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Question Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?
Answer The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery. 1
[1] Romans 5:12

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Is all mankind in a state of sin?
Yes.

For both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin,
Romans 3:9

Were they brought into this state by the fall?
Yes.

In whom all have sinned,
Romans 5:12

Hath sin corrupted the whole man?
Yes.

The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint,
Isaiah 1:5

Doth an inclination to sin appear very early?
Yes.

The wicked are estranged from the womb, they go astray as soon as they are born,
Psalm 58:3

And doth it continue even after grace is implanted?
Yes.

For if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
1 John 1:8


Is mankind in a state of misery?
Yes.

Woe unto us that we have sinned,
Lamentations 5:6

Is the whole creation the worse for sin?
Yes.

The creature is now made subject to vanity,
Romans 8:20

But do sinners above all others feel the sad effects of it?
Yes.

Evil pursueth sinners,
Proverbs 13:21

Is it great misery that is consequent upon the fall?
Yes.

The misery of man is great upon him,
Ecclesiastes 8:6

Is it intolerable?
Yes.

My punishment is greater than I can bear,
Genesis 4:3

And is it abiding?
Yes.

The wrath of God abideth on him,
John 3:36


Are all men sensible of this?
No.

For they say they shall have peace, though they walk in the imagination of their heart,
Deuteronomy 29:19

But should they be sensible of it?
Yes.

Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces,
Psalm 50:22

And shall they be sensible of it?
Yes.

They shall see and be ashamed,
Isaiah 26:11

And are the saints sensible of it?
Yes.

O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death,
Romans 7:24

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Question Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?
Answer The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery. 1
[1] Romans 5:12