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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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For I judge it as certain and clear a Truth, as can any where be delivered, that the invisible Things of God are clearly seen from the Creation of the World, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal Power and Godhead. And Dr. T. himself, (in P. 78.) says, The Light given to all Ages and Nations of the World, is sufficient for the Knowledge and Practice of their Duty. And in P. 111, 112. citing those Words of the Apostle, Rom. ii. 14, 15, says, This clearly supposes that the Gentiles, who were then in the World, might have done the Things contained in the Law by Nature, or their natural Power. And in one of the next Sentences, he says, The Apostle in Rom. i. 19, 20, 21. affirms that the Gentiles had Light sufficient to have seen God's eternal Power and Godhead, in the Works of Creation; and that the Reason why they did not glorify him as God, was because they became vain in their Imaginations, and had darkened their foolish Heart; so that they were without Excuse. And in his Paraphrase on those Verses in the 1st of Rom. he speaks of the very Heathens, that were without a written Revelation, as having that clear and evident Discovery of God's Being and Perfections, that they are inexcusable in not glorifying him, suitably to his excellent Nature, and as the Author of their Being and Enjoyments. And in P. 422, he says, God affords every Man sufficient Light to know his Duty. If all Ages and Nations of the World have sufficient Light for the Knowledge of God, and their Duty to him, then even such Nations and Ages, in which the most brutish Ignorance and Barbarity prevailed, had sufficient Light, if they had had but a Disposition to improve it; and then much more those of the Heathen, which were more knowing and polished, and in Ages wherein Arts and Learning had made ⟨p. 53⟩greatest Advances. But even in such Nations and Ages▪ there was no Advance made towards true Religion; as Dr. Winder observes, (Hist. of Knowl. Vol. II. P. 336.) in the following Words; The Pagan Religion degenerated into greater Absurdity, the further it proceeded; and it prevailed in all it's Height of Absurdity, when the Pagan Nations were polished to the Height.
For I judge it as certain and clear a Truth, as can any where be delivered, that the invisible Things of God are clearly seen from the Creation of the World, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal Power and Godhead. And Dr. T. himself, (in P. 78.) says, The Light given to all Ages and Nations of the World, is sufficient for the Knowledge and Practice of their Duty. And in P. 111, 112. citing those Words of the Apostle,