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careful_a to_o avoid_v that_o any_o good_a shall_v be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o natural_a man_n he_o show_v how_o he_o be_v pollute_v in_o all_o his_o way_n he_o show_v how_o he_o be_v void_a of_o righteousness_n of_o understanding_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n how_o he_o be_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o in_o short_a unprofitable_a than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o full_o say_v to_o confirm_v our_o judgement_n for_o if_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n or_o of_o man_n as_o he_o stand_v in_o the_o fall_n he_o be_v unfit_a to_o make_v one_o right_a step_n to_o heaven_n if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o be_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o condition_n of_o man_n in_o general_a obj._n but_o only_o of_o some_o particular_n or_o at_o the_o least_o that_o it_o comprehend_v not_o all_o the_o text_n show_v the_o clean_a contrary_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n answ._n where_o the_o apostle_n take_v in_o himself_o as_o he_o stand_v in_o his_o natural_a condition_n what_o then_o be_v we_o better_o than_o they_o no_o in_o no_o wise_a for_o we_o have_v before_o prove_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n that_o they_o be_v all_o under_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v write_v and_o so_o he_o go_v on_o by_o which_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o speak_v of_o mankind_n in_o general_n if_o they_o object_v that_o which_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v obj._n in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n verse_n 14._o to_o wit_n that_o the_o gentile_n do_v by_o nature_n the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n and_o so_o consequent_o do_v by_o nature_n that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o acceptable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n i_o answer_v this_o nature_n must_v not_o answ._n neither_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o man_n own_o nature_n which_o be_v corrupt_a and_o fall_v but_o of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o seed_n of_o god_n in_o man_n as_o it_o receive_v a_o new_a visitation_n of_o god_n love_n and_o be_v quicken_v by_o it_o which_o clear_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a word_n where_o he_o say_v these_o not_o have_v a_o law_n id_fw-la est_fw-la outward_o be_v a_o law_n unto_o themselves_o which_o show_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n these_o act_n of_o they_o then_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n but_o the_o scripture_n declare_v that_o the_o write_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o heart_n be_v a_o part_n yea_o and_o a_o great_a part_n too_o of_o the_o new_a covenant_n dispensation_n and_o so_o no_o consequence_n nor_o part_n of_o man_n nature_n second_o if_o this_o nature_n here_o speak_v of_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o man_n own_o nature_n which_o he_o have_v as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n than_o will_v the_o apostle_n unavoidable_o contradict_v himself_o since_o he_o elsewhere_o positive_o declare_v that_o the_o natural_a man_n discern_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n nor_o can_v now_o i_o hope_v the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v among_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n especial_o as_o it_o be_v 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say_v be_v in_o his_o sin_v and_o then_o as_o if_o he_o purpose_v express_o to_o shut_v out_o such_o a_o opinion_n he_o assure_v we_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o father_n iniquity_n from_o which_o i_o thus_o argue_v if_o the_o son_n bear_v not_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o father_n or_o of_o his_o immediate_a parent_n far_o less_o shall_v he_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o adam_n but_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o father_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n §_o v._o have_v thus_o far_o show_v how_o absurd_a this_o opinion_n be_v i_o shall_v brief_o examine_v the_o reason_n its_o author_n bring_v for_o it_o first_o they_o say_v adam_n be_v a_o public_a person_n obj._n and_o therefore_o all_o man_n sin_v in_o he_o as_o be_v in_o his_o loin_n and_o for_o this_o they_o allege_v that_o of_o rom._n 5.12_o wherefore_o as_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o so_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n for_o that_o 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