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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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Dr. T. says (P. 124.) that he conceives, From the Youth, is a Phrase signifying the Greatness, or long Duration of a Thing. But if by long Duration he means any Thing else than what is literally expressed, viz. from the B•••• ning of Life, he has no Reason to conceive so; neither has what he offers, so much as the Shadow of a Reason for his Conception. There is no Appearance in the Words of the two or three Texts he mentions, of their meaning any thing else than what is most literally signified.—And 'tis certain, that what he suggests, is not the ordinary Import of such a Phrase among the Hebrews: But that thereby is meant, from the Beginning, or early Time of Life, or Existence; as may be seen in the Places following, where the same Word in the Hebrew is used, as in this Place by the eighth of Genesis. 1 Sam. xii. 2. I am old, and gr•yheaded—and I have walked before you from my Ch••• hood, unto this Day: where the original Word is the same, Psal. lxxi. 5,6. Thou art my Trust from my Youth: By thee have I been holden up from the Womb. Thou art he that took me out of my Mother's Bowels. v. 17, 18. O God, thou hast taught me from my Youth; and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous Works: Now also, when I am old and gr•y-headed, forsake me not. Psal. cxxix. 1, 2. Many a time have they afflicted me from my Youth, may Israel now say: many a Time have they afflicted me from my Youth; yet have they not prevailed against me. Isai. xlvii. 12. Stand now with the Multitude of thy Sorceries, wherein th•• hast laboured from thy Youth. So v. 15. and 2 Sam. xix. 7. That will be worse unto thee, than all the Evil that befell thee from thy Youth, until now. Jer. iii. 24, 25. Shame hath devoured the Labour of our Fathers, from our Youth.—We have sinned against the Lord our God, from our Youth, even to this Day. So