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

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.

For there are three things we are subject to by Adam's disobedience: