...first transgression? Ans. The covenant being made with Adam as a public person, not for himself only, but for his posterity; all mankind descending from...ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in that first transgression. "Question 23. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind? Ans. The fall...

...wherein they were created. The covenant being made with Adam as a public person, not for himself only but for his posterity, all mankind, descending from...ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in that first transgression. The sinfulness of that state whereunto man fell, consisteth in the guilt...

...wherein they were created. The covenant being made with Adam as a public person, not for himself only but for his posterity, all mankind, descending from...ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in that first transgression. The sinfulness of that state whereunto man fell, consisteth in the guilt...

...sin was imputed to the entirety of humanity. As stated in the Westminster Shorter Catechism. (Q. 16): "The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself, but for Ms posterity; all mankind, descending from Mm by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with...

...answer make this a living issue: QUESTION: Did all mankind fall in Adam's first transgression? ANSWER: The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself,...him, and fell with him, in his first transgression. The answer to the seventeenth question says: "The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery."...