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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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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.
1. The whole Gospel-Dispensation is calculated entirely to overthrow & abolish every thing to which this self-distinguishing, self-exalting Language of the Jews was owing. It was calculated wholly to exclude such Boasting, and to destroy that Pride and Self-Righteousness, that were the Causes of it: It was calculated to abolish the Enmity, and break down the Partition-Wall between Jews & Gentiles, and of Twain to make one new Man, so making Peace; to destroy all Dispositions in Nations and particular Persons to despise one another, or to say one to another, Stand by thy self, come not near to me, for I am b•lier than Thou; and to establish the contrary Principles of Humility, mutual Esteem, Honour and Love, and universal Union, in the most firm and perfect Manner.
2. Christ, when on Earth, set himself, through the Course of his Ministry, to militate against this […] Spirit. Practice and Language of the Jews; appearing in such Representations, Names and Epithets so […] among them; by which they showed so much Contempt of the Gentiles, Publicans, and such as were openly lewd and vicious, and so exalted themselves above them; calling them Sinners and Enemies, and themselves Holy and God's Children; not allowing the Gentile to […] their Neighbour, &c. He condemned the Pharisees for not esteeming themselves Sinners, as well as the Publicans; trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and d spising others. He militated against these things in his own Treatment of some Gentiles, Publicans and others, which they called Sinners, in what he said on these, Occasions.