Head· IT. t.Adam th.e natural Sloe; if all Men. 20S w.hich was given befor.e the faH, (Gm . i. 28. Be fruitful and multiply, &c.) but in virt ue of a fpecial promife h1ade after , the fall, 'Ge1J . iii 1 5, The feedQj the womanjhaltbruije the ferpent'J head) Adam could not reprefept h-~m in acoven~nt made betore liis fall. (3.) As it is impoffible fer a branch to be ip two flocks at once; fo no man can he, at one and the f ame time, both in the Aidl and fecond }/dam. (4.) Hence it evidently follows, that all, who a·re no ~ ingrafte.d in jez. ' [ us Chrift 1 are yet branches of the old flock--; and fo par– take of the nature of the fame. Now, as to the firft At/am .our natural flock; Confider, Firjl, What a fl:ock he was originally. He was a vine of . the Lord's planting, a choice vine, a noble 'J!ine~ f!J.Jho!ly a right Jied. There was a confultation of the Trinity, at the planting of this vine, Gm . i. 26. Let 111 m.ake man .in o.ur . ~wn image, after .our own likenr/J. There was no rotten· nefs at the heart of it. There was fap and juice em~ugh in it, to have nourifhed .all the branches, to · bri~g forth fruit unto God. My meaning is, Adam was made 1lble perfe&-ly to ke.ep the commandments of God, · whi'ch w~uld have procured eternal life to himfelf, and .to ~H .his pofte.:. rity :. for feeing ~11 die by Adam's difobedience; ail fhqul d 11ave had life, by his obedieQce, if be ·'had !}:ood. Confider, Se.condly, vVba~ ,that flock now is. ah·! ¥off\unlike to what it was, when plan_ted by the Apthqr .and Fo'imtain of all good. A bla(l from hell, and a b.ite with t~e v_enomous t eeth of the old ferpent, have ma~e ,ita pe_geqera~e . llofk; a deacl. fl:ock; nay, a killing flock. ·. . •fl, It is a degenerate J)au ghty ft.ock. T herefore t he 1 ' Lord God faid to Adaf!l, .in .that difinal day. l:Yh! re art '· t hou? Gen . iii. 9· In what condition art thou now? H.Ow · art thou turned into th.e degene:a te pl'!nt /Jf ajlrange vint1 . unto me? Or, !Fhere wajithou? Voipy not in the p14ce of ,meeting with me? Why fo long a coming? What .OJe.aneth . this fe:u ful change, this hiding of thyfelf fcom ry:Je:·? .'\las! , • the frock is d,;egenera te, quite fpoiled, b~eome altogether naught, and brings forth wild grapes. Conve_tfe _wit-h _th e devil is Rreferred.t,ocommunion wirb God. Satan 1s believed; and God, who is truth itfelf, di!bdieved . . He who.was •he friend q[ God is n~w in confpi• acy againfl: him. J)at k– Defs i~ come into ther oom of l~ght; ignor.mce.. prevail~ in s ilio
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