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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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The same Thing is signified in that noted Place, Gen. viii.21. For the Imagination of Man's Heart is evil "from his Youth."—It alters not the Case, whether it be translated For, or Though the Imagination of Man's Heart is evil from his Youth, as Dr. T. would have it; still the Words suppose it to be so as is said. The Word translated Youth, signifies the whole of the former Part of the Age of Man, which commences from the Beginning of Life. The Word in its Derivation, has Reference to the Birth, or Beginning of Existence. It comes from Nagnar, which signifies to shake off, as a Tree shakes off its ripe Fruit, or a Plant its Seed:—the Birth of Children being commonly represented by a Tree's yielding Fruit, or a Plant's yielding Seed. So that the Word here translated Youth, comprehends not only what we in English most commonly call the Time of Youth, but also Childhood and Infancy, and is very often used to signify these latter. A Word of the same Root is used to signify a young Child, or a little Child, in the following Places; 1 Sam. i. 24▪ 25, 27. 1 Kin. iii. 7. and xi. 17. 2 Kin. ii. 23. Job xxxiii. 25. Prov. xxii. 6. and xxiii. 13. and xxix. 21. Isai. x. 19. and xi. 6. and lxv. 29. Jer. x. 6. Ho•. xi. 1. The same Word is used to signify an Infant, in Exod. ii. 6. & x. 9. Judg. xiii. 5, 7, 8. and xii. 24. 1 Sam. i. 22. and iv. 21. • Kin. v. 14.