On the Imputation of Adam's First Sin · §32

Cap. VII §6: Subnexit syllogism — imputation yes, not before inhering corruption

D. Garissoles subjoins a Syllogism. That by which we are either condemned or justified through consideration and meritnd merit is imputed to us, either unto fault and guilt, or unto bsolution. And yet by the consideration and merit of Adam's sin we are condemned; by the consideration and merit of Christ's righteousness we are absolved and justified. Therefore both Adam's sin and Christ's righteousness are imputed to us.

The conclusion can be granted. For it proves to be imputed what Placeus does not deny: it does not prove to be imputed immediately or before corruption that remains. Which alone Placeus denies. For he freely grants that both Adam's sin by the mediating of our corruption, and Christ's righteousness by the mediating of our faith, are imputed to us. The minor therefore must be distinguished. For if consideration and merit is understood as preceding hereditary corruption, the minor is denied; but if consequent, it is granted. Or Adam's sin is distinguished: for we are condemned by the consideration and merit of Adam's sin propagated into us — but not of Adam's sin cut off from the propagated vice and looked at immediately before it. For as Christ's righteousness is ours through faith, so Adam's sin is ours through the communicated inhering vice.

Latin

Subnexit D. G. Syllogismum. Illud cuius consideratione et merito, vel condemnamur, vel iustificamur, imputatur nobis, vel ad culpam et reatum, vel ad iustitiam et absolutionem. Atqui consideratione et merito peccati Adae condemnamur; consideratione et merito iustitiae Christi absolvimur et iustificamur. Ergo et peccatum Adae et iustitia Christi nobis imputantur. Concedi potest conclusio. Probat enim imputari quod Pl. non negat: non probat imputari immediate seu ante corruptionem inhaerentem. Id quod unum Pl. negat. Concedit enim ultro et peccatum Adami mediante corruptione nostra, et iustitiam Christi mediante fide nostra, nobis imputari. Distinguenda est itaque minor. Nam si consideratio et meritum intelligitur antecedens corruptionem haereditariam, negatur minor; sin consequens, conceditur. Vel distinguitur peccatum Adae: condemnamur enim consideratione et merito peccati Adae in nos propagati, peccati vero Adae praecisi a propagato vitio, et ante illud immediate spectati, non item. Ut enim iustitia Christi sit nostra per fidem, sic peccatum Adami sit nostrum per communicatum inhaerens vitium.

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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.

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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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