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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 to return, 'tis plain, that Death by Adam, and Life and Happiness by Christ, are here set in Opposition; the latter being spoken of as good, the other as evil; one as the Effect of Righteousness, the other of an Offence; one the Fruit of Obedience, the other of Disobedience; one as the Fruit of God's Favour, in Consequence of what was pleasing and acceptable to him, but the other the Fruit of his Displeasure, in Consequence of what was displeasing and hateful to him: the latter coming by Justification, the former by the Condemnation of the Subject. But according to the Scheme of our Author, there can be no Opposition in any of these Respects: The Death here spoken of, neither comes as an Evil, nor from an evil Cause; either an evil efficient Cause, or procuring Cause; nor at […] as any Testimony of God's Displeasure to the Subject, but as properly the Effect of God's Favour, no less than that which is spoken of as coming by Christ; yea, and as much as that, appointed by an Act of JUSTIFICATION of the Subject; as he understands and explains the Word, Justification: For both are by a Grant of Fav••r, and are Instances of Mercy and Goodness. And he does abundantly insist upon it, that ANY Grant of Favour, ANY Instance of Mercy and Goodness, whereby God delivers and exempts from any Kind of Danger, Suffering or Calamity, or confers ANY Favour, Blessing or Privilege, is called Justification, in the Scripture-Sense and Use of the Word.*
But to return, 'tis plain, that Death by Adam, and Life and Happiness by Christ, are here set in Opposition; the latter being spoken of as good, the other as evil; one as the Effect of Righteousness, the other of an Offence; one the Fruit of Obedience, the other of Disobedience; one as the Fruit of God's Favour, in Consequence of what was pleasing and acceptable to him, but the other the Fruit of his Displeasure, in Consequence of what was displeasing and hateful to him: the latter coming by Justification, the former by the Condemnation of the Subject. But according to the Scheme of our Author, there can be no Opposition in any of these Respects: The Death here spoken of, neither comes as an Evil, nor from an evil Cause; either an evil efficient Cause, or procuring Cause; nor at 〈…〉 as any Testimony of God's Displeasure to the Subject, but as properly the Effect of God's Favour, no less than that which is spoken of as coming by Christ; yea, and as much as that, appointed by an Act of JUSTIFICATION of the Subject; as he understands and explains the Word, Justification: For both are by a Grant of Favr, and are Instances of Mercy and Goodness. And he does abundantly insist upon it, that ANY Grant of Favour, ANY Instance of Mercy and Goodness, whereby God delivers and exempts from any Kind of Danger, Suffering or Calamity, or confers ANY Favour, Blessing or Privilege, is called Justification, in the Scripture-Sense and Use of the Word.