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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 2
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To these Things agree, Jer. xvii. 5, 9. In the 5 v. it is said, Cursed is he that trusteth in MAN. And in the 9th v. this Reason is given, The Heart is deceitful above all Things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? What Heart is this so wicked and deceitful? Why, evidently the Heart of him who, it was said before, we must not trust; and that is MAN. It alters not the Case as to the present Argument, whether the Deceitfulness of the Heart here spoken of, be its Deceitfulness to the Man himself, or to others. So that fore-mentioned Eccl. ix. 3. Madness is in the Heart of the SONS OF MEN, while they live. And those Words of Christ to Peter, Matth. xvi. 23. Get thee behind me, Satan—For thou savourest not the Things that be of God, but the Things that be of MEN. Signifying plainly, that to be carnal and vain, and opposite to what is spiritual and divine, is what properly belongs to Men in their present State. The same thing is supposed in that of the Apostle, 1 Cor. iii. 3. For ye are yet carnal. For where as there is among you Envying and Strife, are ye not carnal, and walk as MEN? And that in Hos. vi. 7. But they like MEN, have transgressed the Covenant. To these Places may be added, Matth. vii. 11. If ye being Evil, know how to give good Gifts—Jam. iv. 5. Do ye think that the Scripture faith in vain, The Spirit that dwelleth in us, lus•eth to Envy?—1 Pet. iv.2. That he no longer should live the rest of his Time in the Lusts of MEN, but to the Will of God.—Yet above all, that in Job xv.16. How much more abominable and filthy is MAN, "who drinketh Iniquity like Water?" Of which more presently.