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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 abounding of Grace our Author explains thus; The rich Overplus of Grace, in erecting a new Dispensation, furnished with a glorious Fund of Light, Means and Motives. But will any pretend, that all Mankind have actually been Partakers of this new Fund of Light,&c? How were the many Millions of Indians, on the American Side of the Globe, Partakers of it, before the Europeans came hither? Yea, Dr. T. himself supposes, all that is meant, is, that it is free for all that are willing to accept of it. †The Agreement between Adam as the Type or Figure of him that was to come, and Christ as the Antitype, appears as full and clear, if we suppose, ALL which are IN CHRIST (to use the common Scripture Phrase) have the Benefit of his Obedience, as ALL that are IN ADAM have the sorrowful Fruit of his Disobedience. The Scripture speaks of Believers as the Seed or Posterity of Christ. (Gal. iii. 29.) They are in Christ by Grace, as Adam's Posterity are in him by Nature: The one are in the first Adam naturally, as the other are in the second Adam spiritually: exactly agreeable to the Representation this Apostle makes of the Matter, 1 Cor. xv.45,—49. The spiritual ⟨p. 259⟩Seed are those which this Apostle often represents as Christ's Body: And the [Greek or Hebrew] here spoken of as made righteous by Christ's Obedience, are doubtless the same with the [Greek or Hebrew] which he speaks of in Chap. xii. 5. We, being many, are one Body; or, We, the many, [Greek or Hebrew]. And again, 1 Cor. x. 17. [Greek or Hebrew]. And the same which the Apostle had spoken of in the preceding Chapter, Rom. iv. 18. compared with Gen. xv. 5.
This abounding of Grace our Author explains thus; The rich Overplus of Grace, in erecting a new Dispensation, furnished with a glorious Fund of Light, Means and Motives. But will any pretend, that all Mankind have actually been Partakers of this new Fund of Light,&c? How were the many Millions of Indians, on the American Side of the Globe, Partakers of it, before the Europeans came hither? Yea, Dr. T. himself supposes, all that is meant, is, that it is free for all that are willing to accept of it.