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The faith of the fathers. Or, The articles of the true religion, all of…
The faith of the fathers. Or, The articles of the true religion, all of them exhibited in the express words of the Old Testament. Partly, to confirm those who do possess that religion of God, and His Messiah. But chiefly, to engage the Jewish nation, unto the religion of their patriarchs; and, bring down the hearts of the fathers into the children, and the disobedient unto the wisdom of the just; and so, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Four lines of quotation]
printed by B. Green, 1699
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.
A. Yes. It is written, Isa. 43.27, 28. Thy First Father hath Sinned; Therefore I have given Jacob to the Curse.
Q. Is every man, that is by ordinary Generation Descended from Sinful Adam, Depraved with Original Sin?
A. Yes. It is written, Gen. 8.21. The Imagination of mans Heart, is Evil from his Youth.
Q. Can any man, Depraved with Sin, Perfectly keep the Commandments of God, or make himself Righteous?
A. No. It is written, Eccl. 7.20. There is not a Righteous man upon Earth, that doth Good, and Sinneth not.