Expos. 16. Satan was the principal outward cause of the sin of man, Gen. 3. 1. Joh. 8. 44. Apoc. 12. 9. who envying the glory of God, and the salvation of man, did use the serpent as his instrument to seduce the woman, Gen. 3. 1. 2. Cor. 11. 3. and the help of the woman to seduce the man, Gen. 3. 6. The quality of the fruit, by accident was a cause to move them to eat thereof, Gen. 3. 6. and the just and good law of God, forbidding that sin, may be said to be an ⟨p. 69⟩occasion of the sin, as it did forbid an act in it self indifferent, that man could not commit it without sin; but the principal inward cause of mans fall, was his own free-will, freely and voluntarily transgressing Gods commandment, which he might and ought to have obeyed, but would not, Gen. 2. 7. 17. and 3. 23. 24. Rom. 5. 19. Eccl. 7. 31.
Expos. 16. Sathan was the principall outward cause of the sinne of man, Gen. 3. 1. Ioh. 8. 44. Apoc. 12. 9. who enuying the glorie of God, and the saluation of man, did vse the serpent as his instrument to seduce the woman, Gen. 3. 1. 2. Cor. 11. 3. and the helpe of the woman to seduce the man, Gen. 3. 6. The qualitie of the fruite, by accident was a cause to mooue them to eate thereof, Gen. 3. 6. and the iust and good law of God, forbidding that sinne, may be said to be an ⟨p. 69⟩occasion of the sinne, as it did forbid an act in it selfe indifferent, that man could not commit it without sinne; but the principall inward cause of mans fall, was his owne free-will, freely and voluntarily transgressing Gods commandement, which he might and ought to haue obeied, but would not, Gen. 2. 7. 17. and 3. 23. 24. Rom. 5. 19. Eccl. 7. 31.