Secondly, It is total, in respect that both our nature is wholly corrupted, and all our actions perverted by it: for touching our nature, it is not only decayed, & in part hurt and wounded by the fall of Adam, but utterly dead in sin: neither do we sin by custom and imitation, but are borne Sinners by nature, which we use to call Original sin, that is, a natural corruption of all our parts and powers from our conception, void of all good, and inclining to all evil, unable to conceive and judge aright of heavenly things, by our own strength and industry, or to keep in remembrance the things which are taught unto us; bent and ready (without the supernatural work of Gods Spirit changing us) to lust after that which is evil, and to abhor that which is good; to a disorder in all our affections; and lastly, in our body, to the offering of all occasions of sin unto the soul, and to an executing of the things are offered, Psal. 51. 7. I was borne in iniquity, and in sin hath my Mother conceived me, Isaiah 48. •8. A transgressor from the womb, from the very time thou wast first conceived and borne, art thou called. This is the estate of all men in themselves, even of the best, as the Apostle teacheth, Ephes. 2. 3. we (even we the Jews, with whom the promises were made, and not dsinners of the Gentiles, as he speaketh in another place, that is, such as can do nothing else but sin, being aliens from the Covenant yet) even we were by nature the children of wrath, as are also other men, and dead in trespasses and in sins, as he said ea little before. Ephes. 4. 14. he showeth the sum of the Gospel to be nothing ⟨p. 241⟩else but this, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, that Christ may shine unto thee.
Secondly, It is totall, in respect that both our nature is wholy corrupted, and all our actions peruerted by it: for touching our nature, it is not onely decayed, & in part hurt and wounded by the fall of Adam, but vtterly dead in sinne: neither doe we sinne by custome and imitation, but are borne Sinners by nature, which we vse to call Originall sinne, that is, a naturall corruption of all our parts and powers from our conception, void of all good, and inclining to all euill, vnable to conceiue and iudge aright of heauenly things, by our owne strength and industry, or to keepe in remembrance the things which are taught vnto vs; bent and readie (without the supernaturall worke of Gods Spirit changing vs) to lust after that which is euill, and to abhorre that which is good; to a disorder in all our affections; and lastly, in our bodie, to the offering of all occasions of sinne vnto the soule, and to an executing of the things are offered, Psal. 51. 7. I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my Mother conceiued me, Esay 48. •8. A transgressor from the wombe, from the very time thou wast first conceiued and borne, art thou called. This is the estate of all men in themselues, euen of the best, as the Apostle teacheth, Ephes. 2. 3. wee (euen we the Iewes, with whom the promises were made, and not dsinners of the Gentiles, as hee speaketh in another place, that is, such as can doe nothing else but sinne, being aliens from the Couenant yet) euen we were by nature the children of wrath, as are also other men, and dead in trespasses and in sinnes, as he said ea little before. Ephes. 4. 14. hee sheweth the summe of the Gospell to bee nothing ⟨p. 241⟩else but this, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, that Christ may shine vnto thee.
- dGal. 2. 15.
- eVerse 1. & 5. C•l. 2. 13.
