j 5 2 :: An Expofîti.on upon Chap. : refpited. Thirdly, the meffengers and fouldiers of death, prefently tooke hold on him, and arrefted him, as hunger, thirft, cold,heat, difeafes, daily wafting of his naturali usoyfture, to the quench- ing of life: but God did fparc him,that the fentence was not prefently executed, to commend his patience, and to give Adam thereby, occafton of falvation : for the'promi{è being given, and hecal- led to repentance and faith, by that theanes attained a better life through Chriil, then he loft through fin. T r tn. W at did this ¡hew? St L. That God doth not delight in the death of fanners, but rather that . they should returne and live. Secondly, it teacheth us patience towards filch as are offenders of us; being. ready to re- ceive them to favour, whenfoever they tritely repent. T a M. Hon, under fiandye this, that all men are under death? S a L. After this fort ; firft,every man fo Toone as he is borne, is every honre apt to die. Secondly, every man at his birth is fpiritually dead, quite dettitute of Gods Grace and holy Spirit, Eph.2. j. till his regeneration. Thirdly, every perfon deferveth this death to become eternall , even everlalting feparation from God,and his pretence and felicity. T r M. What equity or juffice is there in this? S I L. The equity is juft, for that one mans fin was everymans fin: for A- dam was the root ofour kind,and there- fore this fault is not perfonall selling in hintfelf,but reaching to all his pofterity, which were then in his loynes, as Levi was in Abrahams loynes, Heb. 7. to. For fuck juyce as is in the tree,cornmeth to all the branches ; alto inch as is the water in the Fountaine, filch it is in the River ;and tome. filch difeafes as be in the parents,defcendeth to the children: allot amongft us men,the father-being a trai- tour, thewhole blood is tainted, Lafily, the righteoufnèffe ofChrift the head, is conveyed over to the members; fo it is here. A gaine, God who is moll jolt, fo decreed, and would have it that the grace which- AeFanil.ad, he fhould keepe or lofe for fiimfelfe and all mankinde, who were to {land and fall with him: thus itappeares to be very equal!. Ti as. Whatinffrtriixon,, learneye hence? S r L. Firft, it reproves the vulgar conceit,that God will not punilh but for a &call fins. Secondly, i t reproves forne Paplfts, which exempt the Virgin Ma- ry from this generali condition of finne and death.Thirdly,it doch admonifitus of our mof wolull condition,which we are in without Chriít.Fourthly, it puts us in miede ofmutuall compaton, fee. ing our cafe,is equall,one no better then another, all alike crooked and wretch- ed. Fifthly, it teacheth the neceflity of a Saviour,not only to know there moll be one, and who he is,and what he hath done; but to get him to become ours, by beleeving the promifes ofhim.. T i At. What are wee to be put in miede of by the connexion and joynìng together of fin and death? St L. Fiat, that every one is bound to make an account ofdying every mo- ment,having fin, the matter and meaner of death {till about him. Secondly, Char the damme of fuch a brood, that is, fin which eaufeth no !elk' then death, is moil carefully to be avoided and ab- horred, even to be fled from, as one would flie fromdeath. Moreover,think that if anothers fin could do this, as to make thee culpable of death, what will that finne doe which thou doeft in thine owne perfon? for Adams fin is thine in account, not in a &; yet fo, as this pro- veth Adams fin to be every mans owne proper finne, as if he had himfelfe a&ed and done it, becaufe elfe he should not die for it: for men in jufticeare not to fuller death for any fin, fave that which is their owne by a&, or imputation. Chrill had wrong done to him, to bee brought to death, if fin had no way, be- longed unto him ; fordeath is not in- flitted but with reference to fin. DtAaoaua XI. Vérfes, 13,4. For unto the time of the Lass mat. Pine in the world : but fmputed where there
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