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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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It shows the same Thing, that Wickedness is often spoken of as being Man's OWN, in Contradistinction from Virtue & Holiness. So Men's Lusts are often called their own Heart's Lusts, and their practising Wickedness is called walking in their own Ways, walking in their own Counsels, in the Imagination of their OWN Heart, and in the Sight their OWN Eyes, according to their OWN Devices &c. These Things denote Wickedness to be a Quality belonging properly to the Character and Nature of Mankind, in their present State: As, when Christ would represent that Lying is remarkably the Character and the very Nature of the Devil in his present State, he expresses it thus, (Joh. viii.44.) "When he speaketh a Lye, he speaketh of his OWN; For he is a Liar, and the Father of it."
It shews the same Thing, that Wickedness is often spoken of as being Man's OWN, in Contradistinction from Virtue & Holiness. So Men's Lusts are often called their own Heart's Lusts, and their practising Wickedness is called walking in their own Ways, walking in their own Counsels, in the Imagination of their OWN Heart, and in the Sight their OWN Eyes, according to their OWN Devices &c. These Things denote Wickedness to be a Quality belonging properly to the Character and Nature of Mankind, in their present State: As, when Christ would represent that Lying is remarkably the Character and the very Nature of the Devil in his present State, he expresses it thus, (Joh. viii.44.) "When he speaketh a Lye, he speaketh of his OWN; For he is a Liar, and the Father of it."
And that Wickedness belongs to the Nature of Mankind in their present State, may be argued from those Places which speak of Mankind as being wicked in their Childhood, or from their Childhood. So, that in Prov. xxii. 15. Foolishness is bound in the Heart of a Child; but the Rod of Correction shall drive it far from him. Nothing is more manifest, than that the Wise man in this Book continually uses the Word Folly, or Foolishness, for Wickedness: And that this is what he means in this Place, the Words themselves do show: For the Rod of Correction is proper to drive away no other Foolishness, but that which is of a moral Nature. The Word rendered Bound signifies, as is observed in Pool's Synopsis, a close & firm