On the Imputation of Adam's First Sin · §89

Cap. VIII: Adam–Christ opposition; major false for mediate view

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From this he thinks he can draw a double argument. First from the force of the opposition: we are constituted sinners in Adam by the same reason we are constituted righteous in Christ; but in Christ we are constituted righteous by the imputation of his righteousness; therefore in Adam we are constituted sinners by the imputation of his sin. Even though the conclusion does not harm those of us who acknowledge mediate imputation, the major premise is false. On the very point in dispute the greatest men marked a difference, as our earlier replies already showed. For we were constituted sinners by inhering sin propagated into us that deserves death; we were not constituted righteous by inhering righteousness that deserves life.

Latin

Hinc duplex argumentum se posse putat colligere: primum ex vi oppositionis. Eadem ratione constituimur peccatores in Adamo, qua justi constituimur in Christo. Atqui in Christo justi constituimur per justitiae ipsius imputationem. Ergo & peccatores in Adamo per peccati ipsius imputationem. Etsi nobis conclusio non nocet imputationem mediatam agnoscentibus, tamen major propositio falsa est. In eo enim ipso, de quo agitur, discrimen observatum est à viris maximis, uti patuit ex superioribus nostris responsionibus. Constituti enim sumus peccatores propagato in nos peccato inhaerente quod meretur mortem, non sumus constituti justi justitia inhaerente quae mereatur vitam.

About this text

Josue de la Place (Placeus) — Capita I–XIV partial of De imputatione primi peccati Adami from the 1661 Saumur Latin, through Man. Post. Caput X (GAR.1–3 Rom. 5.13 tip) / before PLAC on reatus-only. Honest partial; Cap. X Rom. 5:14+ / ~494 pp Disputatio remain.

English follows the locked 1661 Saumur Latin of Capita I–XIV partial through Man. Post. Caput IX (eph-ho / eph-ho pantes) before eph-ho / eph-ho pantes, reconstructed from IA PDF page images with Vision OCR and pdftotext as check. No modern English was copied. Cap. IX deepen+ remain.

Catalogue & scope

IA deimputationepri00lapl. Densify: Capita I–XII + Caput XIV + Man. Post. Cap. II–VI through Cap. X Rom. 5:14 tip. Not whole Disputatio; Cap. X Rom. 5:14+ / ~494 pp Disputatio remain.

Witnesses

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