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2. The second Link is Reatus peccati, ⟨p. 183⟩the Guilt of Sin, a dreadful Link chaining the naked Captive to divine Wrath, fastened within him by the desert of Sin, and bound upon him by the Justice of God; and hence he becomes [Greek or Hebrew], a child of wrath. No sooner doth he turn from God as his Law-giver, but he meets him as his Judge, and that in the face; The face of the Lord is against them that do evil. Whilst he flies extra ordinem praecepti, he falls intra ordinem justitiae, the wages of sin is death.

2. The second Link is Reatus peccati, ⟨p. 183⟩the Guilt of Sin, a dreadful Link chaining the naked Captive to divine Wrath, fastened within him by the desert of Sin, and bound upon him by the Justice of God; and hence he becomes 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, a child of wrath. No sooner doth he turn from God as his Law-giver, but he meets him as his Judge, and that in the face; The face of the Lord is against them that do evil. Whilest he flies extra ordinem praecepti, hee falls intra ordinem justitiae, the wages of sin is death.

3. The third Link is Regnum peccati, the Reign of Sin, Sin is an absolute Tyrant over us; his Laws are all writ in Letters of blood, his strong Holds are in our very Reasons, 2 Cor. 10. 4, 5. His Throne is in our Wills, his winged Chariot in our Affections, his Weapons in our earthly Members; and our whole man is [Greek or Hebrew], the slave of sin, Joh. 8. 34.

3. The third Link is Regnum peccati, the Reign of Sin, Sin is an absolute Tyrant over us; his Laws are all writ in Letters of blood, his strong Holds are in our very Reasons,