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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 2
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Again, the Apostle had from the Beginning of the Epistle been endeavouring to evince the absolute Dependence of all Mankind on the free Grace of GOD for Salvation, and the Greatness of this Grace; and particularly in the former Part of this Chapter. The Greatness of this Grace he shows especially by two Things. (1) The universal Corruption and Misery of Mankind; as in all the foregoing Chapters, and in the 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10 Verses of this Chapter.—(2.) The Greatness of the Benefits which Believers receive, and the Greatness of the Glory they have Hope of. So especially in ver. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 11th of this Chapter. And here, in this Place we are upon, from ver. 12, to the End, he is still on the same Design of magnifying the Grace of God, in the same Thing, viz. the Favour, Life and Happiness which Believers in Christ receive; speaking here of the Grace of God, the Gift by Grace, the Abounding of Grace, and the Reign of Grace. And he still sets forth the Freedom and Riches of Grace by the same two Arguments, viz. The universal Sinfulness and Ruin of Mankind, all having sinned, all naturally exposed to Death, Judgment & Condemnation; and the exceeding Greatness of the Benefit received,—being far greater than the Misery which comes by the first Adam,& abounding beyond it. And 'tis by no Means consistent with the Apostle's Scope, to suppose, that the Benefits which we have by Christ as the Antitype of Adam, here mainly insisted on, is without any Grace at all, being only a Restoration to Life, of such as never deserved Death.
Again, the Apostle had from the Beginning of the Epistle been endeavouring to evince the absolute Dependence of all Mankind on the free Grace of GOD for Salvation, and the Greatness of this Grace; and particularly in the former Part of this Chapter. The Greatness of this Grace he shews especially by two Things. (1) The universal Corruption and Misery of Mankind; as in all the foregoing Chapters, and in the 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10 Verses of this Chapter.—(2.) The Greatness of the Benefits which Believers receive, and the Greatness of the Glory they have Hope of. So especially in ver. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 11th of this Chapter. And here, in this Place we are upon, from ver. 12, to the End, he is still on the same Design of magnifying the Grace of God, in the same Thing, viz. the Favour, Life and Happiness which Believers in Christ receive; speaking here of the Grace of God, the Gift by Grace, the Abounding of Grace, and the Reign of Grace. And he still sets forth the Freedom and Riches of Grace by the same two Arguments, viz. The universal Sinfulness and Ruin of Mankind, all having sinned, all naturally exposed to Death, Judgment & Condemnation; and the exceeding Greatness of the Benefit received,—being far greater than the Misery which comes by the first Adam,& abounding beyond it. And 'tis by no Means consistent with the Apostle's Scope, to suppose, that the Benefits which we have by Christ as the Antitype of Adam, here mainly insisted on, is without any Grace at all, being only a Restoration to Life, of such as never deserved Death.