Q. 102. The Papists say, that it is not properly a sin, but after a manner; the Pelagians say, there's no such sin, by progation, but only by imitation; and the Anabaptists say, that now under Christ there's none borne in sin; How doe you prove then that there is such a sinfull corruption of nature properly so called?
A. First, David shewes plainly, that sin was propagated to him, Psal. 15. 5. Secondly, Eliphaz shewes that sin is now as naturall to a man as water to a fish, Iob. 15. 16. Thirdly, Iob shewes it is such a wofull corruption that no creature can ever purge it out, Job. 14. 14. Fourthly, Moses shewes that there is such an infinite deprivation in mans nature, that all that flows from it, though it seem never so holy, and godly, and religious, yet it is onely evill and continually evill, Gen. 6. 5. Fifthly, Paul shewes that mans nature is so truly corrupted, that there is nothing in it, but it is the object of Gods wrath, Eph. 2. 3. Lastly, it is such a dolefull contagion, that the dearest of Gods Saints, whensoever they look on it, they are faine to cry out! O wretched man that I am, Rom. 7. 24, and this Originall sin remaines still after Baptisie, the Saints at Rome were bapti∣sed,