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The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few…
The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perilous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begetting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begeting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.
London: printed by John Macock for Henry Cripps, 1654
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Original Sin, (which is the hereditary, and habitual contrariety and enmity of the Nature of man, against the whole Will of God) is propagated to the soul, by reason of the sin of Adam, the meritorious cause thereof: and floweth from thence in an unknown manner, as a punishment from the offence; by the Seed of our next parents, as the instrumental cause.
Sin is derived in the Seed dispositively, not effectually. | Peccatum in semine traducitur dispositivè,1 non effectivè. Nothing is more known to be preached: nothing more secret to be understood, then Original Sin; that is, then the propagation of it. | Nihil Peccato Originali; (scil. Propagatione ejus) ad praedicandum notius, nihil ad intelligendum secretius. The soul by its contradiction to the body, contracts vice: as when one falls into the dirt, he is defiled and besmeared. | Anima ex contractione ejus ad corpus contrahit vitium, sicut quando quis cadit in lutum faedatur & commaculatur. God whilst he creates souls, doth together therewith justly deprive them of Original righteousness, | Deus animas dum create, simul justè private origin. li rectitudine. Sin passeth from the parents unto posterity, neither by the body, nor by the soul, but by the fault of our parents; i. e. our first parents: for which God whilst he creates souls, doth together therewith justly deprive them of original righteousness: It was just for God to punish the sin of Adam with such punishment. Idem. | Peccatum transit a parentibus in posteros, neque per corpus, neque per animam, sed per culpam parentum: Propter quam, Deus animas dum create, simul justè private originali justiria. Justū fuit Deum peccatū Adami tali poe na punire. ⟨p. 144⟩The Offence of the chiefest Good deserved the greatest punishment:2 Let justice be done, and let the World perish. Idem. | Summi boni Offensio meruit summam poenam. Fiat justitia, & pereat Mundus.