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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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Dr. T. much insists on that Place, 1 Cor. xv. 21, 22. For since by Man came Death, by Man came also the Resurrection of the Dead: For as in Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive; to confirm his Suppositions, that the Apostle here in the 5th of Romans, speaking of the Death & Condemnation which come by Adam, has respect only to the Death we all die, when this Life ends: And that by the Justification and Life which come by Christ, he has respect only to the general Resurrection at the last Day. But it is observable, that his Argument is wholly built on these two Suppositions, viz. First, that the Resurrection meant by the Apostle, in that Place in the 1 Cor. xv. is the Resurrection of all Mankind, both just and unjust. Secondly, That the Opposite Consequences of Adam's Sin, and Christ's Obedience, spoken of here in Rom. 5th, are the very same, neither more nor less, as are spoken of there. But there are no Grounds for supposing either of these things to be true.
1. There is no Evidence, that the Resurrection there spoken of, is the Resurrection both of the Just & Unjust; but abundant Evidence of the contrary. The Resurrection of the Wicked is seldom mentioned in the New Testament, and rarely included in the Meaning of the Word; it being esteemed not worthy to be called a Rising to Life, being only for a great Increase of the Misery and Darkness of eternal Death: And therefore by the Resurrection is most commonly meant a Rising to Life and Happiness; as may be observed in Matth. xxii. 30. Luk. xx. 35, 36. Joh. vi. 39, 40, 54.