Original Sin.
The necessity of knowing it. 1
The term ambiguously used; and how taken in this Treatise. ib.
That there is such a natural concontagion on all. 2
Why called Original sin. 5
Denial of it, the mother of many errors 6
The cause of all miseries. 7
Worse than actual. 8
Ignorance thereof the cause why men understand not the work of conversion. 9
Inseparably adheres to the best. 11
A natural evil, and how; with the several names it hath had. 13
The defilement of our specific being. 14
The inward principle of all sinful motions. ib.
Flacius his opinion concerning it. ib.
Is always putting it self forth. 16
Nearer to us than actual or habitual sin. 18
What it is. 19, 20
Why compared to death. 21
Objections answered. 22
Pelagians and Socinians opinion of it. 28
Propagated. ib.
Is an internal and natural depravation of the whole man. 32
Adams sin imputed to us, is not all our Original sin. ib.
Of that opinion, that Original sin is vitium, but not peccatum. 33
Truly and properly a sin. 34
Against the Law. 35
How voluntary. 39
Arminius and the Remonstrants disagree about Original sin. 40
Arminius, Remonstrants, Zuinglius, Papists, Scotists, and Socinians opinions of it. 40
A sin, a punishment, and a cause of sin. 41
Original inherent sin, and Adams imputed sin are two distinct sins. 43
Against the Law, and how. 44 45
Acknowledged in Old Testament times 48
Remonstrants confess it may be proved by two or three places of Scripture. ib.
⟨image 298⟩Compared to a leprosy. 51
Makes us loathsome to God as soon as born. 52
Why called uncleanness. ib.
Should make us vile in our own eyes. ib.
Put a man by nature into worse condition than beasts. 53
Makes us like the Devils. ib.
Pollutes our duties, and makes us unfit and unworthy to draw nigh to God in duties. 54
Makes us to be in the most immediate contrariety to God that can be. ib.
The denial of it charged upon Calvinists by the Lutherans. 56
Acknowledged by the Rabbins and Fathers. 62
Meditation thereon, wherein advantageous. 64
Not one universal thing of general influence, but a particular thing in particular men. 65
To be bewailed, even by those that are regenerate. ib.
A two-fold Original sin. 66
The different opinions of men about humiliation for it. 67
In what sense it is to be repented of. 68
Papists against sorrow for it. 69
Several opinions concerning the pardon of it.
Original Sinne.
THe necessity of knowing it. 1
The term ambiguously used; and how taken in this Treatise. ib.
That there is such a natural concontagion on all. 2
Why called Original sin. 5
Denial of it, the mother of many errors 6
The cause of all miseries. 7
Worse than actual. 8
Ignorance thereof the cause why men understand not the work of conversion. 9
Inseparably adheres to the best. 11
A natural evil, and how; with the several names it hath had. 13
The difilement of our specifical being. 14
The inward principle of all sinfull motions. ib.
Flacius his opinion concerning it. ib.
Is alwayes putting it self forth. 16
Neerer to us than actual or habitual sin. 18
What it is. 19, 20
Why compared to death. 21
Objections answered. 22
Pelagians and Socinians opinion of it. 28
Propagated. ib.
Is an internal and natural depravation of the whole man. 32
Adams sin imputed to us, is not all our Original sin. ib.
Of that opinion, that Original sinne is vitium, but not peccatum. 33
Truly and properly a sin. 34
Against the Law. 35
How voluntary. 39
Arminius and the Remonstrants disagree about Original sin. 40
Arminius, Remorstrants, Zuinglius, Papists, Scotists, and Socinians opinions of it. 40
A sin, a punishment, and a cause of sin. 41
Original inherent sin, and Adams imputed sin are two distinct sins. 43
Against the Law, and how. 44 45
Acknowledged in Old Testament times 48
Remonstrants confess it may be proved by two or three places of Scripture. ib.
⟨image 298⟩Compared to a leprosie. 51
Makes us leathsom to God as soon as born. 52
Why called uncleanness. ib.
Should make us vile in our own eyes. ib.
Put a man by nature into worse condition than beasts. 53
Makes us like the Devils. ib.
Pollutes our duties, and makes us unfit and unworthy to draw nigh to God in duties. 54
Makes us to be in the most immediate contrariety to God that can be. ib.
The denial of it charged upon Calvinists by the Lutherans. 56
Acknowledged by the Rabbins and Fathers. 62
Meditation thereon, wherein advantagious. 64
Not one universal thing of general influence, but a particular thing in particular men. 65
To be bewailed, even by those that are regenerate. ib.
A two-fold Original sin. 66
The different opinions of men about humiliation for it. 67
In what sense it is to be repented of. 68
Papists against sorrow for it. 69
Several opinions concerning the pardon of it.
