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2. That if Man should deviate from this Reasonable Service, and break the Law which God would give, and which he himself should have an Original Power to perform, that then he should incur the Displeasure of God; and such a Curse, and such a Penalty should be inflicted. And here comes in the Fall of Man into God's Consideration; He looks upon it as a wilful transgression of his Law; and by how much the Law was more just, and the obedience more easy, by so much he judges the transgression more unreasonable, and the punishment more certain and intolerable.

2. That if Man should deviate from this Reasonable Service, and break the Law which God would give, and which he himself should have an Original Power to perform, that then he should incur the Displeasure of God; and such a Curse, and such a Penalty should be inflicted. And here comes in the Fall of Man into God's Consideration; He looks upon it as a wilful transgression of his Law; and by how much the Law was more just, and the obedience more easie, by so much he judges the transgression more unreasonable, and the punishment more certain and intolerable.

3. That Sin should not pass Unrevenged; and that for these reasons. 1. Because of Gods infinite hatred thereof,¹ He is of purer Eyes than to behold Evil; He cannot look on Iniquity; it provokes a Nauseousness and Abhorrency in him; For all these are things which I hate, ²saith in the Lord,—They are a trouble unto me, I am weary to bear them. 2. Because of his truth,³ he hath said; In the day thou eatest thereof thou s•al• surely die, or thou shalt dying die; die Temporally, and die Eternally; and surely God will in no wise abolish this Law,