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THE SERPENT AND HUMAN DEPRAvITY
The following is an extract from a learn
ed discourse by the Rev. Mr.. Camp. HIS
text was taken from the Sd chap. Gen., IA
and I5 VS.:


Lock, my brethren, at Lord Boiling
broke, (than whom revelation never had a
more subtle opposer) see him scoffing at
the very idea OF divine prophecy and It's GER
tain fulfilment, blaspheming his Maker, and
attempting to put out the light of christian
ity,-see him turned against the hope of
heaven. the enemy of his kiad, and co labs
erIng with Satan's emissaries-even Lord
Boiingbroke with magnanlmity worthy
OF better heart. justly rajects any allego~
rical Interpretation of the subject now in
hand, and excIaims: II cannot be admitted
by christians. for if it was, what would be-
come OF that famous text, THAT the seed of
the woman should bruise the serpents
head.) whereupon the doctrine OF our re-
demption is founded2'


III is indeed well worth your while to
observe nv brethren what ancient heather
moralist philosophers and poets have lcf!
on record, concerning the introduction OF
that W hich our text unfolds. With them
even, the early corruption, and human de.
prayity consequent upon our first parents
transgresslons is faithful subject of cons
plaint Py.hagoras termed it, the fatal
companioa, the norious sfrifc that turks
scithia us and rhich scas born alone aOith
as. Plato calls il. our natural wicke edness.
Aristotle. the natural repugnancy 81 man
temper to reason Cicero, lamented that
men are brought into life by nature as by
a step-mother, with a naked frail and in
Fl irm body. and with soul prone to diverse
lusts. Horace declared that no man-is
born free from vice; that. he is the best
man who j. oppressed with the least; that.
mankind rush into wickedness and folly
and always desire what is forbidden; that.
youth has the softness of wax 10 receive
vicious impressions and the hardness off
rock to resist virluous admoni:ions; that, our
repeated crimes do aot suffer the God Of
heaven to lay aside his wruthful thuader-
bolts; and ID short, we are mad enough to
attack heaven itself Juvenal has furnish
ed a striking corroboration TO The statement
Of saint Paul concefning the carnal mind.