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

Argum. 1. That the Scripture speaking of it, doth constantly call it so, and therefore we are not to recede from the proper interpretation, unless some weighty reasons compel•us. What a poor and weak thing is it to deny original sin, to be imputable to us, or to have the proper essence of evil, because with Aristotle none are blamed for those things they have by nature, or are not in their own power; For it's plain, Aristotle understood nothing of this original pollution, and by his Philosophy, we must also quit many fundamental points in our Christian saith. It is enough that the Scripture speaking of it, and that purposely doth call it sin, as Psal. 51. this Chapter of Romans, and Chap. 7. often, It's the Law of sin working in us: So that this want of Gods Image, and an inclination to evil, is not to be considered, as a mere punishment, or as a spiritual disease, and weakness upon nature, but no sin at all; For it's as truly a sin, as an actual sin, yea, in some respects, it is a more grievous and heavy sin than actual sins, (as is to be showed;) For the cause hath more in it, than the effect. It is from this evil heart that all actual evils do flow.

Argum. 1. That the Scipture speaking of it, doth constantly call it so, and therefore we are not to recede from the proper interpretation, unless some weighty reasons compel•us. What a poor and weak thing is it to deny original sinne, to be imputable to us, or to have the proper essence of evil, because with Aristotle none are blamed for those things they have by nature, or are not in their own power; For it's plain, Aristotle understood nothing of this original pollution, and by his Philosophy, we must also quit many fundamental points in our Christian saith. It is enough that the Scripture speaking of it, and that purposely doth call it sinne, as Psal. 51. this Chapter of Romans, and Chap. 7. often, It's the Law of sinne working in us: So that this want of Gods Image, and an inclination to evil, is not to be considered, as a meer punishment, or as a spiritual disease, and weakness upon nature, but no sinne at all; For it's as truly a sinne, as an actual sinne, yea, in some respects, it is a more grievous and heavy sinne than actual sinnes, (as is to be shewed;) For the cause hath more in it, than the effect. It is from this evil heart that all actual evils do flow.