PFCt(ouo fat!). 257 Pelakiiu.r,'placing Infants in the fame fiate. as Adam was before his Fail; neither mull we look for it among thofe Popifh Donors, who mince and extenuate this Sin, Intenfivè majur eft peccatuin acluale quam originale faith Aqui- nas: It is, Omnium peccatorum minimum faith another. Hence many of them affert, That it is not properly Sin; neithermay I find it a- mong thofe Proteflant Dotors, who though they ufe the word Grace, yet attribute much to the Reafon and Will of man. That famous place, Job. 3, of being born of the Spirit, is taken by a learned man for an undertaking the Law of Chri(f, an entring on a new pure Spiri- tual life ; as it" Regeneration were Mans ad. The fallen man (faith another) is not wholly de- ftitute of power, but as the man in the Parable half -dead. Sin is not f unruly, but that Cain, if he will do well, may matter it ; the defire of Sin ¡ball be fubjec1 to him , faith God. When a Man came to Delphos with a live -Bird under his Cloak, and asked the Oracle, Whether he fhould bring forth a dead thing or living? in- tending to put a trick upon it : Anfwer was made to him, In to e(t ftulte : Fool, 'tis in thy power to do which thou wilt. So fay fuch Do- c`ors. The Goltpel is propofed to Men,and to embrace it is in their own power ; 'tis Gods part to call,but Mans to be elect or not; that is, to be fincere Believers or not. Thefe Men to me underfiand little of Original Sin. Pre - termitting them, I come to thofe who have a right notion of Sin and Grace, but are void S of
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