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1. The manner of Mans fall.¹

1. 1The manner of it.

The Devil having immediately before fallen himself, persuaded our first Parents that both the punishment for eating the forbidden fruit was uncertain, and that also God was not true in his word unto them: Having done this he blinds the eyes of their understanding; and they being thus blinded straight began to distrust God, and to doubt of Gods favour; And when he had brought them to a doubting, he moved them to behold the forbidden fruit, which so soon as they ⟨p. 27⟩saw in its beauty, upon his motion of them to this purpose; he then stirred them up to desire it; and from the desire of it, he moved them to satisfy their desires; And so the Woman plucked the fruit and did eat, and gave it to her husband and he did eat, Gen. 3. 1. to the 8. Thus did they willingly fall from their integrity, God for just causes suffering it.

The Devil having immediatly before fallen himself, perswaded our first Parents that both the punishment for eating the forbidden fruit was uncertain, and that also God was not true in his word unto them: Having done this he blinds the eyes of their understanding; and they being thus blinded straight began to distrust God, and to doubt of Gods favour; And when he had brought them to a doubting, he moved them to behold the forbidden fruit, which so soon as they ⟨p. 27⟩saw in its beauty, upon his motion of them to this purpose; he then stirred them up to desire it; and from the desire of it, he moved them to satisfie their desires; And so the Woman pluckt the fruit and did eat, and gave it to her husband and he did eat,