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austin_n observe_v be_v set_v down_o in_o this_o verse_n before_o adam_n sin_z and_o death_n those_o word_n relate_v not_o to_o sin_n for_o sin_n in_o the_o greek_a be_v a_o feminine_a nor_o to_o death_n for_o man_n do_v not_o sin_n in_o death_n but_o die_v in_o sin_n therefore_o they_o relate_v to_o adam_n in_o he_o all_o have_v sin_v it_o be_v true_a other_o take_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d causal_o for_o that_o all_o have_v sin_v but_o i_o think_v that_o as_o i_o say_v before_o they_o be_v to_o be_v take_v relative_o in_o he_o all_o have_v sin_v thus_o those_o three_o thing_n which_o the_o apostle_n conjoin_v together_o in_o this_o verse_n that_o be_v the_o propagation_n of_o sin_n the_o original_n of_o death_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o both_o very_o well_o cohere_v
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itself_o but_o by_o that_o which_o follow_v by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v constitute_v sinner_n v._o 19_o no._n unimputed_a sin_n can_v do_v this_o if_o therefore_o adam_n sin_n constitute_v we_o sinner_n it_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o to_o say_v as_o the_o socinian_o and_o some_o other_o do_v to_o constitute_v we_o sinner_n be_v only_o to_o make_v we_o obnoxious_a to_o death_n and_o so_o to_o be_v treat_v as_o sinner_n be_v a_o thing_n vain_a and_o repugnant_a to_o the_o text._n to_o be_v treat_v as_o a_o sinner_n be_v not_o to_o be_v constitute_v such_o to_o be_v treat_v as_o a_o sinner_n when_o a_o man_n be_v not_o such_o be_v very_o unjust_a and_o unequal_a to_o be_v a_o sinner_n be_v to_o be_v culpable_a or_o guilty_a of_o a_o fault_n and_o the_o proper_a signification_n must_v be_v retain_v the_o apostle_n in_o this_o chapter_n evident_o distinguish_v between_o sin_n and_o death_n transgression_n and_o condemnation_n and_o make_v adam_n the_o origine_fw-la of_o both_o 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threaten_a can_v not_o have_v reach_v they_o have_v not_o they_o sin_v in_o adam_n their_o head_n and_o root_n death_n can_v not_o have_v fall_v upon_o they_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o it_o do_v that_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o infancy_n void_a of_o any_o actual_a sin_n of_o its_o own_o this_o be_v the_o true_a state_n of_o thing_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n at_o all_o that_o adam_n sin_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o we_o as_o part_n and_o piece_n of_o he_o adam_n be_v here_o consider_v as_o the_o root_n and_o origine_fw-la of_o mankind_n his_o person_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o we_o his_o will_n the_o representative_a of_o we_o omnes_fw-la nos_fw-la unus_fw-la ille_fw-la adam_n we_o be_v one_o with_o he_o and_o branch_n of_o he_o hence_o we_o sin_v in_o his_o sin_n and_o putrify_v in_o he_o as_o in_o the_o root_n these_o thing_n if_o weigh_v give_v a_o easy_a solution_n to_o all_o the_o cavil_n and_o objection_n which_o the_o pelagian_o and_o their_o follower_n make_v against_o the_o imputation_n of_o adam_n sin_n to_o we_o first_o they_o say_v deus_fw-la qui_fw-la propria_fw-la peccata_fw-la remittit_fw-la non_fw-la imputat_fw-la aliena_fw-la god_n who_o forgive_v we_o our_o own_o sin_n do_v not_o impute_v to_o we_o another_o man_n but_o here_o be_v a_o great_a mistake_n as_o if_o adam_n sin_n be_v just_a nothing_o at_o all_o to_o we_o adam_n be_v the_o root_n and_o bear_v all_o mankind_n in_o himself_o we_o be_v seminal_o and_o legal_o in_o he_o his_o sin_n therefore_o be_v not_o alien_a altogether_o to_o we_o but_o in_o a_o sort_n our_o own_o we_o sin_v in_o he_o as_o our_o head_n we_o fall_v with_o he_o as_o the_o branch_n fall_v with_o the_o body_n of_o the_o tree_n st._n austin_n say_v 4._o contr._n jul._n l._n 6_o cap._n 4._o though_o adam_n sin_n be_v alien_a proprietate_fw-la actionis_fw-la yet_o it_o be_v we_o contagione_fw-la propaginis_fw-la gregory_n nazianzen_n speak_v of_o adam_n sin_n cry_v out_o pathetical_o o_o infirmitatem_fw-la meam_fw-la o_o my_o infirmity_n st._n epiph_n serm._n 1_o dom._n 1._o post_n 8._o epiph_n bernard_n notable_o express_v it_o culpa_fw-la aliena_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o adam_n omnes_fw-la nescientes_fw-la peccavimus_fw-la nostra_fw-la quia_fw-la etsi_fw-la in_o alio_fw-la nos_fw-la tamen_fw-la peccavimus_fw-la &_o nobis_fw-la justo_fw-la dei_fw-la judicio_fw-la imputabatur_fw-la licet_fw-la occulto_fw-la adam_n sin_n be_v alien_a to_o we_o because_o we_o ignorant_o sin_v in_o he_o yet_o it_o be_v we_o because_o we_o sin_v though_o in_o another_o and_o it_o be_v to_o we_o impute_v by_o the_o just_a though_o secret_a counsel_n of_o god_n again_o they_o say_v that_o which_o be_v proper_o sin_n in_o we_o be_v voluntary_a and_o a_o act_n of_o our_o will_n but_o adam_n be_v
manner_n christ_n satisfaction_n do_v first_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n make_v we_o righteous_a by_o itself_o impute_v and_o then_o by_o the_o sanctify_a grace_n communicate_v by_o virtue_n of_o it_o now_o if_o christ_n satisfaction_n be_v not_o itself_o communicate_v to_o we_o as_o member_n of_o he_o then_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o headship_n seem_v to_o fail_v he_o be_v not_o so_o strong_a a_o head_n as_o adam_n righteousness_n be_v not_o so_o ample_o communicate_v from_o christ_n as_o sin_n be_v from_o adam_n adam_n communicate_v the_o sin_n itself_o to_o we_o but_o christ_n communicate_v his_o righteousness_n in_o the_o effect_n only_o if_o christ_n only_o merit_v justification_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o headship_n seem_v not_o to_o stand_v in_o it_o in_o sanctification_n he_o as_o our_o head_n communicate_v sanctify_v grace_n to_o we_o to_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o our_o sanctification_n but_o in_o justification_n he_o do_v not_o communicate_v his_o satisfaction_n to_o we_o to_o 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vbi_fw-la live_v and_o breathe_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n rather_o than_o it_o shall_v not_o revive_v there_o god_n will_v be_v manifest_a in_o the_o flesh_n and_o die_v in_o it_o and_o how_o shall_v we_o die_v to_o ourselves_o and_o the_o world_n that_o it_o may_v live_v in_o we_o which_o when_o it_o do_v we_o live_v indeed_o and_o that_o a_o life_n more_o divine_a and_o of_o high_a excellency_n than_o be_v the_o life_n of_o mere_a sense_n or_o reason_n nay_o this_o life_n be_v complicate_v with_o happiness_n and_o make_v we_o meet_v for_o life_n eternal_a if_o we_o will_v live_v for_o ever_o in_o bliss_n and_o glory_n we_o must_v follow_v after_o holiness_n heart_n and_o life_n must_v be_v consecrate_v unto_o god_n else_o heaven_n will_v not_o be_v capable_a to_o receive_v we_o nor_o shall_v we_o be_v fit_a to_o enter_v in_o there_o chap._n iu._n chap._n 4_o god_n punitive_a justice_n assert_v from_o scripture_n and_o nature_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o satisfaction_n for_o sin_n rectoral_a justice_n require_v it_o unless_o christ_n suffering_n be_v satisfactory_a no_o good_a account_n can_v be_v give_v of_o they_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o example_n of_o patience_n that_o he_o confirm_v the_o covenant_n that_o god_n immense_a love_n be_v manifest_v therein_o or_o that_o his_o resurrection_n assure_v we_o god_n justice_n appear_v in_o that_o he_o though_o of_o infinite_a mercy_n inflict_v those_o suffering_n on_o christ_n in_o that_o christ_n the_o patient_n be_v man_n the_o son_n of_o god_n a_o holy_a innocent_a one_o in_o that_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n be_v proportionable_a to_o the_o sinning-power_n in_o man_n to_o the_o law_n to_o the_o sin_n and_o suffering_n of_o a_o world_n the_o fruit_n of_o his_o suffering_n as_o to_o himself_o and_o as_o to_o we_o the_o dreadfulness_n of_o sin_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o miserable_a end_n of_o impenitent_a 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his_o will._n but_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o attribute_n in_o god_n be_v evident_a in_o scripture_n he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d right_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d righteous_a as_o the_o first_o chief_o respect_v his_o universal_a righteousness_n so_o the_o second_o do_v his_o judicial_a one_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v just_a in_o his_o judge_n revel_v 16.5_o his_o judgement_n be_v a_o righteous_a judgement_n rom._n 2.5_o it_o be_v a_o righteous_a thing_n with_o he_o to_o render_v tribulation_n 2_o thess_n 1.6_o punishment_n be_v call_v a_o just_a recompense_n heb._n 2.2_o punishment_n how_o afflictive_a soever_o can_v be_v punishment_n unless_o justice_n be_v declare_v in_o it_o nor_o can_v justice_n be_v declare_v in_o that_o which_o it_o require_v not_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o denote_v the_o punishment_n judas_n v._n 7._o sometime_o the_o punitive_a justice_n itself_o act_v 28.4_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v from_o another_o just_a punishment_n issue_v out_o from_o vindictive_a justice_n with_o respect_n to_o that_o only_a it_o be_v that_o god_n be_v call_v a_o consume_a fire_n heb._n 12.29_o as_o he_o be_v light_a in_o his_o essential_a purity_n so_o he_o be_v fire_n in_o his_o essential_a justice_n which_o be_v ever_o in_o conjunction_n with_o his_o purity_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o ardour_n of_o it_o break_v out_o in_o flame_n of_o wrath_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o seem_v fit_a to_o he_o thus_o scripture_n but_o further_a nature_n concur_v to_o make_v it_o good_a this_o that_o god_n be_v just_a be_v grave_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o all_o man_n the_o very_a heathen_n by_o the_o indelible_a character_n which_o they_o find_v there_o be_v able_a to_o read_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o say_v that_o he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o avenge_a eye_n a_o ray_n of_o it_o shine_v in_o their_o own_o bosom_n the_o barbarian_n upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o viper_n on_o paul_n hand_n cry_v out_o of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o vengeance_n that_o pursue_v he_o as_o a_o murderer_n the_o very_a instinct_n of_o nature_n tell_v they_o that_o there_o be_v a_o connexion_n between_o gild_n and_o punishment_n conscience_n be_v dei_fw-la vicarius_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o representative_a numen_fw-la in_o man_n it_o have_v a_o secret_a tribunal_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o from_o that_o seal_n and_o impress_v which_o divine_a justice_n have_v set_v upon_o it_o doom_n and_o judge_n offender_n unto_o misery_n hence_o that_o say_n prima_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la ultio_fw-la quod_fw-la se_fw-la judice_fw-la nemo_fw-la nocens_fw-la absolvitur_fw-la punishment_n be_v coetaneous_a to_o gild_n sin_n in_o its_o egress_n out_o of_o the_o heart_n leave_v a_o sting_n behind_o the_o offender_n can_v be_v well_o within_o his_o distemper_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o conscience_n of_o his_o evil-deed_n his_o mind_n reflect_v torment_n upon_o itself_o inward_o he_o be_v nothing_o but_o wound_n and_o amaze_a horror_n the_o apparition_n of_o wrath_n haunt_v he_o conscience_n be_v sensus_fw-la &_o praejudicium_fw-la judicii_fw-la divini_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o anticipation_n and_o presensation_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n after_o all_o this_o to_o deny_v god_n to_o be_v just_a be_v to_o offer_v violence_n to_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n and_o put_v a_o lie_n upon_o those_o notion_n which_o be_v bear_v with_o and_o instamped-upon_a our_o reason_n it_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o image_n and_o impress_n of_o a_o deity_n upon_o our_o heart_n be_v but_o a_o counterfeit_n that_o conscience_n be_v but_o a_o cheat_n and_o all_o the_o terror_n there_o but_o a_o false_a alarm_n in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v to_o eradicate_v all_o religion_n and_o open_v a_o floodgate_n to_o all_o wickedness_n and_o impiety_n these_o be_v intolerable_a absurdity_n it_o can_v but_o be_v grant_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o attribute_n in_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v plutarch_n justice_n follow_v god_n or_o rather_o it_o be_v his_o very_a essence_n it_o be_v a_o enquiry_n among_o divine_n how_o far_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o sin_n shall_v be_v punish_v that_o without_o satisfaction_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o remission_n it_o be_v a_o indubitable_a verity_n that_o it_o be_v necessary_a by_o virtue_n of_o god_n decree_n he_o have_v declare_v himself_o that_o he_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n acquit_v the_o guilty_a but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o in_o scripture_n punishment_n be_v not_o attribute_v mere_o to_o his_o will_n or_o decree_n but_o to_o his_o just_a and_o righteous_a nature_n thou_o be_v righteous_a o_o lord_n because_o thou_o have_v judge_v thus_o revel_v 16.5_o though_o the_o mode_n and_o circumstance_n of_o punishment_n be_v determine_v by_o his_o sovereign_a pleasure_n yet_o the_o punishment_n itself_o issue_v out_o from_o his_o justice_n sin_n merit_v punishment_n they_o that_o do_v such_o thing_n be_v worthy_a of_o death_n rom._n 1.32_o it_o be_v not_o mere_o god_n will_v but_o his_o justice_n which_o render_v unto_o sin_n its_o due_a the_o proportion_n which_o be_v between_o sin_n and_o punishment_n show_v who_o hold_v the_o balance_n be_v it_o mere_o at_o the_o divine_a pleasure_n to_o punish_v sin_n or_o not_o god_n need_v not_o punish_v obstinate_a and_o impenitent_a person_n this_o the_o socinian_o themselves_o can_v bear_v they_o say_v there_o be_v one_o justice_n in_o god_n 23._o unaâ—est_fw-la justitia_fw-la dei_fw-la quâ_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la utitur_fw-la dum_fw-la scelestos_fw-la &_o contumace_n ac_fw-la perditae_fw-la spei_fw-la homines_fw-la plectit_fw-la atque_fw-la exterminat_fw-la soc._n de_fw-fr seru._n pars_fw-la prima_fw-la cap._n 1._o indignum_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la eorum_fw-la scelera_fw-la impunè_fw-la dimittere_fw-la crell_n de_fw-fr deo_fw-la &_o attr._n cap._n 23._o which_o he_o ever_o use_v in_o punish_v contumacious_a sinner_n nay_o it_o will_v be_v unworthy_a of_o
a_o strong_a motive_n to_o repentance_n enough_o if_o due_o consider_v to_o set_v all_o man_n a_o weep_v over_o their_o iniquity_n what_o do_v the_o creator_n suffer_v be_v the_o lord_n of_o glory_n crucify_v be_v the_o bless_a one_o make_v a_o curse_n do_v the_o son_n of_o god_n very_a god_n so_o dear_a so_o great_a a_o person_n sweat_n bleed_v cry_v out_o and_o expire_v upon_o a_o torment_a cross_n and_o all_o this_o to_o take_v away_o sin_n what_o a_o spectacle_n be_v this_o who_o can_v look_v upon_o it_o with_o dry_a eye_n or_o a_o unmelting_a heart_n when_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v break_v shall_v our_o heart_n be_v untouched_a may_v we_o spare_v our_o tear_n when_o he_o part_v with_o his_o blood_n to_o look_v upon_o his_o wound_n and_o not_o mourn_v over_o our_o sin_n can_v be_v no_o less_o than_o unnatural_a hardness_n oh_o what_o a_o thing_n be_v sin_n how_o horrible_a how_o infinite_a a_o evil_n that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v expiate_v at_o a_o easy_a rate_n than_o the_o blood_n of_o god_n himself_o what_o plea_n can_v be_v make_v or_o colour_n give_v for_o so_o vile_a a_o thing_n that_o it_o shall_v have_v a_o be_v in_o the_o world_n or_o so_o much_o as_o a_o residence_n in_o a_o humane_a thought_n shall_v that_o be_v indulge_v which_o cost_v jesus_n christ_n so_o dear_a or_o that_o go_v free_a which_o nail_v he_o to_o the_o cross_n can_v thou_o love_v that_o which_o stab_v he_o at_o the_o heart_n or_o live_v in_o that_o for_o which_o he_o die_v may_v that_o be_v light_n which_o press_v he_o into_o a_o agony_n and_o bloody-sweat_n or_o that_o sweet_a which_o put_v so_o much_o gall_n and_o vinegar_n into_o his_o cup_n can_v thou_o bless_v thyself_o in_o that_o which_o make_v he_o a_o curse_n or_o follow_v after_o that_o which_o make_v he_o cry_v out_o of_o forsake_v think_v and_o again_o think_v if_o thy_o blind_a eye_n and_o hard_a heart_n will_v let_v thou_o what_o and_o how_o dreadful_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o thou_o to_o go_v on_o in_o thy_o 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