A Body of Practical Divinity

7. Wantonness: Though Adam had choice of all the other Trees, yet his Palate grew wanton, and he must have this Tree. Like Israel, God sent them Manna, Angels Food, aye, but they had an hankering after Quails; it was not enough God did supply their Wants, unless he would satisfy their Lusts. Adam had not only for Necessity, but for Delight, yet his wanton Palate lusted after forbidden Fruit.

7. Wantonness: Though Adam had choice of all the other Trees, yet his Palate grew wanton, and he must have this Tree. Like Israel, God sent them Manna, Angels Food, aye, but they had an hankering after Quails; it was not enough God did supply their Wants, unless he would satisfie their Lusts. Adam had not only for Necessity, but for Delight, yet his wanton Palate lusted after forbidden Fruit.

8. Sacrilege: The Tree of Knowledge was none of Adam's, yet he took of it, and did sacrilegiously rob God of his Due. It was counted a great Crime in Harpalus to rob the Temple, and steal the Silver Vessels. So in Adam to steal Fruit from that Tree which God had peculiarly enclosed for himself. Sacrilege is double Theft.

8. Sacriledge: The Tree of Knowledge was none of Adam's, yet he took of it, and did sacrilegiously rob God of his Due. It was counted a great Crime in Harpalus to rob the Temple, and steal the Silver Vessels. So in Adam to steal Fruit from that Tree which God had peculiarly enclosed for himself. Sacriledge is double Theft.

9. Murder. Adam was a public Person, and all his Posterity were involved and wrapped up in him, and he sinning, did at one destroy all his Posterity, if Free-grace did not interpose. If Abel's Blood did cry so loud in God's Ears,