On the Imputation of Adam's First Sin · §139

Cap. XII: ἐφ᾽ ᾧ — peccavimus in Adamo; deny in quo; mediate corruption conceded

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Leaving that aside, he turns to Scripture, and first to ἐφ᾽ ᾧ πάντες ἥμαρτον. We sinned in Adam, he says; therefore we share his sin and stand guilty; therefore the offense is rightly imputable — and imputed. Grant the imputation, so long as it comes by way of corruption: what does that do against us? Next I deny that ἐφ᾽ ᾧ must mean 'in whom.' He leans on translators who so rendered it, names them, and concludes that someone has written rashly or sleepily who said τὸ ἐφ᾽ ᾧ should not be 'in whom' but 'because.' That charge hits Placeus and everyone who preferred 'because,' 'inasmuch as,' 'since,' and the like to 'in whom.' Had they thought 'in whom' required, they would have kept it; had they not thought 'because' right, they would not have written 'because.' For our answer it is enough that 'because' is possible — and that it is the right rendering was already shown above at page 70 and following. Finally, to say we sinned in Adam it is enough that Adam's sin caused ours, just as his being caused ours.

Latin

Sed his missis argumentatur ex Scriptura, & primo ex verbis ἐφ᾽ ᾧ πάντες ἥμαρτον. Peccavimus, inquit, in Adamo, Ergo illius peccati participes, rei; ergo imputabile iure, & imputatum delictum illud. Primum esto, imputetur, modo id fieri intelligatur mediante corruptione, quid hoc contra nos? Deinde, nego verba ἐφ᾽ ᾧ verti debere in quo. Id probare conatur autoritate eorum qui sic verterunt, quibus nominatis concludit, Hinc patere, quam praecipitanter, aut quam oscitanter non nemo scripserit, nec τὸ ἐφ᾽ ᾧ verti debere in quo, sed eo quod. Quae accusatio una cum Placeo eos omnes petit, qui maluerunt eo quod, vel quatenus, vel quoniam, &c. quam in quo, vertere: qui haud dubie, si putassent verti debere in quo, versionem illam retinuissent; si non putassent verti debere eo quod &c., non eo quod vertissent. Caeterum & nobis respondentibus satis est posse verti eo quod &c., & sic debere reddi probatum est supra pag. 70. & seqq. Denique, ut dicamur peccasse in Adamo satis est, si peccatum Adami causa fuerit peccati nostri, sicut eius esse nostri esse causa fuit.

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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.

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