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say_v that_o the_o serpent_n washissense_n the_o woman_n the_o reason_n the_o man_n the_o intellect_n the_o fervent_a persuasion_n of_o his_o sense_n blind_v his_o reason_n and_o reason_n deprate_v blind_v his_o intellect_n the_o corrupt_a sense_n of_o adam_n sin_v his_o crooked_a reason_n be_v faulty_a before_o that_o his_o vitiate_a intellect_n have_v sin_v hence_o you_o may_v see_v how_o preposterous_o they_o overturn_v the_o order_n of_o thing_n that_o say_v adam_n reason_n be_v therefore_o deprate_v his_o sense_n corrupt_v because_o he_o have_v eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n nay_o rather_o upon_o the_o contrary_a adam_n sin_v eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n because_o his_o sense_n be_v first_o corrupt_v his_o reason_n first_o deprave_v and_o adam_n sin_v twice_o first_o in_o his_o sense_n and_o reason_n before_o he_o sin_v in_o his_o intellect_n and_o will_n in_o that_o sin_n which_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o and_o in_o he_o to_o all_o man_n here_o observe_v the_o force_n of_o that_o 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law_n which_o be_v not_o impute_v because_o sin_n be_v not_o impute_v where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n and_o there_o be_v first_o a_o inbred_a corruption_n in_o adam_n before_o that_o imputation_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o transgression_n of_o that_o law_n therefore_o the_o imputation_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o his_o inbred_a corruption_n which_o beget_v the_o imputation_n of_o sin_n sin_n natural_o inherent_a aught_o to_o be_v first_o before_o sin_n which_o be_v impute_v as_o nature_n be_v before_o imputation_n or_o mystery_n as_o also_o sin_n natural_o inherent_a be_v not_o impute_v according_a to_o law_n there_o be_v no_o law_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o legal_a guilt_n by_o that_o sin_n for_o guilt_n and_o imputation_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v say_v that_o under_o the_o law_n legal_a imputation_n and_o imbred_a corruption_n be_v indivisible_o join_v and_o make_v up_o but_o one_o guilt_n of_o two_o under_o the_o law_n legal_a imputation_n of_o 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make_v understand_v the_o sphere_n astronomy_n and_o astrology_n but_o in_o progress_n of_o time_n may_v gain_v the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o of_o holy_a writ_n many_o thing_n copy_v not_o original_a 200_o ii_o god_n make_v himself_o obscure_o know_v to_o man_n god_n in_o a_o cloud_n of_o the_o bible_n copy_v out_o there_o be_v writer_n before_o moses_n genesis_n can_v not_o mention_v all_o he_o write_v not_o the_o history_n of_o the_o first_o man_n but_o the_o first_o jew_n the_o ark_n be_v not_o the_o first_o of_o ship_n the_o vine_n plant_v by_o no_o be_v not_o the_o first_o vine_n how_o melchizedech_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v without_o father_n mother_n or_o original_n 210_o iii_o man_n err_v as_o often_o as_o they_o understand_v any_o thing_n more_o general_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v more_o particular_o take_v the_o darkness_n at_o the_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v over_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o the_o jew_n not_o over_o all_o the_o world_n the_o star_n which_o appear_v 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history_n of_o the_o son_n and_o posterity_n of_o noah_n by_o eusebius_n in_o his_o chronicle_n there_o be_v particular_a deluge_n egypt_n never_o drown_v strabo_n of_o the_o turdetanian_a spaniard_n scaliger_n and_o servius_n concern_v the_o trojan_n be_v cite_v solinus_n of_o the_o indian_n sanchoniato_n jombal_n 248_o x._o of_o eternity_n before_o eternity_n of_o eternity_n from_o eternity_n 258_o xi_o of_o eternity_n beyond_o eternity_n of_o eternity_n to_o eternity_n the_o kingdom_n of_o messiah_n how_o eternal_a 261_o xii_o eternity_n use_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o scripture_n by_o the_o duration_n of_o the_o sun_n &_o moon_n of_o a_o age_n of_o eternal_a time_n st._n paul_n expound_v eternity_n indefinite_a 265_o xiii_o of_o the_o age_n of_o creature_n describe_v by_o hesiod_n and_o ausonius_n why_o the_o history_n of_o the_o first_o man_n be_v not_o know_v out_o of_o plato_n by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o epoch_n the_o aboriginal_a nation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o 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supposition_n in_o law_n adam_n sin_n be_v impute_v to_o all_o man_n in_o a_o spiritual_a manner_n not_o by_o natural_a propagation_n divine_v confuse_v nature_n and_o guilt_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v understand_v apart_o in_o original_a sin_n nature_n be_v before_o guilt_n gild_n do_v not_o corrupt_a nature_n yea_o on_o the_o contrary_a corrupt_a nature_n cause_v guilt_n which_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o example_n of_o adam_n when_o he_o sin_v 303_o v._n those_o who_o think_v that_o the_o imputation_n of_o adam_n sin_n be_v engender_v by_o traduction_n from_o adam_n do_v gather_v it_o from_o thence_o in_o that_o they_o believe_v that_o adam_n be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o man_n the_o apostle_n have_v distinguish_v and_o not_o join_v sin_n natural_o inherent_a and_o that_o which_o be_v impute_v he_o have_v distinguish_v and_o not_o join_v natural_a death_n with_o that_o which_o be_v inflict_v by_o the_o law_n death_n which_o be_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n begin_v with_o adam_n and_o 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