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this_o a_o full_a perfect_a and_o bless_a estate_n can_v any_o thing_n else_o be_v well_o add_v hereunto_o or_o great_a felicity_n desire_v in_o this_o world_n but_o as_o the_o common_a nature_n of_o all_o man_n be_v in_o time_n of_o prosperity_n and_o wealth_n to_o forget_v not_o only_a themselves_o but_o also_o god_n even_o so_o do_v this_o first_o man_n adam_n who_o have_v but_o one_o commandment_n at_o god_n hand_n namely_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a &_o ill_a do_v not_o withstand_v most_o unmindeful_o or_o rather_o most_o wilful_o break_v it_o in_o forget_v the_o straight_a charge_n of_o his_o maker_n and_o give_v ear_n to_o the_o crafty_a suggestion_n of_o that_o wicked_a serpent_n the_o devil_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o as_o before_o he_o be_v bless_v so_o now_o he_o be_v accurse_v as_o before_o he_o be_v love_v so_o now_o he_o be_v abhor_v as_o before_o he_o be_v most_o beautiful_a and_o precious_a so_o now_o 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same_o fall_n &_o punishment_n which_o their_o forefather_n by_o his_o offence_n most_o just_o have_v deserve_v saint_n paul_n in_o the_o five_o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n say_v by_o the_o offence_n of_o only_o adam_n the_o fault_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n &_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n by_o which_o word_n we_o be_v teach_v that_o as_o in_o adam_n all_o man_n universal_o sin_v so_o in_o adam_n all_o man_n universal_o receive_v the_o reward_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v to_o say_v become_v mortal_a &_o subject_a unto_o death_n have_v in_o themselves_o nothing_o but_o everlasting_a damnation_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n they_o become_v as_o david_n say_v corrupt_a &_o abominable_a they_o go_v all_o out_o of_o the_o way_n there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o oh_o what_o a_o miserable_a &_o woeful_a state_n be_v this_o that_o the_o sin_n of_o one_o man_n shall_v destroy_v and_o condemn_v all_o man_n that_o nothing_o 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to_o the_o intent_n that_o mankind_n may_v not_o despair_v but_o always_o live_v in_o hope_n almighty_a god_n never_o cease_v to_o publish_v repeat_v confirm_v &_o continue_v the_o same_o by_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a testimony_n of_o his_o prophet_n who_o for_o the_o better_a persuasion_n of_o the_o thing_n prophesy_v the_o time_n the_o place_n the_o manner_n and_o circumstance_n of_o his_o birth_n the_o affliction_n of_o his_o life_n the_o kind_n of_o his_o death_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o resurrection_n the_o receive_n of_o his_o kingdom_n the_o deliverance_n of_o his_o people_n with_o all_o other_o circumstance_n belong_v thereunto_o esaias_n prophesy_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n and_o call_v emanuel_n micheas_n prophesy_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v bear_v in_o bethlehem_n a_o place_n of_o jury_n ezechiel_n prophesy_v that_o he_o shall_v come_v of_o the_o stock_n and_o lineage_n of_o david_n daniel_n prophesy_v that_o all_o nation_n and_o language_n shall_v 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