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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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If divine Chastisements in general are certain Evidences that the Subjects are not wholly without Sin, some Way belonging to them, then in a peculiar Manner is Death so; For these Reasons:
(1.) Because slaying, or delivering to Death, is often spoken of as in general a more awful Thing than the Chastisements that are endured in this Life. So, Psal. cxviii. 17, 18. I shall not die, but live, and declare the Works of the Lord. The Lord hath ch•sten'd me sore; but he hath not given me over unto Death. So the Psalm•• […] Psal. lxxxviii. 15. setting forth the Extremity of his Affliction, represents it by this, that it was next to Death. I am afflicted, &ready to die,—while I suffer thy Terrors, I am distracted. So David, 1 Sam. xx. 3. So God's Tenderness towards Persons under Chastisement, is from Time to Time set forth by that, that he did not proceed so far as to make an End of 'em by Death; as in Psal. lxxviii. 38, 39. and Psal. ciii. 9. with v 14, 15. Psal. xxx. 2, 3, 9. Job xxxiii▪ 22, 23, 24. So we have God's People often ⟨p. 132⟩praying, when under great Affliction, that God would not proceed to this, as being the greatest Extremity. Psal. xiii. 3. Consider, and hear me, O Lord my God; lighten mine Eyes, lest I sleep the Sleep of Death. So