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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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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 ⟨p. 190⟩Union. The same Word is used in Chap. vi. •1. Bind them continually upon thine Heart. And Ch. vii. 3. Bind them upon thy Fingers, write them upon the Table of thine Heart. To the like Purpose is Chap. iii. 3. and Deut. xi. 18. where this Word is used. The same Verb is used, 1 Sam. xviii. 1. The Soul of Jonathan was knit (or bound) to the Soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own Soul.—But how comes Wickedness to be so firmly bound, and strongly fixed, in the Hearts of Children, if it be not there naturally? They having had no Time firmly to fix Habits of Sin by long Custom in actual Wickedness, as those that have lived many Years in the World.
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 shew: For the Rod of Correction is proper to drive away no other Foolishness, but that which is of a moral Nature. The Word render'd Bound signifies, as is observed in Pool's Synopsis, a close & firm