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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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7. Another thing which makes it evident, that the Apostle when he speaks in this Place of the Sinners and Enemies which Christ died for, don't mean only the Gentiles, is, that he includes himself among them, saying, while WE were Sinners, and when WE were Enemies.
Our Author from Time to Time says, The Apostle, tho' he speaks only of the Gentiles in their Heathen State, yet puts himself with them, because he was the Apostle of the Gentiles. But this is very violent and unreasonable. There is no more Sense in it, than there would be in a Father's ranking himself among his Children, when speaking to his Children of the Benefits they have by being begotten by himself; and saying, We Children—: Or in a Physician's ranking Himself with his Patients, when talking to them of their Diseases and Cure; saying, We sick Folks.—Paul's being the Apostle of the Gentiles, to save 'em from their Heathenism, is so far from being a ⟨p. 228⟩Reason for him to reckon himself among the Heathen, that on the contrary, 'tis the very thing that would render it in a peculiar Manner unnatural and absurd for him so to do. Because, as the Apostle of the Gentiles, he appears as their Healer and Deliverer from Heathenism; and therefore in that Capacity does in a peculiar Manner appear in his Distinction from the Heathen, and in Opposition to the State of Heathenism. For 'tis by the most opposite Qualities only, that he is fitted to be an Apostle of the Heathen, and Recoverer from Heathenism. As the clear Light of the Sun is the Thing which makes it a proper Restorative from Darkness; and, therefore, the Sun's being spoken of as such a Remedy, none would suppose to be a good Reason why it should be ranked with Darkness, or among dark Things. And besides (which makes this Supposition of Dr. T—r's appear more violent) the Apostle, in this Epistle, does expressly rank himself with the Jews, when he speaks of them as distinguished from the Gentiles; as in Chap. iii. 9. What then? are WE better than They? That is, are we Jews better than the Gentiles?
Our Author from Time to Time says, The Apostle, tho' he speaks only of the Gentiles in their Heathen State, yet puts himself with them, because he was the Apostle of the Gentiles. But this is very violent and unreasonable. There is no more Sense in it, than there would be in a Father's ranking himself among his Children, when speaking to his Children of the Benefits they have by being begotten by himself; and saying, We Children—: Or in a Physician's ranking Himself with his Patients, when talking to them of their Diseases and Cure; saying, We sick Folks.—Paul's being the Apostle of the Gentiles, to save 'em from their Heathenism, is so far from being a