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

1 COR. 15. 22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

The chief scope of the Apostle in this Chapter (as was formerly declared from the 49th verse) is to establish that fundamental and necessary Article of the Resurrection of the dead; which because of the incredibility of it to mere humane reason, was much derided by the Heathens, and Paul for the preaching thereof, was called [Greek or Hebrew], Acts 17. 18. A trifling babbler. Hence because of the difficulty to receive this truth, Synesius was ordained Bishop, though as yet not persuaded of the Doctrine, which afterwards by the grace of God towards him, he did acknowledge. Yea it's observed, That the Philosophers when made Christians, received this as the last Article of their Christian faith, because so contrary to those Philosophical principles they had been accustomed unto. The Sadducees also denied this main Article, but they might be supposed to do it upon corrupt grounds suitable to their lusts; for being (though not so numerous, nor so applauded for piety by the people, as the Pharisees were, yet) for the most part the richest and most wealthy, they embraced that opinion, which denied the Resurrection, as being more convenient for their carnal hearts, and that they might with more delight and security give themselves up to this present world. But the Apostle doth here most industriously and powerfully confirm this Doctrine, which if not true, all our Christian Religion would be in vain.

THe chief scope of the Apostle in this Chapter (as was formerly declared from the 49th verse) is to establish that fundamental and necessary Article of the Resurrection of the dead; which because of the incredibility of it to meer humane reason, was much derided by the Heatheus, and Paul for the preaching thereof, was called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Acts 17. 18. A trifling babler. Hence because of the difficulty to receive this truth, Synesius was ordained Bishop, though as yet not perswaded of the Doctrine, which afterwards by the grace of God towards him, he did acknowledge. Yea it's observed, That the Philosophers when made Christians, received this as the last Article of their Christian faith, because so contrary to those Philosophical principles they had been accustomed unto. The Sadduces also denied this main Article, but they might be supposed to do it upon corrupt grounds futable to their lusts; for being (though not so numerous, nor so applauded for piety by the people, as the Pharisees were, yet) for the most part the richest and most wealthy, they imbraced that opinion, which denied the Resurrection, as being more convenient for their carnal hearts, and that they might with more delight and security give themselves up to this present world. But the Apostle doth here most industriously and powerfully confirm this Doctrine, which if not true, all our Christian Religion would be in vain.