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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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This grand Distinction between the two Adams, and all the other Instances of Opposition and ⟨p. 248⟩Difference, here insisted on, as between the Effects of Sin and Righteousness, the Consequences of Obedience and Disobedience, of the Offence and the free Gift, Judgment and Grace, Condemnation and Justification, they all come to Nothing: And this whole Discourse of the Apostle's wherein he seems to labour much, as if it were to set forth some very grand and most important Distinctions and Oppositions in the State of Things, as derived from the two great Heads of Mankind, proves nothing but a Multitude of Words without Meaning, or rather an Heap of Incon•i••ences.
V. Our Author's own Doctrine entirely makes void what he supposes to be the Apostle's Argument in the 13th and 14th Verses; in these Words, For until the Law Sin was in the World: but Sin is not imputed, where there is no Law. Nevertheless Death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the Similitude of Adam's Transgression.
V. Our Author's own Doctrine •ntirely makes void what he supposes to be the Apostle's Argument in the 13th and 14th Verses; in these Words, For until the Law Sin was in the World: but Sin is not imputed, where there is no Law. Nevertheless Death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the Similitude of Adam's Transgression.
What he supposes the Apostle would prove here, is, that Death or the Mortality of Mankind comes only by Adam's Sin, and not by Men's personal Sins; and that it is here proved by this Argument, viz. Because there was no Law, threatening Death to Adam's Posterity for personal Sins, before the Law of Moses; but Death or Mortality of Adam's Posterity took Place many Ages before the Law was given; therefore Death could not be by any Law threatening Death for personal Sins, and consequently could be by Nothing but Adam's Sin.