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48.8_o thou_o be_v call_v a_o transgressor_n from_o the_o womb_n though_o they_o be_v a_o people_n in_o covenant_n with_o god_n yet_o in_o their_o infancy_n in_o the_o womb_n a_o transgressor_n yea_o out_o of_o the_o womb_n so_o visible_o before_o circumcision_n transgressor_n also_o according_a to_o that_o of_o saint_n paul_n eph._n 2.3_o we_o be_v all_o by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o other_o though_o the_o choose_a of_o god_n yet_o herein_o can_v plead_v no_o more_o privilege_n from_o the_o exemption_n of_o this_o inbred_a pollution_n than_o judas_n himself_o can_v who_o our_o saviour_n call_v no_o less_o than_o a_o devil_n joh._n 8.44_o have_v not_o i_o choose_v twelve_o and_o one_o of_o they_o be_v a_o devil_n hence_o be_v that_o of_o aug._n damnati_fw-la antequam_fw-la nati_fw-la and_o therefore_o by_o some_o original_a sin_n be_v conclude_v to_o be_v not_o only_o a_o privation_n but_o a_o corrupt_a habit_n like_v unto_o a_o disease_n which_o beside_o 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saint_n paul_n say_v as_o much_o rom._n 7.18_o i_o know_v that_o in_o i_o that_o be_v in_o my_o flesh_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n and_o 2_o cor._n 3.5_o we_o be_v not_o sufficient_a of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n as_o of_o ourselves_o but_o our_o suffiencie_n be_v of_o god_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o doctrine_n be_v these_o r._n 1._o because_o of_o that_o guilt_n which_o infant_n stand_v in_o adam_n in_o who_o say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 5.12_o for_o so_o be_v that_o place_n render_v all_o have_v sin_v for_o adam_n be_v not_o then_o as_o one_o particular_a person_n but_o as_o the_o common_a stock_n and_o root_n of_o all_o mankind_n whereupon_o by_o this_o sin_n all_o his_o posterity_n which_o have_v be_v in_o sin_n as_o in_o the_o root_n become_v equal_o sinful_a hence_o be_v that_o of_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 7.18_o a_o corrupt_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a â—ruit_n and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n joh._n 3.6_o because_o that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n that_o be_v of_o the_o corrupt_a parent_n be_v sinful_a which_o be_v job_n meaning_n where_o he_o say_v no_o man_n can_v beget_v a_o child_n that_o be_v clean_o from_o sin_n himself_o be_v unclean_a this_o treason_n commit_v by_o adam_n run_v through_o the_o whole_a blood_n this_o leaven_n infect_v the_o whole_a lump_n this_o poison_n be_v diffuse_v into_o all_o mankind_n and_o since_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o man_n be_v disable_v from_o act_v that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o we_o know_v that_o water_n can_v rise_v no_o high_o than_o the_o fountain_n be_v nature_n will_v give_v it_o leave_v to_o go_v no_o high_o the_o fire_n give_v heat_n only_o within_o a_o certain_a compass_n and_o distance_n and_o no_o far_o nothing_o can_v work_v beyond_o the_o sphere_n of_o its_o own_o reach_n and_o activity_n so_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o corrupt_v nature_n to_o elevate_v itself_o to_o supernatural_a grace_n or_o to_o do_v any_o action_n prepare_v bend_a or_o incline_v the_o will_n to_o it_o for_o as_o water_v be_v cold_a by_o nature_n can_v be_v make_v hot_a until_o a_o high_a principle_n be_v first_o insuse_v into_o it_o no_o more_o can_v mere_a nature_n do_v any_o thing_n tend_v to_o save_a grace_n until_o it_o be_v raise_v up_o by_o a_o high_a influence_n for_o the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n offence_n lie_v heavy_a upon_o all_o his_o posterity_n so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o left_a strength_n in_o they_o as_o of_o themselves_o to_o remove_v it_o it_o disable_v they_o from_o either_o think_n or_o act_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a and_o though_o they_o may_v be_v saint_n yet_o in_o their_o infancy_n be_v not_o free_v from_o sin_n and_o therefore_o the_o state_n of_o infancy_n itself_o have_v be_v severe_o punish_v as_o appear_v 1_o sam._n 15.3_o god_n command_v saul_n to_o slay_v the_o very_a infant_n and_o suckling_n of_o the_o amalekite_n and_o forbid_v to_o spare_v or_o show_v pity_n unto_o any_o of_o they_o and_o psalm_n 137.9_o the_o lord_n pronounce_v he_o happy_a that_o shall_v take_v the_o little_a one_o of_o the_o babylonian_n and_o dash_v out_o their_o brain_n against_o the_o stone_n and_o gen._n 19.25_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o in_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n none_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v spare_v no_o not_o the_o infant_n and_o suckling_n but_o god_n rain_v down_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n upon_o they_o the_o like_v you_o shall_v find_v numb_a 16_o 27._o where_o from_o the_o tabernacle_n it_o be_v say_v that_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n come_v out_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o door_n of_o their_o tent_n and_o their_o wife_n and_o their_o son_n and_o their_o little_a child_n all_o which_o be_v swallow_v up_o by_o the_o earth_n ver_fw-la 32._o as_o moses_n say_v and_o so_o go_v down_o quick_a into_o the_o pit_n now_o there_o can_v be_v no_o punishment_n inflict_v but_o where_o sin_n be_v presuppose_v neither_o can_v there_o be_v any_o sin_n in_o infant_n think_v on_o but_o what_o be_v original_o in_o their_o nature_n and_o therefore_o to_o clear_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o punish_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o text_n be_v evident_a that_o be_v original_o sinful_a they_o suffer_v most_o just_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n obj._n but_o these_o be_v most_o lewd_a man_n and_o god_n forbid_v but_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o godly_a ans_fw-fr the_o infant_n of_o the_o best_a christian_n be_v by_o nature_n no_o better_o than_o the_o infant_n of_o a_o sodomite_n as_o appear_v ephes_n 2.3_o and_o the_o sin_n those_o infant_n be_v guilty_a of_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o god_n do_v thus_o deal_v with_o they_o for_o rom._n 5.12_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n and_o therefore_o hate_v sin_n as_o well_o in_o they_o as_o in_o we_o for_o have_v not_o the_o infant_n of_o god_n own_o people_n be_v bear_v fool_n natural_a or_o deaf_a or_o blind_a as_o we_o may_v see_v john_n 9.1_o have_v not_o many_o of_o they_o be_v smite_v with_o many_o and_o grievous_a and_o strange_a disease_n as_o david_n child_n be_v 2_o sam._n 12.15_o and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o a_o witness_v of_o god_n wrath_n against_o they_o as_o well_o as_o other_o for_o how_o can_v a_o most_o pure_a god_n love_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v pollute_v this_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o nature_n who_o pure_a eye_n can_v behold_v iniquity_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o light_n and_o darkness_n to_o agree_v together_o as_o the_o most_o pure_a creator_n and_o impure_a creature_n to_o love_v each_o other_o this_o i_o speak_v not_o to_o abridge_v god_n mercy_n how_o in_o his_o favour_n he_o may_v look_v upon_o infant_n in_o his_o son_n but_o how_o god_n in_o himself_o may_v behold_v they_o in_o their_o original_a sin_n be_v child_n of_o wrath_n and_o so_o may_v become_v the_o fit_a object_n of_o his_o wrath_n to_o be_v severe_o punish_v with_o their_o parent_n 2_o because_o of_o that_o filth_n which_o be_v convey_v from_o their_o parent_n unto_o they_o and_o therefore_o by_o isa_n 48.8_o be_v say_v to_o be_v transgressor_n from_o the_o womb_n who_o heart_n be_v evil_a from_o their_o very_a youth_n gen._n 8.11_o hence_o be_v that_o of_o ambrose_n who_o be_v just_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n whereas_o a_o infant_n of_o a_o day_n old_a can_v be_v clear_a from_o sin_n every_o thing_n that_o be_v bear_v carry_v with_o it_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o which_o bear_v it_o as_o touch_v the_o substance_n and_o accident_n proper_a to_o that_o special_a kind_n but_o we_o be_v all_o bear_v of_o corrupt_a and_o guilty_a parent_n hence_o by_o nature_n in_o our_o birth_n we_o draw_v their_o guilt_n and_o corruption_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o have_v the_o spawn_n and_o seed_n of_o all_o sin_n within_o we_o so_o that_o every_o imagination_n become_v evil_a only_o evil_a and_o continual_o evil_a gen._n 6.6_o as_o god_n himself_o set_v we_o out_o in_o our_o natural_a condition_n ob._n the_o 1_o cor._n 7.14_o the_o child_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v say_v to_o be_v holy_a therefore_o without_o original_a sin_n and_o pollution_n ans_fw-fr they_o have_v not_o this_o holiness_n from_o carnal_a propagation_n for_o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 9.11.13_o when_o they_o have_v neither_o do_v good_a nor_o evil_a i_o have_v love_v jacob_n and_o hate_v esau_n but_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v holy_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o external_a fellowship_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o be_v to_o be_v account_v member_n of_o that_o body_n the_o church_n whereof_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n and_o so_o also_o for_o the_o choose_a and_o sanctify_v of_o god_n which_o place_n do_v not_o any_o way_n infringe_v or_o prejudice_v this_o truth_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o best_a man_n child_n be_v sinful_a though_o their_o person_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o external_a fellowship_n of_o the_o church_n be_v repute_v holy_a &_o therefore_o parent_n by_o nature_n derive_v not_o unto_o their_o posterity_n righteousness_n which_o be_v free_o impute_v but_o unrighteousness_n and_o damnation_n unto_o which_o themselves_o by_o nature_n be_v subject_a and_o the_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o their_o posterity_n be_v not_o bear_v of_o they_o according_a to_o grace_n but_o according_a to_o nature_n neither_o be_v grace_n and_o justification_n tie_v to_o carnal_a propagation_n but_o to_o the_o most_o free_a election_n of_o god_n so_o that_o though_o infant_n be_v by_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o be_v holy_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o nature_n for_o that_o appear_v to_o be_v sinful_a and_o filthy_a but_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o stipulation_n and_o covenant_n which_o be_v make_v between_o god_n and_o the_o faithful_a
and_o therefore_o conclude_v nothing_o against_o this_o truth_n but_o that_o the_o infant_n of_o the_o dear_a saint_n be_v original_o sinful_a r._n 3._o because_o child_n be_v deprive_v of_o those_o supernatural_a gift_n and_o endowment_n which_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v through_o adam_n have_v possess_v if_o he_o have_v stand_v firm_a to_o his_o god_n it_o be_v true_a at_o the_o first_o when_o man_n be_v create_v it_o be_v no_o small_a part_n of_o his_o happiness_n in_o that_o primary_n condition_n to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o sin_n though_o a_o quidditative_a knowledge_n perchance_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n he_o have_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o his_o heart_n yet_o a_o practical_a experimental_a knowledge_n he_o have_v not_o he_o can_v not_o have_v the_o misshape_a brat_n of_o sin_n be_v then_o unbegot_a it_o be_v a_o mere_a chimaera_n a_o imaginary_a monster_n have_v no_o existence_n but_o in_o satan_n brain_n the_o shop_n and_o forge_n of_o hell_n but_o alas_o this_o happiness_n be_v but_o a_o dream_n of_o happiness_n of_o small_a continuance_n through_o man_n ambition_n he_o be_v forthwith_o strip_v of_o it_o and_o so_o become_v not_o only_o a_o spectacle_n of_o misery_n himself_o but_o make_v his_o whole_a posterity_n miserable_a also_o so_o that_o what_o he_o act_v we_o in_o he_o become_v equal_o guilty_a and_o liable_a to_o the_o same_o wrath_n for_o so_o say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 5.12.14_o in_o he_o we_o be_v have_v sin_v that_o be_v in_o adam_n and_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n woeful_a spectacle_n of_o wrath_n strip_v of_o all_o those_o excellency_n and_o gift_n which_o in_o he_o we_o may_v have_v enjoy_v have_v he_o prove_v obedient_a to_o the_o command_n of_o his_o god_n but_o be_v a_o wretched_a progenitor_n beget_v a_o miserable_a progeny_n who_o blood_n be_v so_o stain_v with_o his_o treason_n as_o that_o they_o have_v forfeit_v all_o supernatural_a gift_n and_o endowment_n through_o he_o and_o though_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n restauration_n in_o some_o measure_n may_v he_o make_v to_o the_o saint_n yet_o be_v their_o infant_n not_o free_v from_o this_o inbred_a malady_n but_o be_v by_o nature_n original_o sinful_a obj._n ezek_n 18_o 20._o the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n ergo_fw-la injustice_n that_o adam_n posterity_n shall_v suffer_v for_o adam_n sin_n answ_n it_o be_v true_a if_o he_o fall_v not_o into_o the_o same_o and_o approve_v it_o not_o but_o dislike_v and_o avoid_v it_o but_o we_o just_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o adam_n for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o the_o fault_n be_v so_o adam_n that_o it_o also_o become_v we_o for_o the_o apostle_n witness_v we_o all_o sin_v in_o he_o and_o so_o his_o sin_n become_v we_o second_o because_o adam_n wholâ—_n nature_n be_v guilty_a and_o we_o be_v as_o part_v proceed_v out_o of_o his_o substance_n and_o mass_n we_o can_v but_o be_v guilty_a also_o ourselves_o three_o because_o adam_n 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