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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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The Truth of the Case with respect to what the Apostle intends by the Word Death in this Place, is this, viz. That the same Thing is meant, as is meant by Death in the foregoing and following Parts of this Epistle, and other Writings of this Apostle, where he speaks of Death as the Consequence of Sin, namely, the Whole of that Death, which He, and the Scripture every where, speaks of as the proper Wages and Punishment of Sin, including Death temporal, spiritual and eternal; tho' in some Parts of this Discourse he has a more special respect to one Part of this Whole, in others to another, as his Argument leads him; without any more Variation, than is common in the same Discourse. That Life which the Scripture speaks of as the Reward of Righteousness, is a Whole containing several Parts, viz. The Life of the Body, Union of Soul and Body, and the most perfect Sensibility, Activity & Felicity of both, which is the chief Thing. In like Manner the Death, which the Scripture speaks of as the Punishment of Sin, is a Whole including the Death of the Body, and the Death of the Soul, and the eternal, sensible, perfect Destruction ⟨p. 241⟩and Misery of both. 'Tis this latter Whole, that the Apostle speaks of by the Name of Death in this Discourse, in Rom. v▪ Tho' in some Sentences he has a more special Respect to one Part, in others to another: And this without changing the Signification of the Word. For an having Respect to several Things included in the extensive Signification of the Word, is not the same thing as using the Word in several distinct Significations. As for Instance, the Appellative, Man, or the proper Name of any particular Man, is the Name of a Whole, including the different Parts of Soul & Body. And if any one in speaking of James or John, should say, he was a wise Man, and a beautiful Man; in the former Part of the Sentence, Respect would be had more especially to his Soul, in the latter to his Body, in the Word Man: But yet without any proper Change of the Signification of the Name, to distinct Senses. In Joh. xxi. 7. it is said, Peter was naked, and in the following Part of the same Story 'tis said, Peter was grieved. In the former Proposition, Respect is had especially to his Body, in the latter to his Soul: But yet here is no proper Change of the Meaning of the Name, Peter.