Original Sin · §7

Three heads

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This is God's account of man, from which I shall take occasion, first, to show what men were before the Flood; second, to inquire whether they are not the same now; and third, to add some inferences.

1771 text

This is God’s account of man: from which I shall take occasion, first, To shew what men were before the flood; secondly, To enquire, Whether they are not the same now? And, thirdly, To add some inferences.

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Catalogue & scope

Sermon 44 in the 1771 Works. Genesis 6:5.

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