Sin and death came into the world by Adam's fall. In Adam's sinning
(1.) Because that was the condition of man's standing and life, as it
was expressly declared;
(2.) Because, in the breach of that commandment given him, he lost
all, and we in him. God made the covenant of works primarily with
Adam, and with us in him, as our head, inclusively; so that when he
did fall—we did fall; when he lost all—we lost all. There are five
things we lost in our fall:
1. Our holy image—and so became vile;
2. Our divine sonship—and so became children of Satan;
3. Our friendship with God—and so became His enemies;
4. Our communion with God—and so became strangers;
5. Our happiness—and so became miserable.
Sin and death came into the world by Adam's fall. In Adam's sinning
—we all sinned; and in Adam's dying—we all died; as you may see, by
comparing these scriptures together. [1 Cor. 15:22; Romans 5:12 to
the end, etc.] In Adam's first sin, we all became sinners by
imputation: Adam being a universal person, and all mankind one in
him, by God's covenant of works with him. All were that one man,
(Augustine,) namely, by federal association. God covenanted with
Adam, and in him with all his posterity; and therefore Adam's breach
of covenant fell not only upon him, but upon all his posterity. But,