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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 3
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Dr. T. rehearsing that Threatening to Adam, Thou shalt surely die, and giving us his Paraphrase of it, P. 7, 8. concludes thus; "Observe, here is not one Word relating to Adam's Posterity." But it may be observed ⟨p. 165⟩in Opposition to this, that there is scarcely one Word that we have an Account of, which God ever said to Adam or Eve, but what does manifestly include their Posterity in the Meaning and Design of it. There is as much of a Word said about Adam's Posterity in that Threatening, as there is in those Words of God to Adam and Eve, Gen. i. 28. Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the Earth, and subdue it; and as much in Events, to lead us to suppose Adam's Posterity to be included. There is as much of a Word of his Posterity in that Threatening, as in those Words, v. 29. Behold, I have given you every Herb bearing Seed—and every Tree in which is the Fruit of a Tree yielding Seed, &c. Even when God was about to create Adam, what he said on that Occasion, had not Respect only to Adam, but to his Posterity. Gen. i. 26. Let us make Man in our Image, and let them have Dominion over the Fish of the Sea, &c. And, what is more remarkable, there is as much of a Word said about Adam's Posterity in the Threatening of Death, as there is in that Sentence, Gen. iii. 19. Unto Dust shalt thou return. Which Dr.T. himself supposes to be a Sentence pronounced for the Execution of that very Threatening, Thou shalt surely die: And which Sentence he himself also often speaks of as including Adam's Posterity. And, what is much more remarkable still, is a Sentence which D. T. himself often speaks of, as including his Posterity, as a SENTENCE OF CONDEMNATION, as a JUDICIAL Sentence, and a Sentence which God pronounced with Regard to Adam's POSTERITY, ACTING THE PART OF A JUDGE, and as such condemning them to temporal Death. Tho' he is therein utterly inconsistent with himself, inasmuch as he at the same Time abundantly insists, that Death is not brought on Adam's Posterity, in Consequence of his Sin, at all as a Punishment; but merely by the gracious Disposal of a Father, bestowing a Benefit of the highest Nature upon them.*