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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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Thus, if this Place be understood, as it used to be understood by orthodox Divines, the whole stands in a natural, easy and clear Connection with the preceding Part of the Chapter, and all the former Part of the Epistle; and in a plain Agreement with the express Design of all that the Apostle had been saying; and also in Connection with the Words last before spoken, as introduced by the two immediately preceding Verses, where he is speaking of our Justification, Reconciliation and Salvation by Christ; which leads the Apostle directly to observe, how, on the contrary, we have Sin and Death by Adam. Taking this Discourse of the Apostle in it's true and plain Sense, there is no Need of great Extent of Learning, or Depth of Criticism, to find out the Connection: But if it be understood in Dr. T—r's Sense, the plain Scope and Connection are wholly lost, and there was truly Need of a Skill in Criticism, and Art of Discerning, beyond, or at least different from that of former Divines, and a Faculty of seeing something afar of, which other Men's Sight could not reach, in order to find out the Connection.
Thus, if this Place be understood, as it used to be understood by orthodox Divines, the whole stands in a natural, easy and clear Connection with the preceeding Part of the Chapter, and all the former Part of the Epistle; and in a plain Agreement with the express Design of all that the Apostle had been saying; and also in Connection with the Words last before spoken, as introduced by the two immediately preceeding Verses, where he is speaking of our Justification, Reconciliation and Salvation by Christ; which leads the Apostle directly to observe, how, on the contrary, we have Sin and Death by Adam. Taking this Discourse of the Apostle in it's true and plain Sense, there is no Need of great Extent of Learning, or Depth of Criticism, to find out the Connection: But if it be understood in Dr. T—r's Sense, the plain Scope and Connection are wholly lost, and there was truly Need of a Skill in Criticism, and Art of Discerning, beyond, or at least different from that of former Divines, and a Faculty of seeing something afar of, which other Men's Sight could not reach, in order to find out the Connection.
What has been already observed, may suffice to show the Apostle's general Scope in this Place. But yet there seem to be some other Things, which he has his Eye to, in several Expressions; some particular things in the then present State, Temper and Notions of the Jews, which he also had before spoken of, or had Reference to, in certain Places of the foregoing Part of the Epistle. As particularly,