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3 The Leprosy was an accidental disease, casual to some, whiles other escaped it. It was Gods Pursuivant to single out and arrest some for their sins, his mercy spa•ing the rest. But the Leprosy of sin is (haereáitarius morbus) an hereditary sickness. We derive it from our great Sire Adam, with more infallible conveyance then ever son inherited his fathers lands. It is original to us, borne with us, borne before us. So that (natalis would be fatalis) the birth day would be the death day, if the blood of that immaculate Lamb should not cleanse us.

3 The Leaprosie was an accidentall disease, casuall to some, whiles other escaped it. It was Gods Pursuiuant to single out and arrest some for their sinnes, his mercy spa•ing the rest. But the Leaprosie of sinne is (haereáitarius morbus) an hereditary sicknesse. Wee deriue it from our great Sire Adam, with more infallible conueyance then euer sonne inherited his fathers lands. It is originall to vs, borne with vs, borne before vs. So that (natalis would bee fatalis) the birth day would bee the death day, if the bloud of that immaculate Lambe should not clense vs.

4 The Leprosy was a dangerous disease, yet curable by natural means: but ours is by so much the worse, as it admits not man as Physician, nor nature it se•fe as Physic, sufficient to cure it. The medicine is supernatural; the Blood and Water of that man, who is God. Faith must lay hold on mercy: Mercy alone can heal us.

4 The Leaprosie was a dangerous disease, yet curable by naturall meanes: but ours is by so much the worse, as it admits not man as Physitian, nor nature it se•fe as Physicke, sufficient to cure it. The medicine is supernaturall; the Bloud and Water of that man, who is God. Faith must lay hold on mercy: Mercy alone can heale vs.