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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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3. Tho' we should suppose the Apostles not to have been thoroughly brought off from such Notions, Manners and Language of the Jews, till after Christ's Ascension; yet after the pouring out of the Spirit on the Day of […], or at least, after the Calling of the Gentiles, begun in the Conversion of Cornelius, they were fully indoctri•••ed in this Matter, and effectually taught no longer to call the Gentiles Unclean, as a Note of Distinction from the Jews (Act. x. 24.) which was before any of the […] Epistles were written.
3. Tho' we should suppose the Apostles not to have been thoroughly brought off from such Notions, Manners and Language of the Jews, till after Christ's Ascension; yet after the pouring out of the Spirit on the Day of 〈…〉, or at least, after the Calling of the Gentiles, begun in the Conversion of Cornelius, they were fully indoctri•••ed in this Matter, and effect•ally taught no longer to call the Gentiles Unclean, as a Note of Distinction from the Jews (Act. x. 24.) which was before any of the 〈…〉 Epistles were written.
4. Of all the Apostles, some were more perfectly […] in this Matter, and none so abundant in instructing […] in it, as Paul, the great Apostle of the Gentiles. He had Abundance to do in this Matter: None of the Apostles had so much Occasion to exert themselves against […] Notion and Language of the Jews, in Opposition to Jewish Teachers, and Judaizing Christians, that strove to keep up the Separation-Wall between Jews and Gentiles, and to exalt the former, and set the latter […] ▪