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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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When all these Things proved ineffectual, God took a new Method with the heathen World, and used, in some respects, much greater Means to convince & reclaim them, than ever before. In the first Place, his People, the Jews, were removed to Babylon, the Head and Heart of the heathen World (Chaldea, having been very much the Fountain of Idolatry) to carry thither the Revelations which God had made of Himself, contained in the sacred Writings; and there to bear their Testimony against Idolatry; as some of them, particularly Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, did, in a very open Manner, before the King, and the greatest Men of the Empire, with such Circumstances as made their Testimony very famous in the World; God confirming it with great Miracles; which were published through' the Empire, by Order of it's ⟨p. 84⟩Monarch, as the mighty Works of the God of Israel, showing him to be above all Gods: Daniel, that great Prophet, at the same time being exalted to be Governor of all the wise Men of Babylon, and one of the chief Officers of Nebuchadnezzar's Court.
When all these Things proved ineffectual, God took a new Method with the heathen World, and used, in some respects, much greater Means to convince & reclaim them, than ever before. In the first Place, his People, the Jews, were removed to Babylon, the Head and Heart of the heathen World (Chaldea, having been very much the Fountain of Idolatry) to carry thither the Revelations which God had made of Himself, contained in the sacred Writings; and there to bear their Testimony against Idolatry; as some of them, particularly Daniel, Shadrach, Meshack and Abed-nego, did, in a very open Manner, before the King, and the greatest Men of the Empire, with such Circumstances as made their Testimony very famous in the World; God confirming it with great Miracles; which were published thro' the Empire, by Order of it's ⟨p. 84⟩Monarch, as the mighty Works of the God of Israel, shewing him to be above all Gods: Daniel, that great Prophet, at the same time being exalted to be Governour of all the wise Men of Babylon, and one of the chief Officers of Nebuchadnezzar's Court.