Aug. Emh. :ui L:1ur. chap. 99· Obiedt Adams ofthe [reede. Fall. 161 his decree and will: for that is ro make an idle A bout it is occupied, bur by the commandeprouidence : neither did ithappen againfl: the ment ofGod, and by the difobedience or ofwill ofGod; heevcrerlymllmgt:• forrhentt fence ofhisinfinire Maiefl:ie. And that this could not haue bin, vnlcs we deme God to b.c fact of Ad•"' and E•e was no fmall fault, bur omniootent. It remaines therefore that th1s anotorioas crime and apoftafie, in which they fall did foproccede of the volunrarie motion withdrew themfelues ti-om vnder the power ofAd•m, as that Goddid in par: ordaine and ofGod,nay r<iect and deny him, will etJident, will the permitting ofit, not as 1t was afinne ly appeare,ifwe take a view ofai the partiwagainfl: his commandement, butas ttwas furlar finnesthat be contained in it. The firft, is cher in the counfell of God a way to execute vnbeliefo, in that they doubted and di!lrufted P:uticu– l.trfiMifl Ad:l<J.lS f.JI. hisiu{!ice and mercie. Againfl: this which I ofthetruthofGods word which hefpaketo fay,diuers things are obiected.Firll,that if'!- them. The fecond, is '""'""P' •fqod, in that 1 • d•mdid that which God in any refpea wtlthey beleeued the lies ofthe diuel rather then •· led thenhe did not finneat all. Anfn>.Heethat him.For when God faith/• tbed•JCh•tyefh•h wiJicth, anddoth that which God willeth, for e•ie I hereof, yeJh•D die the dwh. itis as nothing all thatfinneth; vnles hee willitin theC.me B withEue:butwhenthediuelcomcsandf•ith, manner with God,audfor the fame end.Now Tefh•R mt die •••d,that 1ne takes hold on.The in the permitdng of thisfact , God intended third,is P'id' and ambition. For they did eate the manifc!ling of his glorie : but our fir!l pathe forbidden f~uit,that they might be"'godJ, rents intendingno fuchrhing, fought notonnamelv, as the Father, the Sonne, the holy ly to be like, but alfo to bee equall Wtth God. Ghofl:. The fourth,is vnrhani(ef~lnu. God had Secondly, iris allcadged that Ad•mcouldnot made them excellent creatures in his owncibutfall necelfarily, ifGod decreed tt. An(w.r. mage,that is nothing with them to be like vn aAdirnl fall that came not to paffe without to him, V~>lcife they may be equall with him. Godsdecree, andtherfureinthatrefpeC!:was The lift, iS<~r,.ftri<, whereby they affected neceflarie;was neuerthelelfein refpea ofaAgreater wifedome then God had giuen fhem Gen.~.<t· · l· Geu·3·f· 4· d•ms free-will contingent and not necelfarie: in creation,&: ag<eater meafureofkn<>wledge Godsdecreenottakingawaythefreedomeof then God had reuealed to them. The iixth 6. wil,but only ordering it.Lafl:ly,itis alleadged, is rep;.,;bfulloi•JPhernie, in that they fubfcribe that Gods will is the caufe of dd•mtwill, and to thefaying ofthediuel, in which hecharged Ad•mswill the caufe ofhisfall,atld that ther· God with lying and enuie. The feauenth, is 7 • fore Gods will !hall be the caufe ofthe fall. C mNrder: for by this means they bereaue themAn(w. It mu!l:needes be granted, that Gods feluesand their po!loriticofthe fellowlbip & wil is a moouing caufe ofthe wils of euil men; grace•ofGods fpirit; & bring vpon theirown yet marke how: notas they are euiNwi/iiimheadstheerernall wrathofGod. The eighr,is g; ply, bttt as they •re Wils: and therefore when dtfco•ttnt•tion, in that they fought for an highGod inclines the cuill will of his creature to erconditionthmthatwas, in whioh G 0 D hisgood purpofe, he is nothingat alintangled h<d placed them. In a word,in thisone fingle with defed: or euill ofhis will. fact is comprifed the breach ofthe whole law Time of Touchingtherimeofthefall, thereceiued ofGod. And wee fuouldoftenthinke vpon Adams opinion in former ages hath bin, that our firQ this,that we may learne to wonder at the iufl: fall. parents fell the fame day in which they were iudgementsofGod inpnnilbing this fall, and created, and therefore Auguf/ine writes that hisvnfpeakeable goodnelfe in receiuing men they flood but fixe houres. And though wee to mercy after the f•me. can not determine ofthe certainetime, yet in And here wee mullnotomit to remember allikelihood was itvery lbort.For Mofu prcthe largenelfeofAd""' fall. Sinnesareeither feutly after that he had fet down the creation pedonall or general!. Perfonall are fitch as ·ofman, without the interpofitioof any thing D are peculiarto one or fome few perfons, and elfe,comes immediatly to the t1ll. And confimake them alone guilty. Generall, that b<e dering the nature of thcdiuell is withoutceacommon to all men: and fuch is Ad•ms f.,il, fiogrolbewhismalice,nodoubthetookethe It isafinne not onely ofthe perfon of ono fi~O: occaGon that pofiibly might bee had to man.butof the wholenature of man.And .A_ bring man to the fame da.rnnltion with himd.cmmufi be confidered not as apriuate man, felfe. Ar.d our Sauiour Chrifl: faith, that the but as a rootc or head bearing in it all mandiuell was a man-fbyer from the beginning, kinde; or as a publikc perfon reprefenting all namely, from the beginning notof thecrearihis po!lerity,and therefore when hefinned,all onoftheworld,orofrime,butofman. And hispo!lerityfinnedwith him; as inaParlia- · t'ue faith, weefii•Bweof•hefruito/thttm"f menn~hatfoeuer is doneby the Burgelfe of theg,~rden, it maybe,infinuatingthatas yetlhe the lbtere, ts done by euery perfon in' tbe - had not eaten when thedi~ell tempted her. fhiere.A.s Paul flith,By on1 mflnjinneentr~d into Touching the grearntffiof mans fall, fome !};._&wor/etJ 4ndjode~~th wentoHiT •//for ~ms;ch Rom.1. haue made a final! matterefir; becaufe it was .:ubh•••finned. And here !yes the difrerence ~>. the catingofan appleor fome fuch fruite. But berwcene A<•ms fall and the finnes of men, we rnufl not meafurethe grearnelfc or fmalas C•immurder, which makes not rhe ~o!le- _ne_·O_<:_o_f_a.c:fi:.::nnc.:cc.:b:.<y..:t::_:h,:,e _:oc:bcciec:Cl:::_o:::r:_m=at=t=er:_'::v::hc::r.:e.:_=ri~tyc:o~f:.:C:.:•:::i''Jlllilty, becaufehe was neuer ap_ loh8.H ------------------------------------------------------pointed~-----
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