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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 6
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IT appears, that Man's Nature is greatly depraved, by an apparent Proneness to an exceeding Stupidity and Sottishness in those Things wherein his Duty and main Interest are chiefly concerned.
I shall instance in two Things; viz. Men's Proneness to Idolatry; and so general and great a Disregard of eternal Things, as appears in them that live under the Light of the Gospel.
'Tis manifest, that Man's Nature in it's present State is attended with a great Propensity to forsake the Acknowledgement and Worship of the true God, and to fall into the most stupid Idolatry. This has been sufficiently proved by known Fact, on abundant Trial: Inasmuch as the World of Mankind in general (excepting one small People, miraculously delivered and preserved) through ⟨p. 50⟩all Nations, in all Parts of the World, Ages after Ages, continued without the Knowledge and Worship of the true God, and overwhelmed in gross Idolatry, without the least Appearance or Prospect of it's recovering it self from so great Blindness, or returning from it's brutish Principles and Customs, 'till delivered by divine Grace.
'Tis manifest, that Man's Nature in it's present State is attended with a great Propensity to forsake the Acknowledgment and Worship of the true God, and to fall into the most stupid Idolatry. This has been sufficiently proved by known Fact, on abundant Trial: Inasmuch as the World of Mankind in general (excepting one small People, miraculouslly delivered and preserved) through ⟨p. 50⟩all Nations, in all Parts of the World, Ages after Ages, continued without the Knowledge and Worship of the true God, and overwhelmed in gross Idolatry, without the least Appearance or Prospect of it's recovering it self from so great Blindness, or returning from it's brutish Principles and Customs, 'till delivered by divine Grace.