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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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which is a quite different Thing from calling some Calamity, Sin, under no Notion of it's being any Punishment of Sin, nor in the least Degree from God's Displeasure. And so with regard to every Place our Author cites in the Margin, 'tis plain, that what is meant in each of them, is the Punishment of Sin, and not some Suffering which is no Punishment at all. And as to the Instances he mentions in his Supplement, P. 184. the Two that look most favourable to his Design, are those in Gen. xxxi. 39. & 2 Kin. vii. 9.—With respect to the former, where Jacob says, That which was torn of Beasts, A•ochi a•hattenah—Which Dr. T. is pleased to translate, I was the Sinner: but is properly rendered, I expiated it; the Verb in Pihel properly signifying to expiate. And the plain Meaning is I bore the Blame of it, and was obliged to pay for it, as being supposed to be lost through my Fault or Neglect. Which is a quite different Thing from Suffering without any Supposition of Fault. And as to the latter Place, where the Lepers say, This Day is a Day of good Tidings, and we hold our Peace: If we tarry till Morning some Mischief will befall us. In the Hebrew, Umetzaanu gnaon;—Iniquity will find us, that is, Some Punishment of our Fault will come upon us. Elsewhere such Phrases are used, as, Your Iniquity will find you out, and the like. But certainly this is a different Thing from suffering without Fault, or Supposition of Fault. And it does not appear, that the Verb in Hiphil, Hirshiang, is ever put for condemn in any other Sense than condemning for Sin, or Guilt, or supposed Guilt, belonging to the Subject condemned. This Word is used, in the Participle of Hiphil, to signify condemning, in Prov. xvii. 15. He that justifieth the Wicked, and he that condemneth the Just, even both are an Abomination to the Lord. This Dr. T. observes, as if it were to his Purpose, when he is endeavouring to show, that in this Place in the 5th of Romans, the Apostle speaks of God Himself as condemning the just, or perfectly ⟨p. 265⟩innocent, in a Parallel-Signification of Terms. Nor is any Instance produced, wherein the Verb, Sin, which is used by the Apostle when he says, All have sinned, is any where used in our Author's Sense, for being brought into a State of Suffering, and that not as a Punishment for Sin, or as any Thing arising from God's Displeasure;