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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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Dr. T. justly observes (Key, § 50.) The Jewish Dispensation had Respect to the Nations of the World, to spread the Knowledge and Obedience of God in the Earth; and was established for the Benefit of all Mankind.—But how unsuccessful were these Means, and all other Means used with the Heathen Nations, so long as this Dispensation lasted? Abraham was a Person noted in all the principal Nations that were then in the World; as in Egypt, and the eastern Monarchies: God made his Name famous by his wonderful distinguishing Dispensations towards him, particularly by so miraculously subduing before him, and his trained Servants, those Armies of the four eastern Kings. This great Work of the most High God, Possessor of Heaven and Earth, was greatly taken Notice of by Melchizedek; and one would think, should have been sufficient to have awakened the Attention and Consideration of all the Nations in that Part of the World, and to have led them to the Knowledge and Worship of the only true God; especially if considered in Conjunction with that miraculous and most terrible Destruction of Sodom, and all the Cities of the Plain, for their Wickedness, with Lot's miraculous Deliverance; which doubtless were Facts, that in their Day were much famed abroad in the World. But there is not the least Appearance, in any Accounts we have, of any considerable good Effect. On the contrary, those Nations which were most in the Way of observing and being affected with these things, even the Nations of Canaan, grew worse and worse, till their Iniquity came to the full, in Joshua's Time. And the Posterity of Lot, that Saint so wonderfully distinguished, soon became some of the most gross Idolaters; as they appear to have been in Moses's Time. (See Num. xxv.) Yea, and the far greater Part even of Abraham's Posterity, the children of Ishmael, Ziman, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Jshbak and Shuah, and Esau, soon forgot the true God, and fell off to Heathenism
Dr. T. justly observes (Key, § 50.) The Jewish Dispensation had Respect to the Nations of the World, to spread the Knowledge and Obedience of God in the Earth; and was established for the Benefit of all Mankind.—But how unsuccessful were these Means, and all other Means used with the Heathen Nations, so long as this Dispensation lasted? Abraham was a Person noted in all the principal Nations that were then in the World; as in Egypt, and the eastern Monarchies: God made his Name famous by his wonderful distinguishing Dispensations towards him, particularly by so miraculously subduing before him, and his trained Servants, those Armies of the four eastern Kings. This great Work of the most High God, Possessor of Heaven and Earth, was greatly taken Notice of by Melchizedeck; and one would think, should have been sufficient to have awakened the Attention and Consideration of all the Nations in that Part of the World, and to have led them to the Knowledge and Worship of the only true God; especially if considered in Conjunction with that miraculous and most terrible Destruction of Sodom, and all the Cities of the Plain, for their Wickedness, with Lot's miraculous Deliverance; which doubtless were Facts, that in their Day were much famed abroad in the World. But there is not the least Appearance, in any Accounts we have, of any considerable good Effect. On the contrary, those Nations which were most in the Way of observing and being affected with these things, even the Nations of Canaan, grew worse and worse, till their Iniquity came to the full, in Joshua's Time. And the Posterity of Lot, that Saint so wonderfully distinguished, soon became some of the most gross Idolaters; as they appear to have been in Moses's Time. (See