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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 4 › Section 1
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But had our Author been more consistent with himself in his laying of it down as so certain and infallible, that because the Apostle has a special Respect to temporal Death, in the 14th v. Death reigned from Adam to Moses, therefore he means no more in the several consequent Parts of this Passage, yet he is doubtless too confident and positive in this Matter. This is no more evident, clear and infallible, than that Christ meant no more by perishing, in Luke xiii. 5. when he says, I tell you, Nay, but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish, than such a temporal Death, as came on those that died by the Fall of the Tower of Siloam, spoken of in the preceding Words of the same Speech: and no more infallible, than that by Life, Christ means no more than this temporal Life, in each Part of that one Sentence, Matt. x. 39. He that findeth his Life, shall lose it; and he that loseth his Life for my Sake, shall find it; because in the first Part ⟨p. 240⟩of each Clause he has respect especially to temporal Life.*
But had our Author been more consistent with himself in his laying of it down as so certain and infallible, that because the Apostle has a special Respect to temporal Death, in the 14th v. Death reigned from Adam to Moses, therefore he means no more in the several consequent Parts of this Passage, yet he is doubtless too confident and positive in this Matter. This is no more evident, clear and infallible, than that Christ meant no more by perishing, in Luke xiii. 5. when he says, I tell you, Nay, but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish, than such a temporal Death, as came on those that died by the Fall of the Tower of Siloam, spoken of in the preceeding Words of the same Speech: and no more infallible, than that by Life, Christ means no more than this temporal Life, in each Part of that one Sentence, Matt. x. 39. He that findeth his Life, shall lose it; and he that loseth his Life for my Sake, shall find it; because in the first Part ⟨p. 240⟩