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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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All these Things confirm what we have supposed to be Christ's Meaning, in saying, That which is born of the Flesh, is Flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is Spirit. His Speech implies, that what is born in the first Birth of Man, is Nothing but Man as he is of himself, without any thing divine in him; depraved, debased, sinful, ruined Man, utterly unfit to enter into the Kingdom of God, and incapable of the spiritual divine Happiness of that Kingdom: but that which is born in the new Birth, of the Spirit of God, is a spiritual Principle, and holy and divine Nature, meet for the divine & heavenly Kingdom. 'Tis a Confirmation that this is the true Meaning, that it is not only evidently agreeable to the constant Language of the Spirit of Christ in the New-Testament; but the Words understood in this Sense, contain the proper and true Reason, why a Man must be born again, in order to enter into the Kingdom of God; the Reason that is given every where in other Parts of the Scripture for the Necessity of a Renovation, a Change of Mind, a new Heart &c. in order to Salvation: To give a Reason of which to Nicodemus, is plainly Christ's Design in the Words which have been insisted on.
All these Things confirm what we have supposed to be Christ's Meaning, in saying, That which is born of the Flesh, is Flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is Spirit. His Speech implies, that what is born in the first Birth of Man, is Nothing but Man as he is of himself, without any thing divine in him; depraved, debased, sinful, ruin'd Man, utterly unfit to enter into the Kingdom of God, and incapable of the spiritual divine Happiness of that Kingdom: but that which is born in the new Birth, of the Spirit of God, is a spiritual Principle, and holy and divine Nature, meet for the divine & heavenly Kingdom. 'Tis a Confirmation that this is the true Meaning, that it is not only evidently agreable to the constant Language of the Spirit of Christ in the New-Testament; but the Words understood in this Sense, contain the proper and true Reason, why a Man must be born again, in order to enter into the Kingdom of God; the Reason that is given every where in other Parts of the Scripture for the Necessity of a Renovation, a Change of Mind, a new Heart &c. in order to Salvation: To give a Reason of which to Nicodemus, is plainly Christ's Design in the Words which have been insisted on.