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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 3 › Section 1
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Here, if it should be enquired, how Corruption or Depravity in general, or the Nature of Man as corrupt and sinful, came to be called Flesh; and not only that Corruption which consists in inordinate bodily Appetites? I think, what the Apostle says in the last cited Place, Are ye not carnal, and walk AS MEN? leads us to the true Reason. 'Tis because a corrupt and sinful Nature is what properly belongs to Mankind, or the Race of Adam, as they are in themselves, and as they are by Nature. The Word Flesh is a Word often used in both old Testament and new to signify Mankind in their present State. To enumerate all the Places, would be very tedious; I shall therefore only mention a few Places in the New Testament. Matt. xxiv. 22. Except those Days should be shortened, no Flesh should be saved. Luk. iii. 6. All Flesh shall see the Salvation of God. Joh. xvii. 2. Thou hast given him Power over all Flesh. See also Act. ii. 17. Rom. iii.20. 1 Cor. i. 29. Gal. ii. 16. Man's Nature, being left to it self, forsaken of the Spirit of God, as it was when Man fell, and consequently forsaken of divine and holy Principles, of it self became exceeding corrupt, utterly depraved and ruined. And so the Word Flesh, which signifies Man, came to be used to signify Man as he is in himself, in his natural State debased, corrupt and ruined. And on the other Hand, the Word Spirit came to be used to signify a divine and holy Principle, or new Nature; because that ⟨p. 206⟩is not of Man, but of God, by the Indwelling and vital Influence of his Spirit. And thus to be corrupt, and to be carnal, or fleshly, and to walk as Men, are the same thing with the Apostle. And so in other Parts of the Scripture, to savour the Things that be of Men, and to savour Things which are corrupt, are the same; and Sons of Men, and wicked Men, also are the same, as was observed before. And on the other hand, to savour the Things that be of God, and to receive the Things of the Spirit of God, are Phrases that signify as much as relishing and embracing true Holiness or divine Virtue.