Universal redemption of mankind, by the Lord Jesus Christ stated and cleared by the…

2. And that the Second Commandment, with all those Examples of Gods destroying the Children with the Parents, and for their sin, do seem fully to prove it; together with the practice of Godly men to humble themselves for their Fathers Sins. Yet understand me thus, that though according to the Law of Works we are guilty of all our Parents Sins; yet the Law of Grace Promiseth that no man shall be destroyed for them, who disowneth them by true Repentance and taking a contrary course (in obedience) when he comes to Age. (This is the sense of Ezek. 33. and 18.) And so the guilt is cut off, and the Child by the Covenant of Grace taken in with its Parents, and so is looked on as in his immediate Parents, and the sin of former Parents forgiven him; though yet that guilt will return if when he comes to Age he ungratefully reject the mercy by renouncing the Covenant of Grace.

I do but propound this to Divines to consider: For certainly if we prove all guilty of all our Parents Sins; it is sad that the Church hath no better understood it, and that we have none almost that ever bewailed▪ acknowledged, or prayed for Remission of such a Guilt; nor any Ministers that ever acquainted them with it (yet Ursine and some few I find make it doubtful) yet here is no ground for their objection, who say, that then for the Sin of Cain or Ham, God may destroy all their present Posterity.

I do but propound this to Divines to consider: For certainly if we prove all guilty of all our Parents Sins; it is sad that the Church hath no better understood it, and that we have none almost that ever bewailed▪ acknowledged, or pray'd for Remission of such a Guilt; nor any Ministers that ever acquainted them with it (yet Ursine and some few I find make it doubtful) yet here is no ground for their objection, who say, that then for the Sin of Cain or Cham, God may destroy all their present Posterity.