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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 8
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SECT. VIII.
The native Depravity of Mankind appears, in that there has been so little good Effect of so manifold and great Means, used to promote Virtue in the World.
THE Evidence of the native Corruption of Mankind appears much more glaring, when it is considered that the World has been so generally, so constantly, and so exceedingly corrupt, notwithstanding the various, great and continual Means, that have been used to restrain Men from Sin, and promote Virtue and true Religion among them.
Dr. T. supposes, all that Sorrow and Death, which came on Mankind, in Consequence of Adam's Sin, was brought on them by God, in great Favour to them; as a benevolent Father exercising an wholesome Discipline towards his Children; to restrain 'em from Sin, by increasing the Vanity of all earthly Things, to abate their Force to tempt & delude; to induce 'em to be moderate in gratifying the Appetites of the Body; to mortify Pride and Ambition; and that Men might always have before their Eyes a striking Demonstration, that Sin is infinitely hateful to God, by a Sight of That, than which Nothing is more proper to give them the utmost Abhorrence of Iniquity, and to fix in their Minds a Sense of the dreadful Consequences of Sin, &c. &c. And in general, that they don't come as Punishments, but purely as Means to keep Men