; towards the opening of the five first chapters of the first book of Moses called Genesis. Delivered by way of exposition in several lords-dayes exercises. By Benjamin Needler, minister of the gospel at Margaret Moses Friday-Street, London. Needler, Benjamin, 1620-1682. 1654 (1654) Wing N412; Thomason E1443_2; ESTC R209640 117,247 301

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not_o his_o essence_n but_o goodness_n and_o holiness_n in_o god_n be_v his_o very_a nature_n and_o therefore_o if_o you_o deny_v the_o holiness_n or_o goodness_n of_o god_n as_o much_o as_o in_o you_o lie_v you_o put_v god_n out_o of_o the_o world_n aug._n cujus_fw-la participatione_fw-la justi_fw-la sunt_fw-la ejus_fw-la comparatione_fw-la nec_fw-la justi_fw-la sunt_fw-la man_z who_o be_v justby_o participation_n from_o god_n be_v not_o just_a in_o comparison_n with_o god_n 2._o sin_n be_v a_o irregular_a act_n and_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o any_o agent_n to_o act_v beside_o the_o rule_n unless_o the_o will_n of_o the_o agent_n be_v the_o rule_n according_a to_o which_o it_o act_n and_o therefore_o all_o intelligent_a being_n consider_v they_o as_o to_o their_o nature_n may_v sin_n except_o god_n himself_o because_o his_o will_n alone_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o own_o action_n the_o reason_n why_o the_o artificer_n sometime_o work_v irregular_o be_v because_o his_o hand_n be_v 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both_o sin_v and_o yet_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n 5.19_o rom_n 5.19_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o one_o man_n because_o they_o two_o be_v one_o flesh_n resp_n 1_o adam_n be_v the_o superior_a and_o one_o that_o shall_v have_v rule_v and_o guide_v his_o wife_n and_o not_o his_o wife_n he_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o law_n be_v attribute_v unto_o the_o man_n quest_n 17._o verse_n 6._o whether_o the_o church_n militant_a be_v always_o visible_a neg._n from_o this_o very_a text_n when_o adam_n resp_n and_o eve_n be_v excommunicate_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o ordinance_n where_o be_v then_o the_o church_n visible_a you_o may_v as_o well_o say_v the_o invisible_a object_n church_n be_v cut_v off_o neg._n the_o angel_n belong_v to_o the_o invisible_a resp_n church_n but_o adam_n and_o eve_n be_v not_o a_o church_n object_n two_o can_v make_v a_o church_n neg._n paul_n call_v a_o 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