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The great Christian doctrine of original sin defended
The great Christian doctrine of original sin defended; evidences of it's [sic] truth produced, and arguments to the contrary answered. Containing, in particular, a reply to the objections and arguings of Dr. John Taylor, in his book, entitled, "The Scripture-doctrine of original sin proposed to free and candid examination, &c. / By the late Reverend and learned Jonathan Edwards, president of the College of New-Jersey. ; [Thirteen lines of quotations]The great Christian doctrine of original sin defended; evidences of it's [sic] truth produced, and arguments to the contrary answered. Containing, in particular, a reply to the objections and arguings of Dr. John Taylor, in his book, intitled, "The Scripture-doctrine of original sin proposed to free and candid examination, &c. / By the late Reverend and learned Jonathan Edwards, president of the College of New-Jersey. ; [Thirteen lines of quotations]
printed by S. Kneeland, 1758
The great Christian Doctrine of ORIGINAL SIN defended. › Part 1 › Chapter 1 › Section 5
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The Depravity of Nature appears, in that the general Consequence of the State & Tendency of Man's Nature is a much greater Degree of Sin, than Righteousness; not only with respect to Value and Demerit, but Matter and Quantity.
The Depravity of Nature appears, in that the generalConsequence of the State & Tendency of Man's Nature is a much greater Degree of Sin, than Righteousness; not only with respect to Value and Demerit, but Matter and Quantity.
I Have before shown, that there is a Propensity in Man's Nature to that Sin, which in Heinousness and Ill-desert immensely outweighs all the Value and Merit of any supposed Good, that may be in him, or that he can do. I now proceed to say further, that such is Man's Nature, in his present State, that it tends to this lamentable Effect, That there should at all Times, through' ⟨p. 40⟩the Course of his Life, be at least, much more Sin, than Righteousness; not only as to Weight and […], but as to Matter and Measure; more Disagreement of Heart and Practice from the Law of God, and from the Law of Nature and Reason, than Agreement and Conformity.
I Have before shewn, that there is a Propensity in Man's Nature to that Sin, which in Heinousness and Ill-desert immensely outweighs all the Value and Merit of any supposed Good, that may be in him, or that he can do. I now proceed to say further, that such is Man's Nature, in his present State, that it tends to this lamentable Effect, That there should at all Times, thro' ⟨p. 40⟩the Course of his Life, be at least, much more Sin, than Righteousness; not only as to Weight and 〈…〉, but as to Matter and Measure; more Disagreement of Heart and Practice from the Law of God, and from the Law of Nature and Reason, than Agreement and Conformity.