The oeconomy of sin : wherein are explain'd, its possibility, its futurition, its nature, its event and effects, both in angels and in manAnd wherein also is demonstrated and maintain'd the truth of original sin . ion to reflect on the Caufe there-of, and be precaution *d againil greater Evils : I fayin infinite Grace and Mercy, lince otherwife hewould probably have fatten, not only fodirer, butinto greater Evils. Mad God dill continued to con- i verfe aw ii4 The H/flory of the Continuation^ &c. Chap-XH-verfewith him, notwithftanding his Infidelity to his* Lights and Graces, he would have been
The oeconomy of sin : wherein are explain'd, its possibility, its futurition, its nature, its event and effects, both in angels and in manAnd wherein also is demonstrated and maintain'd the truth of original sin . ion to reflect on the Caufe there-of, and be precaution *d againil greater Evils : I fayin infinite Grace and Mercy, lince otherwife hewould probably have fatten, not only fodirer, butinto greater Evils. Mad God dill continued to con- i verfe aw ii4 The H/flory of the Continuation^ &c. Chap-XH-verfewith him, notwithftanding his Infidelity to his* Lights and Graces, he would have been hardened inBiindnefs and Security *, the Divine Remonftranceswould have been the Subject of his Rage and Spite,or of his Contempt and Ridicule as trifling and forma-lity : Ox if in Complaifance to God he had regulatedhis External Behaviour, while he Indulged his Incli-nations in Senfual Excefs, he had fallen intogrofs Hy-poed fy, a Sin almofl: as defperate and incurable asthat of the Fallen-Angels. CHAP. XII. The Hijlory of the Continuation and Covfurnma*tion of the Sin of Man* I. hUnbemg d f-tract/) omCod, Cor-ruptioncm red in-to theCreaturesand madethem increa-fin? hisDeprava-tion*. I. fs W^W^i H E rays of the Light and Love Di- vine continued tofhine upon the fa-culties of Man,to recal him to God jbut. he was not attentive to them :He felt their ImprefTion •, but in-Head of difengaging fromExteriourObjefts, he inclined more ftronglyto them •, efpeciaHy fince God had withdrawn his Cor-poreal Presence. In Proportion as He difapplyd froi \God-, io his own, and the Creatures Conftitutio 1decayd in Life and Vigour, their Beauty, and Luminous force depended on the Mutual Communicati-on of God ( the Source of Good,) and Man *, of Godand the Creatures by the Means of Man, whofe Ad-he fion to God derived Blertings on the CreaturesSubjected to his Government, io to be by him pre-served in their Original Conftitution and goodOrder: Thus, when lie was difapplyd fr
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