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Excerpt from The Works of John Locke, Vol. 6 of 9 This is fo clear in thefe cited places, and fo much the current of the New Tel'tament, that nobody can deny, but that the doétrine of the gofpel is, that death came on all men by Adam's fin; only they differ about the fignificatiop of the word death. For fome will have it to be a {late of guilt, wheiein not only he, but all his poerity was fo involved, that every one defcended of him deferved endlefs torment, in hell-fire. I {ballvfay nothing more here, how far, in the apprehenfions of men, this confii'ts with the jufiice and goodnefs of God, having mentioned it above: but it feems a firange way of underfiandinga law, which requires the plaineft and direétefi words, that by death {hould be meant eternal life in mifery. Could any one be fuppofed, by a law, that fays, For felony thou fhalt die, not that he fhould lofe his life; but be kept alive in perpetual, exquifite torments? And would any one think himfelf fairly dealt with, that was fo ufed? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.