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tot Pfa. 77. 1,10,12. Mark 14. 66, to the end John 21. 15,16,17.

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As for those wicked & ungodly Men, whom God as a righteous Judge, for former fins, doth blind and harden, w from them he not only witholdeth his grace, whereby they might have been enlightened in their understandings, and wrought upon in their hearts, but fometimes also withdraweth the gifts which they had, and expofeth them to fuch objects,as their corruption makes occafions of fin; z and withal gives them over to their own lufts, the temptations of the world, and the power of Satan," whereby it comes to pafs that they harden themselves, even under thofe means which God ufeth for the foftning of them. w Rom. 1. 24, 26, 28. Rom. 11. 7, 8. x Deu. 29, 4. y Mat. 13. 12. Mat.25.29. 2 Deu. 2.30.2 Kings 8. 12, 13. Pfal. 8. 11, 12 b Exod. 7. 3. & 8. 15,32. 2 Cor. 2. 15. 16. Ifa. 8. 14. 1Pet.2. 8. Ifa. 16. 9, 10. with A&ts 28. 26, 27.

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As the Providence of God doth in general reach to all Creatures, fo after a most special manner it taketh care of his Church, and dif. pofeth all things for the good thereof. ‹ ¡Tim. 4.10. Ames 98,9, Rom. 8.28. Ifa. 43,3,4,5

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CHAP. VI

Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and
of the Punishment thereof.

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and Life thereupon, a with our firft Parents, and all their Pofterity in them they being feduced by the fubtilty and temptation of Satan, did wilfully tranfgrefs the Law of their Creation, and break the Covenant in eating the forbidden fruit. Rom. 10.5. bRom. 5.12.13.1 Cor.15.21,22. Gen. 3.13. 2 Cor. 11.3

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By this Sin they, and we in them, fell from original Righteousness and Communion with God, and fe became dead in Sin, and wholly defiled in all the faculties and parts of Soul and Body.fd Gen. 3. 6, 7, 8. Eccl. 7. 5. Rom. 3. 23. e Gen. 2. 17. Epb. 2. 1. f Tit. 1. 15.Gen. 6. 5. Jer. 17. 9. Rom. 3. 10. to 19.

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They being the Root,& by God's appointment ftanding in the room & ftead of all mankind, the guilt of this Sin was imputed, & and corrupted nature conveyed to all their pofterity defcending from them by ordinary generation, b& Gen.1.27,28 Gen. 2.16, 17. Als 17.26

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Rom 5, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 1 Cor 15 21, 22, 45, 49 h Pfal 51 5 Gen 5 3 Job 14 4 &

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From this Original corruption, whereby we are utterly indifpofed, difabled and made oppolite to all good, and wholly inclined to all evil, do proceed all actual Tranfgreffions. i Rom 5 6 & 8 7 & 7 18 Col 1 21k Gen 6 5 & 8 21 Rom 3 10, 11, 12 Jam 1 14, 15 Epb 2 2 3 Mat 15 19

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This Corruption of Nature during this life, doth remain in thofe that are regenerated;" & although it be through Chrift pardoned and mortified, yet both it felf, and all the motions thereof are truly & properly fin. " m 1 John 1 8 10 Rom 7 14, 17, 18, 23 Jam 3 2 Pro 209 Eccl7 20 n Rom 7 5, 7, 8, 25 Gal 5 17

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Every Sin both original and actual, being a Tranfgreffion of the righteous Law of God, & contrary thereunto, doth in its own nature bring guilt upon the finner, p whereby he is bound over to the wrath of God, and curfe of the Law, and fo made fubject to death,

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CHA P. III

Of God's Eternal Decree.

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YOD from all eternity did by the moft wife and holy Counfel of his own Will,' freely and unchangeably Ordain whatsoever comes to pass, a Yet fo, as thereby neither is God the Author of fin, b nor is Violence offered to the Will of theCreatures, nor is the Liberty or contingency of fecond Caufes taken away, but rather eftablished. c 26 Epb. 1. 11. Rom. 11. 33. Heb. 6. 17. Rom. 9. 15, 18. b Fam. 1. 13, 14. i John 1, 5. © Acts 2. 23. Alts 4. 27, 28. Mat. 17. 12. John 10. 11. Prov. 16. 33.

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Although God knows whatsoever may or can come to pass upon all fuppofed Conditions, Yet hath he not decreed any thing, because he forefaw it as future, or that which would come to pafs upon fuch Conditions. d Acts 15. 18. 15. and 23. 11, 12. Mat. 11. 21,23 eRom. 9. 11, 13, 16, 18.

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By the Decree of God for the manifeftation of his Glory, fome Men and Angels ƒ are redestinated unto everlafting life, and others

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foreordained to everlasting Death: & f1 Tim. 5. 21. Mat. 25. 41. Eph. 1. 5, 6. Prov. g Rom: 9. 22, 23.

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Thefe Angels and Men thus predeftinated, and fore-ordained, are particularly and unchangeably defigned, and their number is fo certain and definite, that it cannot be either increased or diminished. b 2 Tim. 2. 19. John 13. 18.

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Those of mankind that are predeftinated unto Life, God, before the foundation of the World was laid, according to his Eternal and immutable purpose, and the fecret counsel and good pleasure of his Will, hath chofen in Chrift unto everlafting Glory, out of his meer free Grace and Love, without any forefight of Faith or good Works, or perfeverance in either of them, or any other thing in the' Creature, as Conditions or Caufes moving him thereunto, and all to the praife of his glorious Grace, i Eph. 1. 4, 9, 11. Rom. 8. 30. 2 Tim. 1. 9. I Thef. 5.9. k Rom. 9. 11,13, 16. Epb. 1. 4, 9. Epb. 1. 6, 12.

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As God hath appointed the Elect unto Glory, fo hath he by the eternal and moft free

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