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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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Now what Account can be given of these Things, on Dr. T—r's Scheme? How strange is it, that we should have such Descriptions, all over the Bible of MAN, and THE SONS OF MEN! Why should Man be so continually spoken of as evil, carnal, perverse, deceitful, and desperately Wicked, if all Men are by Nature as perfectly innocent, and free from any Propensity to Evil, as Adam was the first Moment of his Creation, all made right, as our Author would have us understand Eccl. vii. 29? Why, on the contrary, is it not said, at least as often, and with equal Reason; that The Heart of Man is right and pure; that The Way of Man is innocent and holy; and that he who savours true Virtue and Wisdom, savours the Things that be of Men? Yea, and why might it not as well have been said, The Lord looked down from Heaven on the Sons of Men, to see if there were any that did understand, and did seek after God; and they were all right, altogether pure, there was none inclined to do Wickedness, no, not one!
Of the like import with the Texts mentioned, are those which represent Wickedness as what properly belongs to the WORLD; and that they who are otherwise, are saved from the World, and called out of it. As, Joh vii. 7. The WORLD cannot hate you; but me it hateth; because I testify of it, that the Works there of are evil. Chap. viii. 23. Ye are of this WORLD: I am not of this WORLD Chap. xiv. 17. The Spirit of Truth, whom the WORLD cannot receive; because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: But ye know him. Chap. xv. 18, 19. If the WORLD hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the WORLD, the WORLD would love its own: But because ye are not of the WORLD, but I have chosen you out of the WORLD, therefore the WORLD hateth you. Rev. xiv. 3, 4. These are they which were redeemed from the EARTH,—redeemed from among Men. Joh. xvii. 9. I pray not for the WORLD, but for them which thou hast given me. v. 14. I have given them thy Word; and ⟨p. 189⟩