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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 2
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Here nothing can be said to abate the Nonsense, but this, That the Apostle would convince the Jews, that they were capable of being wicked, as well as other Nations; and to prove it, he mentions some Texts, which show that there was a wicked Party in Israel, a Thousand Years ago: And that as to the universal Terms which happened to be in these Texts, the Apostle had no Respect to these; but his reciting them is as it were accidental, they happened to be in some Texts which speak of an evil Party in Israel, and the Apostle cites 'em as they are, not because they are any more to his Purpose for the universal Terms, which happen to be in them. But let the Reader look on the Words of the Apostle, and observe the Violence of such a Supposition. Particularly let the Words of the 9th and 10th Verses, and their Connection, be observed. All are under Sin: as it is written, There is none righteous; no, not one. How plain is it, that the Apostle cites that latter universal Clause out of the 14th Psalm, to confirm the proceeding universal Words of his own Proposition? And yet it will follow from the Things which Dr. T. supposes, that the Universality of the Terms in the last Words, There is none righteous; no, not one, have no Relation at all to that Universality he speaks of in the preceding Clause, to which they are joined, All are under Sin: and is no more a Confirmation of it, than if the Words were thus, 'There are some, or there are many in Israel, that are not righteous.'
Here nothing can be said to abate the Nonsense, but this, That the Apostle would convince the Jews, that they were capable of being wicked, as well as other Nations; and to prove it, he mentions some Texts, which shew that there was a wicked Party in Israel, a Thousand Years ago: And that as to the universal Terms which happened to be in these Texts, the Apostle had no Respect to these; but his reciting them is as it were accidental, they happened to be in some Texts which speak of an evil Party in Israel, and the Apostle cites 'em as they are, not because they are any more to his Purpose for the universal Terms, which happen to be in them. But let the Reader look on the Words of the Apostle, and observe the Violence of such a Supposition. Particularly let the Words of the 9th and 10th Verses, and their Connection, be observed. All are under Sin: as it is written, There is none righteous; no, not one. How plain is it, that the Apostle cites that latter universal Clause out of the 14th Psalm, to confirm the proceeding universal Words of his own Proposition? And yet it will follow from the Things which Dr. T. supposes, that the Universality of the Terms in the last Words, There is none righteous; no, not one, have no Relation at all to that Universality he speaks of in the preceeding Clause, to which they are join'd, All are under Sin: and is no more a Confirmation of it, than if the Words were thus, 'There are some, or there are many in Israel, that are not righteous.'