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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 9
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Then, for a Remedy, God separated Abraham and his Family from all the rest of the World, that they might be delivered from the Influence of bad Example, that in his Posterity he might have a holy Seed. Thus God again planted a noble Vine; Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, being eminently pious. But how soon did their Posterity degenerate, till true Religion was like to be swallowed up? We see how desperately, and almost universally corrupt they were, when God brought 'em out of Egypt, and led them in the Wilderness.
Then, for a Remedy, God separated Abraham and his Family from all the rest of the World, that they might be delivered from the Influence of bad Example, that in his Posterity he might have a holy Seed. Thus God again planted a noble Vin•; Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, being eminently pious. But how soon did their Posterity degenerate, till true Religion was like to be swallowed up? We see how desperately, and almost universally corrupt they were, when God brought 'em out of Egypt, and led them in the Wilderness.
Then God was pleased, before he planted his People Canaan, to destroy that perverse Generation in the ⟨p. 111⟩Wilderness, that he might plant 'em there a noble Vine, wholly a right Seed, and set 'em out with good Example, in the Land where they were to have their settled Abode. Jer. ii. 21. It is evident, that the Generation which came with Joshua into Canaan, was an excellent Generation, by innumerable Things said of 'em. *But how soon did that People, nevertheless, become the degenerate Plant of a strange Vine?
Then God was pleased, before he planted his People Ca•naan, to destroy that perverse Generation in the ⟨p. 111⟩