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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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And we may also further infer from it, in another Respect directly contrary to Dr. T—r's Doctrine, that the Sentence which included Adam's Posterity, was to Death as a Punishment to that Posterity, as well as to Adam himself. For a Sentence pronounced in Execution of a Threatening, is to a Punishment. Threatenings are of Punishments. Neither God nor Man are wont to threaten others with Favours and Benefits.
And we may also further infer from it, in another Respect directly contrary to Dr. T—r's Doctrine, that the Sentence which included Adam's Posterity, was to Death as a Punishment to that Posterity, as well as to Adam himself. For a Sentence pronounced in Execution of a Threatning, is to a Punishment. Threatnings are of Punishments. Neither God nor Man are wont to threaten others with Favours and Benefits.
But lest any of this Author's Admirers should stand to it, that it may very properly be said, God threatened Mankind with bestowing great Kindness upon them, I would observe, that Dr. T. often speaks of this Sentence as pronounced by God on all Mankind as condemning them, speaks of it as a Sentence of Condemnation judicially pronounced, or a Sentence which God pronounced on all Mankind acting as their Judge, and in a judicial Proceeding: Which he affirms in Multitudes of Places. In P. 20. speaking of this Sentence, which, he there says, subjects us, Adam's and Eve's Posterity, to Affliction and Mortality, he calls it a judicial Act of Condemnation. The judicial Act of Condemnation (says he) clearly implies, a taking him to Pieces, and turning him to the Ground, from whence he was taken. And P. 28, 29. In all the Scripture, from one End to the other, there is recorded but one Judgment to Condemnation, which came upon all Men, and that is, Gen. iii. 17, 18, 19. Dust thou art, &c. P. 40. speaking of the same, he says, "All Men are brought under Condemnation." In ⟨p. 168⟩P. 27, 28. By Judgment, Judgment of Condemnation, it appeareth evidently to me, he [Paul] means the being adjudged to the forementioned Death; he means the Sentence of Death, of a general Mortality, pronounced upon Mankind, in Consequence of Adam's first Transgression. And the Condemnation inflicted by the Judgment of God, answereth to, and is in Effect the same Thing with, being dead. P. 30. The many, that is Mankind, were subject to Death by the judicial Act of God. P. 31. Being made Sinners, may very well signify, being adjudged, or condemned to Death.—For the Hebrew Word, &c. signifies to make one a Sinner by a judicial Sentence, or to condemn. —Paraph. on