A treatise of original sin ... proving that it is

This Argument doth divide the Adversaries to the Creation of the soul; For some say, Christ had not his soul by immediate Creation, no more then we, but from his mother: But the most wary will not say so: Austin in this controversy ⟨p. 196⟩doth always except Christs soul, and indeed there is this Argument which may nforce us to it, taken from the comparison that the Apostle maketh between Levi and Christ, affirming Levi did pay tithes in Abraham's loins, but not Christ, Heb. 7. 9. Now if Christ was every way in Abraham's loins, as Levi was, then must Christ have paid tithes in Abraham, as well as Levi, and so the Apostles Argument would be without any force.

This Argument doth divide the Adversaries to the Creation of the soul; For some say, Christ had not his soul by immediate Creation, no more then we, but from his mother: But the most wary will not say so: Austin in this controversie ⟨p. 196⟩doth alwaies except Christs soul, and indeed there is this Argument which may nforce us to it, taken from the comparison that the Apostle maketh between Levi and Christ, affirming Levi did pay tythes in Abraham's loynes, but not Christ, Heb. 7. 9. Now if Christ was every way in Abraham's loynes, as Levi was, then must Christ have paid tythes in Abraham, as well as Levi, and so the Apostles Argument would be without any force.

But it may be (and indeed it is urged by Austin and others,) This will prove Levi's soul to have been in Abraham, else Levi could not have been said to have paid tithes in him, but as because Christs soul was not in Abraham originally, therefore he did not pay tithe, so neither might Levi

But it may be (and indeed it is urged by Austin and others,) This will prove Levi's soul to have been in Abraham, else Levi could not have been said to have paid tythes in him, but as because Christs soul was not in Abraham originally, therefore he did not pay tith, so neither might Levi