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not_o now_o punish_v the_o father_n sin_n upon_o the_o child_n be_v this_o a_o good_a argument_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n be_v not_o right_o impute_v to_o posterity_n other_o parent_n comparative_o be_v but_o private_a person_n and_o their_o sin_n be_v but_o the_o sin_n of_o private_a man_n but_o adam_n be_v the_o root_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o his_o sin_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a kind_n as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v not_o the_o suffering_n of_o a_o private_a person_n but_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o whole_a humane_a nature_n by_o this_o the_o lose_a son_n of_o man_n have_v a_o door_n of_o grace_n open_v the_o tender_a of_o grace_n be_v make_v to_o all_o and_o the_o great_a condemnation_n be_v for_o unbelief_n now_o we_o will_v consider_v what_o the_o rule_n be_v which_o he_o do_v lay_v down_o first_o say_v he_o god_n may_v and_o do_v very_o often_o bless_v child_n to_o reward_v the_o father_n 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dependency_n can_v be_v prove_v to_o consist_v with_o liberty_n for_o god_n usual_o bring_v his_o decree_n to_o pass_v by_o the_o free_a act_n of_o his_o creature_n which_o work_n under_o his_o decree_n and_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o those_o end_n that_o he_o have_v appoint_v and_o for_o the_o inward_a motion_n of_o the_o will_n innumerable_a example_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v under_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n the_o king_n heart_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o turn_v it_o about_o as_o the_o stream_n of_o water_n prov._n 21.1_o god_n have_v put_v it_o into_o their_o heart_n to_o hate_v the_o whore_n and_o to_o burn_v her_o flesh_n with_o fire_n apoc._n 17.11_o and_o speak_v of_o the_o egyptian_n he_o turn_v their_o heart_n to_o hate_v his_o people_n psal_n 105.25_o beside_o the_o promise_n a_o new_a heart_n and_o