found_v upon_o express_v apostolical_a practice_n and_o implicit_a apostolical_a precept_n which_o we_o be_v sufficient_o able_a to_o prove_v and_o evince_v by_o the_o collation_n of_o four_o scripture_n if_o we_o be_v put_v upon_o that_o argument_n but_o this_o will_v be_v too_o large_a a_o digression_n from_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n next_o you_o come_v to_o show_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o commination_n and_o here_o you_o tell_v we_o that_o adam_n do_v not_o die_v the_o same_o day_n if_o the_o day_n be_v take_v for_o the_o space_n of_o twelve_o or_o twenty_o four_o hour_n this_o be_v in_o plain_a term_n to_o contradict_v the_o scope_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n for_o there_o it_o be_v express_o say_v in_o the_o very_a same_o moment_n and_o instant_n of_o time_n in_o which_o our_o first_o parent_n do_v eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n their_o eye_n be_v open_v and_o they_o see_v that_o they_o be_v naked_a gen._n 3.7_o if_o you_o take_v this_o for_o the_o eye_n of_o their_o mind_n 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three_o day_n rise_v again_o mat._n 16.24_o and_o how_o careful_a be_v all_o the_o evangelist_n to_o repeat_v the_o time_n of_o the_o resurrection_n that_o it_o be_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n the_o three_o day_n after_o his_o passion_n and_o so_o in_o the_o present_a case_n when_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o eat_v thereof_o shall_v thou_o die_v the_o death_n to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n be_v open_v the_o very_a first_o day_n and_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o execute_v judgement_n upon_o they_o for_o their_o disobedience_n the_o evening_n of_o the_o same_o day_n after_o all_o this_o let_v we_o now_o hear_v what_o exposition_n you_o do_v give_v of_o the_o text_n though_o adam_n say_v you_o do_v not_o die_v the_o same_o day_n as_o he_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n yet_o he_o forfeit_v his_o life_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o great_a charter_n of_o the_o world_n he_o be_v then_o in_o a_o capacity_n to_o 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scripture_n we_o will_v take_v a_o view_n of_o your_o interpretation_n and_o here_o you_o say_v ☞_o ☞_o that_o adam_n do_v die_v the_o same_o day_n though_o he_o live_v nine_o hundred_o thirty_o nine_o year_n after_o and_o to_o make_v good_a this_o strange_a gloss_n of_o you_o you_o tell_v we_o that_o god_n do_v not_o prescribe_v any_o quantity_n of_o hour_n but_o have_v declare_v that_o a_o thousand_o year_n be_v as_o one_o day_n in_o his_o account_n page_n 118._o i_o must_v indeed_o acknowledge_v that_o a_o day_n be_v take_v sometime_o for_o a_o year_n sometime_o for_o a_o great_a revolution_n of_o time_n as_o may_v be_v see_v
a_o sense_n as_o he_o understand_v it_o the_o old_a pelagian_o may_v make_v good_a that_o position_n of_o they_o that_o original_a sin_n be_v by_o imitation_n they_o that_o come_v after_o do_v only_o imitate_v the_o ensample_n of_o he_o that_o go_v before_o of_o the_o entrance_n of_o death_n by_o sin_n he_o speak_v as_o follow_v death_n by_o sin_n that_o be_v death_n which_o at_o the_o first_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o nature_n become_v a_o punishment_n upon_o that_o account_n just_a as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o scrpent_n to_o creep_v upon_o his_o belly_n and_o the_o woman_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o her_o husband_n answ_n in_o these_o word_n of_o he_o he_o do_v distinguish_v between_o death_n as_o a_o mere_a condition_n of_o nature_n and_o death_n as_o a_o punishment_n the_o former_a he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n latter_a only_o to_o be_v introduce_v by_o the_o fall_n but_o against_o this_o i_o have_v many_o thing_n to_o allege_v first_o if_o adam_n 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case_n only_o and_o if_o the_o answer_n may_v be_v admit_v any_o man_n may_v suffer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o any_o father_n because_o it_o may_v be_v say_v here_o as_o well_o as_o there_o that_o although_o the_o innocent_a must_v not_o perish_v for_o another_o fault_n yet_o the_o son_n be_v not_o innocent_a as_o be_v in_o the_o father_n loin_n when_o the_o fault_n be_v commit_v and_o the_o law_n call_v he_o and_o make_v he_o guilty_a many_o such_o aphorism_n he_o have_v where_o he_o show_v or_o at_o least_o endeavour_n to_o show_v how_o contrary_a it_o be_v to_o the_o justice_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n any_o way_n to_o burden_n the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n with_o the_o guilt_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o yet_o here_o he_o confess_v plain_o and_o open_o that_o death_n quatenus_fw-la a_o punishment_n in_o the_o penalty_n of_o it_o come_v into_o the_o world_n by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o first_o man_n how_o he_o can_v make_v one_o part_n of_o his_o doctrine_n to_o agree_v with_o the_o 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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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as_o the_o root_n of_o all_o his_o branch_n and_o all_o the_o branch_n be_v in_o he_o as_o the_o first_o public_a man_n what_o can_v you_o or_o the_o examiner_n say_v to_o this_o 2_o you_o say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o law_n in_o adam_n now_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o transgression_n &_o if_o we_o have_v receive_v any_o law_n it_o must_v have_v be_v make_v know_v to_o we_o but_o there_o be_v none_o make_v know_v to_o we_o and_o therefore_o there_o be_v not_o law_n page_n 127._o to_o this_o i_o rejoin_v ☜_o ☜_o if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n give_v to_o we_o in_o adam_n how_o come_v we_o to_o be_v guilty_a of_o his_o transgression_n how_o come_v we_o to_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o his_o sin_n why_o do_v the_o apostle_n speak_v so_o plain_o by_o the_o disobedience_n of_o one_o many_o be_v make_v sinner_n we_o must_v then_o necessary_o come_v to_o affirm_v this_o for_o a_o truth_n that_o the_o law_n be_v give_v to_o adam_n as_o a_o public_a man_n and_o in_o he_o 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come_v and_o let_v he_o that_o be_v athirst_a come_v revel_v 22_o 17._o etc._n etc._n all_o these_o desire_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n he_o that_o come_v to_o the_o first_o do_v not_o come_v to_o the_o second_o at_o least_o not_o to_o the_o three_o or_o four_o degree_n however_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o christianity_n be_v unum_fw-la continuum_fw-la sitis_fw-la one_o continual_a succession_n of_o spiritual_a desire_n and_o in_o immediate_a opposition_n there_o be_v unum_fw-la continuum_fw-la auxilii_fw-la a_o interchangable_a supply_n of_o auxiliary_a grace_n this_o latter_a answer_v the_o former_a as_o the_o one_o part_n of_o the_o deed_n do_v answer_v the_o other_o so_o then_o though_o the_o saint_n have_v no_o ability_n in_o themselves_o to_o supernatural_a duty_n yet_o they_o may_v have_v it_o from_o christ_n and_o the_o freeness_n of_o the_o promise_n these_o thing_n i_o have_v draw_v out_o more_o at_o large_a because_o i_o see_v as_o former_o it_o have_v do_v to_o 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