V er. 14,j5 the E.pifileto the Romans. 155 fmarrfull biomes for his very fhamefull falls. D IALOGUE XII. Verfes i¢, i 5. Which to ar the figure ofbim that was to come. But yet the gift it not p ar re the offence. For if by the offence ofone, many be dead, much more thegrace ofGool,and the gift by grace, which it by one man lefur Cbrijh bath abounded unto many. Ti ÈI OTHEuS. \Hat doth this Text contain? S e L. Two things: Firft, the fimilitude or likenefs between Adam and Chrift (which was the type or figure.) Secondly,the diffimilitude or unlikenefs betwixt thee,(but yet thegift is not fo.) T e M. What io meant by him that war to come? Set. Firft, Adam: pofterity, as Come judge,and then the meaning is, all they Would be finners as he was. Secondly, Jefus Chrift, who in refpe& of Adams finning,was to come;this is the truth. T i et. In =bat meaning is AdamPaid to be asype or figure of Chrift ? Si L. Some take it thus: that as Chrift is an example to fuch as willingly obey God, fo Adam was an example to fo many as fin and disobey willingly: this favours of Pelagianifine, as if tin came by imitation, and not by propa- gation. T i M. How.thtn do ye take Adam to be a figure of Chrifi? S i L. In refpe& ofthat force and ef- ficacy which was in Adam to propagate and convey even into all his progeny, deftru&ion by fin. Herein hee was a fi- gure,or a Type of the fecond Adam, the man Chrift: Jefiis, in refpe& of the like force in him ro derive into his members eternal] life,by his righteoufnefs impu- ted to their faith. T i M. Report unto Of more plainly , and in few words this analcgie and cop).- tine which u betweene Adam and Chrift 3e/uo. Sit. As Adam by his fin was the caule of death to all nten,though they did not Bate .of the forbidden tree,foi.ifitsChrift was made righteoufietffe to beleevers, though themselves had wrought no righteoufnefs.Herein was Adam a figure of Chrift. T 1 M. But it may appeare , that this it rather a difference and unlikenefr,then a like- wife. S e L. True : it is fo if you take it patticulai ly, but nut if i t be taken gene- rally : that is ; that as Adam meriteth death for his,to Chrift meriteth Iife for his, that is to take it generally : but par- ticularly there is great oddes, for grace, righteoufneffe, and life came by Chrift Sinne, death, and damnation by Adam. Allo Adam by generation of the flefh powreth evil] things into men : Chrift by faith powreth good things into his members T i M. What ufe canye mare of this? S It. It ferveth to confute both Jew and Papift,the one for thinking that one Chrift cannot be the redeemer of the whole world,whereas it is of them con - fefíed, that the world was cor- rupt by one Adam:the other,fordenying that we are juft before God by the obe- dience of another, to wit , of Chrift : yet all men bee made unjuft by the difobedience of another, to wit, of Adam; and why not that as well as Chit? De fimilibut fisnile yudicium:parium par of ratio. TIM. What doe ye cbferve in the unlikee- nefr or diffimilitxde in verfe 15? S e L. Thefe two things: Firft , the nnlikenes let down plainly (that the fin is not as toe gift.)Secondly,that where- in it doth con lift ( for if through the offence ofthat one, &c.) Ti es. What u meant here bygifi[Bett yet the gift it not fo?] S 1 L. The righteoufüefs or perfeít o- bedience of Chrift in keeping the Law ; now this is termed a gift, to teach us, that it isfree,and becometh ours, not by defert of works, or dignity of perfois, but becaufe it is given us ofmercy, even contrary to the merit of our deeds. Tim. What it meant by offence Si L. It is as much as fall , and is put here for fin,Adam, fia was his fall. T1.p1.
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