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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 2 › Chapter 1 › Section 2
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And besides, that which is much more evident, than any Thing Dr. T. says on this Head, is this, viz. That the Death, which was to come on Adam as the Punishment of his Disobedience, was opposed to that Life which he would have had as the Reward of his Obedience, in Case he had not sinned. Obedience and Disobedience are Contraries: And the Threatenings and Promises, that are Sanctions of a Law, are set in direct Opposition: and the promised Rewards, and threatened Punishments, are what are most properly taken as each others Opposites. But none will deny, that the Life which would have been Adam's Reward, if he had persisted in Obedience, was eternal Life. And therefore we argue justly, that the Death which stands opposed to that Life (Dr. T. himself being Judge, P. 396.) is manifestly eternal Death, a Death widely different ⟨p. 157⟩from the Death we now die.—to use his own Words. If Adam, for his persevering Obedience, was to have had everlasting Life and Happiness, in perfect Holiness, Union with his Maker, and Enjoyment of his Favour, and this was the Life which was to be confirmed by the Tree of Life; then doubtless the Death threatened in Case of Disobedience, which stands in direct Opposition to this, was a being given over to everlasting Wickedness & Misery, in Separation from God and in enduring his Wrath.
And besides, that which is much more evident, than any Thing Dr. T. says on this Head, is this, viz. That the Death, which was to come on Adam as the Punishment of his Disobedience, was opposed to that Life which he would have had as the Reward of his Obedience, in Case he had not sin'd. Obedience and Disobedience are Contraries: And the Threatnings and Promises, that are Sanctions of a Law, are set in direct Opposition: and the promised Rewards, and threatned Punishments, are what are most properly taken as each others Opposites. But none will deny, that the Life which would have been Adam's Reward, if he had persisted in Obedience, was eternal Life. And therefore we argue justly, that the Death which stands opposed to that Life (Dr. T. himself being Judge, P. 396.) is manifestly eternal Death, a Death widely different ⟨p. 157⟩from the Death we now die.—to use his own Words. If Adam, for his persevering Obedience, was to have had everlasting Life and Happiness, in perfect Holiness, Union with his Maker, and Enjoyment of his Favour, and this was the Life which was to be confirmed by the Tree of Life; then doubtless the Death threatned in Case of Disobedience, which stands in direct Opposition to this, was a being given over to everlasting Wickedness & Misery, in Separation from God and in enduring his Wrath.