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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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In this Place we are not only told, how wicked Man's Heart is, but also how Men come by such Wickedness; even by being of the Race of Mankind, by ordinary Generation: What is Man, that he should be clean? and he that is born of a Woman, that he should be righteous? Our Author (P. 141, 142.) represents Man's being born of a Woman, as a Periphrasis, to signify Man; and that there is no Design in the Words to give a Reason, why Man is not clean and righteous. But the Case is most evidently otherwise, if we may interpret the Book of Job by itself: 'Tis ⟨p. 195⟩most plain, that Man's being born of a Woman is given as a Reason of his not being clean; Chap. xiv. 4. Who can bring a clean Thing out of an unclean? Job is speaking there expressly of Man's being born of a Woman, as appears in v. 1. And here how plain is it, that this is given as a Reason of Man's not being clean? Concerning this Dr.T. says, That this has no respect to any moral Uncleanness, but only common Frailty, &c. But how evidently i• this also otherwise? when that Uncleanness which a Man had by being born of a Woman, is expressly explained of Unrighteousness, in the next Chapter at the 14th v. What is Man, that he should be clean? and he that is born of a Woman, that he should be RIGHTEOUS? And also is Chap. xxv. 4. How then can Man be justified with God? And how can be he clean, that is born of a Woman? 'Tis a moral Cleanness Bildad is speaking of, which a Man needs in order to being justified.—His Design is, to convince Job of his moral Impurity, & from thence of God's Righteousness in his severe Judgments upon him; and not of his natural Frailty.
In this Place we are not only told, how wicked Man's Heart is, but also how Men come by such Wickedness; even by being of the Race of Mankind, by ordinary Generation: What is Man, that he should be clean? and he that is born of a Woman, that he should be righteous? Our Author (P. 141, 142.) represents Man's being born of a Woman, as a Periphrasis, to signify Man; and that there is no Design in the Words to give a Reason, why Man is not clean and righteous. But the Case is most evidently otherwise, if we may interpret the Book of Job by itself: 'Tis ⟨p. 195⟩most plain, that Man's being born of a Woman is given as a Reason of his not being clean; Chap. xiv. 4. Who can bring a clean Thing out of an unclean? Job is speaking there expresly of Man's being born of a Woman, as appears in v. 1. And here how plain is it, that this is given as a Reason of Man's not being clean? Concerning this Dr.T. says, That this has no respect to any moral Uncleanness, but only common Frailty, &c. But how evidently i this also otherwise? when that Uncleanness which a Man had by being born of a Woman, is expresly explain'd of Unrighteousness, in the next Chapter at the 14th v. What is Man, that he should be clean? and he that is born of a Woman, that he should be RIGHTEOUS? And also is Chap. xxv. 4. How then can Man be justified with God? And how can be he clean, that is born of a Woman? 'Tis a moral Cleanness Bildad is speaking of, which a Man needs in order to being justified.—His Design is, to convince Job of his moral Impurity, & from thence of God's Righteousness in his severe Judgments upon him; and not of his natural Frailty.