fMans I. His mifery in regard offin, appears in ery by his fall. theft! particulars. I. Everyman living is born guiltyoffilms fin.Now the juflice & equity of God, in laying this fin to every mans chargé, though noneof Adams pofierity perfonally committed it, aP- pears thus': I. Firff, if _ Adar6 flanding, all mankind had flood ; then itis equal, that befalling, all his poflerity fhould fall. All our éftates wzre ven- tured in this Chip : therefore ifwe fhould have been partakersofhis gains,if hebad continued fife, it's Ht we fhould be partakers of his lots too. 2. But fecondly,we are all in AL:79'2,as a whole Men vi"le' Country in a Parliament-man,the whole Coun- All in A - 4an, as a try doth what he doth. And although we whole made no partciular choice of 4 o!,am to hand courtrre-- y for us,yet the Lord made it for 113 ., who being i5 In a Par- goodncfs it felt', bears more good will to man, ii2ment* thenhe can, or could bear to himfelf ; and be- ing Wifdome it felf;Made-the wifeft choice,and took the wifeft courfe for the good ofman : For this made moft for mans. fafety and quiet; for ifhe had flood, all fear of lofing our happy eflate had vanifbed ; whereas ifevery man had been left to hand or fall for himfelf, a man would ever have been irifear offalling. And again, this was the lure way to have all mens Races preferved ; for having the charge of the eflates ofall men that ever should be in the world, he was the more preffed to look the more about him, and fo to be more watchful, char he be not robbed and fo undo and procure the 2 8 The Sincere Convert. 1'1 '.i... ( eV f',-.:;;;', ; ....., ,2..., ,'.4, .1,, ' ';."-.':''''::.-T4Tr".:,..,..,,::::: ' '-*-7-',7,-;,-,444,i74-,.:::-24.,'4,',..-7.147,-4,-,i'.';,:..-- '-,',---,7-7,,..:46 4.44 L.
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