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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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And here is every Thing to determine & fix the Meaning of all important Terms, that the Apostle makes Use of: As, the abundant Use of 'em in all Parts of the New Testament; and especially in this Apostle's Writings, which make up a very great Part of the New Testament: and his repeated Use of 'em in this Epistle in particular, especially in the preceding Part of the Epistle, which leads to and introduces this Discourse, and in the former Part of this very Chapter; and also, the Light, that one Sentence in this Paragraph casts on another; which fully settles their Meaning: As, with respect to the Words, Justification, Righteousness, and Condemnation; and above all, in regard of the Word, Sin, which is the most important of all, with Relation to the Doctrine and Controversy we are upon. Besides the constant Use of this Term every where else through' the new Testament, through' the Epistles of this Apostle, this Epistle in particular, and even the former Part of this Chapter, 'tis often repeated in this very Paragraph, and evidently used in the very Sense, that is denied to belong to it in the End of v. 12th, and v. 19th, th• owned every where else; and its Meaning is fully determined by the Apostle's varying the Term; using together with it, to signify the same thing, such a Variety of other synonymous Words, such as Offence, Transgression, Disobedience. And further, to put the Matter out of all Controversy, 'tis particularly and expressly, and repeatedly distinguished from that which our Opposers would explain it by, viz. Condemnation, and Death. And what is meant ⟨p. 287⟩by Sin's entering into the World, in v. 12th, is determined by a like Phrase of Sin's being in the World, in the next Verse.—And that by the Offence of one, so often spoken of here, as bringing Death and Condemnation on all, the Apostle means the Sin of one, derived in it's Guilt and Pollution to Mankind in general, is a Thing which (over and above all that has been already observed) is settled and determined by those Words in the Conclusion of this Discourse. v. 20. Moreover, the Law entered, that the Offence might abound: But where Sin abounded, Grace did much more abound. These Words plainly show, that the OFFENCE, spoken of so often, and evidently spoken of still in these Words, which was the Offence of one Man, became the Sin of all.
And here is every Thing to determine & fix the Meaning of all important Terms, that the Apostle makes Use of: As, the abundant Use of 'em in all Parts of the New Testament; and especially in this Apostle's Writings, which make up a very great Part of the New Testament: and his repeated Use of 'em in this Epistle in particular, especially in the preceeding Part of the Epistle, which leads to and introduces this Discourse, and in the former Part of this very Chapter; and also, the Light, that one Sentence in this Paragraph casts on another; which fully settles their Meaning: As, with respect to the Words, Justification, Righteousness, and Condemnation; and above all, in regard of the Word, Sin, which is the most important of all, with Relation to the Doctrine and Controversy we are upon. Besides the constant Use of this Term every where else thro' the new Testament, thro' the Epistles of this Apostle, this Epistle in particular, and even the former Part of this Chapter, 'tis often repeated in this very Paragraph, and evidently used in the very Sense, that is denied to belong to it in the End of v. 12th, and v. 19th, th own'd every where else; and its Meaning is fully determined by the Apostle's varying the Term; using together with it, to signify the same thing, such a Variety of other synonymous Words, such as Offence, Transgression, Disobedience. And further, to put the Matter out of all Controversy, 'tis particularly and expresly, and repeatedly distinguished from that which our Opposers would explain it by, viz. Condemnation, and Death. And what is meant