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 This corruption of nature during this life doth remain in thoe that are regenerated : and although it be through Chrit pardoned and mortified, yet both it elf and all the motions thereof, are truly and properly in.

Every in, both Originall and Actuall, being a trangreion of the righteous Law of God, and contrary thereunto, doth in its own nature, bring guilt upon the inner , whereby he is bound over to the wrath of God , and cure of the Law , and o made ubject to death with all mieries pirituall , temporall , and eternall.

He ditance between God and the Creature is o great, that although reaonable Creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have any fruition of him as their Bleednes and Reward, but by ome voluntary condecenion on Gods part, which he hath been pleaed to expres by way of covenant.

The firt Covenant made with Man, was a Covenant of Works, wherein Life was promied to Adam; and in him to his poterity , upon condition of perfect and peronall obedience.

Man by his Fall having made himelf uncapable of Life by that Covenant, the Lord was pleaed