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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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'Tis allowed to have been long common and customary among the Jews, in Christ's and the Apostles Days, especially ⟨p. 222⟩those of the Sect of the Pharisees, in their Pride, and Confidence in their Privileges as the peculiar People of God, to exalt themselves exceedingly above other Nations, and greatly to despise the Gentiles, and call them by such Names as Sinners, Enemies, Dogs, &c. as Notes of Distinction from themselves, whom they accounted in general (excepting the Publicans and the notoriously […]) as the Friends, special Favourites, and Children of God; because they were the Children of Abraham, were circumcised, and had the Law of Moses, as their peculiar Privilege, and as a Wall of Partition between them and the Gentiles.
'Tis allowed to have been long common and customary among the Jews, in Christ's and the Apostles Days, especi•lly ⟨p. 222⟩those of the Sect of the Pharisees, in their Pride, and Confidence in their Privileges as the peculiar People of God, to exalt themselves exceedingly above other Nations, and greatly to despise the Gentiles, and call them by such Names as Sinners, Enemies, Dogs, &c. as Notes of Distinction from themselves, whom they accounted in general (excepting the Publicans and the noto••ously 〈…〉) as the Friends, special Favourites, and Children of God; because they were the Children of Abraham, were circumcised, and had the Law of Moses, as their peculiar Privilege, and as a Wall of Partition between them and the Gentiles.
But it is very remarkable, that a Christian Divine, who has studied the new Testament, and the Epistle to the Romans in particular, so diligently as Dr. T.—should be strong in an Imagination, that the Apostles of Jesus Christ should so far countenance, and do so much to cherish these self-exalting, uncharitable Dispositions and Notions of the Jews, which gave Rise to such a Custom, as to fall in with that Custom, and adopt that Language of their Pride and Contempt; and especially that the Apostle Paul should do it. 'Tis a most unreasonable Imagination, on many Accounts.