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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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And if we look into the former Part of this very Chapter, there we shall find Justification spoken of just in the same Sense as in the rest of the Epistle; which is also supposed by our Author in his Exposition: 'Tis still Justification by Faith, Justification of them that had been Sinners, Justification attended with Reconciliation, Justification peculiar to them that had the Love of God shed abroad in their Hearts. The Apostle's foregoing Discourse on Justification by Grace, through Faith, and what he had so greatly insisted on as the Evidence of the Truth of this Doctrine, even the universal Sinfulness of Mankind in their original State, is plainly what introduces this Discourse in the latter Part of this 5th Chapter; where he shows how all Mankind came to be sinful and miserable, and so to need this Grace of God, and Righteousness of Christ. And therefore we can't without the most absurd Violence, suppose any other than that he is still speak in; of the same Justification.
And if we look into the former Part of this very Chapter, there we shall find Justification spoken of just in the same Sense as in the rest of the Epistle; which is also supposed by our Author in his Exposition: 'Tis still Justification by Faith, Justification of them that had been Sinners, Justification attended with Reconciliation, Justification peculiar to them that had the Love of God shed abroad in their Hearts. The Apostle's foregoing Discourse on Justification by Grace, through Faith, and what he had so greatly insisted on as the Evidence of the Truth of this Doctrine, even the universal Sinfulness of Mankind in their original State, is plainly what introduces this Discourse in the latter Part of this 5th Chapter; where he shews how all Mankind came to be sinful and miserable, and so to need this Grace of God, and Righteousness of Christ. And therefore we can't without the most absurd Violence, suppose any other than that he is still speak in; of the same Justification.
And as to the universal Expression used in the 18th v. By the Righteousness of one, the free Gift came upon ALL MEN to Justification of Life; 'tis needless here to go into the Controversy between the Remonstrants and Anti-remonstrants, concerning universal Redemption, and their different Interpretations of this Place. If we take the Words even as the Arminians do; yet, in their Sense