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 . God, becaufe he leaves Men fo to be even 0f ^ls ^as they Will: On the part of Man, becaufe what-cr^tever befalls them, is from their own Choice: I addmoreover, that to Will the Propagation ana Increafepi S:;i is as contrary to the Divine Decree, as it is to M 3 Will 166 Objections againfi Original Sin: C& Will its firft Exiftence: And that if it happen, it willV^V*** be always
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 . God, becaufe he leaves Men fo to be even 0f ^ls ^as they Will: On the part of Man, becaufe what-cr^tever befalls them, is from their own Choice: I addmoreover, that to Will the Propagation ana Increafepi S:;i is as contrary to the Divine Decree, as it is to M 3 Will 166 Objections againfi Original Sin: C& Will its firft Exiftence: And that if it happen, it willV^V*** be always oppofite to his Will :, of which, Realityand Good are the only Objects. But fince however Evident Truth be in itfelf, thereare feldom wanting fome, who, from an uneafy fcru-pulons or conceited Mind, are forward to raife Ob-jections : And becaufe, upon this Subject, it may bepretended that the Communication of Original Sincannot be fuppofed without Injuftice, I (hall once forall indeavour to fatisfie their Objections and convinceof the invalidity of them. CHAP- XVL Certain Objections and Difficulties againfi Ori~ginal Sin: And a Solution of them. h A ofCertain Objectionsdfgainft O*tigimlSim. E A S 0 N being blitad, depraved,and proud, is never wanting toform Objections againft OriginalSin, and the Communication of To reprefent it as a Chimeri-cal Notion, it urges firft, thatnothing cannot be propagated*, and therefore Sin cannot. 2. Secondly, that God forbids all Men committingShr, but nowhere forbids Original Sin. 3. Thirdly, That tho tis a Duty to pray for Par-don of our Sins, there is no Example of any who-ever prayed for Pardon of the Sin by him committedin Adam^ or that Adam committed, when his pofte-nty was yet unborn *, and therefore Sin is not com-municated by propagation. 4. Fourthly, That the Scripture as well as Com-mon Senfe allures us, that The Child flail not bear theiniquity of the Father. 5. Fifthly, That if the Communication of the Fa-thers Sin
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