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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 3
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Here all that Christ died for, and that are saved by him, are spoken of as being in their first State Sinners, Ungodly, Enemies to God, exposed to divine Wrath, and without Strength, without Ability to help themselves, or deliver their Souls from this miserable State.
D.T. says, The Apostle here speaks of the Gentiles only in their heathen State, in Contradistinction to the Jews; and that not of particular Persons among the heathen G•• tiles, or as to the State they were in personally; but only of the Gentiles collectively taken, or of the miserable State of that great collective Body, the heathen World: And that these Appellations; Sinners, Ungodly, Enemies, […] were Names by which the Apostles in their Writings were worst to signify and distinguish the heathen World, in Opposition to the Jews; and that in this Sense these Appellations are to be taken in their Epistles, and in this Place in particular.* And 'tis observable, that this Way of interpreting these Phrases in the apostolic Writings, is become fashionable with many late Writers; whereby they not only evade several clear Testimonies to the Doctrine of original Sin, but make void great Part of the New Testament; on which Account it deserves the more particular Consideration.
D.T. says, The Apostle here speaks of the Gentiles only in their heathen State, in Contradistinction to the Jews; and that not of particular Persons among the heathen G•• tiles, or as to the State they were in personally; but only of the Gentiles collectively taken, or of the miserable State of that great collective Body, the heathen World: And that these Appellations; Sinners, Ungodly, Enemies, 〈…〉 were Names by which the Apostles in their Writings were worst to signify and distinguish the heathen World, in Opposition to the Jews; and that in this Sense these Appellations are to be taken in their Epistles, and in this Place in particular.*