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

TO explain this profound and weighty Truth, consider that expression in the Doctrine, That we are by Adam's disobedience, made truly and properly sinners: For there are those that hold, we receive much hurt, Yea, some say, we are guilty by Adam's disobedience, but not made truly and properly sinners, they deny there is any inward pollution upon the soul of man.

When I had proceeded far in this Discourse of Original Sin, there cometh out an English Writer (Dr J. Taylor Unum Nieces.) in a triumphing and scornful style, like Julian of old, peremptorily opposing this Doctrine of inherent pollution by nature. He is not merely Pelagian, Arminian, Papist, or Socinian, but an hotchpotch of all; So that as there were a Sect of Philosophers, as Laertius reports (Proem in fin) that was called [Greek or Hebrew], because they would choose out some opinions from all the Sects that were: So doth this man most unhappily sometimes select what is most deformed in those several parties. With this Writer we shall encounter as often as we find him throwing earth into the pure springs. Although the word Sinner in some places, is as much as to be an offender, to be obnoxious to punishment; yet in this place we must understand more, as is to be showed.

When I had proceeded farre in this Discourse of Original Sinne, there cometh out an English Writer (Dr J. Taylor Vnum Neces.) in a triumphing and scornfull style, like Julian of old, peremptorily opposing this Doctrine of inherent pollution by nature. He is not meerly Pelagian, Arminian, Papist, or Socinian, but an hotchpotch of all; So that as there were a Sect of Philosophers, as Laertius reports (Proem in fin) that was called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, because they would chuse out some opinions from all the Sects that were: So doth this man most unhappily sometimes select what is most deformed in those several parties. With this Writer we shall encounter as often as we find him throwing earth into the pure springs. Although the word Sinner in some places, is as much as to be an offender, to be obnoxious to punishment; yet in this place we must understand more, as is to be shewed.