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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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3. We have many Accounts in Scripture, which imply the actual failing of the possible Existence of innumerable Multitudes of Adam's Posterity, yea, of many more than ever come into Existence. As, of the possible Posterity of Abel, the possible Posterity of all them that were destroyed by the Flood, and the possible Posterity of the innumerable Multitudes, which we read of in Scripture, destroyed by Sword, Pestilence, &c. And if the Threatening to Adam reached his Posterity, in no other respect than this, that they were liable to be deprived by it of their possible Existence, then these Instances are much more properly a Fulfilment of that Threatening, than the suffering of Death by such as actually come into Existence; and so is that which is most properly the Judgment to Condemnation, executed by the Sentence of the Judge, proceeding on the Foot of that Threatening. But where do we ever find this so represented in Scripture? We read of Multitudes cut off for their personal Sins, who thereby failed of their possible Posterity. And these are mentioned as God's Judgments on them, and Effects of God's Condemnation of them: but when are they ever spoken of as God's judicially proceeding against, and condemning their possible Posterity?
3. We have many Accounts in Scripture, which imply the actual failing of the possible Existence of innumerable Multitudes of Adam's Posterity, yea, of many more than ever come into Existence. As, of the possible Posterity of Abel, the possible Posterity of all them that were destroy'd by the Flood, and the possible Posterity of the innumerable Multitudes, which we read of in Scripture, destroyed by Sword, Pestilence, &c. And if the Threatning to Adam reached his Posterity, in no other respect than this, that they were liable to be deprived by it of their possible Existence, then these Instances are much more properly a Fulfilment of that Threatning, than the suffering of Death by such as actually come into Existence; and so is that which is most properly the Judgment to Condemnation, executed by the Sentence of the Judge, proceeding on the Foot of that Threatning. But where do we ever find this so represented in Scripture? We read of Multitudes cut off for their personal Sins, who thereby fail'd of their possible Posterity. And these are mentioned as God's Judgments on them, and Effects of God's Condemnation of them: but when are they ever spoken of as God's judicially proceeding against, and condemning their possible Posterity?