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call_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o man_n his_o soul_n or_o spirit_n be_v not_o dependent_a upon_o adam_n but_o have_v his_o dependency_n from_o the_o very_a same_o fountain_n from_o whence_o adam_n receive_v his_o even_o from_o god_n himself_o p._n 128._o here_o i_o confess_v there_o be_v a_o great_a question_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o propagation_n of_o original_a sin_n and_o man_n do_v weary_a themselves_o very_o much_o to_o find_v out_o whether_o the_o soul_n be_v by_o infusion_n or_o by_o traduction_n but_o i_o see_v no_o cause_n why_o we_o shall_v entangle_v ourselves_o in_o that_o difficulty_n ☞_o ☞_o for_o whether_o the_o soul_n be_v infuse_v or_o
whether_o it_o be_v traduce_v or_o which_o way_n soever_o it_o be_v convey_v we_o must_v necessary_o affirm_v in_o the_o continual_a flux_n of_o original_a sin_n from_o father_n to_o child_n each_o father_n do_v propagate_v it_o to_o his_o child_n as_o adam_n do_v to_o the_o whole_a posterity_n if_o this_o be_v not_o a_o real_a truth_n what_o shall_v we_o make_v of_o the_o speech_n of_o our_o saviour_n that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n joh._n 3.6_o the_o father_n than_o do_v propagate_v the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n to_o his_o child_n as_o he_o himself_o do_v first_o receive_v it_o by_o propagation_n we_o must_v needs_o then_o yield_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o thing_n though_o there_o be_v some_o difficulty_n in_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o manner_n but_o that_o which_o do_v very_o much_o satisfy_v i_o in_o this_o point_n be_v the_o consideration_n of_o that_o speech_n to_o adam_n and_o in_o he_o to_o all_o mankind_n be_v fruitful_a and_o multiply_v 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lineal_o derive_v than_o they_o must_v have_v return_v again_o to_o he_o page_z 228._o this_o do_v not_o follow_v for_o by_o the_o like_a reason_n why_o do_v you_o not_o argue_v concern_v the_o branch_n and_o leaf_n of_o all_o the_o tree_n and_o forest_n in_o the_o world_n because_o they_o have_v their_o derivation_n from_o the_o root_n therefore_o they_o must_v return_v into_o the_o root_n again_o but_o you_o add_v further_o admit_v say_v you_o we_o have_v such_o a_o be_v in_o adam_n as_o the_o branch_n have_v in_o the_o tree_n and_o produce_v action_n in_o a_o natural_a way_n be_v prone_a thereunto_o yet_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v expect_v must_v have_v be_v such_o fruit_n as_o be_v natural_a to_o the_o tree_n and_o no_o other_o but_o sin_n be_v no_o natural_a fruit_n but_o a_o accident_n page_n 129._o indeed_o if_o you_o take_v nature_n in_o its_o first_o essence_n and_o institution_n it_o be_v good_a and_o all_o sin_n be_v unnatural_a and_o accidental_a but_o if_o you_o take_v nature_n in_o its_o vicious_a quality_n as_o it_o be_v since_o the_o fall_n than_o it_o be_v deprave_v in_o adam_n and_o our_o immediate_a parent_n be_v so_o many_o conduit-pipe_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n if_o this_o be_v not_o so_o what_o can_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o our_o saviour_n word_n that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n this_o show_v plain_o that_o adam_n be_v not_o only_o the_o root_n of_o nature_n but_o also_o since_o the_o fall_v a_o root_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n lie_v a_o necessity_n of_o regeneration_n or_o have_v a_o new_a nature_n from_o christ_n the_o second_o adam_n three_o you_o say_v if_o we_o must_v own_v all_o adam_n action_n sinful_a as_o our_o act_n then_o pray_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o appropriate_v as_o large_a a_o portion_n in_o all_o his_o good_a action_n for_o why_o shall_v i_o not_o plead_v for_o as_o much_o propriety_n in_o all_o his_o good_a action_n as_o some_o will_v persuade_v i_o i_o have_v in_o all_o his_o evil_a action_n see_v i_o be_v as_o much_o in_o he_o before_o the_o fall_n as_o since_o and_o then_o i_o may_v say_v as_o well_o that_o i_o walk_v in_o the_o garden_n and_o dress_v it_o and_o give_v name_n to_o all_o creature_n page_n 129._o if_o this_o will_v give_v you_o content_a i_o know_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_n but_o we_o may_v affirm_v that_o all_o mankind_n be_v in_o adam_n when_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o garden_n and_o give_v name_n to_o all_o cattle_n and_o without_o question_n you_o shall_v have_v have_v as_o great_a a_o part_n in_o his_o good_a action_n if_o he_o have_v stand_v as_o now_o you_o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o evil_a of_o that_o action_n by_o which_o he_o fall_v to_o make_v this_o appear_v in_o that_o state_n as_o we_o be_v now_o restore_v by_o christ_n man_n have_v lordship_n and_o dominion_n over_o the_o creature_n if_o you_o will_v fetch_v this_o dominion_n from_o that_o great_a charter_n let_v they_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o foul_a of_o the_o air_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 1.26_o then_o you_o must_v needs_o conclude_v that_o the_o privilege_n which_o be_v give_v to_o adam_n be_v give_v to_o all_o his_o posterity_n yea_o in_o that_o particular_a case_n when_o the_o lord_n bring_v all_o creature_n to_o adam_n to_o see_v what_o name_n he_o will_v give_v they_o he_o do_v bring_v the_o creature_n to_o he_o as_o to_o the_o head_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o he_o not_o only_o in_o his_o own_o private_a but_o in_o their_o public_a right_n do_v give_v name_n to_o all_o cattle_n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o institution_n of_o marriage_n in_o the_o beginning_n &_o of_o a_o man_n leave_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n this_o do_v not_o so_o immediate_o concern_v adam_n in_o his_o own_o person_n as_o all_o mankind_n that_o shall_v come_v of_o he_o in_o succeed_a generation_n mat._n 19.4_o four_o you_o say_v if_o all_o man_n do_v sin_n in_o adam_n when_o he_o do_v eat_v the_o forbid_v fruit_n why_o may_v it_o not_o as_o well_o be_v say_v when_o adam_n believe_v i_o believe_v when_o adam_n repent_v i_o repent_v page_n 130._o i_o answer_v the_o case_n be_v not_o equal_a for_o when_o adam_n do_v eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n he_o do_v this_o as_o a_o public_a person_n as_o the_o root_n of_o all_o mankind_n but_o when_o he_o do_v believe_v he_o do_v that_o as_o a_o particular_a member_n of_o christ_n i_o may_v say_v on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o christ_n suffer_v upon_o the_o cross_n to_o satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n this_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o adam_n and_o paul_n themselves_o have_v satisfy_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n what_o christ_n do_v he_o do_v for_o they_o and_o when_o he_o do_v it_o they_o do_v it_o in_o he_o and_o by_o he_o the_o like_a answer_n may_v be_v give_v to_o that_o question_n why_o do_v not_o the_o regenerate_a propagate_v grace_n as_o well_o as_o original_a sin_n the_o answer_n be_v 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