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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 2
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Death is spoken of in Scripture as the chief of Calamities, the most extreme and terrible of all those natural Evils, which come on Mankind in this World. Deadly Destruction is spoken of as the most terrible Destruction. 1 Sam. v. 11. Deadly Sorrow, as the most extreme Sorrow. Isai. xvii. 11. Matt. xxvi. 38. and deadly Enemies, as the most bitter and terrible Enemies. Psal. xvii. 9. The Extremity of Christ's Sufferings is represented by his Suffering unto Death. Philip. ii. 8. and other Places. Hence the greatest Testimonies of God's Anger for the Sins of Men in this World, have been by inflicting Death: As on the Sinners of the old World, on the Inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, on Onan, Pharaoh and the Egyptians, Nadab and […], Korah and his Company, and the rest of the Rebels in the Wilderness, on the wicked Inhabitants of Canaan, on Hophni & Phinehas, Ananias and Sapphira, the unbelieving Jews, upon whom Wrath came to the uttermost in the Time of the last Destruction of Jerusalem. This Calamity is often spoken of as in a peculiar Manner the Fruit of the Guilt of Sin. Exod. xxviii. 43. That they bear not Iniquity and die. Levit. xxii. 9. Lest they bear Sin for it and die. So Num. xviii. 22. compared with Levit. x. 1, 2. The very Light of Nature, or Tradition from ancient Revelation, led the Heathen to conceive of Death as in a peculiar Manner an Evidence of divine Vengeance. Thus we have an Account, Acts xxviii. 4. That when the Barbarians saw the venomous Beast hang on Paul's Hand, they said among themselves, No Doubt this Man is a Murderer, whom tho' he hath escaped the Seas, yet Vengeance suffereth not to live.