A treatise of original sin ... proving that it is, by pregnant texts of Scripture vindicated from false glosses / by Anthony Burgess.

The Contents of the Second Part.

SHewing that Original Sinne is, and how it is communicated.

CHAP. I.

• Of the Name Old-man, [given to Original Sin.]
• Rom. 6. 6. Knowing this, that if our old-man be crucified with Christ, &c.

SECT. IV.

• Why it is called [Man.]

SECT. V.

• Why it is called [Old-Man.]

CHAP. II.

• Of the Name [Law of Sin,] given to Original Sinne.
• Rom. 7. 25. But with the flesh the Law of sinne.

SECT. III.

• Original Sinne compared to a Law in five Respects.

CHAP. III.

• Of the Name, [The Sinne that dwelleth in us,] given to Original Sinne.
• Rom. 7. 17. It is no more I, but sinne that dwelleth in me.

CHAP. IV.

• Of the Epithete, [Evil is present with us,] given to Original Sinne.
• Rom. 7. 21. That when I would do good, evil is present with me.

CHAP. V.

• Of that Name, [The Sin that doth so easily beset us,] given to Origi∣nal Sinne.
• Hebr. 12. 1. And the sinne that doth so easily beset us.

SECT. II.

• What is implied in that expression.

SECT. III.

• How many wayes Original Sinne is a Burden, and an Hinderance un∣to us.

CHAP. VI.

• Of the Name, [Evil Treasure of the Heart,] given to Original Sinne.
• Matth. 12. 35. And an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth evil things.

SECT. II.

• How Original Sinne resembles a Treasure.

CHAP. VII.

• Of the Name [Body,] given to Original Sin.
• Rom. 8. 13. But if you through the Spirit do mortifie the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

SECT. II.

• What is implied by the word Mortifie.

SECT. V.

• Why Original Sinne is called a Body.

CHAP. VIII.

• Of the Privative Part of Original Sinne.

SECT. I.

• Of Adam's begetting Seth in his own likeness.
• ...

• ... Gen. 5. 3. And Adam—begat a son in his own likeness after his Image, and called his name Seth.

SECT. II.

• What Original Sin is as to the Privative Part of it.

CHAP. IX.

• Wherein the making man after Gods Image did consist.

CHAP. X.

• Corollaries informing us of the Nature and Aggravations of our loss by sinne; and shewing what were the most excellent and choice parts of that Original Righteousness that we are deprived of.

CHAP. XI.

• A further Consideration, of Original Righteousness, proving the thing, and answering Objections against it.

CHAP. XII.

• More Propositions about the Nature of the Image of God, which man was created in; Shewing what particular graces Adam's soul was adorned with.

CHAP. XIII.

• Reasons to prove, That the Privation of Original Righteousness is truly and properly a sin in us.

CHAP. XIV.

• The Aggravations of the losse of Gods Image.

SECT. II.

• By the losse of Original Righteousness Gods end in making man was lost.

SECT. III.

• The Harmony and Subordination in mans Nature dissolved.

SECT. IV.

• The Properties of this loss.

CHAP. XV.

• Of the Positive Part of original Corruption.
• John 3. 6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh.

SECT. II.

• Of the use of the word Flesh in Scripture, and why original Corruption is called by that Name.

SECT. III.

• How carnal the Soul is in its actings about spiritual objects.

CHAP. XVI.

• Reasons demonstrating the Positive Part of Original Sinne, and why Divines make Original Sinne to have 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Positive as well as Privative Part.

CHAP. XVII.

• Objections against the Positive Part of O••••••al Sinne, answered.

CHAP. XVIII.

• A Second Text to prove Original Sinne to be Positive, opened and vindicated.
• Rom. 7. 7. For I had not known lust, except the Law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

SECT. II.

• The word Lust expounded.

SECT. VI.

• A Three-fold Appetite in man.

SECT. VIII.

• A Consideration of this Concupiscence in reference to the four-fold estate of man.

SECT. X.

• Why Original Sinne is called Concupiscence or Lust.

CHAP. XIX.

• The Description of Original Sinne.

CHAP. XX.

• A clear and full knowledge of Original Sinne can be obtained onely by Scripture-light.

SECT. II.

• Whether the wisest Heathens had any knowledge of this Pollution.

CHAP. XXI.

• That Reason, when once enlightned by the Scriptures, may be very powerfull to convince us of this Natural Pollution.

CHAP. XXII.

• A Comparison and Opposition between the first and second Adam, as introductory to this Question, How this corruption is propagated.
• 1 Cor. 15. 49. As we have borne the Image of the earthly, we shall also bear the Image of the heavenly.

CHAP. XXIII.

• The various Opinions, Objections and Doubts about the manner how the Soul comes to be polluted.

CHAP. XXIV.

• That the Soul is neither by Eduction or Traduction, but by Introduction or Immediate Infusion, proved by Texts of Scripture, and Argu∣ments from Scripture.

SECT. V.

• The Authors Apology for handling this great Question.

SECT. VI.

• Propositions to clear the Doctrine of the Propagation of Original Sin, notwithstanding the Souls Creation.