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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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I will first consider the Sense he puts upon the two for••r, Judgment and Condemnation. He often calls this Condemnation a judicial Act, and a Sentence of Condemnation▪ But, according to his Scheme, 'tis a judicial […] of Condemnation passed upon them that are perfectly innocent, and viewed by the Judge, even in his passing the Sentence & condemning them, as having no Guilt of Sin, or Fault at all chargeable upon them; and a judicial Proceeding, passing Sentence arbitrarily, without any Law or Rule of Right, before established: For there was no pre•••ding Law or Rule threatening Death, that he, or any one else, ever pretended to have been established, but only this, In the Day that thou •atest thereof, thou shalt surely die. And concerning this, be insists, that there is not a Word said in it of Adam's Posterity. So that the Condemnation spoken of, it a Sentence of Condemnation to Death, for, or in Consequence of the Sin of Adam, without any Law, by which that Sin could be imputed, to bring any such Consequence; contrary to the Apostle's plain ⟨p. 255⟩Scope. And not only so, but over and above all this, 'tis a judicial Sentence of Condemnation to that which is no Calamity, nor is considered as such in the Sentence: but 'tis Condemnation to a great Favour!
I will first consider the Sense he puts upon the two for••r, Judgment and Condemnation. He often calls this Condemnation a judicial Act, and a Sentence of Condem••tion▪ But, according to his Scheme, 'tis a judicial 〈…〉 of Condemnation pass'd upon them that are perfectly innocent, and view'd by the Judge, even in his passing the Sentence & condemning them, as having no Guilt of Sin, or Fault at all chargeable upon them; and a judicial Proceeding, passing Sentence arbitrarily, without any Law or Rule of Right, before established: For there was no pre•••ding Law or Rule threatning Death, that he, or any one else, ever pretended to have been established, but only this, In the Day that thou •atest thereof, thou shalt surely die. And concerning this, be insists, that there is not a Word said in it of Adam's Posterity. So that the Condemnation spoken of, it a Sentence of Condemnation to Death, for, or in Consequence of the Sin of Adam, without any Law, by which that Sin could be imputed, to bring any such Consequence; contrary to the Apostle's plain