The Scripture Gospel defended, and Christ, grace, and free justification vindicated against the libertines…

2. Nay our derivation from Adam was by nature, but from Christ by his voluntary Gift and Contract.

3. Had we not sinned in Adam, and yet had sinned our selves we had been unrighteous: And so it is, though we sinned not in Christ, and yet are sinners our selves against him.

Our radical righteousness in Adam would have happily disposed us to personal obedience; as Adam himself was who yet fell: And our radical righteousness in Christ, is yet a more happy preparative to our necessary duty to him, which is righteousness also, which he that hath not shall be condemned. I know that many say that if Adam had conquered that temptation, or at least had never sinned, all his posterity should have been confirmed against all future sin and danger as the Angels be in Heaven: But I dare not add to the Word of God; and I find no such thing there, though I hear what others say: And if that were true, the first Covenant would have ceased upon Adams obedience, as it did upon his disobedience, and all the World would have been under either no Law, or some Law to us unknown. The first Adam was a living Soul, indeed, and the second is a quickening Spirit. And as in Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive, but every man in his own order. And as we are not raised, nor yet delivered from all our sin or misery by our Union with Christ as soon as we believe, so neither from all guilt and unrighteousness; but must daily pray, forgive us our trespasses, and deliver us from the evil. If our Union ⟨p. 30⟩presently made all ours that is Christs, and that as it is his, yea or as much as we need it, we were then highly dignified indeed. Marriage giveth the Wife her self no further propriety in the Husbands Estate nor use of it, than he communicateth by the contract: And neither that nor generation itself, give Wife or Child the Husbands or Fathers learning, innocence or health.