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The first principles of the oracles of God collected
The first principles of the oracles of God collected by Thomas Shepherd ...The first principles of the oracles of God collected by Thomas Shephard ...
London: printed for John Rothwel, 1655
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Q. What is Original and Actual sin?
A. First, Original sin is the contrariety of the whole nature of man to the Law of God, whereby it being averse from all good, is inclined to all evil, Eccles. 8. 11. Gen. 6. 5. Rom. 6. 20.
A. First, Original sin is the contrariety of the whole nature of man to the Law of God, whereby it being averse from all good, is enclined to all evil, Eccles. 8. 11. Gen. 6. 5. Rom. 6. 20.
Secondly, Actual sin is the continual jarring of the actions of man from the Law of God, by reason of Original sin, and so man hath no free-will to any spiritual good, Esa. 65. 2, 3. James 1. 14, 15. Esa. 1. 11.