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of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness which he has done he shall live. " (Ezek. 18: 20-22). The Christian priest did not feel equal to the objection and let it go at that. . M. Lady Mary was born of the male's seed. She according to your rule is bound to be a sinner. . It is inevitable that Messiah being her son, shall inherit her sin. For he is born of her. . Chr. Messiah is innocent. We believe Mary is not innocent. . M. The answer is as good as no answer. . In your religion if sin is attributed to the issue of Adam merely because they are Adam's sons, why is it that owing to his mother's sins Jesus is not a sinner? Let us have another look. In eating forbidden fruit Eve is a partaker along with. Adam. Moreover her sin is graver than that of Adam. It was she who ate first. Adam was seduced afterwards to follow her dictate. . So it is written : "So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, and he ate. " (Gen. 3: 6) "And Adam was not deceived" says Paul, “but the woman was deceived and became transgressor. " (Tim. i. 2: 14)